Races for two open seats on Massachusetts' Governor’s Council remained too close to call on Wednesday morning. Winners were not yet declared in the races for two open Governor’s Council seats at the end of Tuesday night.All five incumbent Governor’s Council members on the ballot...
On this early November morning, Massachusetts residents are waking up to temperatures akin to those of a late summer day. Already, temperatures across the state were above 60 degrees, with Boston, Worcester and Springfield at 65, 62 and 62 degrees, respectively, around 7 a.m. Wednesday....
Voters opted to change up the political party of their state representative in at least four districts Tuesday on a night when Massachusetts Republicans showed renewed strength.Republicans flipped at least three legislative seats in Massachusetts, including one held by a veteran Democrat once in the...
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Bill Keating triumphed over Republican challenger Dan Sullivan in the race for Massachusetts’ 9th Congressional District seat Tuesday night.With 92% of votes counted as of 7 a.m. on Wednesday, voters in the 9th District — which encompasses much of the South Shore...
An additional two MBTA employees have been fired amid a criminal investigation focused on the transit agency’s Cabot Yard maintenance facility, bringing the total number of employees terminated amid the investigation to six. The MBTA confirmed the termination of the two employees Wednesday morning. The...
Massachusetts residents voted widely in favor of allowing the state auditor to audit the state Legislature Tuesday night.Ballot Question 1 allowed voters to decide whether the state auditor should have the authority to audit the Massachusetts Legislature. A yes vote supported specifying that the state...
Massachusetts voters appeared Wednesday morning on the brink of approving a first-of-its-kind referendum allowing drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize.The union-backed measure will permit drivers to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and other work conditions.Such worker rights are available in many...
Police officers were authorized to activate their cruiser lights and sirens to deliver more ballots to a polling location in Hyde Park early Tuesday evening, according to multiple published reports.In a statement, Secretary of State William L. Galvin’s office said, “Unfortunately, it appears that the...
Massachusetts voters have rejected a ballot measure to pay the state’s tipped workers $15 an hour independent of the gratuities they receive from customers.Tipped employees — an essential part of the bar, restaurant, hotel, and other service industries — are compensated through a distinctive system...
Massachusetts residents voted down a ballot question that would have legalized and regulated some natural psychedelic drugs for purchase and use in specific settings Tuesday night.Ballot question 4 would have enacted a new law governing five psychedelic substances found in mushrooms and plants: psilocybin and...
