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NH primary preview: Who will run to replace Gov. Sununu?
With New Hampshire’s state primary hours away, election officials are gearing up for a busy night. “I don’t know if we’re going to break a record, but the turnout is going to be very good,” New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan asid. Two races with departing incumbents are top of mind, including the battle for Congressional District 2...
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Mass. State Police ‘in good shape,' Healey says after tapping outsider to lead it
After months of searching, Gov. Maura Healey announced her choice for the next colonel of the Massachusetts State Police. Geoffrey Noble, a former New Jersey State Police lieutenant colonel, replaces interim Col. Jack Mawn. He’s the first Massachusetts State Police leader to come from outside the department. “The goal was to have the best search possible, a nationwide search,...
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2 Steward Health Care hospital closed on Saturday morning in Mass.
Two Steward Health Care facilities are closing on Saturday, the Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.
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Deals advance for 6 Steward hospitals in Mass. on eve of 2 others' closures
The Healey administration reported progress in the takeover process for six hospital campuses owned by bankrupt Steward Health Care Friday evening, the eve of the closure of two other Steward facilities in Massachusetts.
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GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance speaks at Boston firefighters convention
Vice presidential hopefuls are turning their attention on the Bay State and vying for an important endorsement. Ohio Sen. JD Vance was in Boston Thursday, less than 24 hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz campaigned there. Vance spoke at the International Association of Firefighters’ conference. He was a late add to the schedule, as both parties are trying to get…
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As AI entrenches itself in the political world, discerning real from fake is critical
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a multipronged issue in the 2024 presidential race. From the question of how AI should be handled in policy to former President Donald Trump’s false claim that an image of Vice President Kamala Harris’ crowd was artificially generated, the emerging technology has a prominent position in the political landscape. It’s a new and difficult...
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Comparing the campaign strategies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
In a week of split-screens and attack lines, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are looking to seize momentum during a battleground state blitz, while Donald Trump and JD Vance hope for the honeymoon high to wear off. The striking difference in strategies is raising questions for analysts on both sides, balking at the Trump campaign’s choice to send Vance...
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NH Gov. Chris Sununu backs Kelly Ayotte in GOP primary to succeed him
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu putting his stamp on the race to replace him in the State House. The veteran politician is stepping aside at the end of this year and giving his endorsement to former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a fellow Republican who previously served as the state’s attorney general. “What you really want in leadership is someone that’s...
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Boston property tax bill stalls in the State House
An end to the formal session on Beacon Hill left Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax plan in question. “I can’t overemphasize how important this is for the city,” Wu told NBC10 Boston. Empty office buildings are causing commercial property values to plummet and creating a revenue vacuum that without action, would fall on Boston homeowners. “It’s to the...
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Boston city councilors call on Healey to reverse migrant shelter limits
Boston city councilors are calling on Gov. Maura Healey to reverse changes to Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system after the administration put a five-day limit for overflow shelters. The calls for action come just hours after the changes went into effect and on the heels of spirited protest. Nine of 13 city councilors signed onto this letter to Healey Thursday —…