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Brian WallaceSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 9, 2011…..Former state Rep. Brian Wallace pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Suffolk Superior Court to charges that he violated state campaign finance law, setting up a trial next spring against prosecutors from... Read more
Sen. Scott BrownSenator Scott Brown made a scheduled stop at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester's Savin Hill campus on Monday afternoon, touring the busy summertime hangout that draws thousands of neighborhood kids before draining jump shots in a pick... Read more
On July 1, the Dorchester Reporter sent a questionnaire to all seven candidates who will appear on the Sept. 27 ballot for District 3 Boston City Council. The survey asked the candidates for a range of biographical information and to explain their... Read more
Ask the average Bay State voter – or, at the very least, one who paid attention to last year’s gubernatorial contest – about a controversial wind farm located out in the ocean, and their thoughts are likely to turn to Cape Wind.
Gov. Deval Patrick came... Read more
District 3 council hopefuls: From left: Marydith Tuitt, John O'Toole, Craig Galvin, Doug Bennett, Marty Hogan, Frank Baker and Stephanie Everett. The group assembled before a June forum in St. Mark's church.
Six of the seven contenders campaigning to... Read more
Former state Rep. Brian Wallace, a South Boston Democrat, was indicted Thursday of campaign finance violations, the state attorney general said. His campaign treasurer, Timothy Duross, was also indicted.
They were charged by a Suffolk County grand jury... Read more
An end came to Dorchester’s worst-kept political secret on Tuesday morning when City Councillor Maureen Feeney formally announced her pick for the District 3 seat she has held since 1993. Feeney, who declined to run for another term, has been seen often... Read more
The question of when City Councillor Maureen Feeney will endorse District 3 candidate John O'Toole was answered today. In a release sent out Tuesday morning, Feeney, who has held the seat since 1993, called the longtime civic activist the "right choice"... Read more
For hardcore Boston politics junkies, below are times that the At-Large City Council forum in Back Bay will be airing, including tonight. (Via Josh Dawson, chair of the Ward 5 Democratic Committee, which hosted the forum. It was moderated by the Boston... Read more
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposal aimed at cracking down on absentee landlords whose properties have frequently drawn neighborhood complaints and a heavy police presence.
The proposal expands the definition of “public nuisance... Read more
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