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We reached out to Jewish fans of the two Super Bowl teams to ask a simple question: Why does your team deserve to win?

Sunday’s game between the host Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals still feels Jewish. In part, that’s because the teams represent two of America’s most storied Jewish communities.

<p><span>Thank you for that introduction and good morning everyone. It’s an honor and privilege to speak with both my SEC colleagues and so many from the securities industry and defense bar about a topic that affects all of us: trust. More specifically, the decline in trust in our financial markets and what we can do to restore it. But before I begin, as you heard me say yesterday, I’ll remind you that these views are my own.</span></p>

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began a little more than a year ago, scientists have sequenced the virus' genome, developed vaccines to prevent its spread,...

BOSTON — With the imminent departure of House Speaker Robert DeLeo seemingly assured, questions about the timing of the transition have inflamed some House progressives, while other legislators say they look forward to a smooth hand-off whenever that happens. DeLeo stayed silent Monday, after filing notice before the start of the weekend that he intended to enter into negotiations with Northeastern University for a post-politics job that would precipitate the first change in power atop the...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Dec. 28, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2021. OVERRIDE BAKER’S VETO OF BILL TO INCREASE ABORTION ACCESS (H 5179) House 107-50, Senate 32-8, overrode Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of a bill that would allow abortions after 24 weeks in the case of lethal fetal anomalies and lower the age from 18 to 16 at which a minor can choose to have an abortion without parental or judicial consen...

By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service January 7, 2021 Chris Lisinski, State House News Service New Speaker Ronald Mariano addressed his colleagues on Dec. 30 after being elected leader of the Massachusetts House. Sam Doran/SHNS photo The Ronald Mariano era is here, and there will be no gently paced transition period in the Massachusetts House. Mariano, a 74-year-old Quincy Democrat and longtime deputy to now-departed Speaker Robert DeLeo, ascended to the speakership on Dec. 30 with only...

The House Speaker Ronald Mariano era is here, and there will be no gently paced transition period.Mariano, a 74-year-old Quincy Democrat and longtime deputy to now-departed Speaker Robert DeLeo, took the reins of the House on Wednesday with only six...

One day after House Speaker Robert DeLeo resigned, the Speaker Ronald Mariano era began. The House elected Mariano, a 74-year-old Quincy Democrat and longtime DeLeo deputy, as its next speaker Wednesday with 123 votes, and he takes control of the House six days before the end of the unusual 2020-2021 lawmaking session. All 31 Republican […]

So sure was Robert DeLeo of House Speaker-to-be Ron Marianos loyalty that the steely-eyed DeLeo didnt blink when Quincy Democrat Mariano began several years ago to quietly solicit support to succeed the once-called "Speaker For Life." Now the transition is almost complete, with even the co-chairs of the House Progressive Caucus pledged to the 74-year old Mariano. Marianos ascension takes a chapter from the rules according to DeLeo, the foundation of which is to make sure there is a rock-solid ...