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Transparency is a core issue for left-wing Democrats in Massachusetts. "It's about transparency," the organization Progressive Massachusetts says on its web site to explain why it provides a legislative scorecard. The web site also has a list of 10 excuses state legislators give for not being
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Lateness in responding to certain acute problems and secrecy concerning key data mar the Massachusetts state government's response to coronavirus, a Democratic state senator said. State Senator Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville) made the comments during an online forum Thursday, August 13 hosted by Somerville Democrats.
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There won't be any football for the fans to watch this year, so what does that mean for UMass Amherst's coaching staff? Will coaches still be getting paid? Yes.
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Pity Alex Morse. In his public statements since it became known that as mayor of Holyoke and a University of Massachusetts Amherst lecturer he has initiated sexual hookups with male college students, you can sense bewilderment. At some level, the left-Democratic candidate for Congress seems to be thinking, don'
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"Kamala knows how to govern. She knows how to make the hard calls. She's ready to do this job on Day One." — Joe Biden, Wednesday, August 12, 2020, on his new vice presidential running mate
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There's a continuing scandal in a U.S. House race in Massachusetts's First Congressional District. Will voters care?
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On November 28, 2018, an agri-business lawyer and former Republican political candidate named Brian Buescher appeared for a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee concerning his nomination by President Donald Trump to become a federal judge. U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) didn't show up that
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The vast majority of Massachusetts cities and towns have fewer than five confirmed cases of coronavirus, state officials said Tuesday. Two hundred forty-three of the 351 cities and towns have fewer than five cases. Another 75 have fewer than 4 cases per 100,000, a benchmark used nationally to measure
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