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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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Opposition was abundant, so there will not be any red light traffic cameras in Massachusetts — for now. The Massachusetts Senate considered a bill last week (Massachusetts Senate Bill 2553) that would allow cities and towns to create automatically enforced traffic lights and school-bus cameras. The bill would impose a $25
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Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's presidential campaign did not go very far. But he raised an impressive amount of money for it. The Democrat started his campaign with an announcement on November 14, never rose in the polls, and dropped out after getting less than one-half of 1
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According to former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, President Donald Trump is a RINO – meaning a Republican In Name Only. The Republican primary challenger to the president took his pitch to UMass Boston on Monday evening for a town hall-style event where he spoke and fielded questions from college students.
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Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ed Markey advocates for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, but what about a $20 an hour? Markey sounded game during a recent interview with New Boston Post.
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Corporate income taxes? Warren has a plan for that, and the right-leaning Tax Foundation is skeptical about it. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which is President Donald Trump's
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says he won't run for president. Around here, he may be the only one.
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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren went after former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg in the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday night, but that does not mean she would not support him in a general election. In the debate, Warren brought up some of Bloomberg's most controversial past comments
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Traces of red paint were still visible on Plymouth Rock on Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, with the help of East Coast Powerwashing, had essentially cleaned up the area after several monuments in Plymouth had been vandalized with red spray paint overnight.