THIS WEEK THE HOUSE of Representatives engrossed H.4067, An Act Relative to Campaign Finance, which updates the campaign finance law with specific emphasis on increasing transparency in elections by requiring more frequent reporting by House and Senate members. This legislation also included a provision changing the way in which the director of the Office of […]
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Campaign finance chief to step down
THE DIRECTOR of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance is planning to step down sometime in the next nine months, creating a vacancy that prompted the House to change the way his replacement would be selected. Rep. John Lawn Jr., the House chair of the Legislature’s Election Laws Committee, said Michael Sullivan has made […]
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Could fossil fuel investments hinder Kennedy campaign?
As Representative Joe Kennedy III officially announces his decision to challenge Senator Ed Markey, voters are wondering—what distinguishes the two men both viewed as progressive Democrats? The obvious one is age. But New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has complicated the argument that a vote for Kennedy is a vote for a new generation. The 29-year-old […]
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Could fossil fuel investments hinder Kennedy campaign?
As Representative Joe Kennedy III officially announces his decision to challenge Senator Ed Markey, voters are wondering— what distinguishes the two men, both viewed as progressive Democrats? The obvious one is age. But New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has complicated the argument that a vote for Kennedy is a vote for a new generation. The […]
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O’Connell has a leg up in Taunton race
Republican Rep. Shaunna O’Connell always seems to be one step ahead in the race to succeed Thomas Hoye Jr. as mayor of Taunton. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito in January broached the idea of Hoye leaving the mayor’s post to become the interim register of probate in Bristol County. But the appointment wasn’t officially announced until […]
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O’Connell has a leg up in Taunton race
REPUBLICAN REP. SHAUNNA O’CONNELL always seems to be one step ahead in the race to succeed Thomas Hoye Jr. as mayor of Taunton. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito in January broached the idea of Hoye leaving the mayor’s post to become the interim register of probate in Bristol County. But the appointment wasn’t officially announced until […]
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Mass. GOP stepping up its outreach
WITH A TAX DEBATE LOOMING on Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts Republican Party appears to be stepping up its outreach to Bay State voters with a message that GOP candidates and President Trump have an opportunity to make gains in 2020. In a series of emails over the last few weeks, state GOP chairman Jim Lyons […]
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Polling, like everything else, is moving online
HE’S NOT EVEN officially running, but we now have two polls showing Rep. Joe Kennedy III with a sizable lead over Sen. Ed Markey in the Democratic primary for US Senate. The first, from Change Research, showed Kennedy with an eye-popping 17 point lead. That margin raised questions about how seriously to take an online […]
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At labor breakfast, Dems pummel Trump while girding for primary
THE POLITICAL BACKDROP to Boston’s Labor Day breakfast stayed mostly in the background, as Democratic speakers ripped into President Trump but avoided saying anything about the more fraught US Senate race on the horizon. “This country is divided. And it’s undeniable that Donald Trump is exploiting that to his evil benefit,” said US Sen. Ed […]
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Pressley steers clear of Kennedy-Markey questions
CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY shook up Massachusetts politics last year, but she isn’t weighing in on the potential juggernaut showdown between Congressman Joe Kennedy III and US Sen. Ed Markey. “As for my good colleagues, Congressman Kennedy and Senator Markey – I enjoy a productive and good relationship with the both of them,” Pressley told reporters […]