STATE HOUSE — Prisoners' rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against the current makeup of the state's Parole Board, speaking against the reappointment of a member who has served on the board for five years but comes from a corrections background that's already well-represented on the board.
Sheila Dupre, first appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 by Gov. Deval Patrick, appeared before the Governor's Council for a hearing on her confirmation to another term.
LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — The tour bus features a giant photo of a waving, smiling Donald Trump, but the person who steps off it is actor Jon Voight. He's trailed by conservative radio stars and strategists for a super political action committee.
Great America PAC is rolling through battleground states, opening offices and registering voters. In a presidential race where the Republican candidate has paid little attention to the ground game, this outside group has decided the best way to support him is to take such matters into its own hands.
