State Politics
Brown Says Court Decision Was Meant To Help Warren
Scott Brown charged this week that a lawsuit which prompted Massachusetts to send voter registration forms to thousands of welfare recipients was intended by the group that brought the suit to aid Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign.
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Scott Brown Raises $5 Million in 2nd Quarter
U.S. Senator Scott Brown's campaign for reelection brought in roughly $5 million in political donations during the second quarter of 2012—nearly $1.6 million more than the Republican raised in the first quarter—his campaign announced Wednesday evening.
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Warren Campaign Raises $8.67 Million, Sets New Race High
Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign raised $8.67 million in the second quarter of 2012, blowing past her first quarter total and setting a new high-water mark for quarterly fundraising in Massachusetts’ race for U.S. Senate, her campaign announced Monday.
Scott Brown Tentatively Accepts Debate Invitation
Senator Scott Brown warily agreed on Monday to a debate co-sponsored by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate.
Mass. GOP Chairman Charges Warren with Possible Academic Fraud
In a letter to University President Drew G. Faust on Sunday, Robert A. Maginn Jr. claimed that the U.S. Senate candidate may have intentionally deceived the University into believing that she is Native American.
Warren Raised $6.9 Million in First Quarter of 2012
For the third consecutive quarter, Warren outpaced Brown, who raised a more modest $3.4 million.
Congressional Candidate Bielat Raises $200,000
Massachusetts Congressional candidate Sean Bielat raised roughly $175,000 in the first quarter of 2012, according to a campaign spokesperson. The numbers, while still an estimate, push the Fourth District Republican contender over the $200,000 mark with the election still seven months away.
Scott Brown Raises $3.4 Million in First Quarter of 2012
In accordance with the national attention focused on the race, experts expect it to be one of the most expensive Senate campaigns this year as well.
Warren and Obama: A Tenuous Relationship
The seemingly contradictory intersection between the campaigns points to what has been an important, though at times fraught, relationship between the President and his former advisor.
City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker To Run for State Representative
After State Representative Alice K. Wolf’s formally declared on Thursday that she does not plan to run for reelection this fall, Cambridge City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker announced her own intentions to run for the seat.
Warren Opponent Drops Out of Senate Race
Boston lawyer Jim C. King announced that he would bow out of the contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, ending a campaign that struggled from its start to mount any serious challenge to frontrunner Elizabeth Warren.
Four Female Politicians Endorse Childs for Fourth District
Elizabeth Childs announced that she had earned the endorsement of four high-profile female politicians for the Republican nomination for Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District seat.
Romney Makes Boston Speech
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was met by a cheering crowd of supporters in his home state on Tuesday night as he celebrated victories in a host of Super Tuesday primaries.
