JIM BRAUDE BEGAN Tuesday evening’s GBH debate among the three Democrats running for lieutenant governor by asking a standard opening question to candidates: Why are you running for this office? But in the case of the state’s lieutenant governor, what he really meant was, why in the world are you running for this office? It […]
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Is state primed for sports betting?
WHEN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE held a two-day hearing on sports betting legislation in 2019, the games had only been legal nationwide for about a year, and fewer than a dozen states were allowing sports betting. As the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted life and legislative business for most of 2020, sports betting remained on the sidelines and […]
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Senate ousts Brady from chairmanship
This story was updated to reflect the vote Thursday night of the full Senate. THE SENATE OUSTED Sen. Michael Brady from his position as chairman of the Public Service Committee Thursday because of his behavior during a night of drinking and driving more than a year ago. The ouster was adopted by a voice vote […]
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Senator calls for Registry official to go
AS POLICYMAKERS INVESTIGATE how things could have gone so wrong at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday suggested the problems long preceded his administration while a state senator called for the resignation of at least one official who allowed notices to pile up without dealing with them. On Tuesday Sen. Eric […]