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Good evening,  Sending this while rain-soaked and enjoying a warm tea after an afternoon of demonstrating for our democracy in Boston with a….

Good morning,  If you’re feeling like me these days, it seems increasingly difficult to focus on the positive. As Act on Mass' executive….

Happy Saturday,  With all the talk around rules, some transparency victories in the bag, and the new session finally kicking off, you might….

Happy Saturday,  Even after (almost) a lifetime of living in New England, I always have to remind myself not to be fooled by weeks like….

What a week!  House members voted to approve their Rules packages on Tuesday and– duty done– finally received committee assignments Thursday….

Progressives asked state leaders to act with "urgency" against Trump. Yet compared to other NE states, we're months behind In last week’s….

Greetings,  It feels like we’re hard pressed for good news these days, but this week delivered!  First of all, we co-hosted our Transparency….

Good evening,  Remember the last time you started a new job? The nervousness of choosing an outfit for the first day, not knowing where the….

Dear friend,  Remember a few months back, when we joined with fellow progressives organizations in a joint letter to Governor Healey, Senate….

Good morning,  Well. It’s been a week.  With the slew of scary things coming out of the federal level this week, it can be hard to stay….

Happy Saturday, While all eyes nationwide will be on Monday’s inauguration, we in the #MApoli world marked the passing of a key state….

Happy Saturday, So much for my grand plan to split this Scoop in half! Even more happened this week!  It’s weeks like this when I remember I….