Maura Healey becomes governor
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- election
- a process in which people vote to choose leaders or decide questions
- represent
- speak or act for others
- rights
- freedoms and protections people are entitled to
Maura Healey took office as Massachusetts’ first elected woman governor. Jane Swift had earlier served as acting governor. Healey’s election was also a milestone for openly lesbian leadership.
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U.S. regulators approved the first treatment using CRISPR gene editing. Massachusetts companies helped develop it for certain patients with sickle cell disease. The approval marked an important medical step.
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