The Springfield Police Supervisors Association’s pact with the city is due for another appearance Monday at the City Council. The body had sent it to committee as some councilors ostensibly sought to broaden the window to charge misconduct. However, the referral to committee keeps it off the Council floor pending action by the General Government Committee. The post Briefings: Action on Springfield Police Supervisors Pact Ahead…or Maybe Not… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

For only the sixth time in the Republic’s history, the United States House of Representatives has expelled one of its own members. George Santos, the fabulist fraudster from New York, was voted out of the Capitol 311-114, easily clearing the threshold to remove him. Like The post Briefings: McGovern & Neal Join Most Dems, Many GOP to Expel Wacky Crook… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

Last week, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio announced her supporters had gathered enough signatures to put a question on next year’s ballot that would let her audit the legislature. The was a massive boost to her campaign promise to increase scrutiny of the legislature, her onetime The post Analysis: The Legislature Brought DiZoglio’s Accelerating Audit Push on Itself… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

The Springfield City Council authorized the renaming of a McKnight neighborhood street after former Ward 4 Councilor E. Henry Twiggs. It was poignant recognition of their late colleague, whose activism contributed to the revival of the ward representation. In a more ironic turn, the Council punted on a new labor contract for police supervisors. The post Take My Council, Please: A Twiggs Memorial & Police Supervisors Branch out… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

After a seven-year interregnum, Ward 2 City Councilor Michael Fenton is poised to resume the role of Council President in 2024. Fenton, who joined the Council in 2010, served three one-year terms from 2014 to 2016. The post Fenton Set to Reclaim Presidency in Springfield City Council’s New Term… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

The Springfield City Council will consider a labor contract at its meeting on Monday. However, unlike most union pacts, the administration did not technically agree to it. Rather, it was imposed on the city and union under interest arbitration, a means to settle labor contract The post Arbitrators Award Springfield Police Supervisors Stipends for Consent Decree Duties… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

SPRINGFIELD—After an undernoted campaign that turned caustic and accusatory in its dying days, Mayor Domenic Sarno triumphed over at-large City Councilor Justin Hurst by a 15-point margin. This was a race many had foresaw ever since Hurst, whom Sarno once endorsed, began to tilt away from the city’s longest-serving mayor. But the challenge came later than some wanted and thus without backing he would need to win. The post Sarno (Sorta) Storms to Victory over Hurst in Fraught Springfield Mayoral Election … appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

With the Springfield mayoral race a hot mess and the at-large Council an huge large field of qualified hopefuls, the ward races offer a calm respite. The incumbents in both Ward 4 and 6 face challengers. In Ward 4 on Tuesday, incumbent Malo Brown will face off against Kareem Kibodya, a former policy and political staffer. The post In Ward 4 Race, Challenger Kibodya Sees Springfield Sitting at a Pivotal Moment… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

The allegations of vote-buying occurring right outside Springfield City Hall have dropped a hand grenade into a historic but quiet municipal election. It has set off a wave of condemnation, conspiracies and snickering across Springfield and within its political class. The post Analysis: In Fog of Springfield Mayoral War, Some Questions Amid Vote-Buying Allegations… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more

The SuperPAC homecare mogul Cesar Ruiz funded took a prominent role in municipal preliminaries. The Hispanic Latino Leaders Now Independent Expenditure Political Action Committee (HLLN) filed a new report with state campaign finance regulators that shows it is spending to support a clutch of City Council candidates. The post Briefings: Hispanic Latino Leaders Now Chimes into Springfield General Election… appeared first on Western Mass Politics & Insight ..read more