Former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) is running for governor of Massachusetts in 2022, as NewBostonPost reported before any other news outlet on Sunday afternoon Diehl explained his reasoning in a press release issued on Sunday night.
In a speech at Freedom Festival, hosted by the Western MA GOP Patriots, Diehl gave the audience a few reasons why he's not happy with the state's current leadership — some of which has to do with the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Under President Joe Biden's administration, federal executions will not take place — to the joy of U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester).
A public memo from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department will pause federal executions. This comes after former President Donald Trump's administration resumed executions after 17 years of none happening. In a six-month stretch last year, there were 13 federal executions.
