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Group that busted ACORN takes aim at Bay State

BOSTON – James O'Keefe, the conservative activist who founded the undercover journalism enterprise Project Veritas, which has embarrassed National Public Radio and led to the death of the ACORN community activist group, wants to bring his brand of exposé to the Bay State. On Thursday, O'Keefe spoke

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Boston activists push for new equal pay law

BOSTON – More than 70 years after Massachusetts made it illegal to pay men and women different rates for the same job, a group of female activists and community leaders gathered Tuesday at Simmons College to call for passage of a gender equity bill that would require employers to pay men

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Galvin sends seven ballot proposals to lawmakers

BOSTON – Secretary of State Bill Galvin said seven initiative petition campaigns submitted enough certified voter signatures to meet the requirement for consideration by lawmakers and that he will send the proposals to the Legislature for consideration during the session that starts in January, moving the initiatives one step closer to