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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 1d
About 1.1 million Bay Staters could lose food benefits at the end of next week, and Gov. Maura Healey capped the week by ringing the alarm bell in the midst of a federal government shutdown that's boiling over in D.C. and reverberating across the country. #MAPoli
Over 1 million Mass. could lose SNAP benefits as shutdown drags on
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 2d
For Wu, despite speculation, being mayor is what’s next

Plus: Marty Walsh's former chief of staff has a super PAC, Political Intel and more...

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For Wu, despite speculation, being mayor is what’s next
Plus: Marty Walsh's former chief of staff has a super PAC, Political Intel and more
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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 2d
End of an Era
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After several forays into Massachusetts politics, the Working Families Party (WFP) is seeking to set up a larger shop in the Bay State, with the goal of becoming a force to be reckoned with in local elections. #MAPoli
Working Families Party looks to establish a bigger Mass. beachhead
Plus: Another entrant in the race for Seth Moulton's Congressional seat
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 4d
BULLY POTPIT: Factional tensions linger at the Cannabis Control Commission. During a recent meeting led by fired-and-rehired chair Shannon O’Brien, one commissioner accused another of bullying, saying, “Don’t try to bully me into a vote.” #MAPoli
With O’Brien’s return, the Cannabis Control Commission goes back to sparring
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 21d
LAST CALL: Just a few tickets remain for tomorrow’s healthcare workforce development policy event at the UMass Club. Reserve your spot now. Walk-ins will not be permitted.

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Solutions to Massachusetts' Healthcare Workforce Challenges
Register for this MASSterList Newsmaker event to explore the healthcare workforce challenge and how government and business are responding.
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 22d
As Beacon Hill heads into October, the mood is less crisis than fragility: budgets that balance on unspent funds, test scores that reflect unfinished recovery, energy goals at risk from federal reversals and political futures hanging in the balance.
New tax provisions brings a $650M state budget hit with the shutdown adding to the woes
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Dylan Rossiter ⠙⠗ @dylanrossiter.bsky.social · 23d
Monday at the UMass Club #MAPoli
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 24d
Emails obtained through a records request provide a behind-the-scenes look at the effort to lure Hasbro to Boston, known in government circles as “Project Brainstorm.” #MAPoli
Inside the not-so-trivial pursuit of Hasbro
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Evan Horowitz @cspahorowitz.bsky.social · Sep 26
Sitting pointlessly beside the top businessman was...
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A top businessman believes Boston should tear down some of its office buildings and replace them with housing, saying that initiatives supported on Beacon Hill and in Boston City Hall aren’t enough as the region remains hampered by a post-pandemic slowdown.
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Eastern Bank’s Rivers: ‘We just have to get more serious’ about housing
Plus: Another endorsement for Markey and more in this week’s Political Intel
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 25d
Gov. Maura Healey met privately in Devens with Trump’s energy chief, Chris Wright, after a Boston solar summit.
Healey meets with Trump energy chief during tour of fusion facility
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · 29d
Mass. competes not so great while competitor for highway service plazas takes the exit ramp
Mass. competes not so great while competitor for highway service plazas takes the exit ramp
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Boston Policy Institute @bostonpolicyinst.bsky.social · 29d
Clocking in at just over an hour, BPI's event on Wednesday morning is the most comprehensive overview of the different strands of the “how to revitalize Boston post-COVID” conversation - check out this coverage from @massterlist.com & @gintautasd.bsky.social:
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Eastern Bank’s Rivers: ‘We just have to get more serious’ about housing
Plus: Another endorsement for Markey and more in this week’s Political Intel
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 26
A top businessman believes Boston should tear down some of its office buildings and replace them with housing, saying that initiatives supported on Beacon Hill and in Boston City Hall aren’t enough as the region remains hampered by a post-pandemic slowdown.
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Eastern Bank’s Rivers: ‘We just have to get more serious’ about housing
Plus: Another endorsement for Markey and more in this week’s Political Intel
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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · Sep 24
A seat at the online gambling table
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A seat at the online gambling table
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 20
Don't ask Gov. Maura Healey how she feels about efforts to redesign the Massachusetts state flag! #MAPoli
Healey stands up for vaccines, lowers flags, and confronts flag reform
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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · Sep 19
🚗 🛣🚂 Skidding into Friday

In today's MASSterList: What's next for the multibillion dollar Allston megaproject

Plus: Political Intel returns, with a look at Everett and an energy sector move

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Next stop for Allston megaproject includes ‘strategic review’
Plus: Political Intel returns...
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 17
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Boston at the Crossroads: Challenges and opportunities in an evolving economy
Boston’s downtown struggles to rebound as property values drop and budgets tighten. Join business leaders to explore challenges and opportunities ahead.
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 17
EVENT: Downtown Boston’s slow post-COVID rebound and falling property values threaten the city's finances. With its tax base at risk, what are the strategies and opportunities for Boston’s business districts?
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 17
Alan Leventhal, ex-U.S. ambassador and Boston real estate mogul, is weighing a 2026 bid for governor. He’s enlisted PR help from George Regan and political strategist Doug Rubin. #MAPoli
A real estate mogul weighs gubernatorial run as Doug Rubin and George Regan help out
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 16
In Winthrop, a recall fight against Councilor Max Tassinari has become a proxy war over the MBTA Communities law. Noncompliance has already cost the town $1.2M in aid. #MAPoli
MBTA Communities law looms large in Winthrop recall effort
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 15
With Michelle Wu’s reelection now a foregone conclusion, the undercard at-large race has moved up to become November’s prime bout, and it’s likely to be viewed by insiders as a Walsh versus Wu battle through at-large candidates. #BOSPoli
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Keller on the wreck of the Josh Kraft campaign
Plus: Wu reveals her at-large ballot
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 13
What does a 1795 bank robbery have to do with Dean Tran's appeal in his ethics case? No, not the one in which he stole a Colt .45 from an elderly constituent, nor the one in which he was convicted of 23 felonies. We're talking about the charges Tran used his Senate staff for campaign activities.
How a long-forgotten Nantucket bank robbery provides modern context
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MASSterList @massterlist.com · Sep 10
Before Josh Kraft signed up for the Boston mayor’s race, he was known for being a nice guy doing spadework in the city's nonprofit sector. Seven months later, insiders still regard him as a nice guy, but one who isn’t built for a bare-knuckle mayoral campaign, even if his bank account is. #BOSPoli
Kraft won’t punt, presses on to November
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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · Sep 5
Happy Friday folks

In this morning's MASSterList, we've got a look at vaccine politics

Plus! Ed Markey lands endorsements from 2 of Beacon Hill's Big 3, and the Wu-Kraft poll that has everybody talking massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/healey-vac...
Vaccine politics
Plus: Markey endorsements from the top, Wu-Kraft poll and more
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