Mounting complaints of voter fraud in Lawrence have prompted Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin to intervene ahead of the November election. City officials say they’ve also been raising concerns about questionable absentee ballot applications,

Could the mayor's raise still make it onto the November election ballot? It depends who you ask. What was said in court on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Linhares faces Tony Economou in the Nov. 4 election for a District 1 seat being vacated by current councilor Jenny Pacillo.

In an order dated Thursday, Secretary of State William F. Galvin said he will assume approval power over any additional hires in the department ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

It’s not running the day-to-day operations. It’s not supervising thousands of employees,” said Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. “You have to work collaboratively.

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a moderate Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey for the Democratic nomination in next year’s Senate race.

Rep. Seth Moulton will challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his Senate seat in 2026, setting up one of the biggest tests of Democratic voters’ appetite for generational change following the 2024 presidential election.

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton’s (D) primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on generational grounds raises questions about the potency of the argument as Democrats grapple with the