ELECTIONS

It'll be May at the end of the week. Massachusetts lawmakers are aiming to have a balanced budget process complete and signed by the Governor before the end of the fiscal year, June 30th.

Delegates at the convention being held in Worcester will choose who out of three candidates will be endorsed for the 2026 election

The U.S. Senate early Thursday started the process of trying to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The Republican majority is using what is known as the "reconciliation” process, which is time consuming but eliminates the need for 60 votes in that chamber.

U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Tuesday that any use of United State ground troops in Iran would be considered an escalation. President Donald Trump has said that remains a possibility, while also trying to negotiate the end of the conflict that has entered its second month.

Mayoral candidates in Massachusetts who spent the most went on to win election in four out of five contests in 2025, a year when voters had the fewest number of candidates to choose from in at least 28 years.

Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, held a recent campaign tour of western Massachusetts. He is challenging incumbent U.S Ed Markey in the Democratic primary in September.

The so-called Bright Act, is a $3 billion bond bill aiming to put at least $2.5 billion of that back into campuses across Massachusetts.

Massachusetts lawmakers propose to move an energy measure forward amid high bills, winter chill and a looming budget.

U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Thursday he plans to run for another term. The Democrat was first elected in 1988.

A recent social media ad by a Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate used AI to create a fake clip of Gov. Maura Healey