By STEVE LeBLANC, The San Francisco Chronicle
Worcester, Mass. — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown officially kicked off his re-election campaign Thursday, casting his chief Democratic opponent Elizabeth Warren as an ideologue and pledging to be an independent voice in a deeply …
From MSNBC.com
Boston police say they have made 47 arrests, with 33 men and 14 women taken from the Boston Occupy Camp, mostly for trespassing, according to The Associated Press.
At a news conference at police headquarters on Saturday, Boston Mayor Thomas …
By ABBY GOODNOUGH, The New York Times
NEWTON, Mass. — Simply put, Barney Frank has had enough.
Speaking from his district office here on Monday after announcing his plan to retire from …
BOSTON – Transgender people would be protected from discrimination in Massachusetts under a bill that is close to becoming law after winning Senate passage Wednesday.
The measure was approved by the state Senate on a voice vote without debate one day …
Andrew Miga, Associated Press
Washington –Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is filling a void for disillusioned liberal Democrats who flocked to President Obama in 2008. She’s attracting attention, money and help that the left isn’t eager to give to Obama.
A longtime consumer advocate, …
By ALEX ISENSTADT | Politico
Massachusetts lawmakers unveiled a draft congressional map Monday that pits two Democratic incumbents against each other in the same district, setting the stage for another potential member vs. member match-up.
Under the plan, Democratic Reps. Stephen …
ByStephanie Condon, CBS News
Despite having only officially entered the race last month, Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts announced Monday her campaign raised an impressive $3.15 million in the third quarter.
Warren, championed as a hero of the left for …
By Cheryl Wetzstein-The Washington Times
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a sweeping reform of Massachusetts’ alimony system that activists are praising as bringing rational criteria to a hodgepodge system and for ending “alimony-until-death” payments.
Once the alimony law goes into effect March …
Matt Murphy
BOSTON (State House News Service) – Looking to build on its gains in the Massachusetts House, hold the Senate seat Scott Brown won in 2010, and help the effort to defeat President Barack Obama, the state Republican Party will …
By DEBORAH BECKER
BOSTON — She may be an undeclared candidate, but potential Democratic U.S. Senate contender Elizabeth Warren appears to be gaining support among Massachusetts voters. A WBUR Poll (PDF) released Tuesday puts the Harvard law professor the …
