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Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis will formally endorse Rep. Michael E. Capuano in the Democratic primary for the Senate special election Sunday at an event in Brookline, Mass.
Saturday, Nov. 28 PITTSFIELD -- Congressman Michael E. Capuano believes his service on the municipal, state and national levels will help him do more for Massachusetts than any of his political rivals.
Just three days prior to the special primary election to fill the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat, the SouthCoast Alliance will present a U.S. Senate Democratic primary forum on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Main Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth .
Paul Kirk never figured to upstage the legend whose death opened up a Senate seat. Even so, the stylish Massachusetts lawyer and former Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy's successor that some are questioning how great an impact he can have.
The Massachusetts Legislature approved a bill to provide veterans with improved services and support as they return from war during difficult times. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. "The brave men and women that have given so much for this country deserve every bit of help that we can provide," said state Rep. Brian Dempsey. "We owe everything to these ...
Somerville will be spending $129,000 to hold the two votes necessary to fill Massachusetts’s empty U.S. Senate seat.
Martha M. Coakley, a native of Western Massachusetts, says there is no letting up as she pursues the state's open U.S. Senate seat.
It's a race that will be hard to predict. The special primary on Dec. 8 and election on Jan. 19 will choose a new U.S. senator from Massachusetts from six major party hopefuls: Democrats Martha Coakley, Mike Capuano, Steve Pagliuca and Alan Khazei, along with Republicans Scott Brown and Jack E. Robinson.
WOBURN – The former Middlesex County Register of Probate has been sentenced for operating two separate schemes in which he stole thousands in taxpayer money and more than $100,000 in campaign funds, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced today.
Sophomore Libby Protzman is in the race for student trustee at the University of Massachusetts with her running mate Derek Khanna - a candidate for SGA president.
Invigorated by state house victories earlier this month in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans are turning their attention to governorships in New England, where they believe the retirement of four incumbents and a competitive race in Massachusetts has created wide-open opportunities.
