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DEATON: Blaming Trump Doesn't Get Massachusetts Democrats Off The Hook

John Deaton argues that decades of Democratic control have driven up costs, weakened local aid and left Massachusetts without real accountability.

By John Deaton
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DEATON: Blaming Trump Doesn't Get Massachusetts Democrats Off The Hook
House Speaker Ron Mariano (right) converses with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (left), himself a former state representative, in the House chamber on Jan. 1, 2025. Photo by Chris Lisinski / State House News Service

John Deaton argues that decades of Democratic control have driven up costs, weakened local aid and left Massachusetts without real accountability.

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