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A new tax on entry level jobs has residents in Connecticut wondering how their lawmakers plan to spur economic growth when they're passing bills that show hostility to employers. A bill voted out of committee in Hartford last week would levy a $1 tax on every hour worked
Abortion
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker picked a perfect setting to sign his state's legislation defunding Planned Parenthood and redirecting $3.5 million to community health providers Thursday morning in Waukesha. Just 400 feet away from one of the Planned Parenthood sites that will no longer rely on state taxpayers&
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Massachusetts
BOSTON – Democrats appear to be hesitant to pass anti-discrimination measures that would protect transgender people's access to public facilities such as restrooms and changing areas based on their sexual identification rather than their physical gender. "There are a lot of members who have reservations," state Rep.
Massachusetts
Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe unintended consequences could easily arise when insurers are left to choose expensive, life-prolonging treatments or cheap, fatal drugs. What do you believe? YES NO UNDECIDED
transgender
BOSTON — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy and state Attorney General Maura Healey appeared at a State House hearing Tuesday to support bills that would increase protections for transgender people. Before a packed Gardner Auditorium, supporters and opponents spoke out about the measures, which would govern access to public spaces, including
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