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Posted inState Government
Political Notebook: When a governor blowtorched a fascist and other tales
Those tales and others are detailed in a new book from Josh Cutler, a former Democratic lawmaker from Duxbury who joined Gov. Maura Healey’s administration earlier this year.
Posted inGovernment
Researchers find some worry, some hope for AI in democracy
The risks are serious, but focusing only on artificial intelligence misinformation threatens to overtake conversations about where AI has been most impactful as a mass communication tool.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Mixed messages in Mass. | An Election Day tradition | Crypto cash
Voters may be dissatisfied with the Great and General Court, but most House and Senate members won reelection with little effort – in many cases because they had no opponent.
Posted inBallot Questions
Rideshare unionization question passes
“Tomorrow we’re ready to build a union,” said Manny Pastreich, president of 32BJ, the union leading the ballot campaign at the campaign’s election party Tuesday night. “Tomorrow, we’re ready to fight for better wages. Tomorrow, we’re going to fight for better benefits. This is the biggest victory for drivers.”
Posted inOpinion
Massachusetts has become a border state
Fact: Warren supports the lax border policies costing us billions of dollars in state aid and federal resources as we struggle with the migrant crisis.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: An unusually early endorsement | Questions for Charlie Baker | Michlewitz’s ballot
Asked who, if anybody, will get his vote for president this time around, Charlie Baker balked at answering: “I’m not here to talk about that. I’m just not,” he told reporters.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Lydia Edwards on a roll | Ralph de la Torre’s go-to firm
Sen. Lydia Edwards has garnered a reputation for an independent streak while standing on the winning side of recent races for city councils in Boston and Revere, as well as state attorney general and Suffolk County district attorney.
Posted inBy The Numbers
Poll indicates growing frustration with Legislature
A new poll points to growing public dissatisfaction with the Legislature, with 47 percent of likely Massachusetts voters disapproving of the job lawmakers are doing and only 42 percent approving.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Wilkerson lands perch at troubled nursing home
When a Suffolk Superior Court judge appointed Joseph Feaster as the receiver of the Boston facility in April, the well-known attorney immediately turned to an old friend for help.
Posted inOpinion
Women have made progress in politics, but challenges remain
Every poll has shown that women candidates are viewed by voters as better negotiators and problem solvers than men.
Posted inPolitics
Decker’s challenger declares victory in Cambridge
The primary battle between Decker and MacKay shaped up to be a classic race between a hard-charging insider and an outside organizer.
Posted inPolitics
Teachers unions lean in on national ticket shift and a state ballot push
Just as their biennial convention kicked off, the executive committee jumped from endorsing Joe Biden on a Saturday to flipping to Kamala Harris on Sunday after Biden dropped out.
Posted inPolitics
Mass. delegates explain why they’re backing Biden in new survey
While President Biden faces unprecedented calls from within his party to step down as the Democratic nominee, members of the Massachusetts delegation who are headed to the national convention in Chicago appear largely supportive of Biden staying at the top of the ticket, according to a new survey.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Flanagan may face challenge | No month off for task force
State regulators earlier this year accused Flanagan of repeatedly misleading them as they tried to find out who was behind a phony mailer sent to voters in 2022, before he confessed it was him.
Posted inPolitics
Marty Walsh, Biden’s former labor chief and ex-mayor, gets married
Walsh and Lorrie Higgins, who have been together for about two decades, quietly married in March, almost a year after he left public service for the private sector, according to their marriage certificate. A local justice of the peace performed the ceremony.
Posted inOpinion
Biden’s candidacy has to end
The only way the Democratic Party can win the upcoming elections is to be perceived as fresh, new, dynamic.
Is this fair? When has politics ever been fair? This is not about fairness but about reality.
Posted inPolitics
Inside Wu fundraiser, 2025 is already underway
Michelle Wu has held off on a formal reelection launch, but the scene inside the Omni Parker House had the unmistakable vibes of a Boston mayor gearing up to defend her seat.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Regan v. City Hall | Campbell correction | The windfall that wasn’t?
Regan has now moved into the policy arena, signing on with people who are clashing with Wu, such as the North End restaurateurs angry over a ban on outdoor dining.
Posted inPolitics
GOP seeks challenger to Rep. Flanagan after campaign finance violations
If someone is able to garner 150 votes and they accept the Republican nomination, they can appear on the November ballot with Flanagan.
Posted inPolitics
Calling Warren too partisan, Cain launches US Senate campaign
“There’s essentially a market opportunity here to provide new thinking, new perspective, and new energy in the United States Senate,” Cain said.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Mariano’s blunt urinalysis of Steward
We may be in an era of “Mariano missiles.” House Speaker Ron Mariano, a former schoolteacher from Quincy, can be similarly blunt, or teasing, in his remarks, as he was while speaking at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Healey’s evolution, Ryan’s slow probe, Wu train
Gov. Maura Healey isn’t the first politician to flip-flop on a policy issue, and voters are typically less inclined to punish a pol if the flop is in the direction they agree with.
Posted inPolitics
Donors to DiZoglio ballot campaign mostly hail from business sector
The ballot question is championed by state Auditor Diana DiZoglio, who is in effect launching another statewide campaign after jumping from a state Senate seat to the auditor’s office in 2022.