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State Senator Dan Wolf says he will not sell his interest in Cape Air, a move that will end his campaign for governor and could lead to his resignation at the State House.

A State Senator is facing contempt charges for refusing to take down a billboard.

Arlen Specter, the bristly former Republican senator from Pennsylvania who often made headlines by playing the political center and confounding Republican colleagues in the Senate, died today at age 82. According to Specter's family, his death was due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has launched a new television ad highlighting his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren's claims of Native American heritage.   The 30-second ad features clips of news reports on Warren's claims.   Warren has said she was told as a child that her mother was part Cherokee and part Delaware Indian and that she never questioned that story...

The candidates in the Massachusetts Senate race are hoping to seize the momentum for their campaigns coming off their first head-to-head debate.

The U.S. Commerce Department has declared a national fishery disaster in New England, opening the door for tens of millions of dollars in relief funds for fishermen. U.S. Sen. John Kerry said he's secured a commitment from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include $100 million for fishermen and fishing communities in emergency assistance legislation...

Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown says he'll probably watch football instead of his Democratic opponent's speech at the Democratic National Convention.

U.S. Senator John Kerry has been tabbed to give a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next week.