Former Massachusetts State Senator Ben Downing, a native of Pittsfield, is running for governor. Downing, a Democrat who spent a decade in the Senate representing Western Massachusetts, says he is running to help the commonwealth reach its potential. Downing stepped down from the Senate in 2016 and has been living in East Boston while working at the renewable energy company Nexamp. (more…)
On this episode, our special housing series takes us to Western Massachusetts and Albany.
First-term Republican Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford, who ran on restoring civility to city hall, reflects on his first 100 days in office.
The Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spent the day Monday at his alma mater — the University of...