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Decker Builds $40K Fundraising Lead Over MacKay After March Surge

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

After two months of being neck-and-neck, state Rep. Marjorie C. Decker nearly doubled her cash-on-hand in March, financially dominating the race to represent the 25th Middlesex district as challenger Evan C. MacKay ’19 trails behind by more than $40,000.


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Azeem Leads Early Fundraising in Five-Way Race for State Senate, but Trails in Cash on Hand

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Five candidates are competing for the open 2nd Middlesex state Senate seat, and early campaign finance filings show a field already sharply divided by money.


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Statewide Progressive Coalition Endorses Daniel Lander’s Senate Bid

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Daniel A. Lander ’14 picked up his first major endorsement in the state Senate race this week, as Mass Alliance — a coalition of labor unions and progressive advocacy groups — backed his bid to unseat incumbent William N. Brownsberger ’78.


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Three Progressive Groups Endorse Evan MacKay in Renewed Challenge to Decker

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

United Auto Workers Region 9A, Our Revolution Cambridge, and Progressive Victory announced their endorsements for Evan C. MacKay '19's statehouse campaign on Sunday afternoon at a rally in support of Trans Day of Visibility.


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Transit, Stability Take Top Priority in Gov. Healey’s Proposed FY27 Budget

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Cambridge could receive more than $50 million in state funds in Fiscal Year 2027 as the state leans on income surtax revenue to shore up local funding and support regional public transit.


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Harvard Kennedy School Student Neil Miller Launches Bid for Massachusetts House Seat

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Neil S. Miller, a first-time candidate and Harvard Kennedy School student, launched a bid for the Massachusetts state legislature, mounting the first challenge in a decade to State Representative Mike L. Connolly.


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After Years in Campaigns and City Hall, Daniel Lander Runs for State Senate

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Former Boston mayoral adviser Daniel A. Lander ’14 is mounting a grassroots challenge to longtime Massachusetts Sen. William N. Brownsberger as he campaigns across Allston, Cambridge, and nearby communities.


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From Currier to the State House: MacKay’s Second Bid Against Decker Takes Shape

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Evan C. MacKay ’19 — the first serious challenger in Decker’s 13-year tenure in the State House — came within 41 votes of ousting the longtime incumbent in 2024. Now, with more than $66,000 in cash on hand, they are setting the stage for a rematch.


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Cambridge Lawmakers Split as Statewide Rent Control Measure Heads Toward November Ballot

By Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

A proposed ballot measure to reinstate rent control statewide is barreling toward voters this November — and splitting the Cambridge lawmakers who represent the city on Beacon Hill.


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Brownsberger Opens Early Cash Lead Over Lander in State Senate Race

By Adam Han and Wyatt T. Zurline  • 

Incumbent State Sen. William N. Brownsberger ’78 is facing his first challenger in 13 years, with campaign finance records showing he holds nearly three times as much cash as his opponent.

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