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Old friends now in Beacon Hill face-off

A SHOWDOWN BETWEEN Beacon Hill veterans is unfolding as Secretary of State William Galvin seeks to bar former House speaker Sal DiMasi from registering as a State House lobbyist because of his 2011 conviction on federal corruption charges. But DiMasi and Galvin aren’t just both longtime fixtures on Beacon Hill; they are old friends. They […]

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Boston’s change election

FIVE WEEKS BEFORE Nika Elugardo took on state Rep. Jeff Sánchez at a candidate forum in the Democratic primary contest in the 15th Suffolk District, JP Progressives could tell there was a pick-up in voter interest. That’s why the liberal neighborhood political group changed the forum location from a function room at Doyle’s—a bar and […]