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Independent Lt. Gov. Candidate Jennings Calls For Strong Local Partnerships
By Andy McKeever,
03:21AM / Friday, July 18, 2014
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Angus Jennings says even if he is elected to lieutenant governor, that won't stop him from being at local public hearings or sitting in with planning boards.   In fact, he says that is what is one of the things is missing from the state administration — a focus on the local governments.    "I think on a fundamental level, what we can bring to the voters is that some of the most important decisions are made in city and town hall. We have a recognition and a respect for the home-rule traditions that are not only embedded in our cultural but also embedded in our constitution,"

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Republican Herr To Challenge Markey for Senate
By Andy McKeever,
06:08PM / Wednesday, July 16, 2014

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In 2010, Brian Herr said what he was supposed to say. He did what he was told to do.

But, he still lost the race for U.S. Senate.

This time, Herr isn't going to let the political insiders and strategists run his campaign.   "When you declare and you are reasonably viable and credible as a candidate for U.S. Congress, a lot of people put their fingers into your campaign, in you. They try to control you and mold you and they try to steer you," Herr said.   "I let some of that go on in 2010 and I shouldn't have."   The Hopkinton Republican says he

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Lake Focused on Collaboration in Lieutenant Governor Campaign
By Andy McKeever,
03:18AM / Friday, July 11, 2014

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Economic development doesn't adhere to borders.

If elected lieutenant governor, Mike Lake says he'll bring all communities together to work toward the common, regional goal.

Lake is the founder and CEO of Leading Cities, a nonprofit organization doing just that — bringing leaders from all over the globe together to solve problems.   Through summits and meeting, the organization identifies problems and shares solutions, focuses on spurring economic development such as trade agreements among municipalities and pushing for further intergovernmental cooperation.   "We

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