December 20, 2015 Will all bets be off? Massachusetts voters to decide casino gambling's fate Looking to rake in some much-needed cash, the Massachusetts legislature approved casino gambling in 2011. Bids were taken. Several licenses for slots and resort-casinos were awarded. Now all bets may be off.
December 20, 2015 Boston Globe endorses Republican for Massachusetts governor Snubbing the Democratic nominee, The Boston Globe has endorsed Republican candidate Charlie Baker for governor in Massachusetts.
December 20, 2015 Democrat Coakley struggles to hold lead in Massachusetts gov race, as she seeks political redemption The race for Massachusetts governor is Martha Coakley's chance for redemption after losing to Scott Brown. But even in the predominantly Democratic state, she's struggling once again.
December 20, 2015 Rep. Tierney concedes defeat in Mass. Dem primary to political newcomer Tierney is the first incumbent Democratic congressman from Massachusetts to lose a primary since Chester Atkins in 1992.
December 20, 2015 Obama, Clinton to attend Martha's Vineyard party President Barack Obama will spend a bit of his summer vacation with Hillary Rodham Clinton, a get-together that comes amid signs that the former secretary of state is seeking to distance herself from Obama's foreign policy ahead of a possible 2016 White House bid.
December 20, 2015 Republican Baker elected Massachusetts governor Republican Charlie Baker has won the governor's race in a nail-biter of an election that seesawed throughout the night and extended into early Wednesday. Democrat Martha Coakley said she wouldn't make any immediate statement and asked her supporters to go home for the night.
December 20, 2015 Massachusetts candidate cited for striking students after debate A candidate for state representative in Massachusetts has been cited by police for striking two pedestrians with his minivan just minutes after leaving a debate.
December 20, 2015 Sen. Shaheen briefed on IRS targeting plot in 2012, memo shows Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was looped in on a plan with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election, according to letters exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller.
December 20, 2015 Liberty wins in Massachusetts ‘nanny state’ tobacco battle Smokers and nonsmokers alike in Westminster, Mass., came together to push back a move by the town’s Board of Health to ban the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products within the city limits.
December 20, 2015 Massachusetts town seeks first-in-nation tobacco sale ban A small Massachusetts town wants to see all tobacco sales go up in smoke.