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MINOGUE: His running mate started the week in court and out of the race. Two polls followed, showing him far behind Healey. But Michael Minogue, the GOP gubernatorial nominee, claimed Thursday the race is closer than people, or the polls, think. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…
GAS TAX PASS: Potential relief at the pumps in Massachusetts is still miles away ahead of Election Day. House leaders rejected Gov. Healey’s plan to temporarily suspend the state’s 2gas tax, dropping it from a nearly $2.4 billion spending bill. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/m…
BALLOT Q’S: Facing a crammed slate of ballot questions this fall, Massachusetts voters appear split on several high-profile measures with just weeks to go before Election Day, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll released Tuesday. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/m…
OLIVER SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN: Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, announces he is suspending his campaign after he was charged with driving under the influence. He will still appear on the ballot in November. #mapoli
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Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
I am extremely disappointed. Shawn is lucky to be alive and lucky that no one innocent was hurt. There is no excuse for driving under the influence.
After speaking with Shawn, I am asking him to suspend his campaign immediately, and when elected, I will formally ask for his resignation. Shawn is a father and grandfather, and he needs to put his family first. He needs to do the work to ensure this never happens again. If he needs help with that, I will help him.
As governor, I will put the Commonwealth first. That starts with accountability, something Massachusetts has not seen from Maura Healey.
MINOGUE WANTS OLIVER OUT: Michael Minogue, the Republican nominee for governor of Massachusetts, said he asked Shawn Oliver “to suspend his campaign immediately” following a charge of driving under the influence. #mapoli
SHAWN OLIVER OUI: Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, was booked early Sunday morning in a New Bedford jail on a charge of driving under the influence, according to the Bristol County sheriff’s office. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/18/m…
SHAWN OLIVER OUI: Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, was booked early Sunday morning in a New Bedford jail on a charge of driving under the influence, according to the Bristol County sheriff’s office. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/18/m…
HEALEY VS MINOGUE - AGAIN: Gov. Maura Healey and her GOP challenger, Michael Minogue, presented starkly different depictions of Massachusetts in their second and final debate Thursday. It’s either a state in decline or one that’s improved. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/15/m…
Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
A judge revoked bail for LaMar Cook, a former Healey aide facing drug trafficking charges, and ordered him back to jail after he faced new federal charges that he lied about his income to fraudulently get federal food assistance benefits.
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Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
LaMar Cook, the former Gov. Maura Healey aide who was already facing drug trafficking charges, is now also facing federal criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal food assistance benefits. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/14/m… via @BostonGlobe #mapoli
LG DEBATE: Neither Gov. Maura Healey nor the GOP’s Michael Minogue were on the debate stage Tuesday. But their campaign pitches were as their running mates sparred in their only in-person matchup. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/13/m…
GOLDBERG vs. DIONNE: The yearslong — and technically still-running — saga between state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and a onetime appointee at the CCC has pushed the three-term Democrat into a spotlight rarely seen in her statewide office. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/11/m…
Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
In today's paper: Healey and Minogue clash over Trump, a courthouse, and taxes in first debate. Here are three takeaways.; Beth Israel Lahey Health names next CEO to lead state’s second-biggest hospital system; and more. trib.al/o4cigM8
HEATED DEBATE: Gov. Healey and her GOP challenger Michael Minogue clashed in a heated televised debate Thursday, with Healey repeatedly pointing the finger at Trump for the state’s problems and Minogue attacking Healey’s record. w/@samanthajgross #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/08/m…
GOV RACE DEBATE: Governor Maura Healey and her Republican challenger, former Abiomed executive Michael Minogue, will face off in their first televised debate on WBZ-TV on Thursday. Here’s what to watch for. w/@samanthajgross #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/08/m…
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NEW: A $2 billion plan to build a replacement courthouse in Springfield has cast a shadow over the city, which has long resented the power Beacon Hill wields and the attitude some feel it holds toward the farther reaches of the state. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/07/m… w/ @bycathcarlock
Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
Today's edition of The Scrum newsletter explores how former governor Charlie Baker is stepping into a political debate that puts him back at odds with Massachusetts' Republican grassroots — and many Democrats, too. trib.al/RGAq3st
UNION ATTACKS: Massachusetts union leaders took aim Saturday at Republican gubernatorial nominee Michael Minogue’s wealth, saying he is trying to “buy” the election by spending millions of his own dollars on his bid for public office. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/03/m…
GOV RACE RECORD: Michael Minogue, the largely self-financed Republican nominee for Massachusetts governor, spent more than $6.1 million last month in his bid to unseat Governor Maura Healey, a record sum for a gubernatorial candidate. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/02/m…
QUESTION 3: A cohort of wealthy individuals with ties to various investment, private equity, and venture capital firms has collectively contributed millions to the all-party primaries ballot question. But why? #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/02/m…
