The Feds: We being today in Washington, where the Republican party continues to insist that the Affordable Care Act a.k.a. Obamacare, be delayed a year before they agree to fund the government. A proposal that GOP sent back to the Senate Saturday did not just
It is often forgotten that the return of ward representation to Springfield was a jarring change not just to the City Council, but to the School Committee as well. Because the body has a four year term, this is the first time it is up
Updated 5:25PM:Here is the White House release on the nomination. The Boston Globe is reporting that President Barack Obama has chosen Hampden County District Attorney Mark Mastroianni to the Springfield seat of Massachusetts US District Court. The vacancy has existed since August 2011 when Judge
…And the World: We begin today in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel has won an historic third term capturing nearly a majority of the seats in the Bundestag, a rarity in German politics. Merkel could overtake Margaret Thatcher as Europe’s longest serving leader. But without
With today’s results, the field is set for November in most of Western Massachusetts’s biggest cities. Holyoke’s mayoral contest is set. That city’s Ward 4 race was more or less over before voting began as one of the three candidates running had disclaimed interest in
Today is ELECTION DAY in Springfield and Holyoke today. Polls are only open in Ward’s 1 & 5 for city council in Springfield. Polls are open citywide in Holyoke where mayor and clerk are on citywide ballots and council is on Ward 4’s ballot. Please
The State of Things: We begin today in Massachusetts. Not to knock Syria off the top, but the entry of Attorney General Martha Coakley into the race for governor shakes up a race with only one frontrunner, Treasurer Steve Grossman. Coakley’s intro video (which includes
Welcome to the Sunday Feature: A new effort to bring you lengthier, more in-depth stories on some Sundays. EDITED: 9/22/13 7:22PM: For grammar, links & change of picture. This is the first of a two-part series on younger candidates in Massachusetts politics. BOSTON—During the summer
EDITED 10/6/13 10:30AM: For grammar. This post is the first in a series profiling the wards with contested races this year. SPRINGFIELD—Last weekend artists and makers of all manner of crafts plied their wares on a charming side street lined with well-maintained brownstones. At the
SPRINGFIELD—During a marathon session Monday night that was largely driven by the sheer weight of the agenda and not the outsized volume of councilors’ egos, the Council digested a massive list of financial orders and considered several ordinances. The meeting opened with a Audit Committee