GOP
Nancy Reagan dead at 94
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94. TMZ first reported the story at around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, saying the wife of President Ronald Reagan had been in declining health.
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What was up with Chris Christie?
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Was that really Chris Christie, the take-a-back-seat-to-no-one governor of New Jersey? Christie's seemingly shell-shocked gaze as he stood behind Donald Trump on Super Tuesday is generating befuddlement and mockery in his home state and beyond.
News
Bay State voters favor scrapping Common Core, raising charter school cap, poll shows
BOSTON – A majority of Massachusetts voters support scrapping Common Core educational standards and raising the legislative cap on Bay State charter schools, according to a new poll by WBZ and UMass Amherst. Two citizens' initiatives, one of which would direct the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to repeal
Massachusetts
This week in New England history: Feb. 29-March 6
A list of significant dates in New England history: March 1
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Tweeting the four-way #GOPDebate
With the Republican presidential nominee field whittled down to four, senior political reporter Evan Lips took to the NBP Twitter account to offer his takes on Thursday night's debate in Detroit.
Massachusetts
How the Mass. primaries shook out
It was a hard-fought battle for Hillary Clinton in Massachusetts, but the Democratic frontrunner eeked out a win over challenger Bernie Sanders, 50 percent to 49, as Republican Donald Trump cruised to victory, with 49 percent of the vote on the Republican side. With 91 Democratic delegates at stake in
Massachusetts
Mass. voters head to the polls in midst of a potentially massive political realignment
As Massachusetts voters head to the polls, along with voters in 11 other states and one American territory as part of "Super Tuesday," tens of thousands of former Bay State Democrats will today cast ballots as either Republicans or unenrolled voters. Secretary of State William Galvin said Monday
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Massachusetts ranks No. 1 in ‘innovation’ industries
BOSTON – Massachusetts outranks all other states in terms of its "Innovation Economy," which has helped drive the Bay State's standard of living higher than most others, according to the latest assessment from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative in Westborough. The Bay State's innovative industries mostly