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  IN CONVERSATION WITH … State Sen. Hughes happy to embrace Upper Dublin Montgomery Newspapers The welcome to Upper Dublin Township may not have been what one might have hoped for — getting stung by a bee while touring the Fort Washington Office Park — but state Sen. Vincent Hughes seems eager to pull the township into the fold of his 7th … and more »

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• NM might have good shot at luring Tesla suppliers, study says – Albuquerque Journal

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