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Senate President Karen Spilka says she would have voted ‘yes’ on bill to legalize sports betting

Late last month the Senate passed the sports betting bill on a voice vote, without recording the positions of each individual senator.

Representative Katherine Clark backs Maura Healey in race for governor

The assistant house speaker's endorsement offers the attorney general a high-profile supporter as the state party’s June convention nears and public polling shows Healey outdistancing both her Democratic opponent, state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, and potential Republican challengers.

City Council meeting on police budget keeps focus on overtime and mental health

As Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s $4 billion budget proposal undergoes the review process, the Boston City Council peppered police officials with questions about the department’s policies and priorities, from reducing overtime to increasing racial diversity among employees Thursday.

Healey takes campaign to the South Coast, snags endorsements

Attorney General Maura Healey talked up her pitch to expand public transportation, expand the offshore wind industry, and support community greenspaces, though offered few details in response to questions.

Candidate for auditor says she would subpoena state agencies. Can she?
Not really. “We don’t have subpoena authority,” the current auditor, Suzanne M. Bump, told the Globe.

‘It’s not working fast enough.’ Heartbreak, drugs, and crime persist at Mass. and Cass, leaving neighbors asking, ‘What’s next?’
The Wu administration cleared the area of ramshackle shelters in January, and connected scores of people to services, but the knotty problems of addiction and mental illness persist.

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Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz.

Chang-Díaz ‘feels solid’ about the Democratic convention, shifts focus to undecided voters

Less than a month before delegates from the Democratic Party gather, state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, who is running for governor, said she thinks she has enough support to make it onto the September ballot.

The Massachusetts State House

Mass. Senate leaders unveil $50 billion budget; tax break talks in ‘near future’

Like the House-passed plan, the Senate's budget doesn't include tax cuts, such as those proposed by Governor Charlie Baker.

Governor Charlie Baker pictured here.

Charlie Baker warns driver’s license bill would lead to ‘huge numbers of provisional votes’

The second-term Republican governor didn't say what he would do if a bill that would allow residents without legal immigration status to get licenses landed on his desk.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu endorses Ricardo Arroyo for Suffolk County DA on May 7.

Mayor Michelle Wu defends Arroyo endorsement

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday reiterated her support for City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo’s campaign for Suffolk County district attorney, dismissing critics who call him underqualified.

'Sir Matthew Hale, Kt, Chief Justice of the King's Bench', 1670.

Who was Matthew Hale, the 17th-century jurist Alito invokes in his draft overturning Roe?

Hale's handling of a 1662 case in England, in which he sentenced two women accused of witchcraft to death, would eventually serve as a model in the infamous Salem witch trials 30 years later.

Chris Dempsey and Diana DiZoglio.

Transparency! Accountability! Watchdog! Two Democrats are trying — seriously — to get voters excited about the auditor’s race.

Here’s a heavy lift: make the race for state auditor seem relevant, interesting, and meaningful to primary voters. That’s the task facing Senator Diana DiZoglio and former transportation advocate Chris Dempsey.

Attendees at a rally in front of the State House on Thursday pressed the Massachusetts Senate to pass a bill to give undocumented people access to driver's licenses.

After years of debate, Mass. Senate passes bill to allow driver’s licenses for undocumented people

The vote, 32-8, was enough to override a possible veto from Governor Charlie Baker and came after the House passed a similar bill with a similar veto-proof margin earlier this year.

Gigi Coletta won a seat on the Boston City Council.

Gabriela ‘Gigi’ Coletta wins Lydia Edwards’ old Boston City Council seat

Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta won against Tania Del Rio in a special election for the District 1 Boston City Council seat Tuesday, taking over the district seat representing East Boston, Charlestown, and the North End from her former boss, Lydia Edwards.