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Campbell backs ballot questions on public records law, Election Day voter registration

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell supports expanding the state’s public records law and changing voter registration so that people can register and vote at poll sites on Election Day.

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Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden says the work is ‘not done’ as he runs for a second term

Kevin Hayden is running for reelection for his second first full term. He was appointed to the position in 2022, before running for the seat officially later that year.

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GOP frontrunner Minogue: Governors should put people above party politics

Mike Minogue, a Republican candidate for governor, says that he wants to make Massachusetts a place people can stay and raise families like his.

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Boston sues Instagram, TikTok for targeting and harming kids

Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that the city must “make sure that there are standards for children not to be directly targeted by algorithms that prioritize endless scrolling.”

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Despite Trump’s obstruction, Warren remains upbeat about housing bill’s fate

The president is refusing to sign the bill until Congress passes a voter ID law he wants.

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‘We made a mistake’: After court tosses 2 ballot questions, attorney general defends her record

A proposal to bring back rent control was thrown out less than a week after an income tax cut initiative was jettisoned.

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Margery Eagan

Margery Eagan is the co-host of 89.7 WGBH’s midday program Boston Public Radio. She has worked with co-host Jim Braude for 18 years, first doing a TV show together at NECN then a radio show at WTKK. The duo came to WGBH in 2013.

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Jim Braude

Jim Braude

Jim Braude

Jim Braude is the co-host of Boston Public Radio.During law school, Jim ran a small retail business in Provincetown (HUBE - Help Us Break Even!). He started his professional career as a legal services lawyer in the South Bronx handling housing and prisoners’ rights cases. He was the founder and first president of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, a union representing staff in civil legal offices for the poor in 35 states. NOLSW helped lead the fight to preserve the national program when President Reagan proposed its abolition.

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