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Poll: Trump Up 16 Points On Haley In NH
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service
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Massachusetts Governor’s Office To Re-Open Certain State Contracts To Increase ‘Diversity’ of Vendors
Governor Maura Healey's office has announced it is re-opening certain unspecified state contracts in hopes of increasing the diversity of vendors based on race and sexual orientation, among other things. "Our administration applies an equity lens to everything we do – and that includes the process to award
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Donald Trump To Hold Rally In Manchester, New Hampshire This Weekend
Former President Donald Trump plans to be in the Granite State this weekend ahead of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary. Fresh off a victory at the Iowa Caucuses, Trump plans to hold a rally at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday, January 20, according to his campaign
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ABC News Cancels New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Debate
There was supposed to be a Republican primary presidential debate in New Hampshire on Thursday, January 18, but it won't be happening. ABC News canceled the scheduled debate because only one candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, agreed to appear at it.
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Gender Queer Incident Draws Sharp Comments At Western Massachusetts School Committee Meeting
Members of a western Massachusetts school committee got an earful this past week about a police search at a middle school for a graphic novel called Gender Queer. On December 8, 2023, an anonymous complaint was made to Great Barrington police that a sexually explicit book had been shown to
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Trump Wins Iowa, Vivek and Hutchinson Call It Quits
President Donald Trump was dominant and two candidates have called it quits after their subpar performances in the Iowa Caucuses on Monday. The former president got 51 percent support, according to the New York Times. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (21.2 percent), and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley (19.
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Race vs. Gender Identity In Amherst Public Schools Flap Over Interim Principal
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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Credit Rating May Have Factored Into Massachusetts Budget Cut Decision
By Colin A. Young State House News Service