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Today in Politics, Bulletin 380.

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  Today in Politics, Bulletin 380. Ron Filipkowski May 15 ∙ … Trump’s DOJ is about to create a $1.7 billion slush fund to pay  J6 criminals   and his henchmen a fortune out of your tax dollars. ABC: “Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden admin. … “The commission overseeing the compensation fund would have the total authority to hand out approximately $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought by anyone who alleges they were harmed by the Biden admin’s ‘weaponization’ of the legal system, including the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as well as potentially entities associated with Trump himself.” … “The arrangement would be an unprecedented use of taxpayer dollars with little oversight. Under the terms of the potential settlement agreement, Trump would have the a...

Political Notebook: Healey underwater in new poll

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  ADVERTISEMENT New from  CommonWealth Beacon MIDDLE CLASS:  Entrepreneurship in Gateway Cities is a valuable opportunity, and sometimes the only option, for lower-income people to build wealth and chart a course into the middle class. But it’s an increasingly tenuous option, Hallie Claflin  writes  after extensive reporting in Holyoke.    Political Notebook: Healey underwater in new poll   May 15, 2026 By  Chris Lisinski Most Massachusetts voters continue to feel disdain for President Trump, but they’re also not too high on a politician who has positioned herself as one of his primary adversaries: Gov. Maura Healey.  In a  MassINC Polling Group survey  conducted in March and released this week, 39 percent of voters view Healey favorably compared to 45 percent who view her unfavorably. Among those who are either registered Democrats or independents who lean left, 63 percent gave Healey a favorable revie...