PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag's popularity wasn't enough to convince voters to make it the state's official flag. Residents voted Tuesday to retain the existing flag — blue with the state seal — ...
BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read on Wednesday argued at the state's highest court that trying her again on several charges related to the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend amounted to double jeopardy and that it should allow jurors to be questioned about the verdict. Read ...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democrats maintained their hold on the state's Congressional delegation Tuesday, with four incumbents fending off Republican and independent challengers and the remaining five coasting to two-year terms without opponents. Republicans and independents have had a ...
Democrats held on to both U.S. House seats in Rhode Island in Tuesday's election. In the 1st Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative in Congress from Rhode Island, easily beat his Republican challenger Allen Waters. In the 2nd Congressional District, Rep. ...
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island won reelection on Tuesday to a fourth term to the U.S. Senate. Whitehouse beat Patricia Morgan, a Republican state representative who was the first woman to serve as minority leader in the Rhode Island House. Whitehouse had a huge financial ...
U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, the first Black woman to represent Connecticut in Congress, was leading early Wednesday in a rematch against Republican George Logan. It has been 18 years since Connecticut voted to send a Republican to Washington. Logan was trying to end the party's long losing streak ...
