Returning West for a moment, we remember the historic Ward elections underway. Yes there is a Mayoral race underway, too. However, the contest between Mayor Sarno and City Councilor Bud Williams is decidedly soporific. Bill Dusty summed it up best with the title of a recent [...] 
It should seem that Mayor Domenic Sarno cannot catch a break. One may be inclined to feel sorry for him were he not the primary architect of his troubles.
Western Mass Politics and Insight has learned from various sources that Senator Edward Kennedy had lost his battle with brain cancer. The Massachusetts Senator died at his home in Hyannisport on Cape Cod. 
The Massachusetts legislature has at last hammered out a compromise State Budget for FY2010 complete with cuts in programs and tax increases. Although at this time the results of the conference committee have not yet been voted on by the House and the Senate, the budget's' [...] 
The Boston Globe reported today--to nobody's surprise--that Boston Mayor Tom Menino will be seeking an unprecedented fifth term to head New England's largest city. His plans for reelection have been rather overt, despite constant refusals to declare his candidacy or not. In the meantime, the 2009 [...] 
Tuesday, Vermont became the first state in the country to legalize Same-sex marriage by legislative action. The Vermont House of Representative overrode Gov. Jim Douglas' veto, passing the legislation. The state joins Massachusetts and Connecticut, where the marriages are now legal, and by the time the' [...] 
The Old South Church on Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay recently sustained a large and deleterious crack due to construction work outside. The work being done was a renovation to the MBTA's Copley Green Line Stop. The damage, although probably not irreversible has rocked the [...] 
This past September, the state primary, which featured abysmal turnout, primarily due to the lack of interesting races and often the lack of challengers led to something of an upset in Boston.
The Stock Market posted strong gains today following yesterdays collapse brought on the failure of the economic rescue bill proposed by the White House. The House of Representatives voted 228-205 against the bill despite reassurance from both parties that the necessary support was there. Following the [...]
