As Massachusetts enters a pivotal election year, shifting fiscal conditions and mounting affordability pressures are reshaping the policy

A proposal to convert Massachusetts’s state primary elections to “all-party primaries” is inching closer to appearing on the November ballot.

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Gov. Maura Healey officially launched her reelection campaign Tuesday morning by attacking President Donald Trump over rising costs of living and federal immigration crackdowns in Massachusetts.

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"Karen leaves very big shoes to fill," Taunton Elections Director Mark Pacheco said of retiring elections Clerk Karen Andrade.

Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano has decided not to call a special election to replace state Rep. Natalie Blais, who announced her resignation effective Jan. 19, leaving her seat open until the November 2026 election.