Malden City Councilor Ryan O’Malley is asking voters across the 5th Middlesex state Senate district to send him to Beacon Hill on a platform built around education funding reform, government accountability and the stewardship of shared public resources. O’Malley, who has served roughly a decade on the Malden
As a veteran of a number of political campaigns, kickoff events always bring a mix of emotions for me. Excitement, hope, anxiety, fear: they typically run the complete spectrum. While I have been lucky enough to run and participate in a number of different campaigns at this point, the kickoff
Last week the House passed H.5349, which bans social media for children under 14 and requires age verification for all users. I voted no, but the vote advanced the bill forward with a tally of 129-25. I understand the impulse behind this bill. Parents are worried about the impact
Immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis, who previously explored a run for Congress, is now shifting gears and launching a campaign for Governor’s Council in Massachusetts’ 6th District. Slavit Baylis, a Marblehead resident, announced she has taken out nomination papers from the Secretary of State’s Office and plans to
A Somerville progressive launched a campaign for the Second Middlesex seat.
Cambridge Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem says Massachusetts remains a great place to live — but one that too many residents can no longer afford. In an interview, the 29-year-old city councilor returned repeatedly to that tension. It is, he said, the central motivation behind his campaign for the open 2nd Middlesex
Matthew McLaughlin grew up in a Somerville that people called “Slummerville” — a low-income, working-class city that outsiders looked down on and that insiders survived. His father, a custodian like his mother, died when McLaughlin was 12, making him, by his own account, something like the head of a household with
Her legislative work includes drug cost caps for chronic illness, immigrant driver licensing and pay transparency measures passed with bipartisan support.
Winchester School Committee member Tom Hopcroft describes the Second Middlesex Senate district as a place built around education, research and innovation — and newly vulnerable to decisions made far beyond it. He pointed to what he called “headwinds from Washington,” including federal moves he said could raise energy costs and slow
