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Sentencing adults under the age of 21 to life in prison without parole is unconstitutional in Massachusetts, according to the state's highest court, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the ruling, 4-3, on Thursday, January 11.
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As Super Tuesday slowly approaches, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin is urging voters to be on the lookout for their Official 2024 Vote by Mail Application. Galvin's Elections Division has started the process of mailing applications to every Massachusetts voter, as state law requires. All
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Former President Donald Trump remains the prohibitive favorite to win the 2024 Republican primary, but who will be his running mate if that holds? We know it won't be former vice president Mike Pence, who diverged from Trump on certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Continuing to fund a record level of emergency shelter services "becomes harder and harder to support" while tax collections lag expectations, the top Democrat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives said Wednesday while suggesting he's out of the loop
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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A bill that would ban so-called revenge porn has gotten unanimous approval from the Massachusetts House of Representatives. State representatives voted 151-0 on Wednesday, January 10 for the bill, which would make it illegal to publish "sexually explicit images" of a person without that person's consent.
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A primary challenger to President Joe Biden held a campaign event in New Hampshire on Tuesday, but no voters showed up. U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minnesota) hosted an event called "Government Repair Truck Coffee Conversations" outside of the Double Tree Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. While reporters
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In-state tuition rates and financial aid are available for illegal immigrants attending public colleges in Massachusetts, and it's something the state should be proud of, Governor Maura Healey said. She also praised providing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, which became legal in Massachusetts on July 1,