The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Governor Charlie Baker's sweeping coronavirus restrictions do not violate state statutes or the state constitution.
The court ruled unanimously on Thursday, December 10 that "reducing the dangers" of coronavirus "is a significant government interest" and that the governor's executive orders "are content neutral and narrowly tailored, and they leave open alternative channels of communication."
Six years ago, a former local politician took on a new role: providing conservatives in the most left-leaning state in the country a printed outlet to get news and express their opinions.
Lonnie Brennan, the 60-year-old publisher of The Boston Broadside, a monthly conservative print newspaper, is a former Georgetown selectman. Before that he served for eight years on the school committee in Salem, where he grew up. He was a two-time candidate for state representative in the 18th Essex District, in 2006 and 2008.
