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With so many people unemployed, the time is not right to accept a legislative pay raise, said Rep. Chris Hendricks.

Four of the six statewide elected officials on Beacon Hill have rejected bumps in their salary this year, despite being entitled to increases worth as much as...

Not many members of the Massachusetts Legislature will refuse to accept a recent pay raise. Only two members, Democrat Representatives Chris Hendricks of New Bedford and Anne Gobi of Spencer, have indicated that they will not take the pay raise. Several others plan to take the money and donate it to charity. Four of the six statewide elected officials – Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Attorney General Maura Healey, and Treasurer Deb Goldberg – have also declined the pay raise. Under a 2017 law enacted by state lawmakers, the governor must decide based on several factors, includ...

ROCK SPRINGS — The second group of 10 Wyoming National Guard members will end their assignment at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on Friday. Members of the Wyoming Military Department recently were requested by the Wyoming Department of Health, and activated by Gov. Mark Gordon, to temporarily assist with voluntary contact tracing efforts and other associated administrative tasks at healthcare facilities across the state. This is the second group dispatched to help provide relief at Sweetewater Memorial. This group includes Megan McLaughlin, Hannah Zambri, Deanna Wagner, Michael Sche...

the public square and the culture in the political arena on those issues. >> host: you have a background working here in politics in washington, d.c. you worked as a capitol hill aid to former mississippi congressman gene taylor. >> guest: yes. i started as an intern with congressman taylor and worked in various roles for a period of four or five years. great memory and friendship. >> host: what do you see as a role religion should play in politics? >> guest: it deals with ultimate matters what we value. what it is how we see the world. and so i think religious people must be involve...