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All but 19 Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted for a version of the ROE Act that came up for a vote last week, including state Representative Patricia Haddad (D-Somerset). This version of the ROE Act is Amendment 759 on the House's Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a modified version of the ROE Act abortion expansion bill on Thursday evening, but many politicians show no interest in talking about it. The ROE Act abortion expansion bill was in the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary from January
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On Thursday November 12, Pope Francis telephoned candidate Joe Biden to congratulate him on his apparent presidential victory, albeit one still vigorously challenged in several states by President Donald Trump. According to the Catholic News Agency, "President-elect Joe Biden spoke this morning with His Holiness Pope Francis. The president-elect
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Charlie Baker is not a fan of the ROE Act abortion bill, but another Republican governor of Massachusetts has a different opinion. That would be Jane Swift, who served as acting governor from 2001 to 2003. She endorsed the legislation, a version of which passed in the Massachusetts House of
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When it comes to court picks, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's latest is a dud. Baker nominated Kimberly Budd to serve as the chief justice of the state's Supreme Judicial Court in late October, and the Governor's Council held their first public hearing for Budd
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By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service
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Some people are saving the Sunday, November 8, 2020 New York Times with the banner "Biden Beats Trump" headline. The one I am thinking of framing and putting up on the wall, though, is the front page of the Thursday, February 27, 2020 Times. That is the one
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More than 300 Massachusetts pastors have signed a letter addressed to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker voicing their opposition to a version of the ROE Act featured in the state's budget bill. Instead of the ROE Act (S.1209/H.3320), it is now "Amendment #759 to H5150:
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