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Two Polls Show Massachusetts Voters Locked In On Immigration
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio Feels Shortchanged By Governor Maura Healey’s Proposed State Budget
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Riley Gaines Unhappy That Transgender Athlete May Win Girls’ Track State Championship In New Hampshire This Weekend
Riley Gaines is not happy that a male transgender athlete could win a girls' track state championship in New Hampshire this upcoming weekend. The former University of Kentucky women's swimmer turned anti-transgender sports activist reacted to a NewBostonPost story on social media this week.
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Real Wages Down In Boston-Worcester-Providence Area In The Past Year, Statistics Show
Total compensation for private sector workers in the Boston-Worcester-Providence area increased by 3.1 percent for the 12-month period that ended in December 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means real wages declined again last year, since, according to the White House, the country endured
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Martha’s Vineyard Man Sentenced For Bank Robbery
An Edgartown man was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bank in Falmouth last spring. Petar Petyoshin, 40, zip-tied both bank employees and customers, brandished a firearm, and placed a fake bomb on the counter before making a getaway in a bank
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected In Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' Division of Animal Health announced via a press release this week the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Essex County. The state agency said it took necessary action to depopulate and dispose of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock of non-poultry birds in
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Five Ways Illegal Immigration Hurts Massachusetts
Massachusetts is home to at least 250,000 illegal immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council. Immigration can offer many benefits to the United States and Massachusetts. It can bring great, hard-working people to this country, who contribute to our tax base, own businesses, and are great friends to people
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Bill Maher Tells Chris Sununu To Give Up On Nikki Haley
Late-night talk show host and liberal comedian Bill Maher had a message for New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently: stop pretending there's a competitive Republican presidential primary. Sununu appeared on Real Time, a show hosted by Maher on HBO, this past weekend.