mass politics

At the start of Donald Trump’s term in office a significant contingent of American Muslims decided to organize politically and even undertake campaigns for local, state and national office.

Groups of elected officials and organization leaders are publicly criticizing the governor’s amendments to the police accountability bill. Instead of signing the bill as expected, he has fought back on its facial recognition ban and new Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission.

Boston is moving back to a modified version of phase 2, step 2 of the Massachusetts reopening plan. As of Dec. 16, several industries will close and private gatherings will be limited.

Members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, along with U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, gathered on the steps of the State House June 2 to advocate for police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

In order to join the Massachusetts Senate race, Joe Kennedy has to be willing to place at risk the great works he could possibly accomplish.

Cambridge State Rep. Mike Connolly last week advanced a budget amendment that would raise taxes on dividends and interest from the current 5.05 percent to 8.95 percent, a move he said could generate more than $1 billion in revenue at a time when state officials are struggling to invest more in education and transportation in Massachusetts.

In an hours-long hearing at the Massachusetts State House on Friday, more than 100 people testified before the state Legisture’s Education Committee that public schools around the state need more funding.

On Nov. 6 Bostonians will go to the polls to vote for candidates for state and federal positions. Here are the all of the candidates in contested and unopposed seats appearing on ballots in Boston.

Three questions will appear on the ballot paper on Nov. 6. These are concerned with the issue of nurse-patient quotas, campaign financing regulation and transgender rights. Below are three more comprehensive summaries and explanations of what a "yes" or "no" vote will mean for each question.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren repeatedly lambasted her Republican challenger, state Rep. Geoff Diehl, for his support of President Trump, while he attacked her presidential ambitions during the second scheduled debate on Sunday night.

Five of the six candidates for the Suffolk County district attorney seat and the two running for Middlesex County DA gathered at a Greater Boston Interfaith Organization forum last week, with most signaling agreement with the group’s progressive-leaning criminal justice reform agenda.