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US politics
fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Pressley joins strikers, protesters at Gaza hunger strike rally

Massachusetts hunger strikers urged Senators Markey and Warren to introduce the Block the Bombs Act to limit arms sales to Israel.
fromBoston.com
1 day ago

New poll shows Moulton with lead over Markey in potential Senate primary

Although the midterm elections are more than a year away, political observers in Massachusetts are ramping up speculation about two key topics: how Gov. Maura Healey will fare in her reelection bid and whether Sen. Ed Markey will have any major challengers. A new poll released this week by the Fiscal Alliance Foundation offers some insight into where things could be headed.
US politics
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

6 Mass. lawmakers take free trip to Israel amid ground offensive in Gaza

You can read the news stories. You can watch it on TV. You can read the articles, but until you're there, until you look somebody in the eye, and they tell you what happened, and you see that pain, you see where they live, you see burnt down or bombed out houses, it's hard to actually understand,
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US politics
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Moulton readies primary challenge against Markey in Massachusetts

Rep. Seth Moulton is preparing a primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey for the Massachusetts Senate seat, signaling a generational contest within the Democratic Party.
US politics
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

MassGOP to pay $36K after allegations of illegal donations

Massachusetts Republican Party agreed to pay over $36,000 after accepting prohibited 2022 donations, including a $27,723.45 check from Dean Tran's congressional campaign.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Court puts reinstatement of cannabis commission head on hold

State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg then fired her in September of 2024, accusing her of "gross misconduct," making race-based remarks, and bullying. However, Goldberg's decision to remove O'Brien was made of "a house of cards," Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Gordon wrote in a decision issued last week. Goldberg, through Attorney General Andrea Campbell, is now appealing that ruling, according to court documents. A judge agreed to stay the judgement, which included returning O'Brien to her position and all due back pay and benefits,
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NYC politics
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Brian Shortsleeve, former MBTA head, is running for governor

Brian Shortsleeve pledges to restore fiscal responsibility in Massachusetts as a Republican gubernatorial candidate.
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