Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Hitler Fan Runs For MA Republican State Committee

The Boston Universal Hub reports: Republicans in the First Suffolk district (state Sen. Nick Collins’s district) who vote during the March 5 primary will get to decide who represents them on the Republican State Committee – one man and one woman. On the woman’s side, the candidates are Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick and Lori Kauffman, both of Dorchester. Kauffman, who grew up …

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MA Senate Votes To Remove “Archaic” Sodomy Law

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: Massachusetts state senators passed a bill Thursday that will strike so-called “archaic laws” from state statutes. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional in 2003 and Massachusetts has legally recognized same-sex marriage since 2004, but sections of state law still feature discriminatory restrictions on sexual interactions between consenting adults, lawmakers said Thursday. Massachusetts still has …

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Police Search MA Middle School For “Queer” Book

The Berkshire Eagle reports: The plainclothed police officer who entered an eighth grade classroom to search for a book wore a body camera and recorded the incident, leading to more legal questions and concerns. The ACLU and other free speech advocates say they are alarmed by the recording, as well as the entire Dec. 8 incident that took place after …

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Massachusetts Sues Nazi Group For Harassing LGBTQs

The Hill reports: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell [photo] filed a harassment and civil rights lawsuit against a white nationalist organization Friday, alleging the group consistently discriminated against LGBTQ people and immigrants. Campbell said the Nationalist Social Club, a self-described neo-Nazi group, repeatedly attempted to harass and shut down events hosted by LGBTQ organizations and targeted immigrants who recently arrived …

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New MA Millionaires Tax To Fund Free School Lunches

The Insider reports: Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million. Massachusetts voters passed a constitutional amendment that went into effect at the beginning of 2023 to put an additional 4% state income tax on people who make more than $1 million …

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MA May End Religious Vax Exemptions For Students

Axios reports: Beacon Hill is wading into the tumultuous territory of school vaccine requirements as lawmakers vet proposals to tighten school precautions against future outbreaks. The Public Health Committee meets Wednesday to consider a handful of vaccine bills, including legislation to completely eliminate the state’s religious exemption option and to standardize the student vaccine exemption system. Vaccine mandates for children …

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Massachusetts Town Bans Drag Show At Pride Event

CBS News reports: A battle is brewing in the town of North Brookfield over a Pride event and whether a drag show should be allowed as part of the celebration on the town common June 24. In a 2 to 1 vote last week, the Board of Selectmen reversed itself from a vote in March, saying the Pride celebration could …

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Man Charged In Threat To Burn/Shoot Mall’s Pride Flag

Mass Live reports: Hingham police arrested and charged a man who they said made phone calls threatening to shoot down and burn a Pride flag outside the Derby Street Shoppes on Thursday. Gage Scammell, 29 of Weymouth, was charged with interference with civil rights, use or presence of deadly weapons and threatening to commit a crime, police said in a …

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Launches Reelection Bid [VIDEO]

Politico reports: Elizabeth Warren is running for reelection. The state’s senior senator made her third-term bid official in a two-plus-minute video posted to social media this morning. In it, Warren touts her accomplishments — a corporate minimum tax, over-the-counter hearing aids and canceling student loan debt (which remains stalled in court) among them. And she sets the tone for a …

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MA Youth Pastor Sentenced To 3-4 Years For Child Rape

The Salem News reports: The vulnerable teens were steered toward a local United Methodist Church — and into the path of a lay pastor, a man who, though not ordained, had been given a type of license by the church to work as a youth minister. On Thursday, Russell Woodman Davis, 70, pleaded guilty to raping and attempting to rape …

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MA Man Guilty Of Multiple Felonies In Capitol Riot

Mass Live reports: A Massachusetts man was found guilty of assault in federal court Friday For his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection after evidence showed him attacking police with a shield and pulling an officer toward the violent mob that laid siege to the U.S. Capitol Building, according to authorities. Following a trial in U.S. District Court in …

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Tufts University Evacuated For Second Day After Bomb Threat Email Complaining Of “Anti-White” Curriculum

Boston’s ABC affiliate reports: Tufts University Police are alerting students and faculty that a bomb threat has been reported affecting the Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus. University Police are asking everyone to take their belongings with them. Authorities are searching East Hall, Anderson Hall, Bendetson Hall, 7th floor of the Dowling building, Paige Hall, Miner Hall, Joyce Cummings Center, SEC Complex, …

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Reckless Homicide Charge In Deadly Apple Store Crash

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: The Massachusetts motorist accused of plowing into an Apple store at a “consistent high rate of speed” told police his foot got caught on the accelerator and he couldn’t brake in time to avoid the deadly crash, officials said Tuesday. Bradley Rein, 53, made his first appearance in Hingham District Court, where Judge Heather Bradley ordered …

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One Dead, 16 Hurt In Car Crash Into MA Apple Store

Boston’s ABC affiliate reports: One person was killed, and sixteen other victims were transported by ambulance to nearby hospitals after an SUV crashed into the Apple store at the Hingham Derby Street Shops just before 11 a.m. on Monday. Video from Sky 5 showed a large hole in the glass front of the store. There were multiple people on the …

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Maura Healey Elected First Gay Gov Of Massachusetts

CBS reports: Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey has been elected governor of Massachusetts, making history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay candidate elected to the office. Healey defeated Republican Geoff Diehl, a former state representative who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Her election returns the governor’s office to Democrats after eight years of Republican …

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Woman Charged With Siccing Swarm Of Bees On Cops

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: According to the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, on October 12th at around 9:15 a.m. 55-year-old Rorie Susan Woods of Hadley pulled up to an ongoing eviction on Memory Lane in Longmeadow in a blue Nissan Xterra. Woods left her dog in the car and immediately went to the bee hives being towed by her SUV, and …

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Cultist Election Denier Wins MA GOP Gov Primary

Boston’s ABC affiliate reports: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Haley will face former State Rep. Geoff Diehl, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, in November’s general election for governor, according to The Associated Press. Incumbent Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, announced in December 2021 that he and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito would not be seeking a third …

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Anti-Vaxxer Sues For Massachusetts Autopsy Records

Universal Hub reports: A Medfield man who sued Charlie Baker in 2020 over state face-mask requirements due to Covid-19 and lost is taking another legal crack at Baker, this time over state Covid-19 vaccination recommendations he charges got him unenrolled from the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover because he refused to get a shot for medical and religious reasons.But …

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“Sewer Emergency” Shuts Down Much Of Provincetown

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: The Town of Provincetown says any food or restaurant business that is using its vacuum sewer system must immediately close, after declaring a sewer emergency Thursday. The town added that residential properties on this system must cut back on water use, “including dishwashing, laundry, showering and only flush when absolutely necessary.” Town Manager Alex Morse said …

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GOP Mass Gov Signs Bill Codifying Abortion Rights

Via press release: Governor Charlie Baker today signed legislation to further protect access to reproductive health care services in Massachusetts following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The legislation codifies several measures that were first included in an Executive Order issued by Governor Baker in the hours following the Supreme Court’s decision last month. The law also adopts …

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