The Latest Breaking News from Massachusetts

Union Station: Illinois Appellate Court ruling allows collective bargaining amendment to remain on the ballot

A three-judge panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow’s May 2022 denial of a petition to remove Amendment 1, the Right to Collective Bargaining Measure, from the ballot. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 9, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 38

September 8, 2022

Ballotpedia · Sep 8, 2022

Long COVID's link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis

Scott Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19.

Reuters · Sep 8, 2022

Massachusetts set to elect first female, gay governor over Trumpist opponent

Maura Healey cruises to Democratic primary victory and will face Republican Geoff Diehl, a supporter of Trump’s election lie

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022

Trump-backed Geoff Diehl to face Healey in Massachusetts governor’s race

BOSTON — On a shoestring budget, and with the endorsement of the 45th president, Republican Geoff Diehl sailed to a primary victory Tuesday and on to a November contest with Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey to be governor of Massachusetts.

Boston Herald · Sep 7, 2022

Maura Healey cruises in Democratic primary for Massachusetts governor, will be heavy favorite in November

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sailed to victory in the Democratic primary for governor, advancing to November’s general election where she will be the heavy favorite to replace outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker.

Boston Herald · Sep 7, 2022

Massachusetts GOP voters size up Trump loyalist for governor

Massachusetts Republicans are weighing which candidate has the best chance of keeping the governor’s office in GOP hands as they vote in Tuesday’s primary

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

What to watch in Massachusetts' primary election

Republicans hoping to hold on to the Massachusetts governor’s office are choosing between a Donald Trump-backed candidate and a moderate businessman in Tuesday’s primary election

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Now hiring: US offshore wind ramps up, workers taught safety

At a 131-year-old maritime academy along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, people who will build the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm are learning the skills to stay safe while working around turbines at sea

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022

Prince estate's battle over release of recordings will continue, court rules

BOSTON — Music legend Prince has been dead for more than six years, but a battle continues to rage over an EP of five gospel-inflected blues tracks that his estate says were wrongfully released a year after his death.

Boston Herald · Sep 4, 2022