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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) continued his annual Festivus tradition this year — and gave Massachusetts a shoutout in the process. Each year, Paul pays tribute to the fictitious December 23 holiday from the TV show Seinfeld with his own "Airing of Grievances." On the Seinfeld episode called
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When it comes to Christmas presents, it's possible that the Massachusetts State Lottery makes them — but that doesn't make giving the Lottery's product to friends and family is a good idea. During the 2019 fiscal year, Bay Staters spent more than $5.5 billion
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Will Massachusetts have a great option to succeed departing state Representative Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) as House Speaker? Unlikely.
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The Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives voted Tuesday to re-enact the abortion bill, sending it to Governor Charlie Baker for a possible veto. The governor now has three options: sign it, veto it on or before January 1, or let it become law without his signature.
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Gasoline and diesel could soon be more expensive in Massachusetts. On Monday, Massachusetts Republican governor Charlie Baker, Rhode Island Democratic governor Gina Raimondo, Connecticut Democratic governor Ned Lamont, and Washington D.C. Democratic mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Transportation and Climate Initiative memorandum of understanding. Several other states reportedly may
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The Massachusetts economy took a hit as a result of government restrictions on businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Would enacting the Transportation & Climate Initiative carbon fee on fuel make it worse?
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Two members of the Massachusetts Legislature that Democrats For Life previously supported have been condemned by the organization for supporting an abortion expansion bill. Democrats For Life of America, an organization that supports pro-life Democrats and what it calls "a broad spectrum of life ethics," opposes abortion expansion
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The Massachusetts Republican Party does not support the abortion expansion bill on Beacon Hill, but one GOP state representative does. The party vigorously opposes the bill. The Massachusetts Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons calls it an infanticide bill. Dictionary.com's three definitions of infanticide are: "the act
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