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, meeting at forums, and issuing policy positions. But there’s no sizzle, no clash of ideas. It’s a little boring. Josh Gee, who worked as communications […]
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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 – and the first African-American woman to run for governor in state history – did not offer specific policy prescriptions or tax initiatives. Instead, standing […]
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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 unintended consequences, disrupting elections and municipal operations. Rep. Michael Moran, a Brighton Democrat who chairs the House’s redistricting committee, proposed legislation that would reverse the […]
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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 unintended consequences, disrupting elections and municipal operations. Rep. Michael Moran, a Brighton Democrat who chairs the House’s redistricting committee, proposed legislation that would reverse the […]
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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 a new direction. In the world of early polls of the electorate, an imperfect yet probably much better snapshot of where the race actually stands, […]
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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 Milton and Needham, like-minded candidates in races with two open seats pooled resources, staff, and voting lists in a bid to broaden their name recognition […]
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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 seek a fourth term, creating a rare opening in one of the six statewide offices and becoming the first domino of the 2022 election cycle […]
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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 Donald Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election – a position GOP leaders apparently agree with. Closer to home, former 5th Congressional District […]
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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 Steven Hall, and state representative candidates Ingrid Centurion and Craig Valdez had challenged the state law that allowed voters to vote by mail for any reason […]
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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 over the past decade, but Secretary of State William Galvin said Monday that the process of redrawing Congressional districts still will be challenging. The US […]