Massachusetts
This week in New England history: April 11-17
A list of significant dates in New England history: April 11
NBP Staff
Donald Trump
The Democratic campaign: A romantic comedy?
Twitter users had fun with the trending Twitter topic, #BernieHillaryRomComs:
Charlie Baker
Better Future leader challenges Baker inaction on pipelines
The executive director of a Cambridge-based grassroots group that opposes the use of fossil fuels and favors the use of alternative energy recently penned a blog for the Huffington Post, criticizing Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker for not doing more to stop proposals that would increase the state's reliance
Donald Trump
Michael Reagan on Newsmax: Establishment isn’t stealing nomination from Trump
Michael Reagan, who has endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich's bid for the White House, appeared on Newsmax Prime on Friday to dispel any notion that the GOP establishment is purposefully attempting to steal the nomination from front-runner Donald Trump.
Massachusetts
Tax-cut advocate Barbara Anderson dies; ‘Mother’ of Prop 2 1/2
Massachusetts lost a true taxpayers' champion Friday with the passing of Barbara C. Anderson. Anderson was the driving force behind 1980's Proposition 2 1/2, the signature law that forced the Bay State down the road to shedding its well-deserved "Taxachusetts" moniker, and the champion
Donald Trump
Boston Globe attacks Trump with fake front page
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has the Boston Globe in a tizzy. On Sunday, the paper published a fake front page with "news stories" from a day-in-the-life of America under an imagined Trump presidency. The page, published as part of the paper's Ideas section, appeared
Massachusetts
Is Aetna the next domino to fall in Connecticut?
Still in the rippling wake of General Electric's January decision to move its headquarters from Fairfield, Connecticut, to Boston's Seaport District, another nationwide organization is contemplating a move from the Nutmeg State. According to documents obtained by an open records request with the city of Boston
Massachusetts
Rosenberg tips hand on ‘millionaire tax’ strategy
BOSTON — Senate President Stanley Rosenberg on Monday described to a breakfast crowd of union leaders his vision of how the Senate's work on education, transportation and housing issues is laying the groundwork for a debate over adding a "millionaire tax" to the state constitution. In discussing