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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health informed regional health officials that West Nile virus was found last week in a mosquito sample from the Hicks Logan neighborhood in New Bedford. The risk of West Nile infection remains low statewide, meaning infection is unlikely, according to a press release from the
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If you're an illegal immigrant, you may be able to attend community college free of charge in Massachusetts. That's because Governor Maura Healey signed a $57.78 billion fiscal year 2025 budget bill into law on Monday that included $93.5 million for tuition-free community college.
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U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) wants to keep smartphones out of schools. Along with U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), Romney introduced the Smart Kids Not Smartphones Act this week.
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu says he doesn't think Vice President Kamala Harris is a strong presidential candidate. Sununu says he thinks the infatuation from liberals and the media with Harris's campaign will eventually fizzle out and that Trump has a real shot of beating her.
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A male athlete won a women's rowing race in Cambridge, Massachusetts earlier this month. Brooke Moss, a male who identifies as transgender, competed in the under-23 women's rowing event at the Cromwell Cup regatta on Sunday, July 21, in Cambridge — and won.
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If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election, would former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick serve in her administration? Here's how he answered that question when asked by WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York on Thursday, July 25:
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) called on Vice President Kamala Harris to run for president on a platform that includes providing a pathway to citizenship for the 13 million illegal immigrants in the United States. "We need the tools in order to have more resources at the border,