Mass. Democratic US Senate Hopefuls Spar In Debate
U.S. Reps. Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch sparred on drone strikes, student debt, health care and campaign spending.
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U.S. Reps. Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch sparred on drone strikes, student debt, health care and campaign spending.
As the House began debating the transportation financing bill Monday, hundreds of senior citizens blocked traffic on Beacon Street in protest.
With a veto threat and more than 100 amendments to consider, the House debate on a transportation financing bill promises to be lengthy and spirited.
The public is invited on a first-come, first-seated basis and can submit questions for the candidates via Twitter.
They're scheduled to debate and vote on the legislature's $500 million tax-hike bill Monday in the House, and if I were you I'd pay close attention to what happens next.
The upcoming U.S. Senate elections and the state of Massachusetts politics were some of the topics WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller covered Sunday on "Keller @ Large" as he sat down with GOP U.S. Senate candidate Michael Sullivan.
As expected, the race to replace Boston Mayor Tom Menino is getting even more crowded.
Spending by outside groups in Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election has topped $1.25 million, with the largest amount going to support Democratic candidate Edward Markey.
This is a crucial weekend for House and Senate leaders who are trying to pass their $500 million transportation plan.
There's now less than a month to go until primary voters nominate candidates for the U.S. Senate seat here in Massachusetts.
Even after two electoral victories, it seems Gov. Patrick doesn't know his audience quite as well as he thinks he does.
Brown's primary residence is in Wrentham, Mass., but he owns a home along New Hampshire's seacoast.
Gov. Deval Patrick derided a $500 million transportation financing plan offered by legislative leaders as a "fiscal shell game," and said he would veto the bill if it reached his desk in its current form.
For the past 11 years, Boston City Councilor Rob Consalvo has been representing his district including Hyde Park, Roslindale, Readville and Mattapan.
Gov. Deval Patrick is rallying activists to lobby for the major income tax increase he's proposed instead of settling for the lesser revenues of the legislature's gas and cigarette tax hikes.
