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MassGOP Slams Tim Walz
The Massachusetts Republican Party criticized Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on social media on Tuesday. The criticism came after Vice President Kamala Harris selected Walz as her running mate.
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Healey, Massachusetts Dems ‘Thrilled’ With Tim Walz Pick As Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidential Running Mate
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Cardinal Sean O’Malley Plans To Stick Around Archdiocese of Boston After He Retires
Cardinal Sean O'Malley said he plans to spend time in the Archdiocese of Boston after he leaves as archbishop this fall. O'Malley, 80, is retiring. His replacement, Bishop Richard Henning, bishop of Providence, is scheduled to be installed as the new archbishop of Boston on Thursday,
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New Archbishop-Elect of Boston Says He’ll Spend First Year Listening
Pope Francis's surprising pick to be the next archbishop of Boston is Bishop Richard Henning, the current bishop of Providence. An installation Mass is scheduled for Thursday, October 31 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End of Boston.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Says She’s Undecided On MCAS Standardized Tests Ballot Question
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says she's not sure whether she'll support or oppose a ballot question seeking to end a requirement that students pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test in order to graduate from high school. "I have not yet sat down all the
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Lynn Man Who Got Pole Camera Evidence Tossed In Drug Case Sentenced To 3 Years 8 Months In Federal Prison
A Lynn man who successfully fought video evidence from a warrant-less camera pole mounted outside his home by police has been sentenced to 44 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing opioids. Nelson Mora, 31, is described by federal prosecutors as "a mid-level distributor of pharmaceutical grade
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Boston State Senate Candidate Supports Reparations For Slavery
A Massachusetts Senate candidate supports giving reparations for slavery. Juwan Skeens, a Democrat from Dorchester, is running for state Senate in the First Suffolk District, primarying incumbent State Senator Nick Collins (D-South Boston).
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Bill Weld Supporting Kamala Harris
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service