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‘Quite something’: U.K.’s speaker of the House of Commons visits Harvard’s 1215 Magna Carta

by Marc Levy July 23, 2026

Tucked away at Harvard Law School is a 1215 copy of the Magna Carta. Librarians took it out for a special visitor from the U.K. Parliament's House of Commons.

NEWS

Political notes: Boston mayor kicks off Cambridge canvass; McLaughlin’s ‘Good Will’ ad

by Marc Levy July 22, 2026

Michelle Wu makes it across the river for Daniel Lander, her former aide, and there's candidate news about Matt McLaughlin, Christine Barber, Will Brownsberger, Mike Connolly, Ben Ewen-Campen and Will Mbah.

NEWS

David Solet, who quit the Middlesex DA’s office, has plenty of support in his bid to run it

by Christian Uva July 20, 2026

It’s unusual for police unions to get involved in a district attorney’s race, but they put their weight behind a newcomer: David Solet.

NEWS

AI, data centers, electricity bills and other cost of living issues get Senate candidate attention

by Alex Degterev July 18, 2026

Costs of living, especially electricity bills, were prominent in a five-way forum among progressives seeking a Senate seat in the 2nd Middlesex District.

OPINION

Running for office convinced me Massachusetts has a democracy problem

by Chris Oates July 16, 2026

I assumed my biggest problem running for office would be balancing childcare with campaign demands. Instead, my biggest problem is getting anyone to pay attention to the race.

OPINION

The bank told me my pension paycheck was ‘held up by the feds.’

by Martin G. Evans July 12, 2026

After more than 20 years, I had to go looking for a paycheck. I talked with a bank supervisor. The results sequentially astonished, alarmed and outraged me.

NEWS

State representative Connolly and challenger Miller agree on plenty in debate over good government

by James Gaddy July 10, 2026

The race between five-term incumbent Mike Connolly and political newcomer Neil Miller for state representative in the Middlesex 26th district is an experiential and physical difference: Connolly has...

NEWS

Decker and MacKay hold a forum on social justice that keeps slipping into a debate on good government

by Marc Levy July 9, 2026

There were glimpses of issues-based ways voters might differentiate between candidates where office seekers are likely to all be progressive and pursue simiilar policies.

NEWS

Groups make a Monday night push to get Beacon Hill stipend reform on November’s ballot

by Marc Levy July 6, 2026

Things are down to the wire for political groups to get a nonbinding ballot question about state Legislature stipend reform onto the ballot in Cambridge.

OPINION

Beacon Hill’s reliance on private vendors is failing us. We need to save public services from outsourcing

by Neil Miller June 29, 2026

Our government won't work with outsourcing and an emphasis on big, one-off initiatives instead of smart budgeting. A candidate for state representative says he has a better way.