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Bacon, Ham, and Ribs Price Increases May Be Coming In July To Massachusetts Because of Pig-Welfare Law
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Four Most Useless Harvard Classes
Harvard University has a reputation as being one of the world's best schools of higher learning. It has a wide range of notable alumni, and top-notch former professors like U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), who provided the school with some desperately-needed Native American representation in its faculty.
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A Day in the Life (of a Priest) – Part 1
NewBostonPost is publishing a weekly column by local religious leaders on Friday. This week's article is below. This year I passed three milestones.
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Franklin Public Library To Host ‘Pride Month Musical Bingo’
Franklin public library is planning to host "Pride Month Musical Bingo" on Wednesday, June 7. "It's Pride Month," the library's event page says, "it's almost summer, and we're ready to celebrate! Join us for a special edition
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Bernie Sanders Going To The South To Make $17-An-Hour Minimum Wage Pitch
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) plans to take his pitch to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 hours down south. Sanders has three events scheduled this week where he will tout the new fight for a $17 hourly minimum wage. The events will take place in Durham, North
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Chris Sununu Says He Will Announce Decision On Running For President By Mid-June
When will New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu let the world know if he will run for president or not? Sununu told CNN this week that the announcement will come in the next two weeks.
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Five Questions for Jane Swift;Farmer, Former Massachusetts Governor
Massachusetts has a reputation as a deeply Democratic state. But when it comes to the corner office on Beacon Hill, it's a different story. Since 1991, the Bay State has had a slew of Republicans serve as governor of the Commonwealth. That includes Jane Swift, the first woman
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Protesters Urge Massachusetts Lawmakers To Ban Use Of Aversive Shock Therapy
Disability rights advocates protested the use of electric skin shocks to treat autism outside the Massachusetts State House last week. The groups, including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group, called on state legislature to pass H.180, or "An Act Regarding The Use Of Aversive