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After a ballot question passes in November, what happens next?
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (832+ words) Massachusetts voters are on track to decide the most statewide ballot questions in a single cycle in 32 years. That will create a series of follow-up decisions for Beacon Hill. Nine measures are in the mix for the November ballot, tying…...
Recount affirms Pacheco win in Bristol 9th Democratic primary
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (367+ words) A recount in the close race for the Democratic nomination in the Bristol 9th state House district affirmed that Edward Pacheco is still the victor. “The results have not changed. I am still the Democratic nominee,” Pacheco said in a more…...
Data centers subjected to local approvals under Healey order
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (965+ words) BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Tuesday subjecting proposed data center projects to local approval before developers can move on to state permitting, representing her administration’s latest crackdown on the facilities after halting tax breaks earlier this summer....
Write-in candidate for state rep, Brendalee Smith, will face Sylvia
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (508+ words) Republican Brendalee Smith received enough write-in votes to secure a place on the November ballot in the 10th Bristol District, setting up a challenge to Democratic state Rep. Mark Sylvia. The district includes Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and parts of…...
The Trump administration has ended TPS for several countries. El Salvador may be next.
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (1067+ words) NEW BEDFORD — Bells jangled briefly as the door to the Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores opened, just as Doris Landaverde took her place at the front of the room before 50 or so people. Landaverde has spoken hundreds of times on Temporary…...
Lt. Gov. nominee Oliver quick to jump on Minogue???s team
1+ week, 4+ day ago (612+ words) Shawn Oliver, the New Bedford city councilor who gradually became the sole Republican still running for lieutenant governor, must now forge a relationship with a new running mate. Mike Minogue, a former medical device company executive, won the Republican primary…...
Nonprofit reaches 160 years of support and community for elderly women
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1153+ words) The TV in front of Cambra remained off. She used to watch “Law and Order” and “NCIS,” but when she started having trouble with a hearing aid, she shifted to funny videos or game shows because she didn’t need sound…...
Tam wins Bristol 9th Republican primary
1+ week, 5+ day ago (542+ words) Political newcomer Chester Tam won the Republican primary for the Bristol 9th district, beating former New Bedford City Councilor Henry Bousquet. Unofficial results show Tam received 1,433 votes and Bousquet received 1,144 votes. The candidates did best in their hometowns — Tam beat Bousquet…...
Pacheco inches past Medeiros in Democratic primary for 9th Bristol
1+ week, 5+ day ago (799+ words) DARTMOUTH — Edward Pacheco, a bartender and transit manager, barely scraped by in the Democratic primary race for the Bristol 9th state House district, a race focused on development and political donations. Pacheco ended the night with 2,469 votes, just 14 more than his…...
St. Gelais captures Republican nomination for 8th Bristol race
1+ week, 5+ day ago (380+ words) Jesse St. Gelais, an insurance agent and Acushnet resident, beat Westport attorney Christopher Thrasher on Tuesday in the Republican primary for the 8th Bristol seat, according to preliminary results. He will now face the incumbent Democratic state representative, Steven Ouellette, in…...