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Majority of Voters in Lawrence Voted No on Question 3

Matthew McDonald

A slight majority of voters in the heavily Democratic city of Lawrence voted No on Question 3 on Tuesday.

That's the referendum that asked voters whether they wanted to keep (Yes) or end (No) a 2016 state statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in public accommodations.

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Dean Tran Wins Re-Election To Massachusetts Senate

Matthew McDonald

State Senator Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg) won his first general election race for the Massachusetts Legislature, solidifying his hold on the Worcester & Middlesex seat after capturing it in a special election in December 2017.

Tran, a former Fitchburg city councilor who came to Massachusetts as a child from Vietnam, beat Sue Chalifoux Zephyr, a Democratic city councilor in Leominster, according to the Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise.

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