I had an appointment in Boston today, so I took the Commuter Rail in and out from Lowell.  At Gallagher Terminal I found there was no ticket counter in the lobby since LRTA is trying to keep that as clear as possible to accomplish social … [Read more...]

...but don't get too excited.  There are precious few races that appear to be contested in either the primary or the general.  A big pet peeve of mine is when Dems leave seats unchallenged, but what the heck has Jim Lyons been doing with … [Read more...]

Just thought I would link to this piece by David Bernstein and would be interested in your thoughts, and what criteria you would use.  In terms of most influence throughout the entire decade I would say probably Governor Baker, Senator … [Read more...]

Two MA House seats were up for election today to fill vacancies caused by resignations.  In the 37th Middlesex, Dan Sena, a Dreamer from Brazil, has held the seat vacated by Jen Benson who resigned to lead the Alliance for Business … [Read more...]

Voters went to the polls today in two State Senate districts.  In the 2nd Hampshire & Hampden they chose State Representative John Velis to succeed Donald Humason who vacated the seat upon being elected Mayor of Westfield.  In the … [Read more...]

The coronavirus has hit close to home to MA political circles, as it has claimed the life of 86-year old Donald Reed Herring, eldest brother of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.  Please join me in sending thoughts and prayers to our senior Senator and … [Read more...]

My Facebook feed lit up today with news that the Supreme Judicial Court got out ahead of the legislature and reduced signature requirements by 50% and delayed the deadline a bit.  They sided with plaintiffs arguing the regular requirements … [Read more...]

Yesterday, the Democratic State Committee met remotely to organize for the quadrennium.  We elected almost 100 new members based on constituencies, the results of said elections can be found here.  The new uncontested add-on seats will be … [Read more...]