Mass. Senate to debate supplemental budget bill
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Senate is poised to debate a budget bill that includes $30 million to cover costs stemming from a drug testing scandal.

BOSTON -- A businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL has officially launched his campaign for John Kerry's U.S. Senate seat.
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Senate is poised to debate a budget bill that includes $30 million to cover costs stemming from a drug testing scandal.
WASHINGTON -- William "Mo" Cowan of Massachusetts on Thursday became the Senate's newest member, but his tenure will be brief.
BOSTON -- Republican State Rep. Daniel Winslow has officially entered the race for the U.S. Senate.
BOSTON -- Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has joined the board of directors of Kadant Inc., a Westford-based paper company.
BOSTON -- Republican state Rep. Daniel Winslow says he's "99 percent" sure he'll run in a special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
BOSTON -- U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch is calling for as many debates as possible in the Democratic primary race to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
BOSTON -- Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld says he won't run in the June 25th special election to succeed John Kerry in the U.S. Senate.
BOSTON -- Middlesex County District Attorney Gerard Leone has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate after all.
BOSTON -- A perennial Republican candidate in Massachusetts says he has taken out nomination papers to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate in the June 25 special election.
BOSTON -- Middlesex County District Attorney Gerard Leone says he is seriously considering running in the special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry.
BOSTON -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is joining with other gun control activists to call on Congress to approve tough gun laws.
MALDEN, Mass. -- Democratic Rep. Edward Markey kicked off his campaign for U.S. Senate on Saturday with a tour of Massachusetts, telling supporters that he is the best person to succeed John Kerry and help move President Barack Obama's agenda forward.
The following statement was released from the office of Former State Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei on Saturday:
BOSTON -- Former Sen. Scott Brown has confirmed he won't run in a Senate special election, dealing a blow to Republicans who hoped to steal the seat being vacated by Democrat John Kerry.
BOSTON -- Republican Richard Tisei is considering running in the Senate special election.
I was never convinced Scott Brown would run.
BOSTON – Today, Senator Scott Brown issued the following statement:
BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. John Kerry returned to Massachusetts to offer a personal and at times emotional thank you as he prepares to resign the office he's held for nearly three decades to become the nation's next secretary of state.
BOSTON -- Mass. Congressman Stephen Lynch has launched his bid to run for U.S. Senate, hoping to replace soon to be Secretary of State John Kerry.