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Gun Control A Massachusetts Legislature Priority This Session
What type of domestic policy will the Massachusetts legislature try to enact this session? Gun control is one of those priorities, according to Politico.
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Cambridge To Consider Banning Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment
Cambridge city councilors are considering banning gas-powered lawn equipment. "The environmental justice issue of the health of the workers has become more and more paramount," councilor Patricia Nolan said during a council meeting Monday, April 24. "There is more and more evidence that the workers who are
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Former Harvard Professor Sentenced, Fined Thousands For Lying About His Relationship With Chinese University
Former Harvard professor Charles Lieber was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston to time served for lying about his research ties to China and fined more than $83,000 for not paying taxes on money he made from a Chinese university. Prosecutors say Lieber lied about his involvement
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New Hampshire Union Won’t Endorse Joe Biden — Yet
President Joe Biden announced his re-election bid on Tuesday, but one New Hampshire union is not ready to endorse him. New Hampshire State Employees' Association/SEIU Local 1984 issued a statement calling for a competitive Democratic primary
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Zoning Change Could Upend Nantucket Rental Market
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Massachusetts Democratic Party Elects Steve Kerrigan New Chairman
The Massachusetts Democratic Party has a new chairman. Steve Kerrigan, the party's 2014 lieutenant governor nominee, was elected head of the state party Monday, April 24. He was unopposed, with support from Governor Maura Healey, the state's top-ranking Democrat.
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Non-Citizens Vote? Western Massachusetts Town Considering It
Town Meeting voters in the western Massachusetts town of Leverett are being asked whether they support allowing non-citizens to vote in town meetings and local elections and to serve on town boards and committees. It's Article 29 on the warrant at annual Town Meeting in Leverett, a town
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Katherine Clark Says Males Competing In Girls’ Sports Is Not A Problem In Massachusetts
The United States House of Representatives voted to prevent males from competing in girls' sports last week. None of the nine U.S. Representatives from Massachusetts supported the measure.