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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Hoping Bill Saves Bacon

Matthew McDonald

A Cape Cod congressman is trying to fast-track a bill that would enable the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a casino in Taunton.

U.S. Representative William Keating (D-Bourne) told The Cape Cod Times that the U.S. House of Representatives could take up the bill as early as Monday, March 25.

Markey Hits Trump Rule Aimed At Planned Parenthood; Catholic Group Calls Markey ‘Professional Panderer’
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Markey Hits Trump Rule Aimed At Planned Parenthood; Catholic Group Calls Markey ‘Professional Panderer’

Matthew McDonald

U.S. Senator Edward Markey came out swinging Tuesday against a Trump administration regulation that would prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving millions of dollars in federal funding, but the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts said Markey twists with the wind and isn't to be trusted.

Markey headlined a press conference at the Planned Parenthood location in Allston on Tuesday morning.

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