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Posted on October 14, 2024

10/12/2024 Saturday Scoop: Popular gun legislation faces repeal effort

Happy Saturday,  As you all know, I (Scotia) am new here at Act on Mass! Lately, when people ask me what I do for work, I get the pleasure….

Posted on October 03, 2024

9/27/2024 Saturday Scoop: The voters are watching!

Good morning, It’s a good week to be an advocate for reform at the Massachusetts legislature! Following this historically chaotic….

Posted on October 03, 2024

9/21/2024 Saturday Scoop: Informal Sessions Update

Happy Saturday friends, Ahh, mid-September in Massachusetts. The leaves are falling, the Pats are losing, and our lovely state legislators….

Posted on October 03, 2024

9/14/2024 Special Scoop: Introducing our new executive director!

Good morning, While we usually cover the comings and going at the Massachusetts state house, with this week’s “Special Scoop” we bring you….

Posted on October 03, 2024

9/07/2024 Saturday Scoop: Primary Takeaways!

The time has come, friend:  It’s the week we’ve all been waiting for! And, no, I don’t mean sweet Labor Day BBQs and the resulting even….

Posted on August 24, 2024

8/24/24 Saturday Scoop: 10 days ‘til the state primary election

It's that time of year, my friend! The back-to-school shelves are emptying, the streets are lined with election yard signs and dotted with….

Posted on August 13, 2024

8/10/24 Saturday Scoop: Shadows shroud Beacon Hill as Sunlight Act dies

Oooof, my friend. The legislature has officially wrapped up formal sessions, meaning that essentially anything that hasn’t been passed can….

Posted on July 23, 2024

7/20/24 Saturday Scoop: What is (and isn’t) in the $58 billion state budget

We’re almost there, friend. Several weeks late and overdue for the 14th year in a row, Massachusetts is poised to be the final state to pass….

Posted on July 05, 2024

No information, no health care: MassHealth purges enrollment post-pandemic

Between April 2023 and 2024, nearly 400,000 people lost their MassHealth insurance coverage in a post-pandemic enrollment purge. Of these….

Posted on June 29, 2024

06/29/24 Saturday Scoop: Senate also capitulates to Greater Boston Real Estate Board

It's the final days of pride friend, and summer is coming into full swing! And while it’s not specifically for pride month, this queer….

Posted on June 08, 2024

06/08/24 Saturday Scoop: House capitulates to Greater Boston Real Estate Board

Well friend, there’s less than two months left of formal legislative session and I wish I were writing to you about how our legislators have….

Posted on June 01, 2024

6/01/2024 Saturday Scoop: This is my last Scoop

Friend, It is with a heavy heart and utterly mixed emotions that I write this, my very last, precious Saturday Scoop. Starting this Friday….