BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips. Those were among five measures on Tuesday's ballot, including giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Other ...
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 ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Independent Sen. Angus King was ahead in his bid for a third term in Maine early Wednesday, but with much of the vote yet to be counted, it was unclear whether ranked voting would be needed to decide the four-way race. A candidate must receive a majority of votes ...
Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday won reelection to a fifth term in the heavily Democratic state of Vermont. The popular governor beat political newcomer Esther Charlestin, a Democrat-Progressive who is an educator, consultant, and co-chair of the Vermont Commission on Women. Also on the ...
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 ...
