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Massachusetts state Representative Peter Durant (R-Spencer) has former governor Charlie Baker's support in his state Senate run. Baker endorsed Durant over state Representative Jonathan Zlotnik (D-Gardner) in the November 7 Worcester and Hampshire District special election.
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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service Senior management at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority displayed "poor judgment" in going ahead with the opening the new Green Line Extension last year despite knowing there were problems with the tracks, and in not disclosing those failures to Governor Maura
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People no longer need to put their sex or gender identification on marriage licenses in Somerville, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne's office announced late last week. The mayor worked with the city clerk, Kimberly Wells, to make the change.
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a serious presidential candidate? The independent might not be polling as well as former president Donald Trump and current president Joe Biden, but a significant portion of the electorate says they will vote for him, a recent poll found.
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Former Cranston, Rhode Island mayor Steve Laffey dropped out of the Republican presidential primary earlier this month — and left the Republican Party. Laffey dropped out of the presidential race on October 6 and is now a registered independent in Colorado, where he lives.
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U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minnesota) may wage a primary against President Joe Biden. But before he definitively makes that call, he is reaching out to various people involved in Democratic politics in New Hampshire.
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has come out in favor of reparations for the descendants of African slaves in the United States. While Kennedy is not a proponent of sending checks directly to black Americans, he says he wants the government to prioritize infrastructure development in black communities