Joe Kennedy III’s Wife Worked For Pro-Abortion Advocacy Group

Joe Kennedy III’s Wife Worked For Pro-Abortion Advocacy Group

U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III's wife worked for a pro-abortion advocacy group in Washington D.C. during her husband's first years in Congress.

The National Partnership for Women & Families, where Lauren Birchfield Kennedy served as director of health policy, lists as among its goals "Promoting reproductive freedom and justice, access to contraception and abortion care, and elimination of the stigma associated with abortion."

Too Much Transparency Can Harm Left-Wing Bills, Massachusetts Democratic Legislator Says
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Too Much Transparency Can Harm Left-Wing Bills, Massachusetts Democratic Legislator Says

Matthew McDonald

Transparency is a core issue for left-wing Democrats in Massachusetts. "It's about transparency," the organization Progressive Massachusetts says on its web site to explain why it provides a legislative scorecard. The web site also has a list of 10 excuses state legislators give for not being more transparent about what they are doing, with rebuttals, including a pitch for more roll call votes.

But too much transparency can stunt the chances for certain legislation, a left-Democratic state senator said this week.

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