WITH LESS THAN three months to go before the Boston mayoral preliminary election, it feels like the campaign is in slow motion. The candidates are out there talking with voters, […]
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Harvard professor launches campaign for governor
HARVARD UNIVERSITY professor Danielle Allen officially launched her campaign for governor on Tuesday by promising to address the inequities in Massachusetts that COVID has laid bare. The first-time political candidate […]
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Municipal officials oppose legislative redistricting proposal
As the House prepares to move forward with a major change to how redistricting is done, city and town officials are sounding the alarm that the change could have confusing […]
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Municipal officials oppose legislative redistricting proposal
AS THE HOUSE prepares to move forward with a major change to how redistricting is done, city and town officials are sounding the alarm that the change could have confusing […]
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In progressive field, Essaibi George stands out
In the world of Twitter and activist Boston, the unfolding contest for mayor looks like a battle to be crowned the undisputed progressive champion ready to lead the city in […]
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Partnering up on the campaign trail
RUNNING FOR OFFICE tends to be an every-man-for-himself type of pursuit, but candidates in two recent municipal elections found success by partnering up on the campaign trail. In campaigns in […]
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Auditor Bump will not seek reelection
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AUDITOR SUZANNE BUMP, a Democrat who began her Beacon Hill career in the 1980s and has worked in various public roles, said Tuesday she would not […]
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Mass. Republicans continue to contest 2020 election results
DID YOU THINK the battle over the 2020 election was over? Think again. This week, US Rep. Liz Cheney lost her position in Republican House leadership for rejecting former president […]
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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to overturn 2020 state election results
A JUDGE has thrown out a challenge of the 2020 state election results that was filed by five losing Republican candidates. Former congressional candidates John Paul Moran and Caroline Colarusso, state Senate candidate […]
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Census: Mass. population grows 7.4% over decade
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS GREW by enough people over the past decade to keep all nine US House seats as the state’s population climbed to more than 7 million […]
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Out-of-state egg producers acting like Chicken Little
IF ONE WERE to believe the out-of-state egg industry, the sky is falling and the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts may soon run out of eggs. All because a new law […]
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Laborers union local backs Santiago
JON SANTIAGO, a state rep trying to build a broader base of support in Boston for his run for mayor, got a lift on Friday when a union local with […]
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Fattman case deserves fair, clear ‘public resolution’
SINCE 2012, I’ve worked in a profession that is heavily regulated by national and state campaign finance rules. My approach is to understand the rules, make sure they are clear […]
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Mandatory vaccination debate is percolating
As more and more people get vaccinated, questions on what to do with people who refuse to get their shot(s) keep coming up. Should vaccinations be optional, required, or just […]
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Mandatory vaccination debate is percolating
AS MORE AND MORE people get vaccinated, questions on what to do with people who refuse to get their shot(s) keep coming up. Should vaccinations be optional, required, or just […]
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Following the money in Fattman campaign finance fight
A chart contained in the regulations for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance would appear to play a central role in the ongoing dispute the office is having […]
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Following the money in Fattman campaign finance fight
A CHART CONTAINED in the regulations for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance would appear to play a central role in the ongoing dispute the office is having […]
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Nearly a fifth of state’s mayors stepping down
Eight Massachusetts mayors – nearly a fifth of all the mayors in the state – have announced they are stepping down this year. Five of them, including Thomas Bernard of […]
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Nearly a fifth of state’s mayors stepping down
EIGHT MASSACHUSETTS mayors – nearly a fifth of all the mayors in the state – have announced they are stepping down this year. Five of them, including Thomas Bernard of […]
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What Turco’s primary victory tells us
JEFFREY ROSARIO TURCO, who was described by the Boston Globe’s Yvonne Abraham as “an anti-choice, transphobic, border-wall-loving Trumper,” won the March 2 Democratic Primary for the vacant state representative seat […]
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Partisan battle brewing over vote-by-mail
A partisan battle is brewing in the Legislature over vote-by-mail – with the first salvo coming on a seemingly innocuous bill to extend municipal voting by mail for another three […]
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Partisan battle brewing over vote-by-mail
A PARTISAN BATTLE is brewing in the Legislature over vote-by-mail – with the first salvo coming on a seemingly innocuous bill to extend municipal voting by mail for another three […]
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If Baker opts not to run, state GOP split on successor
A POLL COMMISSIONED by the conservative Fiscal Alliance Foundation indicates Republican primary voters would be split if Gov. Charlie Baker decides not to seek reelection next year. The poll initially […]
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Commission backs use of campaign funds for childcare
Until she ran for Congress, Liuba Grechen Shirley of New York worked from home as a consultant while caring for her children. In order to campaign, she had to hire […]