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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Durant discusses factors influencing Massachusetts governor run decision
BOSTON (SHNS) – Sen. Peter Durant says he's 'getting closer' to deciding whether to jump into the gubernatorial race. 'We're still looking at it, and you know, part of that is we have to be really careful. Because A) I have to give up my seat to do it, and you want to make sure that it's the right timing for yourself and for my family,' Durant told the News Service Tuesday after an unrelated State House event. 'In addition, we're looking at the people who may or may not be getting in,' the Spencer Republican continued. 'So, I'd say we're getting closer.' Durant in a mid-March television interview had pledged to make a decision 'relatively soon.' Republican candidate Mike Kennealy, former housing and economic development secretary under Gov. Charlie Baker, launched his bid for governor on April 7. Gov. Maura Healey plans to seek reelection. Asked whether Kennealy's entry changed his calculus, Durant praised the Republican challenger. 'He's a great guy. I think he's got a real good background for this. We know Brian Shortsleeve's thinking about it — another guy with a really good background,' Durant said, referring to the former MBTA administrator. 'And they have resources, so you know, yeah those things are factoring into it.' Durant added, 'But we're still leaving the door open.' Durant said he discussed a gubernatorial bid with his wife, Kate Campanale, who unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2022, during a vacation last month. 'She asked me, she said, 'What are you thinking? Do you want to do this?' And she said, 'I'll stand behind you no matter what you want to do.' She wasn't overly excited about doing it because she had just come off the lieutenant governor's race a few years ago,' Durant said. 'And I said, 'Do I want to do it? Yeah. I would like to do it, and I'd like a shot at being governor. Do I have to do it? No. It's not like I have to do this in my life, you know?' And so, but that was it. I'll know it when I see it, and I feel like it's coming closer together — I just don't know where that's going to lead me yet.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
07-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Governor Healey says she'll run for reelection. ‘There's a lot more to do.'
'I feel like we've done all those things, and yet there's a heck of a lot more to do,' said Healey, who turns 54 on Saturday. 'And so I plan to run for re-election, because there's a lot more to do.' Advertisement No other candidate has formally announced a plan to run for governor, though several Republicans may enter the race. State Senator Peter Durant, a Spencer Republican and vocal critic of Healey's handling of the state's shelter system, said last month he's Brian Shortsleeve, a former chief administrator of the MBTA under Baker, is also considering getting into the race as well on the Republican side, according to GOP insiders who have spoken with him. This is a developing story and will be updated. Matt Stout can be reached at
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
GOP calls for local law enforcement cooperation with ICE
BOSTON (WWLP) – As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, several Massachusetts Republicans are pushing for cooperation between ICE and state and local law enforcement. The Bellingham and Pembroke representatives filed a bill dubbed 'an Act to promote and protect safety in the Commonwealth,' that looks for a 36-hour buffer for local law enforcement to hold non-citizens who are deemed dangerous and have ICE detainers. ICE says these detainers are a public safety tool and are issued only to non-citizens already in custody for criminal activity. As the law stands, a loophole in public safety laws prevents law enforcement from holding those with ICE detainers beyond the time that a legal Massachusetts resident could be held–which effectively means Massachusetts court officers have no authority to detain an individual based solely on a federal immigration detainer. Western Massachusetts Senator Peter Durant expressed his support for the legislation. 'These new laws will improve public safety by allowing time for ICE to remove people who are increasingly victimizing others, including children,' said Durant. This potential new law adds to growing fears among undocumented and documented immigrants alike that they or their children are at risk of deportation regardless of their criminal records. Before Trump was elected, Governor Healey said Massachusetts would not be cooperating with ICE mass deportations. Now, she has clarified that she does support deporting undocumented criminals, which has already begun in Massachusetts. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
