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<b>Subject:</b> Governor Healey Orders Flags at Half Staff in Remembrance of Mel King
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></b></span><span class="tabchar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">March 29, 2023</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CONTACT:</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Karissa Hand</span></u></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, 617-823-2258 </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Governor Healey Orders Flags at Half Staff in Remembrance of Mel King</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BOSTON –
</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Governor Maura T. Healey ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in remembrance of former State Representative and
 political activist Mel King and issued the following statement.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Mel King’s work and legacy reverberate throughout Boston and well beyond the borders of Massachusetts. This
 loss will be felt just as widely. A dedicated public servant and civil rights champion, he stepped up to challenges that few could imagine taking on, brought people together, and never stopped advocating for racial justice. I urge all Massachusetts residents
 to join me in honoring his life and contributions, holding his loved ones in our hearts, continuing his work toward equity and justice.”</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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