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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
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Kamala Harris Leads Donald Trump In Latest New Hampshire Poll
Vice President Kamala Harris has a seven-point lead over former President Donald Trump in a recent New Hampshire poll released by the University of New Hampshire. The poll found that Harris has 50 percent support, while Trump had 43 percent. The poll had a 2.1 percent margin of error.
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Massachusetts Early Primary Voting Starts This Weekend
Early voting in the Massachusetts statewide primary begins this weekend. Early voting starts on Saturday, August 24, and is scheduled to continue daily until Friday, August 30. The state will have no in-person voting on Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2.