On Veterans Day we pay tribute to the brave men and women that serve in our military. We thank our readers for sharing stories about their favorite veterans with us. Brett Morash, U.S. NavyFranklin, Mass.My favorite veteran is our son, retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Brett Morash. When Brett was a little boy he always played in the tub with grey plastic US Navy ships. Outside he played with GI Joe toy ..read more

BOSTON -- The election of seven new female state representatives this week is poised to boost women's representation on Beacon Hill to a new high next session.Sixty-two women -- a dozen in the Senate and 50 in the House -- won their elections Tuesday, meaning that women are set to hold 31 percent of the Legislature's 200 seats when the new two-year term begins on Jan. 6, 2021.Counting turnover that's occurred through special elections, next year's ranks of women ..read more

Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race will provide a boost to a U.S. economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic as his bold spending plans and stauncher support for trade and immigration more than offset the drawbacks of new taxes and regulations, top economists say.Biden’s blueprint will bring back the 11 million jobs and $670 billion in annualized gross domestic product wiped out – and not yet recovered – in the crisis more rapidly than if ..read more

NOV. 6, 2020.....[Coverage Developing] The Baker administration will unveil a new risk measurement system Friday for cities and towns in Massachusetts, raising the cases required per 100,000 threshold for the "red" designation while adding variables for community size and positive test rate, according to an administration official.The changes, set to be outlined in detail at a Friday afternoon press conference, will inform a new set of guidance from the state Department of ..read more

BOSTON — Several new executive orders issued by Gov. Charlie Baker in response to the surging number of COVID-19 cases will take effect Friday.When he announced the orders Monday, Baker called them, "targeted interventions." They are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday.Baker’s orders include a change to the statewide mask rule. Under the altered order, masks will be required for anyone in any public space, indoor or outdoor, regardless of the ability to ..read more

The protest movement demanding racial equality did not translate into an electoral repudiation of President Donald Trump, who has courted white supremacists ..read more

The presidential race remains tight as vote counting continues ..read more

So, the polls are wrong, right? It's not that simple ..read more

Massachusetts voters expanded the state's vehicular right to repair law when they overwhelmingly adopted Question 1 on Tuesday night, according to initial results reported by the Associated Press.At the same time, the AP's initial results projected voters turning down Question 2, the adoption of which would have fundamentally altered the way the Bay State electorate votes in certain elections ..read more

BOSTON — Democrat Joe Biden won Massachusetts as voting concluded Tuesday.Massachusetts residents faced a lot of choices: They voted to fill an open U.S. House seat, weighed two hotly contested statewide ballot questions and decided whether to reelect some longtime incumbents to Congress. A record number of voters already cast ballots early or by mail, changing the complexion of Tuesday's election.Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey fended off a challenge from ..read more