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Massachusetts voters reject wage increase for tipped workers, OK audit of Legislature
11-06-2024 1:43 AM

By STEVE LeBLANC

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips.Those were among five measures on Tuesday’s ballot, including giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing...

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Mark secures another term in State Senate
11-07-2024 10:49 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

State Sen. Paul Mark coasted to reelection on Tuesday, besting Republican challenger David Rosa to earn a second term representing 57 communities throughout Franklin, Hampshire, Berkshire and Hampden counties.The Democrat from Becket will be sworn in...


Pease fends off challenge, will serve third term as state rep for Southampton and Westfield
11-06-2024 3:55 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON — Incumbent state Rep. Kelly Pease experienced a sweeping victory at the polls on Tuesday and will continue his tenure on Beacon Hill for a third term. In one of just a handful of contested local elections this year, Pease, a member of the...


McGovern, Neal cruise to reelection as Dems maintain hold on state’s Congressional delegation
11-06-2024 8:09 AM

By STEVE LeBLANC

BOSTON — U.S. Reps. James McGovern and Richard Neal easily won reelection on Tuesday, as Massachusetts Democrats maintained their hold on the state’s Congressional delegation. In addition to McGovern and Neal, two other incumbents fended off...


Trump back on top: Wins presidency in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
11-06-2024 7:56 AM

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony...


Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters
11-05-2024 7:01 PM

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day unfolded relatively smoothly as voters faced only scattered disruptions and delays after an election season marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and threats to election workers and voting...


Healey splits time in MA, NH on Election Day
11-05-2024 6:30 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

Gov. Maura Healey cast her ballot at an Arlington elementary school Tuesday morning, and after dropping off Dunkin’ coffee and donuts for poll workers turned north to spend most of Election Day in her native — and more electorally active — New...


Energizing viewers, voters: Local adults and children star in short get-out-the-vote video
11-04-2024 5:41 PM

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

Power, joy, peace and freedom are just some of the words evoked by local dancers of all ages in a recent video encouraging people to vote.The video features youth dancers from Art in Motion, an Easthampton dance company, and The Williston Northampton...


Southampton voters face choice for state representative for 4th Hampden District
10-29-2024 9:59 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON — Southampton residents have likely spotted the splashes of blue and white or purple and green signs posted on various lawns, endorsing one of two candidates for state representative. Over the course of this campaign season, some may have...


Do political signs have sway?: Some experts say yes, but many residents refute that idea
10-28-2024 6:17 PM

By Zichang Liu

As Election Day 2024 approaches, political signs are once again sprouting in Massachusetts, from residential lawns to road intersections. Yet, for many residents, these signs serve more like decorative colorful markers dotting the landscape, with...


U.S. Rep. Richard Neal touts accomplishments as he seeks 19th term in Congress
10-28-2024 3:07 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal knows his accomplishments speak for themselves.As the former chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and current ranking member, Neal helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and...


Nadia Milleron ready to fight on behalf of people of Neal’s 1st Congressional District
10-28-2024 3:06 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SPRINGFIELD — Just as Nadia Milleron began to address the press on a recent afternoon, standing in front of bright yellow banners that read “Nadia Milleron for Congress,” the bells of the Springfield Courthouse rang out, as if announcing her campaign...


Mount Holyoke panel finds two election certainties: It’ll be historic and consequential
10-23-2024 8:55 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — With 60 national elections taking place this year across the world, 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history, with many of the elections involving polarizing figures and topics.The United States is no exception: Polling...


Sunderland partners with elementary school on ‘I voted’ sticker contest
10-22-2024 9:36 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — When voters hit the polls in Sunderland, they’ll get an “I voted” sticker, as is tradition, although this time, they’ll have a choice between stickers with an eagle, a boater on water or a raised hand with a sign that says “voting...


Question 4: A new chapter for psychedelics?
10-20-2024 12:01 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

Psychedelics enter the spotlight across Massachusetts on Election Day, as voters are set to weigh in on whether to allow people 21 and older to grow, possess and use certain natural psychedelic substances.Question 4 is arguably the most competitive...


Independent Cornelius Shea looks to unseat McGovern in 2nd Congressional District
10-19-2024 4:31 PM

By GREG VINE

Cornelius Shea is quick to acknowledge that his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern this Nov. 5 would be considered a long shot.Shea, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, is running as an independent, though he assisted his father on a...


McGovern seeks 15th term in Congress
10-19-2024 3:32 PM

By GREG VINE

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is wrapping up his 13th term in the U.S. House, but after nearly 26 years representing the 2nd Congressional District, he says he hasn’t tired of the job.McGovern, 64, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, described...


David Rosa challenges Paul Mark for state Senate seat
10-17-2024 2:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

An eastern Massachusetts man is trying to unseat the Democratic state senator who represents 57 communities throughout Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.David Rosa, a Republican from the Bristol County town of Dighton, is running...


Deerfield Academy event series helps students ‘learn across a political divide’
10-05-2024 11:22 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

DEERFIELD — Love them or hate them, political parties play a big role in American government. But how do they work? In a bipartisan educational effort, Massachusetts party leaders Amy Carnevale (Republican State Committee chair) and Steve Kerrigan...


The long march to minority rule: David Daley’s new book, ‘Antidemocratic,’ says the Republican Party has fundamentally undermined free elections in the US
09-27-2024 2:01 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

In 2016, David Daley published his first book, “Ratf**ked,” an eye-opening account of how numerous Republican-dominated states, beginning in 2010, had dramatically redrawn their voting districts to lock in control of state legislatures and U.S. House...


With just 49 towns in state still using hand-counted ballots, Whately seeks electronic tabulator
09-14-2024 9:28 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With hours upon hours spent in the aftermath of an election counting ballots, Whately’s town clerk hopes to speed up the process with an electronic tabulator.Amy Lavallee is looking into the purchase of an electronic voting tabulator for...

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