The Boston Globe Article RatingMassachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. Half have second jobs or side hustles, too. - The Boston Globe
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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51% : Legislators, for example, may not act on so-called special legislation -- bills that address a specific situation or person -- in which they or their employer have a financial interest, according to state regulators.46% : Representative Rita Mendes, a first-term Brockton Democrat, served as a city councilor in 2023, in addition to owning her own immigration law firm and a realty company -- roles that brought in at least $130,000 in additional income, according to her financial disclosure.
40% : Mom, whom Hong bested in the September primary, has held the seat since 2015, and also reported owning a massage therapy business, earning him up to $20,000 in additional income.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.