Politics
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Animal cruelty fueling push to ban fur sales
Michael P. Norton Massachusetts would become the first state on the East Coast to outlaw the sale of fur products,…
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Mail-in, early voting and same-day registration could be here to stay in election reform bill
By Matt Murphy FEB. 9, 2021…..After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting…
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CBO: $15 minimum wage will increase deficit, increase prices, lose over 1 million jobs, reduce poverty
If enacted at the end of March 2021, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 would raise the federal minimum…
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Neal working on major chunk of Biden relief package that will include $1,400 checks, up to $3,600 child tax credit
Colin A. Young By the end of the week, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal expects that the House Ways and Means…
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New bill focuses on vaccine equity as lawmakers are dissatisfied with disparities
Chris Lisinski Dissatisfied with the state’s vaccine rollout, a group of lawmakers filed a bill Thursday that would require the…
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Warren, Pressley, Schumer lead call for President Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt
Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley…
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Romney bill would pay up to $350 a month per child
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today announced a framework that he says will provide greater financial security for…
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Fall River City Councilor filing resolution concerning Comcast data cap, price increase
There has been an uproar for years among the residents of Fall River and beyond concerning price increases with Comcast…
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Massachusetts bill involving immigrant deportations gaining momentum
BOSTON – Legislators and advocates gathered today for a virtual press conference to announce the refiling of the Safe Communities…
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Trahan: “Zero chance” that GOP will delay Dems on stimulus
By Matt Murphy FEB. 1, 2021…..As President Joe Biden prepares to meet Monday with a group of Republican senators to…
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