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The end of the legislative session is just a month away (or, according to how I measure time, four Saturday Scoops away). And four Scoops….

It’s hard to know what to say at times like this. We like to think that, over time, things are getting better. That we’re making progress….

With six precious weeks until the end of the legislative session, there has been a steady trickle of bills passing the State House. But this….

ACs are blasting, my tomato plants are blossoming, and I’m suddenly painfully aware of how many weekends there are until September (thirteen….

It’s been a while!  While I was snacking on  cicchetti  and drinking Aperol spritzes, our legislators were busy chipping away at their pile….

Happy scorcher, friend! I hope you are keeping well-hydrated, staying cool, and lugging all your fans and/or AC units up from the basement….

It is with anger, fear, and solidarity that I write you today. The news of the impending repeal of federal abortion rights is shocking and….

After just three formal sessions, the House  passed  their budget on Wednesday, which came across the finish line at $49.7 billion.  And the….

House Ways & Means released their draft of the  2023 budget  on Wednesday, totaling around $50 billion. This marks the official start of the….

Flowers are in bloom, buds are popping up on every tree in sight, and most exciting of all – spring municipal elections are just around the….

You know what they say: April showers bring May flowers. And in the Massachusetts Legislature, April hearings bring May budgets (although I….

When was the last time a report commissioned to study an issue in Massachusetts came back with good news? I don’t know, but it certainly….