Galvin: Serving as second-in-command 'no big deal'
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has plenty of practice as gubernatorial understudy, a role he'll reprise when he becomes lieutenant governor in a week.

NEWTON, Mass. -- On the infrequent occasions that Republicans enjoy electoral success in Massachusetts, it's usually because a candidate can convince voters he or she isn't too closely...
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has plenty of practice as gubernatorial understudy, a role he'll reprise when he becomes lieutenant governor in a week.
BOSTON -- Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has endorsed Ed Markey for the United States Senate.
BOSTON -- The race for senate took an ugly turn. Republican senate candidate Gabriel Gomez had harsh words for Democratic Congressman Ed Markey.
BOSTON-- A group of environmental activists led by California billionaire Thomas Steyer that spent nearly $900,000 during the U.S Senate primary in plans to return to the state to work against Republican nominee Gabriel Gomez.
BOSTON, Mass.-- Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray announced he was leaving the Patrick administration to take the position as CEO and President of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
BOSTON -- Amid the recent announcement of Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray’s resignation, state leaders looked back at the controversy that engulfed his term, including a stint in court and reckless driving records.
BOSTON -- 7News' political analyst Andy Hiller talks about Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray's unexpected announcement of resignation and what could be behind the move.
BOSTON -- There is no shortage of candidates looking to succeed retiring Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
BOSTON -- Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey have agreed to their first debate in Massachusetts' contentious special U.S. Senate election.
BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. John McCain is in Massachusetts to campaign for and help raise cash for Gabriel Gomez, a fellow Republican and Navy veteran who is running in a special election for the U.S. Senate.
BOSTON -- Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez is planning to release the first television ad of his campaign against Democrat Edward Markey.
BOSTON -- The Senate Ways and Means Committee has released a nearly $34 billion state budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1.
TEMPLETON, Mass. -- A member of the select board in a central Massachusetts town says she's resigning because she has been "bullied" by other members of the board.
BOSTON -- Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez has created a joint fundraising committee with the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
BOSTON -- Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Rep. Edward Markey is cancelling a planned fundraising appearance by a former "The Dukes of Hazzard" actor who criticized NASCAR for banning the show's "General Lee" car from driving a parade lap.
BOSTON -- Two dozen potential candidates to succeed longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have taken out nomination papers.
BOSTON -- Republicans are zeroing in on Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey's involvement in a so-called "rubber check" episode from the early 1990s.
BOSTON -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is defending his decision to take a $281,000 tax deduction for promising not to alter his historic Cohasset home, even though local bylaws already prevented changes to the facade of the house.
BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick is planning to head to Ireland to join a trade mission led by Senate President Therese Murray.