That's according to a new report from the Pew Center for the States, which treats Oregon as a case study to see how much state governments spend on maintaining their […]
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More good strategy from Coakley?
Monday, December 14, 2009 Dan Kennedy wonders whether Democratic US Senate nominee Martha Coakley is insisting that Libertarian nominee Joe Kennedy be included in debates to ensure that people are […]
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Martha Coakley and the myth that women can’t get elected in Massachusetts
I’ve never really bought the idea that Massachusetts is particularly hostile toward women as political candidates. (See this weekend's story in the Boston Globe, as well as a different take […]
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Fact-checking the Senate debate: Subjectivity reigns
Many of the answers in last night's Democratic Senate debate defy fact-checking — not because the candidates ducked questions, but because the questions themselves invited subjective replies. Candidates were asked […]
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Fact checking the Senate candidates: Some fumbles, stumbles and personal revelations
By Jack Sullivan and Bruce Mohl More than 36 years after Roe v. Wade became the law of the land regarding abortion, it’s clear the legal procedure still inflames passionate […]
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Fact-checking the Senate candidates: Youth will be served
It was the starkest contrast of the webcast debate and the one area where U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano clearly differentiated himself from the rest of the field running for US […]
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US senate candidates on the public option, a new stimulus bill, and other domestic issues
All five of the candidates for US Senate who responded to our issues questionnaire (Martha Coakley being the lone holdout) are skeptical of government subsidies for newspapers. Four of them […]
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US senate candidates on foreign policy
Both Democratic and Republican candidates for the US Senate seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy recognize the importance of immigrants to the Massachusetts economy, according to their responses […]
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US Senate candidates on charter schools, No Child Left Behind
The federal government should promote more charter schools, say almost all of the candidates for the US Senate seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy. One exception is Michael […]
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A near disclosure
UPDATE: An official at the U.S. Senate Office of Records said the financial disclosure form form Stephen Pagliuca arrived in the office on Tuesday, one week after the extension Pagliuca's […]
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Answers from the candidates (other than Coakley): Their first bill as US senator
The first thing Alan Khazei would like to do as US Senator is to file a new stimulus bill focusing on job creation. Michael Capuano would focus more narrowly on […]
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Kirk on the abortion flap
As the senatorial candidates traded jabs over their positions on abortion restrictions, the current holder of the seat they all want, Sen. Paul Kirk, hopes the terms in the Stupak […]
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An election result you’ll be hearing about for the rest of your life
Assuming the results hold up, yesterday's election in Barnstable will be trotted out for years to come in "why you should vote" editorials. The Cape Cod Times reports that an […]
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Flaherty as change agent a shaky idea from the start
If there was a path to upset victory in yesterday's Boston mayoral race, it was never going to run through Michael Flaherty's "Good/Better" campaign, which always seemed to suggest that […]
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Fact-check: The US Senate debate
By Michael Jonas and Bruce Mohl The four Democratic candidates for US Senate met last night at the John F. Kennedy Library in Dorchester in the first formal debate of […]
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Khazei promises to shake things up
Alan Khazei, touting the endorsement of Max Kennedy and his wife Victoria, portrayed himself today as the change agent in the race for the US Senate seat of the late Edward […]
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Loyalty and the US Senate race
Today's Herald raises two questions about the special election to replace the late US Sen. Ted Kennedy: Is Attorney General Martha Coakley too deferential toward Boston Mayor Tom Menino? And […]
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What state are we in?
Here's a news flash you don't see often in this state: Republicans in the US Senate race outnumber Democrats, 2-1. Granted, that ratio includes only candidates who have made formal […]
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Turn toward politics a natural one for City Year cofounder
The newest name in the US Senate sweepstakes: Alan Khazei, cofounder of the national service organization City Year, who says he's considering entering the Democratic primary for the seat held […]
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US Senate race a snooze?
Dan Kennedy says that the special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat "may be over before it begins," thanks to Attorney General Martha Coakley's considerable advantages in […]
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Coakley and Lynch: Come on in, the water is fine
With the news that US Rep. Steve Lynch has joined Attorney General Martha Coakley in taking out nomination papers for US Senate, the first two candidates in the Democratic primary race may be […]
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“Schlumpy and shrill” need not apply?
The Boston Herald's Margery Eagan may have written the entire narrative of the upcoming election to replace US Sen. Ted Kennedy in two sentences. She thinks that Attorney General Martha […]
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Hollywood-style voting takes a baby step in Massachusetts
The attorney general's office has the list on the two dozen or so ballot questions that have been "certified" (that is, supporters can now start to collect signatures for them) […]
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The line on succession
As speculation continues to mount on who will run in a special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, little attention is being paid to who might succeed the successor […]
