As if voters didn’t have enough on their plates ahead of next week’s Presidential Election, it’s apparently already time to start thinking about the midterms which will follow. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, the Bay State’s elder but junior senator, on Sunday announced he will seek a third term in office in 2026, proclaiming that at … Read more
Clueless and politically-expedient Democrats marked the one-year anniversary of the terror attack on Israel by repeating their calls for a cease-fire – a case of incredibly bad timing and an affront to our Israeli allies. Leading the liberal charge were Massachusetts Democrats Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley and Ed Markey, who not surprisingly caved to the … Read more
A much-needed agreement between the federal government and the Bay State to replace the Sagamore Bridge has been reached, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps owns both the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, a pair of aging spans that cross the Cape Cod Canal, and has determined that the bridges will need … Read more
A day after an attorney wrote that Steward Health Care’s CEO won’t be at a congressional hearing next week despite being subpoenaed, lawmakers said they’re working on a contempt citation against the embattled leader. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey told reporters Thursday that he and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, are putting together a bipartisan plan to … Read more
Massachusetts voters are set to hit the polls Tuesday for the state primaries — a mostly subdued set of elections that feature little competition up and down the ballot except for a select few races. Secretary of State William Galvin predicted this past week that 500,000 Democrats and 250,000 Republicans will cast their ballots despite … Read more
An announcement Friday that preliminary deals had been reached to hand over control of four Massachusetts hospitals run by Steward Health Care to new, largely local owners was met with relief from residents, unions, elected officials, and industry associations across the state. Gov. Maura Healey said tentative agreements were in place to transition Saint Anne’s … Read more
Leading Massachusetts liberals like Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey who have plenty to say about Donald Trump have been mysteriously silent on whether a besieged President Biden should stay in the race. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is … Read more
ShotSpotter is firing back at Bay State elected officials who are pushing for a federal probe of the gunshot detection tech company, as the firm’s CEO said the politicians were spreading “numerous recycled falsehoods and misleading assertions.” The head of SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, wrote a letter this week to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. … Read more
Senate Republicans have blocked a bill offered by their Democratic colleagues aimed at codifying legal protections for contraception access. The bill, the Right to Contraception Act, was put to a vote on Wednesday after languishing in committee for months. Conservative lawmakers called the move a political stunt in anticipation of the 2024 general election. Majority … Read more
WORCESTER — Local Democrats attempted to skewer former President Donald Trump at their party convention Saturday, only days after his felony conviction, and sought to cast the 2024 presidential election as a fight for the future of democracy in the United States. Trump, who was twice impeached during his presidency and faces a litany of … Read more
