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Worcester Fire Department Making New Recruits Undergo DEI Training
The Worcester city government is doubling down on its progressive agenda by now requiring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training for its incoming firefighters.
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Massachusetts House Speaker Says Calls For Cape Cod Rep To Resign 'A Bit Premature'
The top Massachusetts House Democrat said Wednesday he has "no opinion" early in the judicial process on whether a state representative facing federal fraud charges should resign, and called support elsewhere for that action "a bit premature."
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Massachusetts State Rep Explains Why Colleagues Are Ducking Boys Playing Girls' Sports Issue
One of the most left-wing members of the Massachusetts legislature made some interesting revelations about a recent amendment the Democratic majority in the state House of Representatives killed last week.
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Massachusetts Republican Governor Candidate Says He Wouldn't Raise Taxes If Elected
If elected as governor in 2026, Mike Kennealy has a promise to the voters: no new taxes.
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Massachusetts Ethics Committee to Investigate State Rep Chris Flanagan After Fraud Charges
The Massachusetts House Committee on Ethics plans to investigate state Representative Christopher Flanagan (D-Dennis), who was indicted last week on federal fraud charges, once his legal proceedings are concluded, according to the committee's chairman. Flanagan, 37, represents the First Barnstable District.
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Five Massachusetts Politicians Who Have Served Prison Time In Recent Years
Could two more Massachusetts politicians go to prison? Last week, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (D-Roxbury) agreed to plead guilty to a kickback scheme involving a taxpayer-funded staff bonus. Prosecutors say she pocketed thousands of dollars from one of her aides. The plea deal recommends a sentence of just
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Three-Year Degrees in Massachusetts: State Board of Higher Education Considers Draft Rules
Sam Drysdale State House News Service The issue of whether to allow colleges and universities in Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor's degrees, reducing the typical 120-credit requirement, continues to raise questions among members of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
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It Shouldn’t Take Two Years To Teach Vermont Officials A Lesson About Religious Freedom, Even In The Transgender Era
“Obviously Mid Vermont is unhappy with the outcome. The court accepts without reservation the sincerity of the school's commitment to traditional views of gender and sexuality.” -- Judge Geoffrey Crawford, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, opinion denying of Mid Vermont Christian School’s motion