Today, in the much-anticipated case of McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court threw out aggregate limits on campaign contributions.  In a nutshell, what this means is that you still can only donate $2,600 to any particular candidate, but the … [Read more...]

As you probably know by now, Jason Lewis won today's special election to replace Katherine Clark in the state Senate.  He beat a solid opponent (Melrose alderman Monica Medeiros) in a seat that, for a long time, was held by Richard Tisei. … [Read more...]

If you live in the Fifth Middlesex Senate district (a/k/a Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, Wakefield, Reading, part of Winchester), or in the Fourth Hampden House district (a/k/a Westfield), or in the 16th Suffolk House district (a/k/a … [Read more...]

The latest from the increasingly embarrassing debacle that was the Mass. GOP convention last weekend is that the party's chairman of the rules committee, Steve Zykofsky, says that blank or "present" votes should not have been counted in … [Read more...]

The news that two Boston firefighters were lost today in the massive fire on Beacon Street is devastating.  Lt. Edward J. Walsh and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy gave their lives in the performance of their duty.  We extend our deepest … [Read more...]

Yesterday the Supreme Court heard one of the hottest-button cases of the year: whether a company owned by religious people can claim an exemption from the Affordable Care Act provision requiring that businesses offer health plans that … [Read more...]

First, credit where credit is due: MA-6 candidate Richard Tisei has announced that he is boycotting this weekend's GOP convention to express his disapproval of the right-wing platform that the party adopted earlier this year.  Good for … [Read more...]

Last Friday, Federal Judge Denise Casper (of Bulger trial fame) issued a ruling that allowed a voting rights lawsuit filed against Secretary of State Bill Galvin and other state officials to go forward and ordered the state to start turning … [Read more...]

Most of the time it's best to ignore Jeff Jacoby's Boston Globe columns.  But today's column is worth discussing, in part because he's mostly right - a rarity! - and in part because he's wrong on an important sub-point. He's writing … [Read more...]

Just arrived in my inbox: a press release from NECN breathlessly announcing their coverage of St. Patrick's Day events in South Boston.  They will cover the breakfast - hosted this year by Senator Linda Dorcena Forry - and the … [Read more...]