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Boston Names New Taxpayer-Funded Poet Laureate
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's office recently tapped Ghanaian-American educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, who goes by they/them pronouns in the mayor's press release, as the city's next Poet Laureate.
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Three Worst Questions Controversial Burlington Middle School Survey Asked 11-Year-Olds
Three Worst Questions Controversial Burlington Middle School Survey Asked 11-Year-Olds
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Male Transgender-Identifying Track Runner Wins Two Events At High School Girls' Meet In Maine
A male transgender-identifying track runner won two events at a five-team high school girls' track meet in Maine last week.
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson Pleads Guilty To Federal Corruption Charges
Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to public corruption charges in a Boston federal court Monday after receiving a $7,000 kickback from a staff member to whom she gave a bonus.
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Bristol Community College Putting Tampons In Men's Bathroom On Fall River Campus
Bristol Community College Putting Tampons In Men's Bathroom On Fall River Campus
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Five Worst Pieces of Pork In The New Massachusetts House Budget
Massachusetts state lawmakers are working on yet another bloated budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026. With more than $61.5 billion in the proposed House budget and many non-monetary provisions, Massachusetts legislators do not seem interested in embracing fiscal responsibility anytime soon. The House budget has 1,650 proposed
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Maura Healey Says No To Cape Cod Bridge Tolling
Should Massachusetts charge tolls on the Cape Cod bridges?
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MIT Putting Tampons In Men's Bathrooms
An elite private university in Cambridge is one of at least a few schools in the Bay State that puts tampons in women's bathrooms.