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Michelle Wu and Maura Healey Won’t Cooperate With Trump On Mass Deportations
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu recently said her city will not cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump on mass deportations. Trump has vowed to deport all of the more than 13 million illegal immigrants residing in the United States — a move opposed by Democrats like Wu. “The last thing we want is for people who are......
Massachusetts Sportsbooks To Display Official Seal Ensuring Consumer Safety
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission developed and adopted an official seal of approval that every licensed online sportsbook in Massachusetts will be required to include on their digital platforms by the end of this month. “The seal is intended to be a clear signal to those who choose to gamble that they are accessing a platform......
Seth Moulton Doubles Down On Opposition To Transgender Athletes In Women’s Sports
U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem) is standing firm in his belief that males don’t belong in women’s sports, amid liberal backlash. Moulton doubled down on his belief that boys and males who identify as transgender shouldn’t be allowed to compete in women’s sports. “I stand firmly in my belief for the need for competitive women’s......
Five Massachusetts Republicans React To Donald Trump’s Victory
Former President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, receiving 312 electoral votes to her 226. It was the biggest electoral win for the GOP since 1988 when then-Vice President George H.W. Bush got 426 electoral votes and then-Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis got 111 (a faithless elector in West......
Massachusetts Launches SWIM Program to Provide Free Swim Lessons Statewide
Massachusetts is looking for partners to offer free swimming lessons to Massachusetts residents of all ages through the Safe Water Initiative Massachusetts (SWIM) program, according to a press release from Governor Maura Healey’s office. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation provided the SWIM Request for Responseswith $350,000 for nonprofit and private organizations statewide to offer free beginner......
Obituary For Massachusetts State Representative Susan Williams Gifford
Editor’s note: former Massachusetts state representative Susan Williams Gifford, who had cancer, died on October 22, 2024. Her campaign team sent a press release featuring her obituary. NewBostonPost has shared it below: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WILLIAMS GIFFORD, State Representative Susan, from the 2nd Plymouth District of Carver, Middleborough, and Wareham, and House Minority Whip, died peacefully......
Elon Musk Endorses John Deaton For U.S. Senate
Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton (R-Swansea) recently got a boost from Elon Musk. The founder of Tesla and owner of X (often still called Twitter) quoted a user named Brian Armstrong who endorsed Deaton on Monday, October, 21, and wrote “yes.” “Agreed – Massachusetts residents should vote for @JohnEDeaton1 Crypto holders in MA should......
Longtime Massachusetts GOP State Rep Susan Williams Gifford Dies
Longtime Massachusetts state Representative Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) died Tuesday of cancer, according to a press release from her campaign team. “Throughout her more than two decades of service as both a State Representative and Selectman, Susan always followed her promise to ‘Put People First,’ advocating for our seniors, veterans, and local fishermen and cranberry......
Former Democratic Sheriff Endorses Steve Xiarhos In Re-Election Bid
A Democrat who is a former officeholder in Massachusetts endorsed state Representative Steve Xiarhos (R-Barntable) in his re-election bid. Xiarhos, a former police chief on Cape Cod, recently announced an endorsement from Guy Glodis, the former state legislator and former sheriff of Worcester County. “Rep. Xiarhos has become the point person for public safety and......
Massachusetts Black Republican Caucus Endorses State’s Lone Black Republican State Rep
The Massachusetts Black Republican Caucus recently endorsed state Representative Marcus Vaughn (R-Norfolk) in his re-election bid. “Representative Marcus Vaughn is an exceptional role model for young Black Republicans,” Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick, chairman of the Massachusetts Black Republican Coalition, said in a press release from the Massachusetts Republican Party. “In Massachusetts, it takes courage to stand as......
Kamala Harris Has Comfortable Lead Over Donald Trump In New Hampshire, Poll Says
A new poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris holding a 9-point lead over former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race in New Hampshire. Harris leads Trump 50 percent to 41 percent in the Granite State, with 6 percent of voters undecided and no other candidate receiving more than 1 percent, according to a......
