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See the fastest growing and shrinking cities in Mass.; look up your town
Stoneham, a town in the northern suburbs of Boston, was the fastest growing Massachusetts community in 2024, according to the ...
What the Whigs can teach us
The 19th-century Whigs present an appealing prototype for moderate Democrats seeking a way out of their paralysis and for ...
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For the few right whales left, technology and teamwork are showing promise
North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered. But cooperation from towns, businesses, fishers, and ecologists to use ...
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Residents voice their support, concerns over Tarrant County's contentious redistricting process
Tarrant County's Republican commissioners pushed for a redistricting plan that would redraw one precinct in their favor.
The debate over ranked-choice voting in Boston is more than just academic
Advocates say it benefits voters. Critics say it has unintended costs. And some in the middle think it’s the wrong debate to ...
The Library of Congress Has Always Been a Battleground for American Culture Wars
Thomas Jefferson wanted to donate his personal collection of books to the Library of Congress. But critics thought those books were un-American.
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At Arlington town hall, Democrats call redistricting racist while Republicans defend maps as fair
Tarrant County's Republican commissioners pushed for the redistricting process, calling it long overdue. Democrats contend ...
The courts where nationwide injunctions are originating
CBS News examined federal court data on challenges against the Biden and Trump administrations and found patterns in where ...
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Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward ...