SPRINGFIELD—With MGM off its docket after weeks of reviews and hearings, the City Council returned its focus to its normal duties. Greeted with a lengthy and technical agenda on bond authorizations and contract approvals, the meeting opened with a push from the community for the
The Wolverine: We begin today in Michigan, which votes on Tuesday and while it may not be decisive for either party’s nominating contest, it could reframe or reaffirm the path of both races. Yesterday former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,
Some days ago a piece of mail arrived at a nondescript municipal building in mid-Cambridge. It would eventually find its way to a school north of Harvard Square where its contents were fed into a voting machine, disappearing into the anonymity of the ballots cast
UPDATED 3/2/16 4:17PM: For clarity. SPRINGFIELD—Presidential candidates have lavished an unusual amount of attention on the commonwealth’s third largest city this cycle. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, seeking the Democratic nomination, drew a large crowd at the MassMutual. Ohio Governor John Kasich, a Republican, held an
…And the World: We begin today in Ireland where a hung Dála (Parliament) seems the likeliest result after the senior partner in the governing coalition, Fine Gael, won the most seats, but suffered big losses. Their coalition partners, Labour, were nearly annihilated in the Dála.
With a commanding lead in the polls for the March 1 Republican primary, the supporters of real estate tycoon and provocateur Donald Trump will hold a rally on the steps of Springfield City Hall on Sunday. Having won three out of the first four primary
CAMBRIDGE—Substantively little has been or could be done to contain the flood of money into American politics ushered in by Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 US Supreme Court case that sanctioned unlimited third-party spending in elections. A few weeks ago, people “rolled their eyes”
UPDATED 2/24/16 3:47PM: For grammar & clarity. AMHERST—Following his momentum blunting-loss 2500 miles away in Nevada, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders came to the University of Massachusetts Monday night to rally his youngest and arguably most fervent supporters eight days before the Bay State votes in the
Caving to withering criticism from the media, the City Council and residents, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has released preliminary data from his police complaints board. The Community Police Hearing Board is required under Sarno’s 2010 executive order to file annual reports, but has failed to
…And the World: We begin today in Great Britain where Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement of a June referendum on whether the United Kingdom shall remain in the European Union has prompted a flurry of reaction. Markets have become bearish about the pound, fearing the