http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2008, Herald Interactive, Inc. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:33:21 -0400 bill@heraldinteractive.com (Bill Gaffney) 120 http://news.bostonherald.com/siteImages/news_adlogo.gif http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/?srvc=rss 126 37 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/340374470/view.bg Last Sunday, we told you about U.S. Rep. John Olver (D-Amherst), who takes home a $165,000-a-year federal salary and a $27,000 state pension. Turns out he's not... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:12:33 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1108081&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1108081&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/339288258/view.bg MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government is honoring U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy for his defense of immigrant rights. Mexico announced today it will award Kennedy the Aguila Azteca,... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:27:54 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107875&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107875&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/338664435/view.bg They've serenaded superstar Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon and belted out hits to the Fenway Faithful, but local rockers the Dropkick Murphys' new ditty zeroes... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:11:39 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107777&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107777&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/338664436/view.bg State officials struggled to find alternatives to Gov. Deval Patrick's administration plan to bail the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority out of further debt yesterday... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:03:34 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107743&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107743&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/337507168/view.bg BOSTON - The Massachusetts House has approved a bill to rein in health care spending, but rejected a proposed ban on the practice of doctors accepting gifts from representatives... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:59:21 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107518&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107518&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/337442262/view.bg HOLYOKE - Holyoke Mayor Michael J. Sullivan Jr. says he will not seek re-election when his fifth term in office expires in November 2009. Sullivan said today that he hopes... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:24:31 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107502&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107502&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/337402969/view.bg BOSTON - Massachusetts tax collections are on track to end the 2008 fiscal year more than a $1 billion over the state's original estimate. Revenue Commissioner Navjeet... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:35:34 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107485&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107485&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/336890390/view.bg BOSTON - State Treasurer Tim Cahill is criticizing a plan by the Patrick administration to refinance the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's debt. The legislation,... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:02:04 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107372&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107372&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/335914389/view.bg Senate President Therese Murray yesterday declined to strip of his chairmanship a senator charged in a series of bizarre sexual incidents despite a request from a top Republican... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:49:41 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107095&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107095&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/336358661/view.bg The Massachusetts Senate has voted to repeal a 1913 law used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying in the state. The law prohibits couples from obtaining marriage... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:15:55 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107231&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107231&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/336182106/view.bg BOSTON - The state's highest court has rejected a challenge by dog track owners who wanted to eliminate a November ballot question that asks voters whether to ban dog... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:26:40 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107208&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107208&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/334765445/view.bg Signaling a potential state money meltdown, Gov. Deval Patrick is asking lawmakers to grant him extraordinary budget-slashing power to make emergency cuts if the economy takes... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:33:21 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106862&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106862&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/335339197/view.bg BOSTON - When Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in 2004, it left one big roadblock in place: Out-of-state couple needed not apply. Now... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:22:21 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106977&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106977&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/335299225/view.bg State Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) has asked that a senator charged in a bizarre sexual rampage be stripped of his chairmanship. Sen. Jim Marzilli, indicted on four... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:25:19 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106970&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106970&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/335393043/view.bg BOSTON - Top state lawmakers are pushing a bill to strengthen the state's safety net for children with mental illness. The bill would encourage the early identification... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:00:09 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107011&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1107011&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/334807482/view.bg Gov. Deval Patrick most likely will sit back and watch lawmakers override the millions of dollars in earmarks he vetoed out of the $28.2 billion budget yesterday. Legislators... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:11:29 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106808&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1106808&srvc=rss