Durbin is the latest in a line of 65+ year-old Democrats to opt out of another Senate bid. Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, 66,; ...

In the wake of District 7 Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s April 9 announcement that she will step down, a battle has begun over councilors’ bid to skip a special election to fill her ...

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson previously said she plans to resign from her seat on the council, after she signed an ...

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, whose anticipated resignation could trigger a special election, panned the measure as ...

Candidate Said Ahmed’s campaign said that moving ahead without a special election for the district would be “unjust.” ...

The debate is raising questions about whether votes that come from Fort Hill, Nubian Square and Madison Park Village matter.

Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy blocked an immediate vote on a Council president-led measure that seeks to bypass a special ...

Boston City Council discussed whether to hold a special election for the District 7 seat, introduced a policy briefing order ...

A push by two Boston city councilors to bypass a special election for Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s district seat after she resigns is raising questions about why a different approach was ...

The condensed timeline and low voter turnout special elections typically bring will make it harder to draw big conclusions ...

Officials, community advocates, and voters have cited low turnout and high costs among the reasons for skipping the special ...

Embattled Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson last week announced she intends to plead guilty to federal corruption charges, ...