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Boston State Rep Candidate Supports Reparations For Slavery
Should the descendants of African-American slaves receive reparations? A state representative candidate in Boston thinks so.
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Open Drug Use In Somerville Park Has City Officials Looking For Action, But Not Sure What To Do
Drug use by homeless people has increased in a public park in the Davis Square neighborhood of Somerville in recent months, two city councilors said. Parents who use Seven Hills Park have expressed concern about how to prevent their small children from picking up needles from the ground and whether
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Q&A With Massachusetts Republican Party National Committeeman Brad Wyatt
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New England Patriots Quarterback Drake Maye Says He’d Be Ready To Start Week 1
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye says he'd be ready to go if head coach Jerod Mayo names him the team's starting quarterback for Week 1. "Yeah, I think I would feel ready," Maye told reporters Sunday night, August 25. "I think I&
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Bernie Sanders Says Kamala Harris Has Very Good Chance of Winning 2024 Presidential Election
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) says he likes Vice President Kamala Harris's chances of winning the 2024 presidential election. Sanders says he thinks Harris may be able to capture enough voters to win the election, in part, because her opponent is former President Donald Trump.
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Massachusetts State Rep Identifies As A ‘They’
One member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives identifies as a they. State Representative Sam Montaño (D-Jamaica Plain) uses "they" as a pronoun on the Massachusetts Legislature's web site.
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Bridgewater Minimum-Security Prison To Close
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service
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Sports Betting Is Soaking ‘Financially Constrained’ Households, Study Finds
By Michael Jonas CommonWealth Beacon While political leaders and policymakers voice concerns about the large number of families living on the financial edge, often extolling the value of various government-sponsored savings plans, they have simultaneously legalized sports betting, embracing an industry that is directly undermining the goal of saving for