SEN. ED MARKEY and US Rep. Joe Kennedy III engaged in a lackluster, low-brow televised debate Tuesday night that showcased how little the two politicians have to say. That became apparent when the two candidates were asked a tough question by WCVB-TV’s Janet Wu about whether children across Massachusetts should return to classrooms this fall. […]
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Mass. pursuing lawsuit over post office cuts
MASSACHUSETTS IS JOINING a multistate coalition filing a federal lawsuit requiring President Trump’s administration to adequately fund the US Postal Service and ensure it can deliver election-related mail. Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, a Democrat, said at a press conference that more than 1 million Massachusetts’ voters have already applied for ballots to vote by […]
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Neal, Morse debate highlights major differences
US REP. RICHARD NEAL and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse engaged in a spirted debate Monday night that highlighted for voters big differences between the two Democratic candidates for Congress. Morse attacked the incumbent from the left, accusing him of neglecting to meet regularly with voters in the First Congressional District, accepting huge amounts of money […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
HOLYOKE MAYOR ALEX MORSE is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what is behind the allegations. Are they true, are they politically motivated, or is there some anti-gay animus at work? Morse, who is openly gay, is […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what is behind the allegations. Are they true, are they politically motivated, or is there some anti-gay animus at work? Morse, who is openly gay, […]
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2 revealing exchanges in Kennedy-Markey debate
FOR TWO CANDIDATES who are perceived to be in sync on most issues, Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III couldn’t seem to agree on much of anything during a televised debate Tuesday night. The two went after each other aggressively from the opening question. Markey played up his legislative record, the many bills he has […]
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Cape and Islands DA officials take umbrage
Below are two columns submitted separately to CommonWealth in response to an op-ed written by Ricardo Brandon Rios on Joseph Kennedy III. The first is by Michael Kelley and the second by Michael Trudeaul. IN HIS COLUMN headlined “Kennedy walked the walk in the DA’s office,” Ricardo Brandon Rios gets nearly everything right about Joe […]
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Mail-in ballots now central feature of election
IT’S NOW CLEAR that mailed ballots will assume a prominent role in the November presidential election. The only question is whether that role ends up being to helpfully expand access to the franchise to millions of Americans wary of heading to polling places during a pandemic, or to create mass chaos and uncertainty about the election. […]
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Mail-in ballots now central feature of election
It’s now clear that mailed ballots will assume a prominent role in the November presidential election. The only question is whether that role ends up being to helpfully expand access to the franchise to millions of Americans wary of heading to polling places during a pandemic, or to create mass chaos and uncertainty about the […]
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Anonymous email stirs emotions in Senate race
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ON A TUESDAY EVENING two weeks ago, a lengthy email landed in the inboxes of Democratic Party officials around the state from someone claiming to be Stephen Acab, a concerned citizen from Natick who insisted he had no ties to US Sen. Edward Markey’s reelection campaign. The email writer said he felt that […]