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Massachusetts State Rep Says He’ll Donate His 11 Percent Pay Increase To Charity

Massachusetts legislators are set to receive an 11 percent pay increase, but at least one state legislator is giving his pay raise away. State Representative David DeCoste (R-Norwell) says he will keep his promise to forgo pay raises and pension benefits.

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Marc Lombardo To Challenge Brad Jones For Massachusetts House Minority Leader Post

Beacon Hill's Republican leadership may see its first shake-up in more than 15 years, as state Representative Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) announced Wednesday that he plans to challenge his colleague Brad Jones (R-North Reading) for the House Minority Leader position. "Massachusetts is at a crossroads," Lombardo said

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Threat To Democracy? Look No Further Than The Massachusetts Legislature

During the recent presidential election many Democrats claimed that now-President-elect Donald Trump was a "threat to democracy." For those unfamiliar with the term, that's the system of government in which the people govern themselves, usually through elected representatives who vote up or down on various proposals.