WORCESTER ― Mayor Joseph M. Petty is expected to announce April 22 that he will run for an unprecedented eighth term as ...

A surprising candidate has emerged in the lead-up to the 2026 Massachusetts gubernatorial election: a 19-year-old Peabody resident and aspiring rap artist. Connor Gray has officially registered his ...

ALL POLITICS IS NATIONAL — It’s still early in the 2026 campaign cycle, but dueling Sunday show appearances by Gov. Maura ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after ...

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, whose anticipated resignation could trigger a special election, panned the measure as ...

Secretary of State William F. Galvin earlier this year said Boston's elections department would go into receivership after ...

Supporters of Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune's proposal to bypass a potential special election for the ...

Conservative candidates for governor of Massachusetts are expected to face a difficult road to securing the state’s highest ...

Kennealy, a Lexington resident who served as former Gov. Charlie Baker’s housing and economic development secretary, is the ...

The MBTA Communities Act, which former Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law in 2021, has set off a firestorm in Massachusetts ...

One member of the Boston City Council is calling for a "swift" special election to replace another member who agreed to plead ...