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Charlie Baker Asks People To Wear Masks Indoors — But Issues No Mandate

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Liberal Massachusetts State Representative Tells People To Consider Cancelling Christmas Plans

A liberal Democrat in the Massachusetts Legislature wants you to think about cancelling your Christmas plans. State representative Mindy Domb (D-Amherst) wants people to have second thoughts about what they plan to do for Christmas, which is this upcoming Saturday.

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MIAA Asking Student-Athletes, Coaches To Sign Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pledge

Are you committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion? How about when that inclusion includes biologically male transgender athletes playing girls' sports?

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Protesters Interrupt Boston City Officials Announcing Vaccine Passport Mandate

By Katie Lannan State House News Service

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Vaccine Passport Mandate

By Katie Lannan State House News Service

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Republican Ken Sweezey Looking To Bring New Perspective To 6th Plymouth District

CORRECTION (noon Saturday, December 18, 2021):  A previously published version of this story stated that Ken Sweezey, a Republican candidate for state representative, supports legal abortion.  After the story was published, Mr. Sweezey contacted NewBostonPost to say that that description was inaccurate.  On Saturday, asked by telephone by an editor

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Massachusetts Saw Significant Drop In Abortions In 2020

Abortions dropped by more than 11 percent in 2020 over the previous year, newly obtained figures show. NewBostonPost filed a public records request to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to see how many abortions took place in the Commonwealth in 2019 and 2020. While there were 18,593 abortions

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Support For Medicare-For-All Growing In Massachusetts Legislature

State House News Service