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President Joe Biden called a new Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War "a hell of a debater" during a ceremony Wednesday. "He was a father, mechanic, and he was a hell of a debater," Biden said of Private George Wilson. "He always was
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By Sam Doran State House News Service
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A private Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts is shutting its doors to students, but not to migrants. The Board of Trustees of Eastern Nazarene College announced last week that it voted unanimously to start the process of closing the school and transitioning it into a "new educational enterprise"
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It's almost blueberry-picking season in Massachusetts. The state, home to over 80 pick-your-own blueberry farms, is approaching the short window of the year when the local crop is ready to eat, according to Mass.gov.
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Massachusetts is the only state where no form of consumer fireworks is legal — and the state is doubling down on this fact. As Bay Staters purchase fireworks from each of the surrounding five states, plus Maine, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine has a familiar message for the state's
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Most members of Congress from Massachusetts are backing something called the Transgender Bill of Rights. The bill (S.Res.144), introduced in the U.S. Senate by Ed Markey (D-Malden), would have a broad range of effects, including expanding transgender rights, legalizing elective abortion nationwide, and banning conversion therapy.
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U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem) supports President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election bid, but he fears the Democratic Party's policies are alienating the middle class. Moulton said one of the biggest mistakes he thinks Biden is making is his pursuit of student loan debt forgiveness. Moulton
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service