State officials have recently hired four of the state GOP’s operatives, including two directly within the governor’s office.  

The line was drawn Wednesday when Councilor Althea Garrison proposed an ordinance that would allow Boston to cap yearly rent increases in residential homes. 

The billionaire political activist says he will encourage Representative Richard Neal to make the information public.  

A spokesman for Brown Rudnick LLP said the nearly $8,000 its attorneys gave Governor Charlie Baker’s inaugural committee is “unrelated to any engagement by any client.” 

The party’s complaints come days after a Globe story detailed the unusual relationship between MassFiscal and nonprofit Fiscal Partners, which its leaders created in 2016.  

Scattered to the political winds six months ago, many of the Third Congressional District’s onetime hopefuls are still making news.  

Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney who has sued Amazon and Uber, said she is “talking with people I love and trust before making a decision.” 

The Coalition to Protect Patient Safety dropped $24.7 million into efforts opposing Question 1 on the November ballot, topping the previous record by more than $3 million.  

Ever cautious in the national political arena, the governor Tuesday would not say whether he’d back Bill Weld’s GOP primary challenge to President Trump. 

The contributions make up a portion of the $72,500 Healey raised from 20 different donors to celebrate the official start of her second term on Jan. 16.