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Posted on October 15, 2022

10/15/2022 Saturday Scoop: What the legislature can do about the housing crisis

Friends, The leaves have started to turn, birds are chirping, and I just spent this perfect sunny afternoon canvassing in Medford for Yes….

Posted on October 08, 2022

10/08/2022 Saturday Scoop: What Biden’s marijuana pardons means for Massachusetts

Friends, In a week full of big national news, the news coming out of the Massachusetts State House is same old, same old: legislators still….

Posted on October 01, 2022

10/01/2022 Saturday Scoop: Who’s getting the $3 billion in tax refunds this fall

Happy October, friends! Let’s kick off the spookiest month of the year with a scary story: It was the last night of July–a dark and stormy….

Posted on September 18, 2022

09/17/2022 Saturday Scoop: DeSantis trafficks migrants to Martha’s Vineyard as political stunt

Hi friends, The slow news period that typically follows the end of formal sessions at the State House was suddenly interrupted this week….

Posted on September 11, 2022

09/10/2022 Saturday Scoop: Primary night results & what comes next

Well, friends, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. The results of Tuesday’s primary were not what we wanted. It was an all around bad night for….

Posted on September 03, 2022

09/03/2022 Saturday Scoop: Why the T is on fire & what you can do about it

Happy September, friends!  Is it just me or does August seem to get shorter every year? Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer….

Posted on August 27, 2022

08/27/2022 Saturday Scoop: Immigrant driver’s license bill repeal efforts gaining steam

Starting today (Saturday 8/27) through Friday 9/2, you can cast your ballot in person and beat the election day rush–my personal voting….

Posted on August 20, 2022

Spilka’s refusal to recognize Mass. State House Employee's Union

The 192nd session of the Massachusetts legislature ended at 10:10 AM on August 1st, after an arduous 23-hour final session. While a number….

Posted on August 20, 2022

08/20/2022 Saturday Scoop: Which bills Baker signed + how to vote

We’re deep in the throes of August, formal sessions of the legislative session are over, and everyone seems to be on vacation. Even I….

Posted on August 06, 2022

08/06/2022 Saturday Scoop: End of session analysis + WE’RE ON THE BALLOT

The 192nd legislative session ended more with a whimper than a bang after a 23-hour final session that bled well into Monday morning. But….

Posted on July 26, 2022

07/26/2022 Tuesday Scoop: ”now we have to live with those consequences”

Before you get too excited: no, it's not really Saturday. I'm afraid the weekend is still three long days away. But not long enough for our….

Posted on July 16, 2022

07/16/2022 Saturday Scoop: Beacon Hill needs to get their priorities straight

The Massachusetts State House has a certain M.O.: at the start of the session, reps file upwards of 7,000 bills. But the vast majority of….