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If you take a moment to re-read the Declaration of Independence, it may help you make better sense of recent headlines. The founders of the United States of America didn't just declare independence from Great Britain. They wrote a statement explaining their reasoning. Two-hundred-and-forty-two years later, we'
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Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin soft-pedaled his reputation as the state's lone pro-life statewide officeholder in a debate with challenger Josh Zakim, who is running hard to Galvin's left in an effort to sway liberal voters in the Democratic primary. As a state representative from
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Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone is welcome to refrain from drinking Sam Adams beer the rest of his life, as he has vowed to do because the Boston Beer Company chairman praised the Trump tax cuts last week. But what's with calling Jim Koch and other business leaders "
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Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone is vowing to boycott Samuel Adams beer for the rest of his life because company co-founder Jim Koch touted the Trump tax cuts during a meeting with the president last week.
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Beth Lindstrom supports legal abortion, but she would likely vote for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh even if he doesn't answer questions about abortion law during his confirmation hearings scheduled for next month. Jim Braude, the host of Greater Boston on WBGH-TV Channel 2, pressed Lindstrom
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By Andy Metzger State House News Service A Cambridge man who allegedly repeatedly posted online about his desire to "slit" the throat of Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain caught the attention of federal authorities when he Tweeted an offer to pay someone to kill immigration agents.
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Geoff Diehl would vote to repeal Obamacare if he is elected to the U.S. Senate, while fellow GOP candidates John Kingston and Beth Lindstrom want changes in it but won't commit to repeal. Obamacare was one of a handful of issues that divided the candidates during an
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By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE When the state's highest court on June 18 knocked off the 2018 ballot a proposed surtax on the wealthy the court also torpedoed a core element of the campaign platforms of the two Democrats running for governor this year, Jay
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