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The president of the Massachusetts Senate said she's open to putting tolls at the state's New Hampshire border and possibly elsewhere. More revenue is needed for public transportation, among other things, said state Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland), the president of the state Senate.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey plans to appear at a fund-raiser for President Joe Biden this week. Biden is scheduled to attend three fund-raisers for the Biden Victory Fund on Tuesday, May 21, including one hosted by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, according to Puck News.
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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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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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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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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. The liberal Republican is running for a fifth two-year term.
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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