Boston Democrat Russell Holmes Explains His Opposition To Sports Gambling Bill

Boston Democrat Russell Holmes Explains His Opposition To Sports Gambling Bill

Every Republican voted in favor of it, and all but three Democrats voted for it, as well.

There was bipartisan support for the bill to legalize betting on professional and college sports (H.3993) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week. It passed 156-3. Although many social conservatives oppose gambling expansion and the state-run lottery, there are none in the Republican caucus of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Vermont Public Colleges Mandate Coronavirus Vaccine For This Fall
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Vermont Public Colleges Mandate Coronavirus Vaccine For This Fall

Tom Joyce

If you want to go to a state college in Vermont this fall, then being vaccinated is a must — with few exceptions.

Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College will require students to be fully-vaccinated against coronavirus to attend school there, as NBC 5 reports.

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