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Posted on April 16, 2024

3/9/2024 Saturday Scoop: House votes to limit emergency shelter stays

Happy almost Sunshine Week, friend! NEXT WEEK IS Sunshine Week across the country — a tradition among journalists and good governance….

Posted on February 27, 2024

2/24/2024 Saturday Scoop: Healey proposes online lottery + audit the Legislature updates

Happy election season, friend! Like store windows filling up with wreaths and candy canes in October, I swear election season starts earlier….

Posted on February 27, 2024

2/17/2024 Saturday Scoop: Who’s not running for reelection and why it matters

They’re dropping like flies, friend! And by “they” I mean legislators, and by “dropping like flies” I of course respectfully mean not….

Posted on February 15, 2024

The MBTA’s failing funding structure and its origins

There’s no question that the T is infamous for running late, being closed for any number of reasons, or just being an overall inconvenience….

Posted on February 10, 2024

2/10/2024 Saturday Scoop: Analysis of Joint Rule 10 Day and Healey’s budget

Happy belated Joint Rule 10 Day, friend! Or, more accurately, our condolences; this is the day when hundreds of bills in the MA Legislature….

Posted on January 27, 2024

1/27/2024 Saturday (Kiddie) Scoop: Sunlight Act is on the move following our lobby day!

What a week! We had our first ever Lobby Day on Tuesday, which was a huge success. THANK YOU to everyone who made it out to the State House….

Posted on January 13, 2024

01/13/2024 Saturday Scoop: Healey announces cuts to dozens of social programs

Happy rainy day, friend. Sometimes the weather accurately reflects the current mood, and that is certainly true of today; this was a dark….

Posted on January 06, 2024

01/06/2024 Saturday Scoop: Mariano calls for “fiscal prudence” after cutting taxes for rich

Happy New Year, friend! I hope you had a wonderful and restful holiday season. In fact, I hope you got to spend your holiday like a state….

Posted on December 09, 2023

12/09/2023 Saturday Scoop: Speaker Mariano’s hard look in the mirror

🎵 Oh the state of our democracy is frightful 🎵 🎵 But the fire of the will of the people is so delightful 🎵 Take it away, friend! Ok, I….

Posted on December 02, 2023

12/02/2023 Saturday Scoop: With help from Dems, GOP blocks crucial bill

Get a load of this: “Such a plodding pace is not new on Beacon Hill; just two years ago, one national study deemed the Massachusetts….

Posted on November 25, 2023

11/25/2023 Saturday Scoop: Legislature leaves migrants and public employees in the lurch

Friend, I owe you and your loved ones belated well wishes for a recent holiday, a cherished American tradition: the Saturday Scoop’s two….

Posted on November 04, 2023

11/04/2023 Saturday Scoop: Migrant crisis & legislature audit receive legal hurdles

Happy November, friend! I’ve replaced my sundresses with wool sweaters, harvested the last tomatoes from my garden, and am now ending my….