We went to Texas & Mexico to speak w/migrants heading north. We found that many Haitians still dream of coming to Massachusetts, despite the Governor's message that the state is full. A window into their stories, photos by Erin Clark Kayla Bartkowski bostonglobe.com/2024/08/15/met…

Last night, Gov. Tim Walz made his first stop in New England since joining VP Kamala Harris's ticket. My overview of what he said at a Boston fundraiser, the latest in a string of reminders of Massachusetts' role as an ATM for Democrats: bostonglobe.com/2024/08/14/met…

In Boston last night, Tim Walz turned to Sen. Ed Markey and said, "I feel like one of my roles in this now is to be the anti-Tommy Tuberville, to show that football coaches are not the dumbest people." The Alabama senator responded to my pool report on that moment ⤵️

NEW: I spent some time on Martha’s Vineyard to document the upwelling of enthusiasm there for Kamala Harris. One thing is clear: she is reaching and energizing Black voters, a key Democratic constituency that had gone lukewarm on Biden. bostonglobe.com/2024/08/16/met… w/ Anjali Huynh

I got in touch with 10 school districts around Minnesota. All 10 said their schools do not provide tampons in boys' bathrooms, because the law signed by Gov. Tim Walz does not actually require schools to provide tampons in boys' bathrooms: cnn.com/2024/08/16/pol…

A road trip through JD Vance’s backyard in a northern stretch of Ohio offered a glimpse into how a baseless theory about migrants and voting has found purchase among Republicans and right-leaning independents. nytimes.com/2024/08/18/us/…

I did reporting! (When I kicked off scrum with Maura Healey with questions about steward during the DNC she went “ok, wow.” But gamely answered) Story by Anjali Huynh bostonglobe.com/2024/08/19/met…

New: After Gov. Maura Healey on Friday announced that her administration had reached deals to save six of the eight hospitals run by failing Steward Health Care, a growing chorus of politicians and advocates are asking: What about the other two? bostonglobe.com/2024/08/19/met…

“I love you Massachusetts. Everyone is always hating on us but they just don’t get it! Go Sox! Go Jayson Tatum! Ben Affleck, hang in there,” Mindy Kaling at the #DNC

The Harris-Walz campaign’s back to school blitz: - Snapchat takeover, targeted social ads, on campus ads in school papers and websites - doubling youth and campus staff to 150 organizers, w focus on state schools, community colleges and MSIs - barnstorm tour feat Maxwell Frost

NEW: In Cambridge, a graduate student is attempting something exceedingly rare in Massachusetts: a challenge against a Dem incumbent. Their pledge? To fight for a transparent government in a state known as one of the most opaque. w/Laura Crimaldi bostonglobe.com/2024/08/28/met… #mapoli

Kamala Harris needs the Black vote in Georgia. How do they feel about her? Julian E.J. Sorapuru has spent months talking to Georgia voters, and the verdict was mixed: bostonglobe.com/2024/08/28/nat…

“What’s it’s like to interview Kamala Harris.” A Q/A with Jess Bidgood for tonight’s On Politics Newsletter nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/…

His message didn’t sell everyone in the crowd. Many booed, and a handful of people left the convention hall, after Vance said he was “proud to be part of the most pro-worker Republican ticket history.” bostonglobe.com/2024/08/29/nat…

Massachusetts voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the state’s primary elections, selecting candidates for US Senate, the state Legislature, and some buzzy local races. Here's what to watch. trib.al/cKW4HaZ

NEW: A key program the state uses to find housing for homeless families (+ relieve pressure on shelter system) is so backed up that some applicants are missing out on apartments because some landlords have gotten fed up with waiting.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/03/met… w/ Mike Damiano #mapoli

NEW: Mass. lawmakers say they have a deal to add 225 new liquor licenses in Boston, ending weeks of closed-door talks between leaders in the House (which sought to add 205) and Senate (which sought 264). Lawmakers say they expect to get bill to Maura Healey’s desk by end of week

New: As Kamala Harris visits New Hampshire today, Granite State Republicans once bullish about a Trump victory there now feel more apprehensive. A look at how GOP politicians, voters, etc. are viewing the presidential race in the battleground-ish state: bostonglobe.com/2024/09/04/met…

NEW: Former President Trump is scaling back his campaigning in New Hampshire, Minnesota and Virginia, states he was targeting just six weeks ago, a sign of how Kamala Harris' rise has shifted the dynamics of the race. w/ Torey Van Oot axios.com/2024/09/05/tru…