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Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano Has Spent More Than $40k In Campaign Funds At Steakhouses

Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) likes steak. It looks like his favorite steak joint isn't far from the Massachusetts State House, either, according to records from the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance.

Culture

Roe v. Wade Movie Shows Where Good Intentions Can Lead

"Pawns are the soul of the game." So says the young, woefully naive Bernard Nathanson to his father during a game of chess, doting girlfriend at his side. As Nick Loeb and Cathy Allyn's film Roe v. Wade begins, the line foreshadows the introduction of Norma

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WHDH Channel 7 Web Site Runs Content From Left-Leaning CNN

If you're reading an article on the WHDH web site, you might actually be reading content from CNN. News outlets will oftentimes use wire services to supplement their content. It is common for newspapers and news web sites across the United States to use stories from The Associated

Commentary

The Return of Massachusetts Mitt

Mitt Romney's political career is winding down in the same fashion it began: As a token Republican trophy on the shelf of the Kennedy Dynasty. On Friday, March 26, Romney was named the 2021 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award. The Utah senator was

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New Bedford Church’s Capacity Restricted With Easter Approaching

The city of New Bedford says that New Life South Coast Church can have 90 people at a time in its 40,000 square foot facility because of the coronavirus emergency — and the church is not happy about it. First Liberty and Massachusetts Family Institute sent a demand letter to

Politics

Conservative Democrat Jeff Turco Easily Wins State Rep Seat in Winthrop and Revere

A deeply Democratic district stayed Democratic on Tuesday — but it's a lot less left wing than it was. The successor to former House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives will be former Winthrop town council president Jeff Turco. The Democrat had no problem winning

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Abortion, Alcohol, Banking Industries, and Teachers Unions Have Propped Up Sonia Chang-Diaz’s Political Career, State Records Show

Will state Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Jamaica Plain) run for governor in Massachusetts? It's possible. It's something she is looking into, according to State House News Service.

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Counting the Votes A Year Late? Boston Election Department Identifies Key Write-In Votes In State GOP Committee Race

Who won the Republican state committeewoman race in the Second Suffolk District last year? The race happened on Super Tuesday: March 3, 2020. Now, more than a year later, election officials have not declared a winner. But they're a lot closer than they were a year ago.