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Massachusetts state Representative Peter Durant (R-Spencer) plans to start his new job this month. He is set to join the state Senate to represent the Worcester and Hampshire District on Wednesday, November 29, according to MassLive.
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Inmates in state prisons and county jails in Massachusetts are set to be able to make free telephone calls starting Friday, December 1. Governor Maura Healey has signed into law a bill requiring corrections officials to provide inmates "with voice communication services, including phone calls, free of charge to
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Maine may need a new telephone area code in the near future. Known for 207, the only area code in the state, Maine is expected to eventually run out of 207 numbers. That would force the state to use another area code — one that has not yet been revealed.
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State Representative Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough) wants to see an end to electric shock therapy used on people with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities in Massachusetts. Gregoire said she does not want to shut down the Judge Rotenberg Education Center, which uses shock therapy. However, she wants to prevent the Canton
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We now know when the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary will take place. New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan made the announcement on Wednesday. The primary is set for Tuesday, January 23, 2024, according to NBC News.
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By Michael P. Norton State House News Service
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Since President Joe Biden will not be on the New Hampshire primary ballot, nearly half of New Hampshire Democrats are not sure whom they should support. An Emerson College poll released this week found that 44 percent of Democratic primary voters are undecided. Meanwhile, 27 percent plan to write in