Deval Patrick

Let Freedom Ring

D. R. Tucker | Posted 05.14.2012

D. R. Tucker

Like millions of Americans, I applaud President Obama's decision to firmly support marriage equality. However, I can't help noting, with a bit of regi...

Massachusetts Backs Off School Bake Sale Ban

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

BOSTON -- Cupcakes, brownies and other baked goodies will be spared the chopping block at Massachusetts schools after Gov. Deval Patrick backed down f...

Why Few Blacks Are Running For High Office In The Age Of Obama

The American Prospect | Jamelle Bouie | Posted 03.15.2012

Even in the Age of Obama, serious impediments remain for the most ambitious black politicians....

Diploma Of Harvard's First Black Alum Discovered In Condemned Chicago House

Posted 03.15.2012

An abandoned home near 75th and Sangamon, on Chicago's South Side, was the unlikely hiding place for an important piece of black history -- the papers...

Don't Sell Scott Brown Short

Dan Kennedy | Posted 05.06.2012

Dan Kennedy

Will Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts win re-election this November? Or will he be defeated by his Democratic rival, Elizabeth Warren? The answer, clearly, is "yes."

Look Back in Anger

D. R. Tucker | Posted 04.07.2012

D. R. Tucker

The conservative template of attacking Obama with unrelenting invective was also created here in the Bay State, and used against Deval Patrick. I should know. I helped create that template.

Jason Linkins

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.05.2012

Mitt Romney prevailed in the Nevada Caucuses, like everyone expected. And everyone else decided, for some reason, to keep on campaigning.

Haley: Unions Are 'Not Needed, Not Wanted, And Not Welcome'

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 04.02.2012

NEW YORK — Glimmers of economic optimism. Deep concerns about jobs and health care costs. These are among the recurring themes as governors acro...

Frank Pays Tribute To Legendary Mentor

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.02.2012

BOSTON — Former Mayor Kevin White was remembered Wednesday as a towering political presence who guided a stunning rebirth of Boston's downtown w...

New York, Massachusetts Governors Bet Cheesecake, Chowder On Super Bowl

AP | Posted 01.31.2012

ALBANY, N.Y. -- I'll see your chowda, and raise you a cheesecake. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is betting chips, pies and bowls of New England cl...

The Impersonator

D. R. Tucker | Posted 03.31.2012

D. R. Tucker

The Romney of 2007-08 seemed to stand for something. What does the Romney of 2011-12 stand for? What, exactly, is he trying to accomplish?

Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Bill Signed Into Effect

Posted 01.20.2012

Massachusetts officially became the 16th state to treat transgender citizens as a protected class today as Governor Deval Patrick hosted a ceremonial ...

GOP Candidate Got Permission For Questionable Act

Posted 12.16.2011

WASHINGTON (Mark Hosenball, Reuters) - In the final weeks of Mitt Romney's term as Massachusetts governor, his office sought and received permissi...

Political World Reacts To Barney Frank Retirement (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 11.28.2011

On Monday, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) confirmed that, after 16 terms in Congress, he will not seek reelection in 2012. As news of Frank's retirem...

Massachusetts Governor Approves Landmark Transgender Rights Bill

Posted 01.20.2012

Massachusetts' transgender community had a reason to feel extra celebratory this holiday weekend, as the state's governor signed legislation Wednesday...

Sam Stein

DNC Sends Massive FOIA Request For Romney's Email Records

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, November 17, 2011, the worst job in America belonged to the employees who handle Freedom of Information Act requests for th...

Jon Ward

Romney Campaign Accuses Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Of Doing 'Dirty Tricks' For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign manager lashed out Thursday at a top adviser to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick for providing embarrassing infor...

Split In Political Vision Comes To Light In Battleground State

Creative Loafing Charlotte | Mary C. Curtis | Posted 12.05.2011

It was a tale of two visions of government. And when politicians from both parties came through Charlotte with plans on what it's going to take to get...

Dave Jamieson

As Big Hotels Outsource Jobs, Workers Lose Hold On Living Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.24.2011

INDIANAPOLIS -- Maria Fajardo has been working as a housekeeper and janitor in Indianapolis hotels since 1987. The job has changed a lot in 24 years, ...

Massachusetts Tornadoes Kill At Least 4

AP/The Huffington Post | By STEPHEN SINGER | Posted 08.01.2011

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Tornadoes roared through Massachusetts on Wednesday, as violent winds caused damage in about two dozen communities, ripping...

A Shot Heard 'Round the World? Social Impact Bonds Bring Social Innovation to the Bay State

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 07.09.2011

Jonathan Greenblatt

SIBs represent the dawn of a new era, one that will accelerate the evolution of the Impact Economy.

NH Senate Rejects Bullying Law Change Limiting School Responsibility

AP | KATHY McCORMACK | Posted 07.04.2011

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to reject changes to the state's anti-bullying law that received strong su...

Deval(uing) Government

Glenn C. Altschuler | Posted 06.14.2011

Glenn C. Altschuler

Let's face it: government is the only institution with the power and resources to make equal opportunity more than an empty slogan. Deval Patrick, no doubt, agrees. But he says precious little to that effect in his book.

A Fresh Start for Colorado Democrats

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Cronk

The Colorado reorganization meeting was a reminder of why we are Democrats and why it is important to never allow ourselves to be divided.

Deval Patrick Defeats Charles Baker To Win Reelection

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick bucked the anti-incumbent, pro-Republican trend and won a second term Tuesday with the help of some of...