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BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey, who campaigned vigorously for Democrat Hillary Clinton, took umbrage Wednesday with Gov. Charlie Baker's reaction to the appointment by President-elect Donald Trump of Steve Bannon to a senior White House role. Bannon's appointment as senior counselor and chief strategist to Trump
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BOSTON – A week after the conclusion of a nasty and entrenched presidential election, leaders from the Massachusetts Democratic and Republican parties gathered in comity Wednesday evening, aiming for wins in two years while offering measured praise for one another along the way. "I believe that the Republican Party and
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STATE HOUSE – As Democrats in Congress regroup after losing the White House and prepare for life under a President Donald Trump, talks are escalating over a change of leadership in the House and Massachusetts delegation members have emerged as among the most vocal in that unfolding debate. House Minority Leader
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STATE HOUSE – Now that Massachusetts voters have welcomed legal marijuana to the Bay State and voted to end cannabis prohibition on Dec. 15, attention is turning to implementation of the new law and whether neighboring states will follow Massachusetts' lead. With 99 percent of the votes counted as of
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BOSTON – Hillary Clinton is former Gov. Bill Weld's second choice in the presidential election after his own ticket, and on the eve of election day the Libertarian vice presidential nominee suggested he understands why Libertarians in swing states might cast a vote for the Democrat. "I hope
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STATE HOUSE – He's watched the New England Patriots on television with fans at a bar in Springfield. He's raked a homeowner's leaves in Lawrence. And he's knocked on doors on Cape Cod. Over the past nine months, as the nation has been
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DORCHESTER — Faith leaders teamed with Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday to make a final appeal to voters to reject legal marijuana, painting the ballot campaign as one about commercialization more than legalization and portraying pot as a "gateway drug" to future substance abuse.
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HAVERHILL — Gov. Charlie Baker, who has a stake in the outcomes of the presidential race, two major ballot questions and numerous legislative races, anticipates he'll spend election day trying to turn out the vote and election night at home watching the results come in. "My guess is