Emma Platoff
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Mass. Republican Party elects new leader, rejecting chairman Jim Lyons’s bid for third term
The Republican State Committee voted 37-34 to make Amy Carnevale its new chair, turning to a longtime state committee member and Trump supporter from Marblehead who has worked in the White House and on Capitol Hill. → Read More
Troubled Massachusetts GOP to hold election for chair, with party’s future on the line
Contending with internal chaos, legal and financial challenges, and dwindling political influence, the Republican State Committee is set to convene in Marlborough on Tuesday to decide on its leadership. → Read More
In first State of the City address, Michelle Wu pledges to overhaul Boston’s planning process
Mayor Wu’s address, delivered Wednesday evening at the MGM Music Hall in Fenway to an audience of several thousand, signaled that her second year as mayor will be focused largely on housing, development, and climate goals. → Read More
What to watch for in Michelle Wu’s first State of the City speech Wednesday night
Expect to hear the mayor talk about her signature issues: transportation, the municipal Green New Deal, education, and housing and development in the city. → Read More
Struggling Mass. GOP had just $35,000 in its coffers, on net, treasurer says
The struggling Massachusetts Republican Party had just over $35,000 in its campaign accounts as of the end of December, far less than it reported to state campaign finance officials, according to a balance sheet circulated Tuesday by Party Treasurer Pat Crowley and obtained by the Globe. → Read More
Embattled Mass. GOP chairman spent $1,800 to investigate fellow Republicans, documents show
Jim Lyons spent $1,800 — including $800 in party funds — to investigate two political rivals who serve with him on the Republican State Committee, documents and invoices obtained by the Globe show. → Read More
Michelle Wu rolls out legislative package, gearing up to lobby Beacon Hill
Boston is pushing for approval to levy a new tax on high-value real estate transactions, as well as a seat on the board that oversees the MBTA, both policies that failed on Beacon Hill last year. → Read More
E-mails appear to show coordination between Mass. GOP chairman and outside PAC, in alleged violation of state law
Embattled Mass. Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons appears to have communicated directly with an outside political action committee about digging up dirt on Governor Maura Healey during last year’s election, according to e-mails obtained by the Globe. → Read More
Michelle Wu promised ‘significant reform’ to police union contracts. Now comes the hard part.
The city’s largest police union is already trying to push contract talks off the bargaining table and into the hands of outside arbitrators, a move that has historically favored the unions. → Read More
The latest challenge for the beleaguered Massachusetts state GOP: Tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills
The Massachusetts Republican Party now appears to have mounting financial and legal problems, including a pile of overdue bills. → Read More
‘Massachusetts can, and will, lead the world’: Maura Healey sworn in as Massachusetts’ 73rd governor
Maura Healey makes history as the first woman ever elected to the post here and one of the nation’s first openly lesbian governors. → Read More
Big tests ahead for Healey administration
The new governor will have to deal with issues of transportation, climate, COVID-19, and the economy. → Read More
Elected as a fixer, Charlie Baker leaves a legacy marked by crises and an enduring trust in him to navigate them
“Massachusetts viewed Charlie Baker as the dad who was always on time for pickup,” one political observer said. “People trusted that he was trying to do the right thing. And that goes a long way in politics.” → Read More
After disastrous election, the state GOP faces a choice: Fresh leadership or more of the same?
Beaten down by catastrophic election losses and looking ahead to a chairman’s race in January, the Massachusetts Republican Party finds itself at a crossroads. → Read More
Boston welcomes Prince and Princess of Wales for Earthshot awards, in a showcase for Michelle Wu’s climate agenda
It was the first royal visit to the city since Queen Elizabeth II came in 1976. → Read More
With political and policy differences, relationship between Wu and Healey may be more complicated than it seems
From the outside, it looks like the perfect partnership. But the relationship between governor-elect Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may prove much more complicated. → Read More
In a nation bitterly divided, the transfer of power from Baker to Healey in Massachusetts gets off to a warm start
For just the second time in 30 years, Democrats are seizing back control of the governor’s office. The transition from Charlie Baker's administration to that Maura Healey could hardly be more friendly. → Read More
Mayor Michelle Wu signs new political map after contentious City Council process
Following a bitter, monthslong dispute over the once-in-a-decade redistricting process, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has signed into law a new political map for the city. → Read More
Everyone thought this Republican would be easier to beat. He may win anyway.
Democrats find themselves in trouble, in a race that will test both New Hampshire’s appetite for hard-right candidates and the nation’s disappointment with the party in power. → Read More
After contentious process, Boston City Council approves new political maps
The vote caps a chaotic months-long process that saw dramatic shifts in leadership. → Read More