Markey, Moulton Trade Closing Arguments in Final Senate Primary Debate

QUINCY — Massachusetts Senate rivals Ed Markey and Seth Moulton faced off one final time Friday, trading sharp closing arguments in their last scheduled debate before primary voters decide the race, according to Quincy Patch. The debate arrived the same day Massachusetts' highest court dealt Mayor Thomas Koch's administration another setback in its fight to display two Catholic saint statues at the city's new public safety headquarters.

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"Markey, Moulton Deliver Parting Shots In Final MA Senate Primary Debate": the two Massachusetts Senate primary rivals sparred over age, transgender rights and progressive credentials in their final scheduled debate before voters decide the race, Quincy Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).

"Quincy Blocked From Installing $850,000 Catholic Saint Statues Outside Public Building By Massachusetts Court": Massachusetts' highest court ruled Friday that the city cannot install two statues of Sts. Michael and Florian, valued at $850,000, outside Quincy's new public safety headquarters, per Patch and CBS Boston. It is the latest turn in a legal fight that saw the same court reject the city's bid to dismiss the underlying lawsuit earlier this month (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy/quincy-blocked-installing-850-000-catholic-saint-statues-outside-public).

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