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Diana DiZoglio
Let's take a moment to praise a Democrat who thinks for herself — and isn't a puppet for the people who wield all of the power on Beacon Hill. Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio led the effort to get Question 1 on the ballot in Massachusetts this November.
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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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A male transgender-identifying runner competed at the Maine Class C state championship girls' cross-country meet this past weekend. Soren Stark-Chessa, a junior at Maine Coast Waldorf School, finished third (19:08.82) out of 81 runners on the girls' side. Stark-Chessa ran the course about 30 seconds behind
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A former Pembroke selectman who has backed benefits for illegal immigrants is running for state representative. Democrat Becky Coletta is running against Pembroke Republican Ken Sweezey in the Sixth Plymouth District.
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By Michael Jonas CommonWealth Beacon Donald Trump has made significant inroads among several traditional Democratic Party constituencies, cutting into Democratic margins among black and Hispanic voters. A new paper looking at his gains among Hispanic voters puts forward a provocative argument to explain some of that movement.
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A Democratic candidate for state representative on the South Shore says she's against Massachusetts Question 5, which differs from a stance she took the last time she ran for a seat in the state legislature. Former Pembroke selectman Becky Coletta, who is running for state representative in the
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Plymouth resident Jared Valanzola is touting efficiency and what he calls "common sense conservative leadership" in his re-election bid as a Plymouth County Commissioner. Valanzola, 36, says he wants to use the regional government to save its member communities money — and to provide them with more money.
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Kamala Harris has never endorsed a single restriction on abortion, even right up until birth. She wants unlimited abortion nationwide. Her running mate, Tim Walz, as governor of Minnesota signed a bill that lifted a previous requirement in state law there that doctors try to save the life of a