Massachusetts Democrats slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy for what they argued was his failure to reform the state’s right-to-shelter law or put in place security checks during his tenure as housing and economic development secretary under former Gov. Charlie Baker.
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Youth wave: Young candidates break through in local elections
At a time when the general sense across the country is that politicians are too old, Qenan Francois’ election to the North Middlesex School Committee broke a status quo, but in Greater Lowell this year he was one of several young candidates to win a local elected position.
Mike Kennealy, Republican running for governor, says he warned Healey of shelter demand
Mike Kennealy, a Republican running for governor, said he personally warned Gov. Maura Healey about rising demand for state-run shelter services during a November 2022 meeting.
Fallen service members remembered with U.S. flag display on the Common
As they do every year ahead of Memorial Day, volunteers placed tens of thousands of U.S. flags around the Boston Common’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on Wednesday.
Northeastern governors plan June meeting to talk Trump tariffs with Canadian premiers
A group of Canadian premiers and six northeastern governors plan to convene in Boston June 16 to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the United States and its neighbor to the north, according to Gov. Maura Healey’s office.
Diana DiZoglio accuses Maura Healey admin of approving ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts in shelter system
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration approved “improper and unlawful” no-bid contracts for food and transportation services as part of the state-run emergency shelter system housing migrants and local families, according to a report by the auditor.
