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Liberal groups have launched twin online petitions aimed at pressuring Gov. Deval Patrick to temporarily name former congressman Barney Frank to U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat if Kerry is confirmed as secretary of state.
Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua for failing to file a 2011 campaign finance report.
Former Congressman Barney Frank says he wants to be interim senator if and when Sen. John Kerry leaves office.
City councilors unanimously re-elected council president Stephen Murphy to a third term Monday at their first meeting of the new year.
Next time you hear somebody say "politicians are all a bunch of bums," step away from the person saying it and think for a moment about Patricia Llodra, the first selectwoman of the town of Newtown, Connecticut.
The choice of Sen. John Kerry as Secretary of State and who will replace him in Massachusetts was one of the topics, WBZ-TV and WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s political analyst Jon Keller reviewed on "Keller @ Large."
Elizabeth Warren was sworn in again on Saturday in a mock ceremony held for those who couldn't make it to Washington, DC.
As Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III were both sworn in as junior members of the 113th Congress, it's probably no surprise that the two were reflecting back on how they ended up in their respective positions.
The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever.
Mary Beth Heffernan has served in her current post since 2010, but was recently one of several cabinet secretaries to announce that they would not remain in the administration for the final two years of Patrick's second term in office
Just-retired Rep. Barney Frank says he'd like to serve as a temporary successor to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the secretary of state nominee.
Barney Frank for interim senator? In politics, you never say never. But I doubt it.
When you live in a bubble of unreal privilege and deference, over time you lose your capacity to truly understand what real life is like for the rest of us.
Public employees in dozens of towns across the state have been ordered off the job, but are still being paid their full salaries by cities and towns.
After two months in the hospital, Boston Mayor Tom Menino is getting back to work at City Hall.
