STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH FOUR SPECIAL House and Senate elections planned for the end of the March and hundreds of municipal elections on the calendar in the next couple […]
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Mass. primary: What ranked choice voting would have meant
VOTERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS approached last week’s presidential primary with different views on whom to support and what issues are most critical to address this election season. Yet many shared a […]
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‘A low point for Republicans in Mass.’
TWO REPUBLICANS trying to straddle the deep ideological divide in the Massachusetts GOP say the bitter fight that culminated in last week’s state committee election was all about gaining control […]
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Lyons has votes to remain Mass. GOP chair
THE MASSACHUSETTS GOP released unofficial results on Friday indicating conservative Jim Lyons should have enough support on the 80-member state committee to continue as chairman of the state Republican Party. […]
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Citizens United gaining super PAC adherents
ON JANUARY 21, 2020, the famous US Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs the Federal Election Commission (Citizens United), celebrated its tenth birthday! As the court decision matures, so do […]
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Virus concerns? Bring a pen to the polls
CONCERNS ABOUT the coronavirus are seeping into Super Tuesday preparations, as Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin suggested voters heading to the polls bring along their own pens to avoid […]
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Shining a light on dark money
“WE CANNOT GUARANTEE the sun will rise tomorrow, but we can guarantee our donors will never be disclosed.” So vowed Paul Craney, spokesperson and board member of the conservative Massachusetts […]
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In poll, Baker takes backseat to Trump
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER ISÂ increasingly a man without a party. Four years ago Donald Trump won the Republican presidential primary in Massachusetts with 49 percent of the vote. Now his support […]
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In poll, Baker takes backseat to Trump
Gov. Charlie Baker is increasingly a man without a party. Four years ago Donald Trump won the Republican presidential primary in Massachusetts with 49 percent of the vote. Now his […]
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Independent ranks in Mass. keep growing
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SINCE THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY election in Massachusetts, the state’s voter rolls have grown by almost 310,000 people, or more than 7 percent, and nearly all […]
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Kennedy’s rationale for run remains fuzzy
IN THEIR FIRST DEBATE, Rep. Joe Kennedy III tried to provide a rationale for his challenge to incumbent Sen. Ed Markey by suggesting his youth and energy could help lead […]
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Give 16-year-olds the right to vote
IN 1971, AFTER INTENSE youth advocacy, the United States lowered the voting age to eighteen through the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution. Although some people had advocated for decades […]
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Globe punts on NH endorsement
The vote-counting isn’t the only thing broken about the Iowa caucuses, says the Boston Globe editorial page. Of much more concern, the paper says in an editorial today, is the […]
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Globe punts on NH endorsement
THE VOTE-COUNTING isn’t the only thing broken about the Iowa caucuses, says the Boston Globe editorial page. Of much more concern, the paper says in an editorial today, is the […]
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Commission documents flood of campaign cash
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE In the decade before the US Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision, spending on Massachusetts elections and ballot initiatives totaled $260 million. In the […]
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Update on Mass. Citizens United commission
WE’VE REACHED the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission US Supreme Court decision. The decision overturned longstanding precedent prohibiting corporate funding of elections and unleashed […]
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Super PAC with ties to Baker keeps cruising
A SUPER PAC with close ties to Gov. Charlie Baker is continuing to raise money at a fairly rapid pace, easily replacing funds over the last two months that were […]
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Cumberland Farms proposal has marijuana side-effects
CUMBERLAND FARMS is pushing a 2020 ballot question that would create a new beer and wine liquor license for food retailers, an initiative that could also have an impact on […]
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We like Joe because he’s younger
I HAVE BEEN ASKED why IBEW Local 103 members came out with our endorsement of Joe Kennedy III so early in the race. There are several reasons. Kennedy is committed […]
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Dems, GOP battle over timing of Senate election
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE DECISION ABOUT when to hold a special election for an open Senate seat has suddenly become a major point of contention between the Democrat and […]
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GOP leader balks at special election date
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SENATE DEMOCRATS hit a speed bump Monday as they tried to schedule a special election on the date of the presidential primary to fill a seat […]
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People’s Pledge becomes flashpoint in Senate primary race
IN A US SENATE PRIMARY RACEÂ where disagreements have been scarce, the issue of campaign funds has suddenly become a flashpoint for incumbent Ed Markey and challengers Joe Kennedy III and […]
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Now there’s a name for ballot questions that improperly combine different, unrelated elements — they’re called Frankensteins. Business groups last year succeeded in blocking a ballot question proposing a millionaire’s […]
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Cumberland Farms ballot question called a Frankenstein
NOW THERE’S A NAME for ballot questions that improperly combine different, unrelated elements — they’re called Frankensteins. Business groups last year succeeded in blocking a ballot question proposing a millionaire’s […]