Massachusetts Democratic State Senate Candidate Filed Bills To Fine People For Not Voting

Massachusetts Democratic State Senate Candidate Filed Bills To Fine People For Not Voting

A Democratic state Senate candidate in Massachusetts likes voting so much, that he has previously supported fining people who don't vote.

In the past, state Representative Dylan Fernandes (D-Falmouth) has filed bills that would give you two options:  vote in the November general election every two years or face a small fine.

Feds Nab Escaped Brazilian Armed Robbery Convict In Everett
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Feds Nab Escaped Brazilian Armed Robbery Convict In Everett

Matthew McDonald

Federal immigration authorities arrested a 23-year-old Brazilian man wanted in his native country for failing to complete a 19-year prison sentence for armed robbery there, the agency said.

The man, whom authorities did not name, had fraudulent identification documents when he was arrested Thursday, March 14 near his home in Everett, according to a press release issued Tuesday, March 19 by the Boston office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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