Shaheen needles Scott Brown over potential GOP Senate bid
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) needled her former rival Scott Brown over his status as a former Massachusetts senator ...
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Enhancing Representation in Massachusetts: The Case for Preferential and Proportional Electoral Systems
Alternative electoral systems—such as ranking systems or list-based proportional systems—could enhance representation in the ...
‘Sending a clear message ... you belong here’: State Senate wants to diversify art and symbolism in its chamber
The committee’s first task: Select a woman to be honored with a bust in the Senate Chamber. The winning selection, which will ...
Work of Senate climate panel unfairly maligned
"Those who dismiss the work of the Senate climate committee fail to see what’s actually happening: collaborative, strategic ...
'Unprecedented': New docs expose impact of migrant crisis on sanctuary city airport
Massport has provided new documents showing the details of the migrant crisis that hit Boston Logan International Airport during the Biden administration.
Charlie Baker ‘does not intend to run’ for Senate, despite poll showing him right on Ed Markey’s heels
“Governor Baker does not intend to run for the Senate,” former Baker campaign manager Jim Conroy told the Herald. Markey, the state’s junior senator, has been seen as somewhat vulnerable in his ...
Massachusetts state Sen. Kelly Dooner goes 'On The Record' about gas bill rates and migrant crisis
In an interview with WCVB, Massachusetts state Sen. Kelly Dooner discusses the state's high gas bill rates, emergency shelter ...
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What's next for Massachusetts' emergency shelter system? Here's what the Legislature has left to do
Senate President Karen Spilka has defended the branch imposing a 4,000-family cap, which critics have said limits the right to shelter that Massachusetts has had for homeless families and pregnant ...
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State Senate approves shelter funding bill with tighter restrictions
Senate President Karen Spilka has defended the branch imposing a 4,000-family cap, which critics have said limits the right to shelter that Massachusetts has had for homeless families and pregnant ...