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A Massachusetts judge chose a public school for a child as a default over a religious school in a dispute between the child's estranged parents. That decision bothered at least two of the three members of the Massachusetts Appeals Court panel who heard the case Tuesday, who noted
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has a plan that would lift several hundred thousand people out of poverty, while cutting far more jobs altogether. The senator wants to the United States to gradually increase its federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $17 an hour by 2029.
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If only staunch Republicans vote in the 2024 New Hampshire GOP presidential primary, then former President Donald Trump will have no problem winning it, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said. Sununu, who supports former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, thinks his preferred candidate will need a high-turnout race to stand
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Who does U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) support in the 2024 Republican presidential primary? He won't say, and he doesn't plan on making a public endorsement.
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Former President Donald Trump says if he's elected in 2024 he'll go after the endowments, tax advantages, and grants of colleges and universities if they discriminate against certain segments of society or undermine free speech on their campuses. Trump said certain well-known universities – he called out
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A male high school indoor track and field runner won an event at a girls' meet in Boston last week. Brookline High senior Chloe Barnes, who identifies as transgender, came in first place in the opening Bay State Conference meet of the season. It took place on Thursday, December
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Abortion is legal in New Hampshire through 24 weeks of pregnancy, but some abortion supporters are calling for an amendment to the state constitution that would make it legal up until birth if a doctor deems it necessary. The proposed amendment (New Hampshire Constitutional Amendment Concurrent Resolution 23) declares "