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Governor Baker Signs Nicky’s Law To Try To Deter Abuse of Disabled

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed a bill into law that is designed to keep disabled people from being abused.

Baker signed Nicky's Law (Massachusetts Senate Bill 2367) into effect on Tuesday, February 18. The law will create a database of caretakers who abuse their clients, as MassLive.com reports.

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Rhode Island Candidate for Mayor Running on ‘Bagel & Cream Cheese’ Ticket

Matthew McDonald

A 27-year-old semi-employed actor is running for mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island on what he calls the Bagel & Cream Cheese Party – to bring both sides together.

Carbone, who grew up in Cranston and is currently living with his mother between gigs, says if he's elected he'll wear a suit with birds on it and a cowboy hat, and that his platform includes extending half-price-for-appetizers hours at Applebee's and bringing the singer Adele to a gazebo in the city, according to The Providence Journal.

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