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Transcript of Hearing on Proposed Equal-Racial-Outcomes Amendment to Massachusetts Constitution

Below is a transcript of a portion of a hearing of the Joint Committee of the Judiciary of the Massachusetts Legislature on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 dealing with a proposed amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution that would define unequal outcomes by race and other groups de facto evidence of racially

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Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Has Below-Average Effectiveness Among Democrats

Are members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation effective in doing their jobs? At least one person is, but generally speaking, they are below-average at it, according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking's analysis.

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Hip-Hop Republican and Gubernatorial Candidate Darius Mitchell Wants To Take Massachusetts Republican Party In A New Direction

He's not Charlie Baker. He's not Donald Trump. He's Darius Mitchell, and he describes himself as a "Hip-Hop Republican." Mitchell, who supported former President Trump in 2016, is the first Republican to announce a run for governor in Massachusetts in 2022. The

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Massachusetts Media Members Gave Money To Democrats In Georgia Senate Runoff

Some may accuse members of the media of giving in-kind campaign contributions in the form of favorable media coverage for some candidates and unfavorable coverage to other candidates. But sometimes, it's simpler than that.

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Former U.S. Marine Jesse Brown Preparing For Potential GOP Congressional Run In Massachusetts Ninth District

A former Massachusetts Senate candidate may soon be a congressional candidate. Plymouth resident and former U.S. Marine Jesse Brown, a Republican, is strongly considering running for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Massachusetts Ninth Congressional District, which includes the South Shore, parts of the South Coast,

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Someone Registers Several Martha Coakley For Governor Web Sites

Is it a joke, or does Martha Coakley actually want to run for governor again? That is unclear.

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Employer Confidence Widespread Heading Into Spring

By Michael P. Norton State House News Service

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Defense Contractor Money Recipient Katherine Clark Blames Interventionist Foreign Policy For Mass Immigration

Why are there so many people who want to enter the United States of America and why are there people entering the country illegally every single day? U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-Melrose) listed off a few reasons for that during an immigration roundtable event she hosted on Facebook live