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Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
AP calls the race for Governor Maura Healey 5 minutes after polls close.
In a statement, DGA Chair Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear says Healey "helped lead Massachusetts and the entire country in fighting back against Donald Trump’s attacks." w/ @byChrisVan bostonglobe.com/2026/11/03/m…
AP PROJECTS HEALEY WIN: Democratic Governor Maura Healey was projected to win a second term as governor of Massachusetts, according to the AP. She was expected to beat GOP challenger Michael Minogue, a former medical device industry executive. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/11/03/n…
Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
NEW: Even in Massachusetts, where Democrats hold every statewide elected office, a super-majority in the state Legislature, and every seat of the state delegation in Washington, the stakes are still high.
Here’s what a blue wave would mean here: bostonglobe.com/2026/11/02/m… #mapoli
FINAL PITCH: Governor Maura Healey and Republican challenger Michael Minogue started making their closing arguments Saturday in the race for governor. #mapoli
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BALLOT CHOICES: For all the excitement elsewhere on the political map, Massachusetts will indeed have its own nail-biter races on Election Day. Just not the ones with candidates. w/@emmaplatoff #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/30/m…
Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
NEW: Antiabortion activists in Mass. said they have gathered 100k signatures -- enough to temporarily halt the state's new abortion law, set to go into effect Nov. 8, and put a measure on the 2028 ballot to repeal it. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/29/m… #mapoli
GOD'S PATH: Faith is a driving force for Michael Minogue, this year's Republican nominee for governor of Massachusetts. His Catholic beliefs have shaped how he's donated some of his considerable wealth and guided his decision to run for governor. #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/10/29/m…
Chris Van Buskirk retweeted
It's official! So excited to share that @emmaplatoff + I are co-teaching a course at Tufts next semester on using journalistic tools to better understand how government works.
Thank you to Tufts @ExCollege! And please share with the Jumbos in your life!🐘tufts.app.box.com/s/tsmvim2v…
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.
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/15/m… #mapoli
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…
