Washington D.C. — The United States government has an opportunity to end its legal battle with the Little Sisters of the Poor and the administration must "seize that opportunity," legal experts are maintaining.
"In a nation dedicated to religious liberty, church-state conflict on this scale should be avoided whenever possible – and once started, ended as soon and as agreeably as possible," legal counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stated in Sept. 9 comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
STATE HOUSE — Former state Rep. Paul Gannon, who now lives in Hingham after representing South Boston in the early 1990s, will run against incumbent Republican Sen. Patrick O'Connor this November after the state Democratic Party chose him to be the party's new nominee.
A special executive committee met Sunday night to choose a replacement for Joan Meschino, who declined the Senate nomination after winning last Thursday's primary because she has chosen to focus instead on a race for an open House seat.
