JAKE AUCHICLOSS declared victory in the 4th District Congressional race on Friday, promising to lead as a “pragmatic progressive,” hours after his closest opponent, Jesse Mermell, conceded defeat. “Over the […]
In victory, Auchincloss calls himself ‘pragmatic progressive’
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Voting reforms reinvigorated democracy
AT THE START of July, the Legislature passed a landmark bill to expand early voting, implement a secure vote-by-mail system, and strengthen safety measures for in-person voting. Tuesday’s primary was […]
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Despite pandemic, state tax revenues hold steady
DESPITE A PANDEMIC and record unemployment, Massachusetts tax revenues in August continued to hold fairly steady compared to last year. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue reported on Friday that an […]
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Is mail-in voting here to stay?
When the Legislature passed an unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting, they did it for this year only, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes crowding into polling places unsafe. […]
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Is mail-in voting here to stay?
WHEN THE LEGISLATURE passed an unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting, they did it for this year only, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes crowding into polling places unsafe. […]
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Auchincloss declares victory; Mermell hasn’t conceded
Update, 12:15 p.m.: Mermell called Auchincloss to concede on Friday morning. She announced in a video posted on Facebook and Twitter that she will not request a recount. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS […]
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Climate action key theme of primary races
ON TUESDAY, Massachusetts voters sent a political shockwave to Washington, DC. as they for the first time in history rejected a Kennedy — with a double-digit margin — at the […]
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Glitches mar Tuesday’s election
TUESDAY’S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY for the 4th Congressional District seat dragged into Thursday with the outcome still uncertain, largely because of glitches in counting ballots related to the state’s expanded voting […]
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Baker targets 5 hotspots with ed campaign
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is launching a new, fairly basic COVID-19 education campaign targeting the five communities hardest hit by the virus. Gov. Charlie Baker said the campaign will promote the […]
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Baker took the T ‘just like other people do’
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, who last year resisted calls for him to ride the MBTA, says he rode the Blue Line to the State House somewhere between 10 and 20 times […]
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Baker: Don’t rush COVID-19 vaccine
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Thursday that federal officials should follow all testing procedures and not rush the release of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Trump moves up initial vaccine release to before election
The Trump administration has moved up the needle for getting a coronavirus vaccine into the arms of the public —from the end of the year to just before the presidential […]
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Trump moves up initial vaccine release to before election
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION has moved up the needle for getting a coronavirus vaccine into the arms of the public —from the end of the year to just before the presidential […]
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Families need answers on school details
WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ended in June, parents scrambled to find activities to keep their children occupied during the pandemic’s long summer days. While families did their best to juggle […]
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State prisons resuming in-person visits, programming
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION has announced it will continue reopening its facilities as a part of its Phase 3 reopening plan. In a message to the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus […]
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COVID-19 situation worsens over last 2 weeks
THE STATE’S COVID-19 situation worsened over the last two weeks, with the number of high-risk communities holding steady and the number of moderate-risk communities growing from 30 to 48. Using […]
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Auchincloss leads Mermell, but count not final
AS OF WEDNESDAY afternoon, Jake Auchincloss appeared to be edging out Jesse Mermell to win the Democratic nod for the 4th Congressional District seat, with just 1,500 votes separating them. […]
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Lobbying remains lucrative during pandemic
[CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story and the chart on lobbying firm revenues contained inaccurate information about the revenues of the Suffolk Group. Revenues during […]
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9 Boston police accused of embezzling $200,000
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE NINE CURRENT current and former Boston police officers were arrested and charged by federal prosecutors Wednesday for allegedly engaging in a years-long scheme to defraud the department […]
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Baker PAC does well backing incumbent Dems
The super PAC with ties to Gov. Charlie Baker did very well on primary night, but the results were skewed because so many of the candidates it supported were incumbents […]
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Baker PAC does well backing incumbent Dems
THE SUPER PAC with ties to Gov. Charlie Baker did very well on primary night, but the results were skewed because so many of the candidates it supported were incumbents […]
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Mermell, Auchincloss neck-and-neck in 4th
THE RACE for the 4th Congressional District seat early Wednesday morning was virtually a dead heat between Jesse Mermell and Jake Auchincloss, with both candidates issuing statements indicating that final tallies […]
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Incumbents Nangle, Welch defeated in legislative primaries
INCUMBENTS GENERALLY cruise to victory in Beacon Hill races, but there were a couple exceptions on Tuesday as a state rep from Lowell facing fraud charges and a senator from […]
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Neal leads incumbent sweep in congressional races
US REP. RICHARD NEAL, the powerful chair of the US House Ways and Means Committee, on Tuesday fended off Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, his strongest primary challenger in recent years, […]