Massachusetts State Legislature
Campaign 2026: With six weeks to go, a roundup of candidate fundraising
If dollars were votes, state Senator Will Brownsberger would be cruising to re-election, Burhan Azeem would be in the driver’s seat for entering the state Senate, state Representative Marjorie Decker would likely be re-elected, while state Rep. Mike Connolly’s race would be too close to call. Read more Events in Cambridge and Somerville: NICE, a […]
Is Beacon Hill thinking about nixing single-family zoning?
If the Senate has its way, single-family zoning in Massachusetts may soon find its days numbered. Read more Campaign 2026: Mbah, Oates and Ruseau vie to replace Barber Two years after a sweeping housing bond bill declared small accessory dwelling units could be built in any single-family district, the state Senate wants to double down […]
Campaign 2026: Mbah, Oates and Ruseau vie to replace Barber
As state Representative Christine Barber competes in a five-way race for an open state Senate seat, three hopefuls seek to take her role representing the 34th Middlesex District. Read more Somerville mayor says Theatre needs to be part of Davis Square’s future The district covers parts of Somerville and Medford. Barber was elected to the […]
Marjorie Decker and Evan MacKay defend positions in final House Rep debate
The final debate between state Rep. Marjorie Decker and Evan MacKay drew a capacity crowd to Street Theory Collective on Tuesday night in Central Square, with close to 150 people gathered in the art gallery among prints and installations. Read more Summer farmers markets are in full swing Affordability and economic revitalization were significant themes […]
Meet the candidates: Brownsberger and Lander emphasize similar issues, different approaches
Will Brownsberger is one of the most powerful politicians on Beacon Hill. Daniel Lander had never run for office before deciding to challenge Brownsberger, who was elected to the state Senate in 2014 after six years in the House. Read more ShotSpotter was unlikely to pick up July 4 gunfire Both are campaigning on the […]
Lander lands Wu endorsement in race against Brownsberger
Just days after state Senate candidate Daniel Lander announced an endorsement from Sen. Elizabeth Warren in his campaign, he added Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to his list of backers in his challenge to incumbent state Sen. Will Brownsberger. Read more Dragon Boat Festival draws tens of thousands Lander, 34, stated in a June 22 press […]
Lander lands Warren endorsement in race against Brownsberger
Daniel Lander touted a significant endorsement of his campaign for Massachusetts State Senate in the Suffolk and Middlesex District, announcing that Sen. Elizabeth Warren had backed him over incumbent state Sen. William Brownsberger. (Disclosure: Lander’s mother, Lori Lander, is on the Local News Fund Advisory Board at the Cambridge Community Foundation, which has given financial […]
Transparency on tap during feisty debate between Decker and MacKay
Transparency in the Massachusetts state legislature was front and center in Thursday’s debate between Rep. Marjorie Decker and challenger Evan MacKay at St. James Episcopal Church. Read more Loud bang heard across region, cause unknown The two are vying for Decker’s seat representing the 25th Middlesex District, which is entirely in Cambridge, in a repeat […]
On the ballot 2026: Ewen-Campen and Gilligan-Corsetti vie for 27th Middlesex
In one of several rounds of musical chairs in the State House, representative Erika Uyterhoeven’s quest for the state Senate opened her seat representing the 27th Middlesex District. Read more On the ballot 2026: Ewen-Campen and Gilligan-Corsetti vie for 27th Middlesex Competing for her seat are Ben-Ewen Campen, councilor from Somerville’s Ward 3, and Olivia […]
On the ballot 2026: Ewen-Campen and Gilligan-Corsetti vie for 27th Middlesex
In one of several rounds of musical chairs in the State House, representative Erika Uyterhoeven’s quest for the state Senate opened her seat representing the 27th Middlesex District. Read more Cambridge housing does follow economic laws Competing for her seat are Ben-Ewen Campen, councilor from Somerville’s Ward 3, and Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti, a former political aide […]