Tracking the stories that the Massachusetts political community is talking about on Twitter.
Derrick Z. Jackson
On gun laws, Mass. emerges as a model
Beacon Hill experienced a surreal day.
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Politicians keep writing — but who’s reading?
Sales of books by politicians are often disappointing — and relatively few people seem to be actually reading them.
Russia eases Cuba debt burden
Moscow agreed to write off 90 percent, or almost $32 billion, of Havana’s Soviet-era debt.
Joe Biden urges governors to lead nation
The vice president condemned the political gridlock crippling Washington.
Evan Horowitz
As health care costs grow, everything else shrinks
Nearly a third of all the money in the budget that Governor Patrick signed this morning goes to health care.
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2016 primary circus is coming to N.H.
A cluster of possible 2016 hopefuls is making the trek to New Hampshire in what some say is the most wide-open GOP field in memory. By Joshua Miller
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Capital Quiz: Presidential primary trivia
Capital Quiz: Presidential primary triviaNew Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary has a long and colorful history. See how much you remember.
Frank Phillips
Frank Phillips is the State House bureau chief. He has covered politics for decades for the Boston Globe.
Michael Levenson
Levenson is a State House reporter. He has previously covered presidential, mayoral, and gubernatorial campaigns for the Globe.
Stephanie Ebbert
Stephanie Ebbert
Stephanie Ebbert has been a local news reporter for the Globe since 1997 with a focus on politics
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller covers politics for the Globe. A Massachusetts native and graduate of Bowdoin College, Miller worked in Washington, D.C., before joining the paper in 2013.
Jim O'Sullivan
Jim O’Sullivan writes about politics for The Boston Globe. Previously, he was White House correspondent and chief analyst for National Journal in Washington, D.C.
Evan Horowitz
Evan Horowitz digs through data to find information that illuminates the policy issues facing Massachusetts and the US.
Globe opinion writers
Recent work from Boston Globe columnists.
Scot Lehigh
Scot Lehigh
Patrick’s PAC: Praise, please
Governor Patrick’s federal Together PAC is prodding supporters to pen letters praising his tenure.
Joan Vennochi
JOAN VENNOCHI
Independents need more than optimism to win
Independents like Mass. gubernatorial candidate Jeff McCormick need to get their message out and convince voters to take them seriously.
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