Massachusetts Politics Information Directory

Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, struggling with the fact that 56 percent of voters see him unfavorably, holds narrow leads over an independent ch.

The decision by Patrick to stop being a punching bag and jabbing back at his opponents was immediately characterized by the head of Charlie Baker's political team as somehow desperate. The local TV media pundit who recently made the ...

The Library is excited to present our new exhibit, “Women in Massachusetts Politics.” The exhibit highlights important women in the state's political history and their accomplishments. Included is a timeline showing important events and ...

The January election of Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate has had an interesting effect on Massachusetts politics. For one, suddenly being a reformer is the cool and hip thing. Take Representatives Tom Stanley and Matt Patrick for example, ...

Amy Bishop and Massachusetts Politics. Posted on February 22, 2010 by bostonboomer. The scene of the crime, Dec. 6, 1986. I'm still obsessed with the Amy Bishop case–most of all I'm fascinated by the events of December 6, 1986, ...

Washington (CNN) -- Health care reform takes center stage Thursday as President Obama and top congressional Democrats work behind closed doors to nail down a final agreement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- who has sounded increasingly optimistic that ...

Former presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, on Billy's run for third-grade class president: "You may be on the verge of a greate political career. The first office for which I ever ran and won was as president of my third ...

What would the elderly ladies of South Florida have been without the delightfully naïve Rose Nylund? When she wasn’t regaling Dorothy, Blanche, and Ma (aka Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty) with tales of her quaint, cow-filled ...

STATE COLLEGE, PA. — The violent threats are not what bother Michael Mann the most. He's used to them. Instead, it's the fact that his life's work — the effort to stop global warming — has been under siege since last fall. That's when Mann ...

Mark Copier | The Grand Rapids Press Mitt Romney stands on a chair to greet the crowd of people standing in line for his book signing at Barnes and Noble in Woodland Mall on Thursday. GRAND RAPIDS -- America needs to stop apologizing for itself ...

... Barro , an economics professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose research focuses on the impact of disasters on economies. Five or Six Years “The usual recovery from a major disaster is typically distributed over five or ...

Investors should have a voice in how the corporations in which they hold shares spend money in politics. Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA) has introduced a bill – the Shareholder Protection Act [H.R. 4537]– which requires shareholder approval of political ...

“They’re working at a fever pitch,” — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, describing legislative activity last Monday. OLYMPIA – When one is the new guy in town, it often behooves one to withhold judgment on things that seem different than the ...

Patrick Kennedy, the last member of his family in office, recently announced he is getting out of politics. “His dad was certainly ... She added that she was pleased that newly-elected Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown voted with Democrats on the ...

Although former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is still officially pondering a race for his old office, Gov. Martin O'Malley is eager for the battle he thinks is coming, according to the governor's campaign manager, Tom Russell. Russell had harsh ...