http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2012, Herald Interactive, Inc. Wed, 30 May 2012 18:12:45 -0400 systems@heraldinteractive.com (Web Developers) 120 http://cache.heraldinteractive.com/images/siteImages/rss_logo.jpg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/?srvc=rss 100 48 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/DVE56uht0kQ/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135360&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135360&srvc=rss In an unusual move, Gov. Deval Patrick endorsed Elizabeth Warren today in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race... news/regional/politics Wed, 30 May 2012 16:45:06 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135360&srvc=rsshttp://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120530/755493_ltp051012devalce003.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/cSvUoUdYVu0/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135337&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135337&srvc=rss Ratcheting up the pressure on for-profit education firms, Attorney General Martha Coakley today confirmed that... news/regional/politics Wed, 30 May 2012 16:16:10 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135337&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/HoZX0cJX84g/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135349&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135349&srvc=rss The Massachusetts pension fund's chief investment officer is stepping down after 12 years to enter the private... news/regional/politics Wed, 30 May 2012 14:36:57 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135349&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/zQE4KfLUJp4/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135339&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135339&srvc=rss Child care providers who work out of their homes will have the ability to negotiate their payment rates from the... news/regional/politics Wed, 30 May 2012 13:14:18 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135339&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/fZwFjB7Wwc4/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135246&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135246&srvc=rss FREETOWN -- Freetown residents have sent a resounding "no" to the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah's proposal to... news/regional/politics Wed, 30 May 2012 07:09:00 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135246&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/HBxRp1s9RXA/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135224&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135224&srvc=rss BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is stepping up pressure on for-profit schools that officials... news/regional/politics Wed, 30 May 2012 04:15:33 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135224&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/mO-FEYOKgWw/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135088&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135088&srvc=rss With two months of receipts yet to be calculated, the Massachusetts State Lottery has collected more than $250... news/regional/politics Tue, 29 May 2012 14:42:05 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135088&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/mmFA0g1IIa4/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135045&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135045&srvc=rss The Massachusetts state pension fund board has voted against seven Walmart directors in the wake of an alleged... news/regional/politics Tue, 29 May 2012 13:34:31 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135045&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/TyUH0ZqxaW8/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135077&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135077&srvc=rss Massachusetts lawmakers have prided themselves on being first in the nation, especially when it comes to health... news/regional/politics Tue, 29 May 2012 13:34:08 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061135077&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/JCvWH2jOuUQ/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134927&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134927&srvc=rss After roughly six years of trying to reel in lavish executive pay at certain Bay State nonprofits, state Sen. Mark... news/regional/politics Tue, 29 May 2012 06:13:37 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134927&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/ckCz-evldZE/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134727&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134727&srvc=rss The Senate passed the budget late last week, sending it to a House-Senate conference committee. Lawmakers must... news/regional/politics Mon, 28 May 2012 06:44:45 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134727&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/cYfYcUp4iFw/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134602&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134602&srvc=rss Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren, in a sequel to an awkward on-camera encounter this week about her claim to... news/regional/politics Sun, 27 May 2012 11:43:33 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134602&srvc=rsshttp://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120526/1ed0a8_052612warrenkm02.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/aNbfIdqesK8/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134587&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134587&srvc=rss Amid the debating and deal-making on budget amendments Thursday, the state Senate paused for a solemn ceremony... news/regional/politics Sat, 26 May 2012 22:06:34 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134587&srvc=rsshttp://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120526/02c5e2_02tisei.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/CcS4otFnQ4E/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134474&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134474&srvc=rss After the Senate acted last week to prevent a controversial measure concerning access to auto repair information... news/regional/politics Sat, 26 May 2012 13:36:44 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134474&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/Uhnc5Myhr00/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134378&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134378&srvc=rss Victoria Reggie Kennedy eagerly tossed her support behind Joseph P. Kennedy III yesterday, saying the family name... news/regional/politics Sat, 26 May 2012 10:20:58 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134378&srvc=rsshttp://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120525/ae5aec_052512bcpw016.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/VTYUS1RMdRo/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134440&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134440&srvc=rss Sen. Cynthia Creem thinks she has a solution to the long-stalled effort on Beacon Hill to expand the state's bottle... news/regional/politics Sat, 26 May 2012 09:39:43 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134440&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/yk3ApqKYatk/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134383&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134383&srvc=rss The clamor surrounding Elizabeth Warren's Cherokee identity and how it played into her job at Harvard University... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 21:24:23 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134383&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/MerfHWfDfA8/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134333&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134333&srvc=rss Beleaguered U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren refused today to address questions about her self-proclaimed... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 18:17:37 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134333&srvc=rsshttp://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120525/1fb9dd_ltpwarren3.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/SlWIHD9V-Y8/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134318&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134318&srvc=rss What, exactly, makes someone American Indian? Even Indians themselves don't agree. The question arises because... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 16:32:05 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134318&srvc=rsshttp://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120525/a11f27_ltpewarren.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/NBJDtdkKTi4/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134295&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134295&srvc=rss Before combating tiny intruders that are threatening the state's crops, Massachusetts farmers and policymakers... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 13:15:17 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134295&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/T8FC-aef5XM/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134287&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134287&srvc=rss The Massachusetts Senate has completed work on its version of a more than $32 billion state budget, setting the... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:47 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134287&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/pNNcXIh1h98/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134275&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134275&srvc=rss Massachusetts senators have passed an amendment to their budget proposal that would require mutual companies to... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 11:44:05 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134275&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/7DtimIl4itk/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134248&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134248&srvc=rss A majority of the Senate on Thursday night brushed aside attempts to further stiffen restrictions on how electronic... news/regional/politics Fri, 25 May 2012 10:42:03 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134248&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/MaopIG8KONU/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134080&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134080&srvc=rss Massachusetts senators have passed a budget amendment that would keep a state psychiatric hospital in Taunton open,... news/regional/politics Thu, 24 May 2012 17:31:53 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134080&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/regional/politics/~3/gpsnF80WfsI/view.bg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134053&format=comments#CommentsArea&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134053&srvc=rss A comprehensive economic development and jobs bill passed by the state's House of Representatives today calls for... news/regional/politics Thu, 24 May 2012 17:13:33 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061134053&srvc=rss