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Bill Would Lift Birth Certificate ‘Lockout’ Facing Many Adoptees
By Katie Lannan State House News Service
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New Bedford Church Challenging Governor’s Coronavirus Rules in Court
A nondenominational Protestant church in New Bedford is asking a federal judge to throw out the governor's coronavirus limitations on capacity and prohibition of gatherings after church services, saying the rules for churches in Massachusetts are more restrictive than what the state requires of businesses and other activities.
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Ayanna Pressley Says It’s Racist To Not Pay For Black People’s Abortions
What does racial justice look like? If you're U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester), it could be more black babies being aborted.
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Some Opposition To Sex Ed Curriculum Was ‘Hate Speech,’ Worcester School Committee Member Says
A member of the Worcester School Committee who voted for a comprehensive sex education curriculum that drew stiff opposition from some parents said some of the public comments against it amount to hate speech. Tracy O'Connell Novick, whose successful 2019 candidacy was endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund
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What Jim Crow Really Means – A Yankee Mom’s Memo From Montgomery
There seems to be some confusion about the meaning of the words "Jim Crow" these days. Many of the same people who would reduce our country's history almost entirely to its racial sins, and particularly its historic mistreatment of blacks, seem not to appreciate what "
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Five Pieces of Pork In the Massachusetts House’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Massachusetts isn't the most fiscally prudent state in the country. The Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously approved a $47.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2022 earlier this week — and it contained well over 1,000 amendments. Some of those were pieces of pork the state could do
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Worcester School Official Invokes Pope Francis, Ireland In Supporting ‘Comprehensive’ Sex Education
A member of the Worcester School Committee who voted for a comprehensive sex education program on Thursday quoted from Pope Francis and cited the experience of Catholic Ireland as support for her position. Tracy O'Connell Novick, who was one of five members of the committee to vote for
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Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum Approved By Worcester School Committee
The Worcester School Committee approved a so-called comprehensive sex education curriculum Thursday night. The committee voted 5-2 to approve Rights, Respect, Responsibility, a sex education program produced by Advocates for Youth.
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