LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, the midterm elections were great for Democrats and our core values. Progressive leaders helped win back the US House, gained seats in the state Legislature, and held all statewide offices other than the corner office. The midterms also ushered in a new and diverse generation of leaders including US representatives-elect Ayanna Pressley […]
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Elugardo says House needs structural change
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WHEN NIKA ELUGARDO was young, her “little middle school protest” was to leave the Pledge of Allegiance incomplete when reciting it in class, dropping the phrase “justice for all” because she saw too many people experiencing injustice. As she grew older, she began to move beyond protests and “into structures,” the […]
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Change-agent Pressley backs Pelosi
It turns out change can wait. Ayanna Pressley, whose campaign theme was “change can’t wait,” announced that she will be supporting Nancy Pelosi’s continued leadership of the Democrats as they prepare to take over the House. The congresswoman-elect said in a statement that her support for Pelosi as the next House speaker is “motivated by […]
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Change-agent Pressley backs Pelosi
It turns out change can wait. Ayanna Pressley, whose campaign theme was “change can’t wait,” announced that she will be supporting Nancy Pelosi’s continued leadership of the Democrats as they prepare to take over the House. The congresswoman-elect said in a statement that her support for Pelosi as the next House speaker is “motivated by […]
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Pushed out of Roxbury
SOME PEOPLE MAY have been taken aback by the overflow crowd of 350 people who showed up earlier this month for a Boston City Council hearing in Roxbury to hear concerns about displacement. Kim Janey was not one of them. “I was not surprised at all,” said Janey, the district city councilor who represents Roxbury […]
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Mass. is in the fiscal stability cellar
WE’RE ACCUSTOMED to winning in Massachusetts. The Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins have combined to earn 11 championships since 2000. No other region of the US comes close to these accomplishments in professional sports. Even more important, in the civic realm Massachusetts ranks at or near the top nationally in education, talent, employment levels, […]
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Compromise possible between Pelosi, Moulton
WHEN IT COMES to answering political questions, I find perspective and creativity can go a long way. Take, for example, the cathartic dispute between Nancy Pelosi and Seth Moulton—they, and their supporters, disagree over who should become Speaker of the House of Representatives now that Democrats are in power. Moulton favors a younger leader newer […]
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Union to offer Grid a counterproposal
STATE HOUSE NEWS NATIONAL GRID and representatives of its more than 1,200 locked-out gas workers plan to meet for more contract talks on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. “The union has a comprehensive counterproposal that we think will address the company’s concerns and the union’s concerns,” United Steel Workers Local 12012 president John Buonopane said […]
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Moulton coming under fire for Pelosi stance
US Rep. Seth Moulton is taking heat locally and in Washington for his opposition to Nancy Pelosi as the next House speaker, but his biggest problem seems to be the lack of a candidate to run against her. Sixteen House Democrats, including Moulton and Rep. Stephen Lynch from Massachusetts, signed a letter on Monday saying […]
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Dukakis, Weld make last push for rail link
FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNORS Michael Dukakis and William Weld made one more push for state officials to revisit their $12 billion cost estimates for a connector tunnel between South and North stations and reassess the feasibility of digging under Boston streets once again without the fear of repeating Big Dig history. “This study is preposterous,” Dukakis […]