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Lori Trahan Named Congressional Cambodia Caucus Co-Chairman

Lori Trahan Named Congressional Cambodia Caucus Co-Chairman

Tom Joyce

U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Westford) was recently named the co-chairman of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus.

Trahan represents the state's Third District. Her district includes Lowell, Massachusetts, which is home to about 13,000 Cambodian Americans, according a 2018 scholarly article by Purdue University professor Virak Chan.

Massachusetts House Speaker Sounds Bearish On Tax Cut
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Massachusetts House Speaker Sounds Bearish On Tax Cut

Matthew McDonald

A key leader on Beacon Hill sounds even less inclined to support a tax cut in Massachusetts than he was toward the end of last year.

Ron Mariano, the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, supported a modest tax cut package in early July 2022, along with Karen Spilka, the president of the Massachusetts Senate.

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