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This seemingly slow start to spring (I want daffodils and I want them now) is being outmatched by an even slower start on Beacon Hill….

I know, I know. I’m not who you expected in your inbox this morning. Fear not, our regular Scooptress Erin is alive and well and probably….

This was a slow week on Beacon Hill–even for Beacon Hill standards. Not only did the legislature opt against advancing any legislation….

Let’s face it: March isn’t the most pleasant month. April has some good days which trick us into making poor jacket decisions on other days….

Spring goes by a different name on Beacon Hill: Budget Season. When most of us are dreaming of daffodils and counting down the days to….

Six weeks into the 193rd legislative session, things are finally starting to move. Or more accurately, things can finally move: the senate….

We did it: we survived another rules season. The House voted on their rules last Wednesday (2/1). In case you didn’t catch it, you can read….

With two days of notice, and 24 hours to read over 200 pages of legislation, the House voted on the rules yesterday afternoon. There’s no….

You might have noticed that there hasn’t been much news coming from Beacon Hill since the new session began earlier this month. (Then again….

Finally, some wintry weather to remind us it is January, after all! Another sure sign it’s January, yesterday was the legislature’s bill….

This week the weather matched the news: mostly dreary and drizzly, with a few peeks of sunshine.  First, the sunshine: bees are going to….

Happy New Year! Oh, I just love that new session smell.  The 193rd Legislative Session began on Wednesday, bringing with it a new class of….