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Democratic Senator Sinema votes against raising federal minimum wage with a big thumbs down

Kyrsten Sinema wasn’t the sole Democratic senator who voted against the proposal. Seven others who did include Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire.

Baker traveling to Florida following a family death, to return Monday

Governor Charlie Baker is meeting his wife, Lauren, in Florida to “attend to family affairs,” the governor's office said Thursday night.

Barros makes it official, joins Boston mayor’s race

John Barros, the city’s chief of economic development for the past seven years, officially launched his campaign for mayor, saying he has the experience and skill set to help Boston reopen after the pandemic.

Days away from Walsh departure, Boston’s equity chief is resigning

Karilyn Crockett, who was appointed the city’s first equity chief last summer and is rumored to be a potential mayoral candidate, is resigning from her Cabinet-level post.

In Boston mayoral race, Campbell continues to top in campaign cash
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell continues to top the increasingly crowded field of mayoral candidates in campaign cash, although two other contenders outraised the Mattapan Democrat last month, state records show.

Tracker: Who is running for mayor in Boston?
Here’s who has announced their candidacies so far.

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N.H.’s Maggie Hassan is the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection next year

If you thought Maine’s Senate race between Susan Collins and Sara Gideon was big, just wait for this contest with a 50-50 Senate.

Progressive loss in State House primary resurfaces debate over ranked-choice voting

Tuesday night’s results in a primary race in Revere and Winthrop told what feels like a familiar, disappointing tale for the liberal wing of the state’s dominant party.

State offered leftover vaccines to civilians at a clinic for first responders, prompting questions

State officials invited nearly 300 civilians on three separate days in January and February to receive a shot at the Massachusetts State Police headquarters in Framingham, where officials said they had extra doses.

Councilor pushes for info about BPD probe of Capitol insurrection

A Boston city councilor is pushing for information about an investigation into reports that a Boston Police officer may have participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C.

Curtatone, Somerville’s longest-serving mayor, says he will not seek reelection

For nine terms, Joseph Curtatone has overseen a city that has transformed into an enclave of progressive politics.

Watch live: Mayor Walsh to speak about coronavirus

Mayor Martin J. Walsh is scheduled to speak Monday about COVID-19 in Boston. Watch live here at 1 p.m.

Watch live: Governor Baker to speak about COVID-19

Governor Charlie Baker is scheduled to tour the vaccination site at Morning Star Baptist Church in Mattapan and speak about COVID-19 in Massachusetts on Monday. Watch live here at 10 a.m.

Special election for former speaker DeLeo’s seat will test appetite for progressive politics

Candidates vying to fill the seat long held by former Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo span the ideological spectrum, and the outcome could send a message about the changing politics of the State House.