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🎵 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….

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….

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

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

Don’t you love a good jump scare, friend? That part in a scary movie where, after things are eerily quiet and still, something suddenly….

Well, it’s official. Governor Healey signed the $1 billion tax cut bill on Wednesday, essentially cutting as much in taxes as will be raised….

Buckle up, friend. It’s a bleak Scoop today. Removing any shred of doubt, the Massachusetts Legislature made it clear this week who they are….

Did you miss us, friend? We took a few weeks off of the Scoop to focus on our organizing work because, frankly, there wasn’t much….

Friend, Do you ever feel so frustrated at the opaque, anti-democratic nature of our state house, that you just don’t have the words to….

We meet again friend, Our regular scooptress Erin is on a birthday vacation (good for her!), which means I get to do all the complaining….

Happy August! In addition to it being the best month of the year (and no I am not just saying that because it’s my birth month, and frankly….

We finally have a budget! Well, sort of: legislative leaders announced Friday afternoon that the House and Senate negotiators have come to….