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Courts rule and Beacon Hill scrambles as SNAP cutoff date arrives

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With O’Brien’s return, the Cannabis Control Commission goes back to sparring

BULLY POTPIT #MAPoli

Monday!

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📻📻 I’m very excited to say that in a few weeks I’ll be starting at @wbur.org as their state politics reporter. I’m looking forward to continuing to cover power and policy on Beacon Hill and the 2026 elections. I’m also excited to work with a very talented group of editors and reporters. #mapoli

Monday at the UMass Club #MAPoli

Sitting pointlessly beside the top businessman was...

Private express GL-D shuttle tonight! Love the non-stop service between Newton Highlands and Copley. Well done, @mbta.com!

Out with MASSterList: Rich Davey - MASSterList “The beauty about Massport is there's sort of the day-to-day operations, like, why can't we get the bags to baggage claim more quickly?” Davey said. “But you also have the mindshare to think big and t...

When I returned to @MASSterList.com earlier this summer, one of the first things I did was reach out to Massport about a sit-down with their CEO, whom I knew from my days covering the T.

The result is this interview, conducted over eggs and coffee
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These are the PR firms battling it out in the Market Basket parking lot Plus: City Hall scuttlebutt, top union adds to roster and more

Market Basket’s latest power struggle is as much a PR battle as a business one. Arthur T. Demoulas is again backed by Rasky Partners, while the board has tapped Liberty Square Group via its law firm. Unlike 2014, this saga lacks a simple hero-villain storyline.

Also doing 25/25... Four flights in (all delayed due to mechanical issues), and I’m struck by how low morale seems at B6. The overall vibe feels flat and transactional—even with Mosaic support, it’s like everyone’s just going through the motions.

@massterlist.com meeting the moment 🦾

Taunton hands ACLU a big bill as group seeks data on tech usage Plus: Wu internal poll, super PAC signs, and Scott Ferson’s new book

There are so many good little nuggets in this morning’s @massterlist.com #MAPoli

The list, obtained by MASSterList, included but was not limited to Alstom, Deutsche Bahn, Transport UK, Transdev, Herzog, and Alternate Concepts Inc., the company headed by James O’Leary, who lost the current contract to Keolis Commuter Rail Services in 2014.

News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.

A YIMBY super PAC enters the arena

With local resistance growing, two supporters of Abundant Housing Massachusetts — Molly Goodman and political strategist Josh Rosmarin — are launching a new housing-focused super PAC to take the fight to the ballot box. #MAPoli massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/a-yimby-su...

Summer in the city means forums, forums, forums

Recent federal policy changes have raised questions about protections for immigrants, international students, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and disabled people. What can federal, state, and local leaders do to better protect vulnerable communities in Massachusetts?

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A small sea of bold-faced names at the Boston Convention Center to dedicate it to Mayor Menino

Current and former elected officials, developers, executives, former aides and reporters who covered his 20 years in office

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the name Gracie Abrams sounds like a girl who gets kicked in the head by a horse and all the teachers make you sign a big card

Forty Steps!

Happy 4th! 🇺🇸

A "historic stress test" on democracy Explore democracy's challenges with Geoff Foster from Common Cause Massachusetts, offering insights into voting rights, political power, and the critical path forward for civic engagement.

Thanks to MASSterList for interviewing me about the current state of Democracy and what Common Cause Massachusetts is doing about it for today's Independence Day feature. 🇺🇸 #mapoli

Read my full interview here:

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Teaching in prison is one of the greatest blessings of my life. Journey of humility, vulnerability, intellectual rigor, and deep love. Just wrapped up my summer term course—The Art of Good Trouble: Policy, Politics, and Advocacy—after 14 powerful class sessions over 7 weeks. Onward!

Happy birthday, @wbur.org! Congrats on 75 years!

Meet the Media 2025 As the Massachusetts media landscape evolves, so too are the roles that reporters, editors, and publishers play in shaping coverage.

📆 June 5
⏰ 8 AM (networking), 9 - 10:30 AM (program)
📍MCLE Conference Center (Downtown Crossing)
♿️ Yes, accommodations/questions? Contact @dylanrossiter.bsky.social (Publisher[at]MASSterList[dot]com)
🎙️Program below
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