BOSTON — Burying the dead proves harder than it sounds when it’s an alleged terrorist.

BOSTON — Gabriel Gomez’s victory makes it feel a little like 2010 all over again.

BOSTON — Before all the results were in, Collins was projected as the winner by several news operations, but later in the evening Forry declared victory.

BOSTON — A spokesman for the secretary of state said “nobody was disenfranchised from the vote” because the correct ballots were also at the voting booth.

BOSTON — Post-bombing, the House returns to work to pass a $34 billion budget, while Ortiz rolls a major public corruption case onto the table while simultaneously prosecuting an accused terrorist.

BOSTON — House Ways and Means Chairman Brian Dempsey said the bill addresses many of the priorities Gov. Patrick highlighted in his budget plan in “a balanced a fiscally responsible way.”

BOSTON — Massachusetts lost 5,500 jobs in March while the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.4 percent from 6.5 percent.

BOSTON — “It’s like the story of the three bears,” Sen. Karen Spilka said, explaining Beacon Hill’s tax-transportation debate.

BOSTON — His comments open the door to a middle path that could avoid his veto.

BOSTON — The House’s budget chief on Friday appeared to dash any hopes liberal Democrats and transportation activists might have of forcing legislative leaders back to the negotiating table with Gov. Deval Patrick over tax hikes.