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Mandatory Racism Training for Judges, Says Baker Nominee To Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Version of ROE Act Over Bipartisan Opposition
A version of the ROE Act passed in the Massachusetts Senate despite bipartisan opposition on Wednesday afternoon. This version, known as Amendment 180 in the fiscal year 2021 budget, passed 33-7. All four Republican state senators voted against the amendment, as did three Democrats: Michael Rush of West Roxbury, Walter
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Pro-Life State Rep Argues That Everyone Should Oppose Abortion Expansion Amendment
State Representative Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk) saw budget Amendment 759 on abortion pass in the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week, and he has concerns about it. The altered version of the ROE Act abortion expansion amendment, attached to the House's fiscal year 2021 budget, passed 108-49. All but
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Not Infanticide? ROE Act-Supporting State Rep Explains Thinking Behind Abortion Expansion Amendment
All but 19 Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted for a version of the ROE Act that came up for a vote last week, including state Representative Patricia Haddad (D-Somerset). This version of the ROE Act is Amendment 759 on the House's Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
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Few Members of Key Legislative Committee Willing To Comment On Abortion Amendment Passing Massachusetts House
The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a modified version of the ROE Act abortion expansion bill on Thursday evening, but many politicians show no interest in talking about it. The ROE Act abortion expansion bill was in the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary from January
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Joe Biden’s Massachusetts
On Thursday November 12, Pope Francis telephoned candidate Joe Biden to congratulate him on his apparent presidential victory, albeit one still vigorously challenged in several states by President Donald Trump. According to the Catholic News Agency, "President-elect Joe Biden spoke this morning with His Holiness Pope Francis. The president-elect
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Jane Swift Says She Supports Latest Version of ROE Act Abortion Expansion Bill
Charlie Baker is not a fan of the ROE Act abortion bill, but another Republican governor of Massachusetts has a different opinion. That would be Jane Swift, who served as acting governor from 2001 to 2003. She endorsed the legislation, a version of which passed in the Massachusetts House of
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Kimberly Budd Is A Terrible Pick For Massachusetts Chief Justice
When it comes to court picks, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's latest is a dud. Baker nominated Kimberly Budd to serve as the chief justice of the state's Supreme Judicial Court in late October, and the Governor's Council held their first public hearing for Budd
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