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This Kennedy has never appeared on a Massachusetts ballot, nor does he call the state home, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose to make his announcement for president in the state where the Kennedys became a political dynasty.  And “Why not?” asked former Democratic political consultant Tobe Berkovitz. “With older voters that name still has a certain caché,” said Berkovitz, […]

More transparency “than ever before” was the promise Gov. Maura Healey made to voters when it came to the issue of public records. The Cambridge Democrat vowed she would break precedent with governors past, who for decades have claimed a blanket exemption from public records law based on a 1997 Supreme Judicial Court decision, shrouding their administrations in […]

Planned obsolescence in electronics like cell phones and laptops is more than just a headache for consumers: it’s a “triple-whammy of bad news” that’s costing taxpayers millions, packing landfills and protecting companies from corporate responsibility, says MassPIRG Executive Director Janet Domenitz. The average iPhone lasts three to five years before trade-in, according to Apple. For Chromebooks, Google […]

Patriots’ Day looks a little different in Massachusetts. The third Monday in April which kicks off school vacation week and is more commonly referred to as “Marathon Monday” across most of the Bay State, actually commemorates the first battles of the Revolutionary War. It’s one of just five states that officially mark the holiday in some way. […]

Along the Boston Marathon race route, yellow daffodils and “Boston Strong” banners pay solemn tribute to victims and survivors of the 2013 Marathon bombings and encourage racers and onlookers to keep their memories alive. This year, especially, runners will be carrying that tribute with them as they cross the finish line on the 10th anniversary of the […]

Massachusetts farmers and fishermen put their skill at tending crops to work in the halls of the State House yesterday, where instead of planting fruits or vegetables, they looked to sow seeds of action. Lawmakers who attended Agriculture Day on Wednesday found choice cuts of legislation peppered in among the copious samples of local cheeses, vegetables, […]

Lawmakers are making clear that tackling affordable housing will be front and center in the annual House budget — due out today. House budget writers have committed to the revival of a pandemic-era renter protection law that would bar landlords from evicting financially strapped tenants who have applied for rental assistance.  It expired last month and the eviction […]

Access to the abortion pill is here to stay in Massachusetts, a contingent of women-led state leaders has vowed. Gov. Maura Healey has pledged to take “immediate action to protect access” to abortion care in Massachusetts and will reveal the details of her plan at 1 p.m. on Monday on the steps of the State House. […]

When it comes to Massachusetts politics, there’s a “disconnect” between what one analyst calls the “loud Left” and its agenda, and what the electorate actually wants. For a state generally considered one of the most left-leaning in the nation, a recent poll from political advocacy firm Priorities for Progress suggests otherwise. “Voters in Massachusetts are far more moderate […]