On the Ballot: What to know for the Nov. 3 election in Newton
The midterms and gubernatorial election are just a couple of weeks away, and soon the endless barrage of campaign ads will come to a sweet, [...]
Question 4 asks: Should Massachusetts have same-day voter registration?
For Massachusetts residents, registering to vote could become a same-day process. Question 4 would allow eligible voters to register and cast their ballots on Election [...]
Harvard professor, civics champion Danielle Allen wants to make democracy work again
A Harvard professor told a Newton crowd Thursday they have the power to restore an “ailing democracy.” Political philosophy professor Danielle Allen—who described herself as [...]
Question 3: What all-party primaries would mean in Massachusetts
Voters on Nov. 3 will decide whether Massachusetts should overhaul its primary elections and create a joint primary in which the top two candidates with [...]
How Massachusetts is losing political power to Florida, Texas and even New Hampshire
Housing advocates in Greater Boston have argued for a long time that adding more housing gives cities and towns more tax revenue, more diversity and [...]
Ballot Question 2 asks: Should public defenders have the right to unionize?
Massachusetts voters will decide Nov. 3 whether the state’s public defenders should have something many other public employees already have: the right to sit down [...]
Public Records Proposal: Six things to know about Ballot Question 1
Voters will decide Nov. 3 whether the legislature and governor’s office should be subject to the state’s public record laws. Question 1 would require the [...]
Democracy, guns and marijuana: Here are the questions on your ballot this November
The last time Massachusetts voters were asked to decide on nine separate ballot initiatives, Gov. Bill Weld was seeking reelection, the Big Dig was in [...]
Primary Results: Incumbents decisively beat back insurgencies
Massachusetts Primary results have been pouring in, and incumbents in the Bay State had a good night. MA-4 U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-MA, will survive [...]
Massachusetts Primary: Five things to know in Newton
In one week, the 2026 primary campaign season will end in Massachusetts. And what a noisy primary season it’s been. Candidates for governor, state legislature, [...]
Jason Poulos on affordability, foreign policy and the movement to remake the Democratic party
When Jason Poulos launched his congressional bid last winter, he was an unknown candidate facing an unknown political landscape. He’s since amassed a small campaign [...]
Moulton visits Newton to make his case for the Senate primary
If the Tuesday Farmers' Market at Cold Spring Park looked more crowded than usual, it's because there was a visit from a congressman who wants [...]
Auchincloss talks policy, politics and party vision ahead of contentious primary
When Jake Auchincloss was starting his first term in Congress, the world was in the grips of a pandemic as the nation awaited a vaccine [...]
Healey endorses Lawn in 10th Middlesex primary
In the heated battle over the Democratic nomination for the Middlesex 10th district seat–which includes a sliver of Newton in the village of Nonantum–Gov. Maura [...]
Newton state representatives defend support of controversial legislature audit bill
Nearly two years after Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly backed an audit of the state legislature, Newton’s state representatives are defending their vote to support a bill [...]