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Transgender Ex-Principal Promises To Keep Name, Pronouns, Clothing Consistent Upon Returning To School

Matthew McDonald

A biological male who identifies as gender-fluid who wasn't renewed as an elementary school principal in Swampscott earlier this year can come back to the school system as a teacher, under an agreement the educator made with the school district.

But the educator has to get cleared by a psychiatrist and has to stay consistent in the name the educator wants to be called by, the pronouns the educator wants to be used about the educator, and the clothing the educator wears, according to the Lynn Item.

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Obamacare Sales Tax on Health Insurance Plans Could Be Deadly, Small Business Owners Say

Matthew McDonald

A New Hampshire restaurant company's owner says a scheduled new sales tax on health insurance plans could cost his company $100,000 more than he's paying now, according to The Union Leader.

That's on top of a 22 percent increase in health insurance premiums he experienced last year.

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