STRIKING TEACHERS IN Massachusetts have had strong support from some of the state’s heaviest political hitters. US Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have offered full-throated endorsements of the strikes, with Markey even joining Malden teachers on the picket line. Congresswoman Katherine Clark has also voiced support for the teacher actions. But as you move closer […]
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Markey endorses Arroyo in Suffolk DA contest
WHEN IT COMES to winning the support of the state’s US senators, Ricardo Arroyo can now claim a twofer. A week after Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed his run for Suffolk County district attorney, Arroyo picked up the backing of Sen. Ed Markey. Arroyo, a Boston city councilor serving his second term, is positioning himself as […]
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Blue wave rolls across state
WITH AMERICANS CASTING ballots in an election unlike any other, Massachusetts residents voted in record numbers, with Democrats hoping that a blue wave washing over Bay State contests extends to the presidential race and pivotal US Senate contests as well as to down-ballot races for seats in the already Democrat-dominated state Legislature. From the home […]
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Angela Menino throws support behind Kennedy
GUSHING REVERENTIALLY ABOUT Boston’s longest serving mayor apparently only gets you so far. Eight days after Sen. Ed Markey said the vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus in a North End park should be replaced with a statue of Boston’s first — and so far only — Italian-American mayor, Tom Menino, the late mayor’s wife threw […]
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Cellucci’s daughter, grandson cut ad for Markey
ED MARKEY’S SENATE primary battle is getting a big boost from an army of young activists, some of whom are convincing their parents to join the youth-fueled “Markeyverse.” Now the campaign is trumpeting the intergenerational backing it has from a surprising source: The daughter and grandson of late Republican governor Paul Cellucci. Anne Cellucci Adams […]
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Markey’s remarkable reinvention
NEARLY EVERYONE AGREES that when Joe Kennedy launched his primary challenge nearly a year ago to Sen. Ed Markey, the son of the state’s most storied political family looked like a good bet to oust the veteran Malden pol. A lot can change in a year, and it has. With the primary a week away, […]
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The content of their character
MICHELLE OBAMA’S BLISTERING takedown of Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday was noteworthy because she largely steered clear of the president’s policy record and focused instead on the character of a man she deemed wholly unfit for office. In an odd parallel, the same issue-free attacks on character […]
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Sparks fly in Markey-Kennedy debate
IT’S BEEN HARD to find much daylight on issues between Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy as the liberal lawmakers match each other measure for measure on one progressive platitude after another. But give them credit for trying. Taking swings that amounted more to wild flailing than surgical strikes, the Democratic primary contenders for US Senate […]
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Markey and Kennedy mix it up in Senate debate
SEN. ED MARKEY and Rep. Joe Kennedy tangled in their first debate since the coronavirus pandemic sidelined their US Senate campaign, with Markey pointing to a long record of accomplishments and Kennedy charging that he’s failed to show the leadership needed in the seat, especially at the moment of crisis now being faced. The hour-long […]
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Pandemic turns Markey-Kennedy race into virtual showdown
THE US SENATE race between Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy, which was shaping up to be one of the most closely watched congressional primary contests in the country, now faces a much different challenge: How do candidates draw attention when the glad-handing, town parades, and speech-making that are the lifeblood of normal campaigns have had […]