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Massachusetts Governor’s Council Candidate Supports Abolishing Prisons
Abolish prisons? That's a position held by at least one Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts Governor's Council.
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Stumble Through Early Morning Hours With Little Accomplished
By Gintautas Dumcius CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers skidded into Thursday morning as their leaders appeared poised to wrap up formal sessions with major bills on economic development, health care, and climate change left unfinished, if not outright dead.
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Kamala Harris Leads Donald Trump In Maine, Poll Shows
Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump in Maine, according to a recent poll from the University of New Hampshire. The poll found that Harris has 48 percent support in Maine, while Trump has 40 percent.
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Ayanna Pressley Hits Trump Over Project 2025, Which He Has Disavowed
President Donald Trump says he is no fan of Project 2025, but U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) is using the plan as a critique against him. Pressley said in a recent press release that Trump's agenda is the Project 2025 agenda.
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Transgender Disc Golfer Wins Pro Event In Franklin, Massachusetts
A male won a women's professional disc golf event in Massachusetts last month. Acton resident Kelly Jenkins, a male who identifies as transgender
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Bernie Sanders Says Kamala Harris Should Run To The Left
The best chance that Vice President Kamala Harris has of winning the 2024 presidential election is running as a progressive, according to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Sanders wants to see Harris run towards the left flank of the Democratic Party, contending that it will drive excited voters to
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West Nile Virus Found In New Bedford
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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Donald Trump Leads Kamala Harris In New Harvard Poll
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