Tag: Congress
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Saugus residents voice support for proposed 32-hour workweek
Saugus residents seem enthusiastic about the idea of a national 32-hour workweek reintroduced by two lawmakers, but expressed concern about how it would be implemented. Residents interviewed for this story cited more opportunities for income, a better work-life balance, and…
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In MA, Doctors’ Day becomes rallying point for health care reform
While Doctors’ Day has traditionally celebrated physicians’ contributions — specically the date of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery by Dr. Crawford W. Long on March 30, 1842 — this year Massachusetts physicians are redefining it as a…
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Chris Boyd campaigns for Congress on a call to invest in region’s future
Chris Boyd is still waiting for his American dream. Growing up in Bellingham, Boyd experienced firsthand the struggles of a low-income American family and remembers when the 2008 recession hit home. With his single mother providing their only income, Boyd…