Former Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole passed away this morning at the age of 98.  He lost the use of his right arm in WWII, then began his electoral career in 1951 in the Kansas House.  He went on to become Russell County Attorney and US … [Read more...]

Democrats at least temporarily gained a seat in the State House tonight.  Jamie Belsito, who was one of Seth Moulton's primary challengers last year, won a special election tonight to replace Republican Rep. Brad Hill who had resigned to … [Read more...]

Yesterday was one of those days that the historian in me did a lot of cringing as I saw a lot of posts, articles, etc., mostly from sources I usually agree with, either trolling a virtue signaling over a key date in the history of … [Read more...]

I put the last word of the headline in quotes because the root wood is "convene" from the Latin "convenere" meaning to come together, which unfortunately is not what we did today.  About a month ago at our meeting the Democratic State … [Read more...]

Attorney General Maura Healey has released her decisions regarding the constitutionality of proposed initiatives.  Here is the list with links to declination letters where applicable.  These rulings are not about her support or opposition … [Read more...]

I nearly fell over when I saw this headline in my feed today.  I assumed that something like this in my lifetime would have been agreed to by the overwhelming majority.  I know it still occasionally causes controversy, but I just assumed it … [Read more...]

This is so out of whack that I question whether I'm reading or interpreting this correctly.  According to this page (on which you will still have to use drop down menus to find specifics) Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties have less … [Read more...]

Massachusetts's paper of record has posted a 6-part series on how to insulate the presidency from another Donald Trump.  I have not read the series yet, but I understand the theme is legal remedies to codify norms.  They will run one at a … [Read more...]

State Auditor Suzanne Bump has announced that she will not seek re-election next year.  Governor's Councilor Eileen Duff has already announced that she will pursue a campaign to succeed her.  Sen. Diana DiZoglio and Transportation for MA … [Read more...]