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Bernie Sanders A Major Underdog In Democratic Nomination Odds

Matthew McDonald

Bernie Sanders is now a long shot to earn the Democratic Party's presidential nomination this year, according to FiveThirtyEight.

Prior to Super Tuesday, Sanders was still the favorite to earn the nomination, but as of Monday, March 9. the site gave Biden 14 in 15 odds (93.3 percent) of receiving more than half of the pledged primary delegates. Meanwhile, the web site gave Sanders a one in 100 chance (one percent).

Proposed Fuel Tax Increases for Massachusetts Not in Working Class’s Best Interests, Critics Say
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Proposed Fuel Tax Increases for Massachusetts Not in Working Class’s Best Interests, Critics Say

Tom Joyce

Most Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives want to increase fuel taxes in Massachusetts, but they will be met with opposition.

The House voted 113-40 last week for a measure that would raise the state's gas tax from 24 to 29 cents per gallon and its diesel tax from 24 to 33 cents per gallon. That's a 21 percent increase in the gas tax and a 37.5 percent increase in the diesel tax. (It's Massachusetts House Bill 4058, An Act Relative To Transportation Finance.)

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