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Posted on November 24, 2025

11/22/2025 Saturday Scoop: Beacon Hill heads to winter recess with little to show for it (+ a guest feature!)

In case you missed our Tuesday email, I have an exciting update on last week’s Scoop: our mobilization worked!  On Monday, in response….

Posted on November 17, 2025

11/15/2025 Saturday Scoop: Reps vote to roll back MA's climate laws in classic tale of Beacon Hill corruption

Good morning, This week, we saw firsthand why our yearslong fight to make committee votes public was so important. House members of the….

Posted on November 10, 2025

11/8/2025 Saturday Scoop: Election takeaways show wins for transparency + taking on Trump!

What a week! This was a tremendous week for our democracy and for the fight against corruption and authoritarianism nationwide.  I had a….

Posted on November 03, 2025

11/01/2025 Saturday Scoop: Despite teacher opposition, House takes unanimous votes on education

Good morning, We’ve got a couple weeks left in the campaign to End Loyalty Pay in the state house by bringing stipend reform to the ballot….

Posted on October 27, 2025

10/27/2025 Saturday Scoop: As winter energy bills approach, state action needed

Good morning, Good news: the legislative staff union has finally been assigned a hearing! An Act relative to collective bargaining rights….

Posted on October 20, 2025

10/18/2025 Saturday Scoop: Amid budget squeeze, how will state leaders respond?

Good morning, Happy No Kings day!  It’s a good day for taking action to defend our democracy at a state and federal level. And a good day to….

Posted on October 06, 2025

10/04/2025 Saturday Scoop: If not lawmaking, what are our state reps up to?

Hello, I love our community!  In last week’s Scoop, we did a deep dive into the murky world of the travel exemption in our state’s ethics….

Posted on September 29, 2025

09/27/2025 Saturday Scoop: Lawmaker trip draws attention to MA's ethics disclosure law

Well, well, well…  It’s not always clear to see the impact our little movement is making on the powers-that-be on Beacon Hill. We caught a….

Posted on September 22, 2025

09/20/2025 Saturday Scoop: Just how historical is this historically slow session?

Happy Satuday, Glorious September weather always puts me in a back-to-school mood. Suddenly, I have to hold myself back in the notebook….

Posted on September 19, 2025

5 years in, when will Massachusetts update qualified immunity laws?

5 years in, when will Massachusetts update qualified immunity laws?  Since the murder of George Floyd by police in 2020 sparked a national….

Posted on September 15, 2025

09/15/2025 Saturday-ish Scoop: Legislative leaders unwilling to act on immigration

Good morning, Excuse the Monday Scoop– the legislature's website was down over the weekend and I didn't want to send Take Actions that….

Posted on September 13, 2025

The MBTA Communities Act: Did Legislative Dysfunction Court Controversy?

With affordable housing – and affordability in general – appearing in headlines more often than not, questions of what will be done to….