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Watched the final Massachusetts governor debate, or missed it? Find out who you agreed with. This new 7-question nonpartisan quiz is built only from what Gov. Maura Healey @MassGovernor and Mike Minogue @mikeminoguema said on stage at the Oct. 15 debate: massvoter.com/quiz/governor-…
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John Deaton @DeatonforSenate or Edward Markey @SenMarkey? Take this free 9-question quiz to see which candidate for U.S. Senate matches your views. massvoter.com/quiz/us-senate…
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Fall River Reporter retweeted
ICE deported multiple criminal illegal aliens yesterday—including convicted murderers, a child-pornography transporter, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and others—making U.S. streets safer. @EROBoston @ICEgov
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Fall River Reporter retweeted
Fall River, Massachusetts voters: Talos Farris or Alan Silvia? Take this free 5-question quiz to see which candidate for State Representative in the 7th Bristol District matches your views: massvoter.com/quiz/state-rep…
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No charges will be filed against a driver after a Massachusetts police officer was killed while coming to the aid of another driver.
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Question 9 (the 2024 Massachusetts state gun law): take this free quiz, built from the official voter guide, to see which way your views lean. massvoter.com/quiz/question-… #mapoli
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Is Massachusetts, $6 of home gas costs you $65.
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The New Bedford, Massachusetts City Council voted 8–3 to pass an ordinance prohibiting municipal use and acquisition of automated license plate readers and mass location-tracking technologies, sending the measure to Mayor Jon Mitchell for signature or veto.
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Fall River Reporter retweeted
Senator Ed Markey released photos showing his attendance at "No Kings" in Massachusetts today. @SenMarkey @EdMarkey
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In a UMass Amherst/WCVB poll of 800 registered Massachusetts voters conducted October 5–12, 2026, incumbent Democratic Sen. Ed Markey @SenMarkey holds a commanding 27-point lead over Republican challenger John Deaton @JohnEDeaton1 in the U.S. Senate race, with 56% support for Markey compared to 29% for Deaton (and roughly 9% for others or undecided in related reporting).⁠ The survey underscores a broader Democratic advantage across statewide contests less than three weeks before the November 3 election, driven by higher enthusiasm among Democratic voters (54% “very enthusiastic” about voting versus 42% of Republicans and 24% of independents) and the persistent effects of President Trump’s @realDonaldTrump unpopularity in the deep-blue state, which has hindered GOP candidates like Deaton in a contest where Markey seeks a third full term. The same poll showed Democratic Gov. Maura Healey @MassGovernor holding a commanding 25-point lead over Republican challenger Mike Minogue @mikeminoguema in the 2026 gubernatorial race (57% to 32%, with independent Andrea James at 6%).
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Who’s raising and spending the most in the race for governor? Gov. Maura Healey (Democrat) has raised $7,140,187 and spent $6,310,941 in 2025–26, with $3,375,751 in cash on hand as of Sept. 30. None of her money came from herself. Republican Mike Minogue has raised $19,544,734, including $17.3 million of his own money, and spent $18,054,844, with $1,523,557 in cash on hand. These figures come from each candidate’s own campaign committee, as reported to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). They don’t include running mates’ committees or spending by outside groups. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. #mapoli @MassGovernor @maura_healey @mikeminoguema
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Fall River Reporter retweeted
A new University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll of 800 registered Massachusetts voters (conducted Oct. 5–12), shows Democratic Gov. Maura Healey @MassGovernor holding a commanding 25-point lead over Republican challenger Mike Minogue @mikeminoguema in the 2026 gubernatorial race (57% to 32%, with independent Andrea James at 6%).⁠ Healey’s advantage is driven largely by a wide gender gap (66–24 among women versus 47–42 among men), strong support among college-educated voters, and a 58% job-approval rating—her highest since February 2025—while voters trust her over Minogue by 20–30 points on key issues including abortion, education, health care, immigration, and crime.⁠ Minogue faces a major obstacle in that more than 80% of voters view him as similar to President Donald Trump on issues such as abortion, immigration, health care, taxes, and transgender rights, and the words most frequently associated with him include “MAGA,” “Republican,” and “Unknown.”⁠ In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Democrat Ed Markey @SenMarkey leads Republican John Deaton @JohnEDeaton1 by more than 25 points (roughly 56–29), and Democrats hold large leads in other statewide contests.
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Fall River Reporter retweeted
Massachusetts women are driving Gov. Maura Healey’s @maura_healey commanding 25-point lead over Mike Minogue @mikeminoguema in a new poll, supporting her 66% to 24% while men are nearly evenly split. @MassGovernor
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Fall River, Massachusetts voters: Talos Farris or Alan Silvia? Take this free 5-question quiz to see which candidate for State Representative in the 7th Bristol District matches your views: massvoter.com/quiz/state-rep…
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A Dominican national residing in Massachusetts who created a firestorm after being released while being wanted for murder has been deported. @EROBoston
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Rep. Steven Ouellette was the only New Bedford-area lawmaker to vote for a 60-day suspension of the state’s 24-cent gas tax, while Reps. Antonio Cabral, Christopher Hendricks and Mark Sylvia voted no and Rep. Christopher Markey didn’t vote, as the Massachusetts House rejected it 121-30.
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