The Massachusetts Majority super PAC spent $32,125 for digital advertising on behalf of Hodgson, a big supporter of former president Donald Trump.
Category: Election 2022
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Healey, Diehl make pitches and points in final gov debate
Both candidates said cutting taxes would be their first economic focus, and Healey voiced support for a package of Gov. Charlie Baker-proposed tax cuts the Legislature initially approved but never finalized.
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Digging into Sheriff Hodgson’s role in immigration enforcement
Hodgson maintains a high profile on immigration issues, but critics say that’s not the role for a county sheriff some 2,400 miles from America’s southwest border.
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Watch The Chat: Should the undocumented immigrants driver’s license law be repealed?
The Chat examines the effort to repeal the law that grants driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.
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10th Bristol District race: Straus touts track record, Swift says new blood needed
Straus, the incumbent Democrat, is campaigning on his years of experience. Swift, his opponent, wants to flip the seat Republican and “bring back the concept of a citizen legislator.”
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Driver’s licenses for immigrants? The state Legislature said yes, but now voters will decide
This direct appeal to voters, known as a referendum petition, will reach a binding outcome, meaning whatever the voters decide becomes law.
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Healey and Diehl clash in first debate of governor’s race
Democrat Healey has been the odds-on favorite since before she formally entered the race, but Republican Diehl is hoping that enthusiasm for repealing an immigrant licensing law will help carry him to victory.
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Bristol County sheriff race: Cutting through the rhetoric on recidivism
At the moment, no statewide system exists for measuring recidivism from county houses of correction. A statewide tracking system is in the works under comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation adopted in 2018.
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Watch The Chat: Breaking down November’s ballot question — should New Bedford join the MBTA?
What if the state spent tens of millions building passenger rail from New Bedford to Boston, and city residents said we don’t want it? That’s what will be decided by way of a referendum question on the city’s November ballot.
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Question 2 backers accuse dental insurance industry of ‘misinformation campaign’
Voters will decide if Massachusetts should become the first state to regulate dental insurance by requiring plans to spend at least 83% of premiums on care.