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Joe Biden To Visit Boston On Tuesday, May 21
President Joe Biden plans to visit Boston next week. Biden is scheduled to visit New Hampshire, a Democratic-leaning battleground state, on Tuesday, May 21.
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Norfolk State Rep and MassGOP Chairman Oppose Converting Former Norfolk Prison Into Migrant Shelter
A Massachusetts town with about 11,600 residents will soon get 450 more residents, thanks to Governor Maura Healey's administration — and the town's state representative is not happy about it. The Healey administration plans to use the former Bay State Correctional Center to house people in
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Massachusetts House Speaker Backtracks On Real Estate Transfer Tax
By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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Providence Man Gets Six Years In Prison For Oxycodone Dealing
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison or selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer. Brandon Jones, 35, of Providence, received a six-year prison sentence, plus three years of supervised release, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott Will Seek Re-Election
Vermont Governor Phil Scott will seek re-election. The liberal Republican is running for a fifth two-year term.
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Prophet of Justice: Book Review of Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
King: A Life by Jonathan Egg Macmillan Publishers May 2023 557 pages Most Americans know something about Martin Luther King Jr. After all, in 1983 a federal holiday was named after him to celebrate his remarkable life and positive impact on the nation. Only one other American has had a
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Cape Cod Democratic Lawmaker Who Sent Out Phony Mailer Quits Job At Cape Association
By Gintautas Dumcius CommonWealth Beacon The Cape Cod lawmaker who misled campaign finance regulators has resigned from the nonprofit trade association that he has led since 2019.
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GOP State Senator Slams Maura Healey Over Migrant Crisis
Massachusetts state Senator Peter Durant (R-Spencer) ripped Governor Maura Healey over the influx of migrants coming to Massachusetts this week. Durant said there are plenty of actions the state could take to slow the influx of migrants to the Bay State — but Governor Healey refuses to take the necessary actions.