SPRINGFIELD—Some prognosticators sensed Domenic Sarno’s commanding win last November was missing one thing: a mandate. It was not because challenger, Salvatore Circosta, lacked the funds to fully compete, though he did. Rather, the depressingly low turnout robbed the mayor of the insulation newly reelected officials often
With the oldest millennials reaching their mid-30s and Generation Y potentially proving a more significant factor in politics and government, the Massachusetts Senate is kicking off an effort to better engage young citizens born in the 1980’s and after. Senate President Stanley announced the initiative
Taken for Granite State: The nation’s first primary is tomorrow and few things are certain—or not. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have comfortable leads in the Republican and Democratic primaries respectively. The media debates whether Hillary Clinton, her husband and her campaign’s increasing sharp tone
UPDATED 2/20/16 10:14AM America dwells in an age of doubt. Though the recession’s deepest wounds have healed, its scars still disfigure the American psyche. Older workers’ jobs vanished, replaced, if at all, with lower-paying work. College grads can only find menial employment. President Barack Obama
Special Iowa edition! More updates from around the world later today. Hawkeye of the Storm: We begin today in Iowa, where the first nominating contests for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations are happening tonight. On the Republican side, it all comes down to organization.
UPDATED 12:28PM: To reflect a correction. Albano was elected to the Governor’s Council in 2012, not 2010. It finally happened. Michael Albano, ex-Springfield mayor and current 8th District Governor’s Councilor, after resting on the pot for some time, announced on Rep. Ben Swan’s radio show
News that Senator Benjamin Downing would not seek a sixth term sent ripples throughout the commonwealth on Monday. Words of disappointment and gratitude flooded social media after Downing announced his plans, but the 34 year-old senator’s ambitions for the remainder of his term suggest he
In the past week, there has been good news from Springfield city government. Efforts to improve the quality of life of current city residents have moved forward. Last week Mayor Domenic Sarno opened a new front against illegal dumping and today came the announcement of
…And the World: We begin today in Israel, where the Knesset is expected to take up a host of controversial pieces of legislation from the “infamous” NGO bill to those restricting to those further regulating businesses that are open on the Sabbath. Israel has faced
UPDATED 8:42PM: For grammar and clarity. With only days before Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire goes to the polls, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign is set to formally open its campaign office in Springfield. Following a soft open timed to last Sunday’s Democratic debate,