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2020 Ballot Measures: What kind of Democracy are we now?

December 18, 2020 – Patch

2020 Ballot Measures suggest major shifts in U.S. drug, labor, and elections policy

Evolving Dialogue

December 15, 2020 – New England Museums Now

Focus on the innovative Civic Conversations project

Despite critics, Baker, Cuomo honored for virus leadership

December 10, 2020 – Associated Press

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — both praised and reviled for their coronavirus wins and missteps — were honored for their pandemic leadership at a virtual event Wednesday evening.

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Edward M. Kennedy Institute Offers Online Civics Education Classes to 10,000 Students This Semester

January 2021

Civics Education Drive: Edward M. Kennedy Institute Offers Online Classes to 10,000 Students This Semester

Press Release

Statement from Tom Daschle, Andrew Card Jr., Kennedy Institute on January 6 events

January 2021

Statement from Tom Daschle, Andrew Card Jr., Kennedy Institute on January 6 events

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Edward M. Kennedy Institute Honors Governors Charlie Baker and Andrew Cuomo with Award for Inspired Leadership

December 2020

Governors recognized at the Institute’s Annual Event for their nonpartisan leadership on public safety during the coronavirus pandemic