Taunton’s election for mayor and other local offices is Tuesday, Nov. 4. But residents who don’t want to wait can start casting their ballots early.

The sharpest exchange of the night was over rent control — especially between candidates who came in at the bottom of the September preliminary election.

A proposal to sever the tie between the annual street list and voter registration status to reduce voting barriers in Massachusetts has the backing of voting rights advocates, but met

We know that changing all elections to even-numbered years will likely double the vote in municipal elections, and data show that the additional voters would likely be more representative of the overall population. It’s time for a change.

The goal of a political party should be to elect candidates who support the party’s goals. In Massachusetts, however, establishment Democrats appear to be prioritizing the protection of the status quo, despite increasing indications that voters may want change.

Authorities in Rhode Island — where Wilmer Puello-Mota was arrested in 2020 and from where he fled prosecution in 2024 — are aware that he’s been in contact with Holyoke City Hall and are investigating.