August 23, 2021 •
Massachusetts Legislator Resigns
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Massachusetts State Rep. Brad Hill resigned to accept an appointment to the state’s Gaming Commission. His current term is set to expire on January 3, 2023. Gov. Baker is expected to call for a special election to fill the vacant […]
Massachusetts State Rep. Brad Hill resigned to accept an appointment to the state’s Gaming Commission.
His current term is set to expire on January 3, 2023.
Gov. Baker is expected to call for a special election to fill the vacant Essex 4th District seat.
March 23, 2020 •
Massachusetts Lawmakers Postpone March 31 Elections
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Due to Governor Baker’s Executive Order 591, declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, leaders of the Legislature have rescheduled elections set for March 31. President of the Senate Karen Spilka has ordered the elections to fill the […]
Due to Governor Baker’s Executive Order 591, declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, leaders of the Legislature have rescheduled elections set for March 31.
President of the Senate Karen Spilka has ordered the elections to fill the vacancies in Plymouth and Barnstable District and 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District to take place on Tuesday, May 19.
Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo has ordered the elections to fill vacancies in 37th Middlesex District and 3rd Bristol District to take place on Tuesday, June 2.
Lawmakers also enacted Senate Bill 2608.
Senate Bill 2608 will authorize any city or town with any municipal caucus or annual or special municipal election scheduled to take place between March 23 to May 30 to postpone the election if necessary.
The bill is currently awaiting the governor’s signature for approval.
June 13, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying California: “Carl Kemp, Long Beach Lobbyist and Former Council Candidate, Charged with Failing to File Taxes” by Greg Yee for Long Beach Press Telegram Campaign Finance Massachusetts: “House Sidelines Campaign Finance Bill” by Frank Phillips for Boston Globe Tennessee: […]
Lobbying
California: “Carl Kemp, Long Beach Lobbyist and Former Council Candidate, Charged with Failing to File Taxes” by Greg Yee for Long Beach Press Telegram
Campaign Finance
Massachusetts: “House Sidelines Campaign Finance Bill” by Frank Phillips for Boston Globe
Tennessee: “Ethics Bureau: Sumner Sentinel not a PAC” by Dessislava Yankova for The Tennessean
Ethics
“Navy Admiral Pleads Guilty in ‘Fat Leonard’ Corruption Scandal” by Craig Whitlock for Washington Post
Connecticut: “House Speaker: Wade Should Not Preside Over Cigna-Anthem Merger” by Mara Lee for Hartford Courant
Indiana: “Former Top BMV Official Fined $500 for Ethics Violation” by Tony Cook for Indianapolis Star
Elections
“Historic Import of Hillary Clinton’s Victory Is One More Source of Division” by Patrick Healy and Sheryl Gay Stolberg for New York Times
“There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That’s Good News for Trump.” by Nate Cohn for New York Times
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