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The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted down a proposed measure that sought to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. The House voted 193-184 in favor of the measure, but that's less than half of the 400-member body. A state constitutional amendment in New
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A Connecticut columnist who opposes former president Donald Trump noted that Trump's base "lies with followers who don't have college degrees." Then he added: "I've always said you'd have to be really stupid to fall for all his scams.
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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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Union membership took a slight dip in Massachusetts last year. Union members accounted for 12.6 percent of wage and salary workers in the Bay State in 2023 — a 0.1 percent drop from 12.7 percent in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Young black Massachusetts residents are far more likely to be arrested than other groups, according to a new study from Columbia University. The study, published February 1, 2024, notes that despite amounting to just 8 percent of the population under 21 in Massachusetts, black Bay Staters in that age range
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Democrats have won every presidential election in New Hampshire since 2004, but President Joe Biden still plans to campaign in the Granite State this year. U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) revealed that on the social media platform widely known as Twitter this week.
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In 1980, Mike Eruzione took down the Soviet Union. The Winthrop, Massachusetts native was captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics Team USA men's ice hockey team. He scored the go-ahead goal with 10 minutes left in the third period of the team's 4-3 win over the
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Protesters greeted Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday as they toured a Roxbury community center that is being converted into temporary housing to make room for more homeless families who are eligible for shelter services. About a dozen protesters, some of whom were Roxbury residents,