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"Karen leaves very big shoes to fill," Taunton Elections Director Mark Pacheco said of retiring elections Clerk Karen Andrade.

A proposal to convert Massachusetts’s state primary elections to “all-party primaries” is inching closer to appearing on the November ballot.

Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll have officially launched their 2026 reelection campaign. In a video announcing the launch of her campaign Tuesday morning, Healey touted her administration’s accomplishments during the first three years in the corner office,

Gov. Maura Healey officially launched her reelection campaign Tuesday morning by attacking President Donald Trump over rising costs of living and federal immigration crackdowns in Massachusetts.

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Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano has decided not to call a special election to replace state Rep. Natalie Blais, who announced her resignation effective Jan. 19, leaving her seat open until the November 2026 election.