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November 9, 2022

Massachusetts election results: Democrats sweep House midterm races, holding 9 seats

Massachusetts Democrats secured a sweeping victory in the House midterm elections after all nine incumbent candidates held on to their seats.

November 9, 2022

Massachusetts' Maura Healey becomes first lesbian elected governor in US

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has emerged victorious in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race, becoming America’s first elected openly lesbian governor.

November 8, 2022

MA Democratic AG Healey and Trump-endorsed Republican Diehl battle for governor in heated race

Voters in Massachusetts are being presented with two vastly different candidates for governor, Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Geoff Diehl, in a heated gubernatorial race.

November 8, 2022

MA voters decide on millionaire tax, driver's licenses for those in country illegally

Massachusetts voters will decide whether illegal immigrants in the state can obtain a driver's license and whether to impose a 4% surtax on the incomes of millionaires in the midterms.

November 8, 2022

I'm Black and became a conservative because Democrats keep failing my community

I grew up in a tough neighborhood in Boston. The first homicide I witnessed happened when I was just 5 years old. But today I am thriving. I am not a victim and Democrats don't like it.

November 8, 2022

Two men busted for attempting to sell fentanyl to vets in Boston VA substance abuse programs

Veterans receiving care for substance abuse at a Massachusetts VA facility were targeted by two men who sought to sell them fentanyl, according to the Department of Justice.

November 8, 2022

Biden-nominated US Attorney Rachael Rollins under DOJ IG investigation

Rachael Rollins, U.S. attorney for the district of Massachusetts, is under investigation by the Department of Justice inspector general, her office confirmed Tuesday.

November 8, 2022

Ex-MIT researcher charged in Yale grad student's murder after global manhunt found competent to stand trial

Ex-MIT researcher Qinxuan Pan, charged with the murder of Yale graduate student and Army veteran Kevin Jiang, was deemed competent to stand trial after over a year and a half of delays.

November 4, 2022

Boston doctor arrested in child sex trafficking sting, told officer he wasn't 'in mood' to get caught: report

Sadeq Quraishi, an anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has been arrested in a federal child sex trafficking sting, according to a report.

November 4, 2022

Massachusetts Democrats stand to gain ground on election night as popular GOP governor retires

MA Dems are likely to seize the Bay State's governorship after popular Republican Charlie Baker forewent reelection, in an electoral gain for the party — likely a rarity this cycle.