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Rhode Island, other states question the real value of Lieutenant Governor

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We speak with writer Kris Frieswick about her forthcoming article about the office of lieutenant governor in this Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine: ‘Do we really need a lieutenant governor? Several states say no. Should Massachusetts be next?’

Governor Deval Patrick On Health Care’s History

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New Gov. Nikki Haley: major deficit, national ambitions

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Political primaries in Alabama and New Mexico draw national attention

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Gail Collins vs. the ‘Love Govs’

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