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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope

Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope

A woman smiles as she leaves a polling center in Roxbury on Nov. 5, 2024.

Reproductive rights, democracy top issues for Bostonians

Renée Abbott, Kate Armanini, and Lily Shannon November 5, 2024

Viergelyn Chery-Reed and Michelle Reed cast their vote at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury on Tuesday morning. Their two young children, each clutching stuffed animals, stood beside them on the...

A sign telling Massachusetts voters to vote "no" on Question 5, which asks residents if they'd like to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers.

Ballot questions: MCAS, tipping workers & psychedelics

Emily O’Brien and Hikari Terasawa November 5, 2024

While the country’s eyes focus on the presidential election, Boston residents are closely watching to see the results of the five Massachusetts ballot questions, with many wanting to do away with the...

Boston voters to City Council: Fix housing, Mass. and Cass

Boston voters to City Council: Fix housing, Mass. and Cass

Cathy Ching, Harriet Gaye, Hannah Sammut, and Jack Sinclair November 7, 2023

Despite unseasonably warm weather and occasional sprinkles on Tuesday, Boston voters headed to their nearest polling stations to cast their ballots for City Council, motivated by issues of gentrification,...

Boston, MA - Sept. 12, 2023: At polling stations in Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7 today, voters were met with campaign signs for city council candidates.

Housing, education, scandals drive Boston to vote for City Council

Cathy Ching and Jack Sinclair September 12, 2023

Boston residents across the city flocked to vote on Tuesday, seeking to cast their ballots in the preliminary City Council election that were about housing, education, and controversial candidates. Reporters...

Boston, MA: November 8, 2022: The Museum of Fine Arts is a new addition to the Ward 4 polling locations this year. Many people came to see the museum and left because it was closed for voting. Photo: Madison Neuner

Midterm Election Day unfolds in Boston

Scope staff November 9, 2022
Here's what Boston looked like on Election Day.
Situated on Beacon Street in front of the Old South Church of Boston is a voting sign, indicating the location of the Copley polls for voters in Ward 4 and 5. The statewide midterm elections on Tuesday will determine the next governor as well as lieutenant governor and attorney general, and other state and local positions.

Voters push women’s rights, abortion access, ballot questions

Massachusetts residents on Tuesday cast their ballots in the midterm election, rallying around issues such as women’s rights, abortion access, and legal driver’s licenses for undocumented aliens. 
Source: @BillGalvin4MA Twitter

Bill Galvin, one of the longest-serving constitutional officers in Massachusetts, is running for Secretary of State

Renée Abbott and Sonel Cutler November 8, 2022
Though he has faced a multitude of primary challenges throughout his career, Galvin has maintained his role as a champion of voting rights. Galvin has pushed for progressive voting policies like permanent no-excuse mail-in voting and expansion of early voting. 
Diehl speaks at a rally ahead of Election week.

Geoff Diehl, a Trump-endorsed candidate in a never-Trump state

Eli Curwin and Julia Henning November 4, 2022
Recently, Diehl has repeated that he knows Biden is president, but just a few months ago, he said the opposite.
Source: Ballotpedia.org

Governor Race: Libertarian Kevin Reed running for Governor of Massachusetts

Ellie Thandani and Renee Nearing November 4, 2022
On a national level, the Libertarian Party is underrepresented, with no representation in the Senate, the House of Representatives, state governorships, and territorial governorships.
Source: Jay McMahon for AG

AG race: James McMahon III is running for Attorney General of Massachusetts

Jacob Bentzinger and Narelyn Villacorta November 4, 2022
McMahon’s key campaign focuses are the opioid crisis, policing, and public safety, areas where he feels ready to take on as attorney general.
A look at Healey-endorsed AG candidate Andrea Campbell's compelling grassroots campaign

A look at Healey-endorsed AG candidate Andrea Campbell’s compelling grassroots campaign

Emily Niedermeyer and Sangya Gupta November 3, 2022

Democrat Andrea Joy Campbell, a lawyer and former Boston City Council president centers her campaign for Massachusetts Attorney General around justice and equal opportunity, which has resulted in a grassroots...

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