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The best chance that Vice President Kamala Harris has of winning the 2024 presidential election is running as a progressive, according to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Sanders wants to see Harris run towards the left flank of the Democratic Party, contending that it will drive excited voters to
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health informed regional health officials that West Nile virus was found last week in a mosquito sample from the Hicks Logan neighborhood in New Bedford. The risk of West Nile infection remains low statewide, meaning infection is unlikely, according to a press release from the
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If you're an illegal immigrant, you may be able to attend community college free of charge in Massachusetts. That's because Governor Maura Healey signed a $57.78 billion fiscal year 2025 budget bill into law on Monday that included $93.5 million for tuition-free community college.
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is looking for a planning and engineering firm to help develop a plan to possibly expand ferry service to Gloucester, Salem, Lynn, Winthrop, and Quincy along with three neighborhoods of Boston – East Boston, South Boston, and the North End. State officials say they see ferries
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By Alison Kuznitz and Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) wants to keep smartphones out of schools. Along with U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), Romney introduced the Smart Kids Not Smartphones Act this week.
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu says he doesn't think Vice President Kamala Harris is a strong presidential candidate. Sununu says he thinks the infatuation from liberals and the media with Harris's campaign will eventually fizzle out and that Trump has a real shot of beating her.