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The Daily Free Press

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will serve as a senior adviser to a task force on Chicago police, according to a Monday Chicago mayor’s office press release. PHOTO BY LAURA BRUBAKER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Deval Patrick to advise Chicago Police Department task force

Julia Metjian December 4, 2015

In the wake of the death of Laquan McDonald, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to a Chicago Police Department task force, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday. McDonald,...

The Massachusetts Election Modernization Coalition announced Nov. 5 the launch of the Early Voting Challenge, which aims to register voters earlier and increase the amount of votes in the 2016 election. PHOTO BY JAKE FRIEDLAND/DFP FILE PHOTO

Early voting coalition seeks to increase voter turnout

Luis Castro November 12, 2015

Hoping to increase voter turnout for the 2016 election cycle, a coalition of political advocacy groups looks to implement newly-ratified early voting laws throughout the state of Massachusetts. The...

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