Politics
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Opioid fight exacerbated by isolation and anxiety from pandemic
By Matt Murphy When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, organizers considered canceling their September event planned to bring awareness to the…
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Over 400 attend Trump/Back the Blue standout in Dartmouth on Sunday
By Jess Machado In what was one of the largest Trump rallies in the traditionally Democratic state of Massachusetts, over…
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Rodrigues: Latest news not optimistic on COVID-19 stimulus package
By Colin A. Young Beacon Hill has been waiting for signs from Washington, D.C., that more federal aid might be…
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Trump Administration asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling on counting of illegal aliens
The Trump Administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that would require the President to…
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Sides debate ranked choice voting system as the question heads to Massachusetts polls in November
By Chris Lisinski SEPT. 18, 2020…..The ranked-choice election system that Massachusetts voters will decide whether to embrace is, depending on…
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Massachusetts AG Healey responds to President Trump’s comments with advisory on voting intimidation
Attorney General Maura Healey has issued an advisory which addresses intimidating or interfering with voters. A statement by Healey was…
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Massachusetts jobless rate falls from 16.2% to 11.3% percent in August
By Chris Lisinski Massachusetts employers added 51,600 jobs in August as the statewide unemployment rate dropped nearly 5 percentage points,…
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Commerce Department to stop WeChat and TikTok transactions starting Sunday
In response to President Trump’s Executive Orders signed August 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce today announced prohibitions on transactions…
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Massachusetts expected to have a $5 billion tax revenue drop
By Matt Murphy Despite signs that the state’s finances have not completely cratered during the pandemic, the Senate’s top budget…
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Governor Baker not ready to pick between Hall and Auchincloss
By Matt Murphy Gov. Charlie Baker would not commit last week to supporting the Republican nominee in the Fourth Congressional…
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