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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
Massachusetts
In a 1994 statewide referendum, Massachusetts voters chose to ban rent control in the Bay State; but a new proposal currently before the Boston City Council threatens to re-impose the outlawed practice through the back door. On March 14, the Boston City Council held a public hearing on the topic
Massachusetts
Stadtluft Macht Frei, "city air makes you free," was once a statement of Germanic law: a serf who lived in a city for a year and a day was freed from his obligations to his manorial master. Today, the phrase has a deeper truth, reminding us of how
Massachusetts
For the 90 percent of Massachusetts citizens who are not registered Republicans, the conflict within the state GOP must be hard to fathom. We have a popular governor who is moderate, successful, and great at raising money. One would think that Republicans would all get behind him in order to
Massachusetts
On April 5, Chanel Prunier will stand for reelection as Republican National Committeewoman. Those of us who have "labored in the party vineyards" know that Prunier has been an outstanding, dedicated, and hard-working party representative in that office.
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What is beauty? For centuries, artists and thinkers replied to this question with new representations and theories of beauty, or aesthetics.
Donald Trump
The primaries and caucuses to select the Republican presidential nominee are officially scheduled to end on June 7. That's a big day when five states vote — California, New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana and New Mexico. But it's quite possible that no candidate will have amassed enough
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Among the most pressing questions we face as a civilization is the meaning of freedom and how it applies to our everyday lives: Is freedom merely the license to do as one pleases, or is it something more complex, an idea interconnected with virtue and responsibility? Can freedom exist in
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