STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 24, 2016…..Rep. Brian Mannal, who has represented parts of Cape Cod in the House since 2012, will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Daniel Wolf after this session. In his announcement on Thursday, the Barnstable Democrat said he is “a champion for human rights, civil rights and animal […]
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 17, 2016…..Cambridge City Councilor Leland Cheung on Thursday announced a primary challenge against Somerville Sen. Patricia Jehlen, setting up a contest between two progressive Democrats in a Democratic stronghold north of Boston. “I’m not known for shying away from bold ideas and bold solutions and potentially upsetting the status quo,” Cheung […]
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 15, 2016….Four days after Massachusetts hospital industry officials said legalizing marijuana for general adult use is the “wrong prescription,” the state’s sheriffs declared they’re against the proposed law too, and in the process drew a sharp rebuke from the pro-marijuana campaign for making “regressive, 1930s-era” arguments. The proposed ballot law would […]