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Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin beat Boston city councilor Josh Zakim handily in the Democratic primary. Galvin, who has served as Secretary of State since 1995, withstood a stiff challenge from Zakim, who tried to marshal the left-turning Democratic electorate against the long-term incumbent.
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Massachusetts state Representative Colleen Garry (D-Dracut) beat back a primary challenge from left-wing Dracut School Committee member Sabrina Heisey. Garry is pro-life and voted against the so-called Bathroom Bill. She was criticized by Heisey from the left, particularly on social issues.
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State Representative Geoff Diehl got off to an early lead and never gave it back Tuesday night, winning the three-way race for the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, according to New England Cable News. The Whitman Republican had a healthy lead in the hard vote
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The funniest part of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing so far is a left-wing protester shouting over U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) while he was making a procedural objection over the supposed inadequacy of documents the Senate Judiciary Committee has received concerning the U.S. Supreme Court nominee. The young
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Tuesday, September 4 is the state primary in Massachusetts. Since it's the day after Labor Day, conventional wisdom says turnout will be low. A late surge in absentee ballot requests, however, makes some observers wonder if it might go higher than expected.
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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE All of the words, money, and rubber burnt over the course of months of campaigning came together this week into a noxious nebula of anticipation and desperation that when inhaled could make it difficult to breathe.
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Massachusetts taxpayers could see a small reduction in their state income taxes next year if revenue projections hold. By law, the state's income tax has to go down 0.05 percent if state revenues meet certain thresholds. So the tax rate on January 1, 2019 could be 5.
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By Sam Doran STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE An increase in absentee ballot usage is making it harder to estimate voter turnout for next Tuesday's primary election, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office said Thursday.
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