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Job Gains Slow, But 5,100 Positions Added in April in Massachusetts
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Abortion Supporter To Speak At Holy Cross Commencement; Bishop Refers To Euphemism For Abortion As ‘A Woman’s Right’
A supporter of abortion in the United States and around the world is the scheduled commencement speaker at the College of the Holy Cross. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the current U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, plans to give the main address via video hookup during the graduation ceremony Friday morning
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Wellesley Public Schools Held Non-Whites-Only ‘Healing Space’ Over Zoom Following Atlanta Mass Shooting
Did the Wellesley Public School system break the law when school officials excluded whites from an online event in March? A group called Parents Defending Education thinks so, and the organization has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil
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Ed Markey, Lori Trahan Say No To Instagram For Pre-Teens
Facebook wants to start a version of Instagram designed specifically for children, and a pair of Massachusetts lawmakers are among a group of Congressmen who don't like the idea. Facebook, which owns Instagram, has plans to create a version of the photo-sharing app that children under 13 can
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Advocates, Democratic Politicians Want Massachusetts Earned Income Tax Credit For Illegal Immigrants
Picture this: an earned income tax credit for illegal immigrants. That is what one coalition, including the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Center, are pushing for on Beacon Hill, as State House News Service reports.
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Massachusetts Senate Plan on Film Tax Credit Met with Bipartisan Opposition
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Silent As Squad Members Call Israel An Apartheid State
What's the difference between Israel and South Africa 40 years ago? If you ask some Democratic members of Congress, there's not much difference at all — and none of the 11 members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation have so far had anything to say about their comments
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Ed Markey’s Supporters Are Furious About His Support for Israel
U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) is one of the most left-wing members of the United States Congress and yet, many of his left-of-center supporters are unhappy with a recent statement he made. In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Markey supports the State of Israel, to the dismay of some. As of
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