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Maura Healey Shrugs Off Mid-Year Spending Cuts For Massachusetts State Government
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Chris Christie Disappointed Chris Sununu Endorsed Nikki Haley For President
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie is not happy that New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu endorsed former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. "I'm disappointed," Christie told Fox News. "I'm not going to be stupid about it. It&
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Provincetown Effectively Decriminalizes Mushrooms
Provincetown became Massachusetts's seventh municipality to effectively decriminalize psychadelic drugs, including magic mushrooms, this week. The town's board of selectmen voted 3-1-1 to approve a resolution at its meeting Monday, December 11 meeting instructing police officers to de-prioritize cases involving psilocybin. The resolution also calls for
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Ayanna Pressley Demands Congress Lift Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Deadline — 44 Years After It Came and Went
Supporters of the failed federal Equal Rights Amendment are calling on Congress to remove the deadline it set for the states to approve it. U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) held a press conference with other supporters designed to try to resuscitate the proposed amendment on Wednesday, December 13,
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Massachusetts Attorney General Says ‘Cash Has To Be Accepted Everywhere’
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey Want Airlines To Make Sure They Have Epipens For Medical Emergencies
The two U.S. senators from Massachusetts want to make sure flights have epinephrine auto-injectors, better known as epipens, on board. Elizabeth Warren of Cambridge and Ed Markey of Malden, both Democrats, wrote a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), telling
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Chris Sununu Endorses Nikki Haley For President
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu endorsed former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Sununu released his much-teased endorsement on Wednesday morning, December 13.
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Massachusetts Democrat Pushing Voter ID Bill
Should you have to show an ID to vote in Massachusetts elections? A Democrat in the Massachusetts legislature thinks so. State Representative Colleen Garry (D-Dracut), filed a bill (H.687) that would require people to show identification to vote.