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Polling indicates tight mayoral race

Olga Benacerraf September 8, 2021
Voters will decide Sept. 14 which two mayoral candidates will compete in the general election.
EDITORIAL: Unions matter, but not more than everybody else

EDITORIAL: Unions matter, but not more than everybody else

Editors February 6, 2019

The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance released a proposal last week that would limit the campaign donations of labor unions and associations to $1,000 per candidate. Rules set in 1988...

With almost $4 million in campaign funds, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker might be running for re-election in 2018. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Gov. Baker fundraises $4 million for potential 2018 bid

Steven Barry September 22, 2016

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s campaign account currently has a balance of almost $4 million acquired from fundraising, the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance reported Sept....

Throughout her campaign for Massachusetts governor, Democratic candidate Martha Coakley agreed to limit campaign spending in exchange for public funding. PHOTO BY OLIVIA DENG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Campaign finance in the Democratic primary race for governor

Olivia Deng September 11, 2014

It’s a clear Sunday afternoon in Dorchester. The Martha Coakley for Governor campaign office is bedecked with encouraging signs. One volunteer walks in carrying a packet, announcing that he has just...

Steven Grossman greets a supporter after winning the gubernatorial endorsement at the Democratic State Convention in June. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Candidates prepare for primary election, Coakley takes lead in gubernatorial race

Felicia Gans September 9, 2014

The action is heating up in the race to fill Massachusetts' gubernatorial office, soon to be vacated by two-term Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat and the first African-American governor of...

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