Why didn’t the age argument work for Seth Moulton?
Incumbents swept across Massachusetts. On GBH’s Morning Edition, politics reporter Adam Reilly breaks down a decisive victory for Sen. Ed Markey.
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As towns around Quabbin Reservoir face challenges, state lawmakers propose more financial help
In the early 1900s, four western Massachusetts towns disappeared from the map. They were flooded to build the Quabbin Reservoir. But those towns closest to the Quabbin don't have access to the water supply. And several are now experiencing significant water quality issues. -
Is there room for love in politics? A Brookline couple shares their story.
Wendy and Evan Grossman met in 1986 working on Gov. Michael Dukakis' presidential campaign. And while they've grown closer, the American electorate has grown further apart. -
Top House Democrats rule out Steward Health Care bailout
Angered over the serious financial challenges at Steward Health Care that could jeopardize the future of safety net hospitals in eastern Massachusetts, top House Democrats insisted Thursday they will not bail out the company, which last week said it doesn't plan to shutter any facilities after securing a new funding stream. -
Boston's Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison on the future of affordable housing
Mayor Michelle Wu wants the Boston Planning and Development Agency to be under the same roof as City Hall. For roughly 70 years, it's operated separately from the rest of city government. -
The long entanglement and short life of right whale 5120
By the time Brian Sharp saw the whale dead on an Edgartown beach, her jet black skin was pockmarked by hungry seagulls, her baleen had been dislodged from her mouth, and thick rope was wrapped tightly — as it had been for the last 17 months — around the most narrow part of her tail.