Last night the Democratic State Committee ratified the Site Selection Subcommittee's recommendation that the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic Convention be held at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell.  The main plenary session will be on Saturday, May … [Read more...]

Congresswoman Trahan has faced campaign finance questions stemming from donations thought to be from her husband rather than herself.  A candidate is allowed to use unlimited personal resources, but spouses are subject to the same limits as … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago I contacted Congresswoman Trahan via her website to express my support for impeachment and received the following reply: Thank you for contacting me regarding your support for impeaching the President of the United States, … [Read more...]

She has been saying this since she finished reading the Mueller Report, but today for the first time she said it on the Senate floor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb0qvpYaK08 … [Read more...]

The Democratic State Convention will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2019.  It is an issues and action agenda convention so the only likely votes will be voice votes on resolutions.  There will also be policy breakout sessions … [Read more...]

The state party has posted the draft of the 2020 national convention delegate selection plan for public comment.  Also, the linked page mentions that the national convention site will be announced soon, but it was in fact announced today … [Read more...]

I've never been sure why this does not get taken care of between election and inauguration so they can hit the ground running, but both of our legislative chambers have named their committees.  You can find the list by committee here. … [Read more...]

This morning, outside the historic Everett Mills in Lawrence, where the 1912 Bread & Roses strike began, our senior Senator surprised exactly no-one by announcing that she is a candidate for the Democratic nomination to be the 46th … [Read more...]

The Democratic State Committee met tonight, and the biggest news is probably that the state convention has been set for Saturday September 14th at Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, with a caucus window of May 11th-June 16th.  Anyone … [Read more...]