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Transgender Conservative Althea Garrison To Run For Mayor In Boston Next Year
You won't see Althea Garrison on the ballot this year. So is the perennial candidate done with politics?
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Chuck Schumer Slams MAGA As Supreme Court Overturns Trump Bump Stock Ban
If one listened to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), one might think that former President Donald Trump just legalized bump stocks in the United States. The U. S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the Garland v. Cargill case on Friday last week that the federal Bureau of Alcohol,
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Massachusetts State Auditor Investigators More Than $2 Million In Welfare Fraud
Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio says that there was more than $2 million in welfare fraud in Massachusetts in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended March 31. DiZoglio released the Bureau of Special Investigations quarter three report this week.
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Massachusetts Gas Prices Keep Falling
Gas prices are getting cheaper in Massachusetts. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Massachusetts is down 2 cents per gallon in the past week, according to AAA Northeast. It is now averaging $3.45 per gallon — an 11-cent drop over the past month. "It'
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Second Gentleman Visits New Hampshire For Biden-Harris Campaign
The husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris went to New Hampshire on Friday, June 14, to phone bank on behalf of the Biden-Harris campaign. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff made telephone calls in Exeter for the Seniors for Biden-Harris coalition, according to the Union-Leader. It's a part
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Boston Public Library Hosting 10 Drag Queen Story Hour Events This Month
Boston Public Library isn't hosting one Drag Queen Story Hour this month. It's hosting 10.
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Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday Set
The annual Massachusetts sales tax holiday weekend is set for Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11, the Massachusetts legislature determined this week. During the sales tax holiday weekend, items for personal use valued up to $2,500 are exempt from the state's 6.25 percent sales tax.
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Ten Ways Donald Trump Could Be A Pro-Life President
Is former President Donald Trump pro-life? Sadly no. He doesn't support the heartbeat bill law in Florida (which allows for abortion for six weeks too many), and he doesn't think the federal government should restrict the gestational limit on abortion.