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GOP’s Matthew Muratore Joins Democrat Dylan Fernandes In Open Massachusetts Senate Seat Race On Cape and Plymouth Area
By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Massachusetts Has 11th Highest Corporate Tax Rate, Report Says
The Tax Foundation, a right-of-center think tank, released a report this week that found that Massachusetts had the 11th highest corporate tax rate in the country. It's a tax that 48 states impose (Wyoming and South Dakota don't), and the top Massachusetts rate is 8 percent.
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Nikki Haley Flips Dixville Notch, But Trump and Biden Win New Hampshire
The first town to vote in the first-in-the-nation primary went to former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, but she wasn't able to win the state of New Hampshire. Haley got all six votes in Dixville Notch; this came after its five residents (at the time) voted for Joe
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Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission Dismisses Attempt To Bar Donald Trump From State Ballot
The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to keep Donald Trump from appearing on the state's presidential primary ballot in March. The commission said in a nine-page decision Monday that it lacks jurisdiction to toss Trump, because his name will appear on the
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Five Things You Should Know About The 2024 New Hampshire Presidential Primary
The 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary is finally happening this week. The first-in-the-nation primary take place Tuesday, January 23, after candidates have spent the past year trying to court Granite State voters.
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Now Approaching: MBTA Budget Gap North of $560 Million
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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The Shaman Chanting at Davos: The End of Western Civilization
Global elites began meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 1971 when Klaus Schwab invited a group of 450 European business leaders to consider the major global issues of the day and to brainstorm on solutions to address these challenges. Since then, the World Economic Forum, which
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The Boston Globe Endorses Nikki Haley In New Hampshire GOP Primary
Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley picked up The Boston Globe's endorsement in the New Hampshire Republican primary this week. The liberal publication, which is no fan of former President Donald Trump, touted Haley as an alternative to Trump.