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A black female educator offered the position of interim principal at Amherst Regional Middle School doesn't want it anymore after being publicly criticized by the mother of a student who identifies as transgender for the way she used restorative justice to handle complaints of bullying. The mother, Kara
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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A proposed amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution to secede from the United States was discussed during a public hearing on Friday, January 12. "The national debt is the greatest national security risk we face," said state Representative Jason Gerhard (R-Northfield-Franklin), the sponsor of the proposed amendment, according
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Amherst town councilors, at their most recent meeting, discussed how they would like to be addressed by their colleagues. The discussion, which took place on Monday, January 8, occurred thanks to a previous rule change allowing councilors to state their preferred title. "There's something to be said
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning licensed medical practitioners, hospitals, and clinics against what it calls "deceptive practices" concerning reversing chemical abortions. The department is also threatening discipline for those who practice what it calls "in violation of good and accepted health care," which
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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.