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Candidates for auditor spar in GBH debate

The candidates differed in their approaches to the recent news that the state may refund up to $3 billion to taxpayers under a law intended to limit state revenue growth to the growth of wages and salaries.

Bill Galvin and secretary of state challenger Tanisha Sullivan battle at Democratic primary debate

Galvin repeatedly accused Sullivan of making “misstatements” and twisting his record, at one point charging that Sullivan’s arguments show an “ignorance of the office and the laws around it.” Sullivan told Galvin: “You are not a friend of the civil rights community. You find yourself on the other side of justice all the time.”

Infighting, obfuscation, delay: the chaotic end of Massachusetts’ legislative session

Longtime watchers of the Legislature are used to blown deadlines and obfuscation. But they said this session ended with an unusual amount of work still remaining to be done.

Mayor Michelle Wu proposes hefty pay raises for top city officials

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is proposing hefty wage hikes for some of the city’s top elected and appointed officials, including the mayor, City Council, and police and fire commissioners, according to a letter she filed Monday with the City Council.

Watch live: Democratic primary candidates for Mass. secretary of state debate
Secretary of State William F. Galvin and challenger Tanisha Sullivan square off in their first debate, offering voters a view into the only statewide Democratic primary featuring an incumbent.

Oliver Sellers-Garcia named Green New Deal senior adviser to Mayor Michelle Wu
He takes on a brand-new role that promises to be one of city government’s most challenging.

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Healey and Campbell make first joint appearance on campaign trails for governor, AG

Andrea Campbell, a former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate, faces Shannon Liss-Riordan, a workers’ rights attorney, and Quentin Palfrey, a former assistant attorney general who won the state Democratic Party’s endorsement, in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts attorney general.

As teens, these Bostonians were sentenced to life behind bars for murder. Now they’re out and trying to help others heal.

For some former inmates, personal recovery is the most crucial issue, the central challenge around which all other matters revolve.

Massachusetts has a nearly $5 billion surplus. Now what?

State officials project Massachusetts will have a nearly $5 billion surplus from the fiscal year that ended in June, offering policymakers a huge pot of cash to cover a likely multibillion-dollar refund due back to taxpayers.

A bill to outlaw ‘revenge porn’ stalled in state Senate, enraging survivors and keeping Mass. an outlier

Massachusetts is one of only two states that has not outlawed the sharing of nonconsensual pornography.

Shannon Liss-Riordan pours $2.5 million of personal money into AG campaign

Shannon Liss-Riordan poured $2.5 million of personal funds into her campaign last month, campaign finance records show.

N.H. Governor Chris Sununu stumps for Doughty, says Wrentham businessman is GOP’s best chance against Healey

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu told a room of about 40 supporters that he’s certain Chris Doughty’s primary opponent, Whitman state lawmaker Geoff Diehl, a conservative backed by former president Donald Trump, won’t appeal to enough Republican voters to challenge Healey.

Democratic candidates for state auditor trade barbs in contentious WBUR-WCVB-Globe debate

State Senator Diana DiZoglio and former transportation advocate Chris Dempsey pitched voters on why they should be the state’s next government watchdog.

After Supreme Court decision, a once-denied Christian flag is raised at Boston City Hall

Wednesday’s flag-raising ceremony represented a victory celebration for Harold Shurtleff, a former West Roxbury resident who originally applied for a permit to fly the flag five years ago in connection with Constitution Day.