massachusetts politics

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking some of the top names in Massachusetts politics, but what else might change over the next four years?

Recently named the Executive Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, Setti D. Warren joins Kwani A. Lunis for a Black History Month installment of “10 Question with NBC10 Boston.”

Though the race for the governor of Massachusetts is still nearly two years away, at least one candidate told NBC10 Boston he’s in. Former state Sen. Ben Downing, a Democrat, is running on a platform of economic and racial justice as well as climate change. In his first TV interview on the race, the Pittsfield native told NBC10 Boston...

The first official candidate in the race for governor of Massachusetts is progressive Democrat Ben Downing, a former state senator.

Former State Senator Ben Downing, a Democrat, is running on a platform of economic and racial justice as well as climate change. In his first TV interview on the race, the Pittsfield native told NBC10 Boston that current Gov. Charlie Baker is not getting the job done.

Quincy Democrat Ron Mariano was elected as the new speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Wednesday, filling the role left vacant Tuesday by longtime Speaker Robert DeLeo. Mariano, 74, takes control of the House six days before the end of the unusual 2020-2021 lawmaking session. Mariano had 123 votes, while his Republican opponent, Minority Leader Brad Jones, received all…

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo — the longest-serving speaker in state history — formally stepped down Tuesday after he said goodbye in an at-times emotional speech.

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo said goodbye on Beacon Hill after 12 years.

Abortion rights will be formally codified in Massachusetts law and access to the procedure will be expanded after the Senate on Tuesday joined the House in overriding Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of the legislation. The bill, known as the ROE Act, expands access to abortion beyond 24 weeks in cases of fatal fetal anomalies and lower the age of consent…

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo — the longest-serving speaker in state history — will formally step down Tuesday.

The Massachusetts Senate is slated to vote on legislation Tuesday that would establish the right to an abortion in state law and make the procedure more accessible. The bill, known as the ROE Act, would expand access to abortion beyond 24 weeks in cases of fatal fetal anomalies and lower the age of consent from 18 to 16.

Massachusetts has ended the use of a controversial license plate surveillance system after discovering a glitch that caused inaccurate data to be recorded for more than five years, according to a report obtained by The Boston Globe.  The inaccuracies were found in a network of mounted, fixed high-speed cameras installed by Massachusetts State Police that took photos of license plates…

Aiming to find compromise with Gov. Charlie Baker over police accountability and oversight, senators agreed Monday to scale back restrictions they had sought to put on the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement and to limit the influence of a civilian led commission over police training. The newest version of the police reform legislation emerged in the Senate…

Massachusetts senators passed a scaled-back version of a police reform bill Monday. With the House in session Tuesday, a spokeswoman for Gov. Charlie Baker said he would sign the new version if the House goes along with the changes.

NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King has learned that Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo is leaving his post to take a job at Northeastern University.

A new UMass Lowell poll had some disappointing news for Elizabeth Warren, showing just six percent of likely Massachusetts Democratic Primary voters think she will be the eventual nominee. And it also shows Bernie Sanders ahead of Warren in her home state.

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, are planning to face off in their first televised debate.

Senator Ed Markey could have a challenging year ahead with his Senate seat hanging in the balance. The 2020 Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary will be the toughest election of his 40-year Congressional career. New numbers show Markey’s challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III has raised $2.4 million in the fourth quarter, compared to Markey’s $1.4 million in the same quarter. But…

Sen. Ed Markey says he has great confidence he’ll be re-elected over his challenger, Congressman Joe Kennedy, who is leading in the latest polls.