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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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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plan to speak at a climate change conference in Vatican City this week. The two left-of-center lawmakers are scheduled to speak at the summit called "From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience." Pope Francis is expected to preside over this
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Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston have removed a Brazilian illegal immigrant from the United States. Ronaldo Marcos Da Silva, a 37-year-old Brazilian man who was wanted by authorities in Brazil for unlawfully carrying restricted firearms, was sent home April 23, federal officials said.
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The Massachusetts Republican Party is calling for state officials to investigate Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for what party officials say may be campaign finance law violations stemming from a party she hosted in December 2023 for non-white elected officials from Boston. Here is what a press release from the party
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Massachusetts has had a right-to-shelter law since 1983 — but its beneficiaries in the early years looked much different from how they look now. The statute guarantees emergency assistance shelter at state government expense for families and pregnant women.
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Vaughn Grissom hopes to help the Boston Red Sox address their infield problems. The Red Sox activated the 23-year-old second baseman from the Injured List on May 2, after he missedthe first month of the season with a groin injury. Grissom is new to the organization; the Red Sox traded
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is running for a fourth term. The self-described democratic socialist announced this week that he will seek re-election, according to CBS News.
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Massachusetts is being taken advantage of due to the lack of a residency requirement on the state's right-to-shelter law, a state legislator from Cape Cod recently said. State Representative Steve Xiarhos (R-Barnstable), who supports amending the right-to-shelter law in Massachusetts to include a residency requirement, said the law
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John Kerry received a prestigious honor from the White House this week. President Joe Biden announced 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients on Friday, May 3, including Kerry.