Did Macklemore’s ouster violate the First Amendment? One watchdog says maybe.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says the answer depends on whether publicly owned and operated stadiums played a role in his removal.
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Local orgs rally support for legislative audit, threaten lawsuit
A coalition of organizations has formed and is threatening to file a lawsuit in January to try to force the Legislature to comply with a new voter law giving the state auditor the authority to investigate the Legislature. -
Francis X. Bellotti, former Mass. lieutenant governor and attorney general, dies at 101
He repeatedly won election as attorney general, but failed in multiple bids for the governorship. -
Trump’s Cabinet picks court controversy as Biden crams appointees, pardons into his final days
The Mass Politics Profs discuss Michelle Wu's failed tax plan, Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, Joe Biden's final days in office and more! -
Boston City Council prepares to weigh ethics committee, approves annual tax rates
The proposal for a new ethics committee comes as one council member now faces federal charges. -
Progressive groups urge Beacon Hill to make anti-Trump push before year’s end
In a pair of open letters, the signers say waiting until 2025 would be a mistake. -
Wu’s property tax proposal is dead, Senate president says
The controversial property-tax shift bill that has driven months of debate will not receive a vote in the Senate, the chamber's top Democrat announced Monday night, hours after the bill had been derailed. -
Top senator urges Boston to set rates without tax shift
Sen. William Brownsberger of Belmont called for the bill to be laid aside and for Boston to finalize its property tax rates without any shift. -
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson arrested on federal charges
Mayor Michelle Wu called on the councilor to resign, saying the charges “will prevent her from effectively serving the city.” -
State senator again blocks action on Boston property tax plan
The Senate meets next on Monday and the Boston bill is likely to resurface then. -
Rep. Pressley and Sen. Whitehouse weigh in on President Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse criticized Biden’s reasoning for pardoning his son, while Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley defended Biden's right to pardon his son but urged the president to use his executive powers to address sentencing disparities.
