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The MBTA's pre-pandemic business model has vanished because fewer people make enough round-trip journeys each week to regularly buy passes, argues former Federal Highway Deputy Administrator and MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack. #MAPoli
Pollack urges reflection on post-pandemic transit model
Sustaining the MBTA's progress, according to a former top federal and state transportation official, is a central challenge after the 2020 pandemic disrupted travel and work patterns.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The MBTA's pre-pandemic business model has vanished because fewer people make enough round-trip journeys each week to regularly buy passes, argues former Federal Highway Deputy Administrator and MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack. #MAPoli
ALL ABOARD! Only a few tickets remain for tomorrow's @statehousenews.com / @massterlist.com TransitNEXT policy forum. Hear from Phil Eng, Stephanie Pollack, JCT chairs Sen. Crighton and Rep. Arciero, and others at the MCLE in Boston. #MAPoli
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December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ALL ABOARD! Only a few tickets remain for tomorrow's @statehousenews.com / @massterlist.com TransitNEXT policy forum. Hear from Phil Eng, Stephanie Pollack, JCT chairs Sen. Crighton and Rep. Arciero, and others at the MCLE in Boston. #MAPoli
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KELLER: There's an understanding that dealing with Michelle Wu offers two options – her way or the highway. Her push to seize control of tax rates is a power grab. In a constitutional democracy, power is shared and limited. Boffo numbers on election night don’t change that. #MAPoli #BOSPoli
Mayor Wu’s Prop. 2 ½ follies - MASSterList
For an incumbent politician, there are multiple ways to interpret a decisive re-election win.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
PHANTOM OF THE CHAMBER; A review of House video from Nov. 18 appears to show someone else pressing the voting button at Rep. Vanna Howard’s desk while she was allegedly away ahead of her Senate campaign kickoff in a race that includes another House member.
#MAPoli
#MAPoli
An allegation of a return to ‘phantom voting’ on the House floor
Plus: Mayor Wu's tax shift meeting, Phil Eng's new title and more in Political Intel
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December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
PHANTOM OF THE CHAMBER; A review of House video from Nov. 18 appears to show someone else pressing the voting button at Rep. Vanna Howard’s desk while she was allegedly away ahead of her Senate campaign kickoff in a race that includes another House member.
#MAPoli
#MAPoli
As the holiday shopping season starts up, here’s a list of several books on Massachusetts politics or Mass.-adjacent ones, for yourself or the political junkie in your life.
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#MAPoli
For your shopping list, Mass. politics books
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November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
As the holiday shopping season starts up, here’s a list of several books on Massachusetts politics or Mass.-adjacent ones, for yourself or the political junkie in your life.
#MAPoli
#MAPoli
FIRST IN MASSterList: The MassGOP is looking to recruit Belmont select board member Elizabeth Dionne to run against Treasurer Deb Goldberg, a Democrat. Dionne didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Out with MASSterList: Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro
Plus: Possible GOP treasurer candidate, new ballot committee and more in Political Intel
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
FIRST IN MASSterList: The MassGOP is looking to recruit Belmont select board member Elizabeth Dionne to run against Treasurer Deb Goldberg, a Democrat. Dionne didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The final week of formal sessions before the Legislature’s 6-week recess offered a revealing snapshot of what's coming—one defined increasingly by a push-pull between what the elected officials on Beacon Hill are trying (or not) to accomplish and what outside forces are readying for the 2026 ballot.
As the Legislature closes formal sessions with a spending bill, ballot initiatives begin to pile up
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November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The final week of formal sessions before the Legislature’s 6-week recess offered a revealing snapshot of what's coming—one defined increasingly by a push-pull between what the elected officials on Beacon Hill are trying (or not) to accomplish and what outside forces are readying for the 2026 ballot.
Growing up in Needham, Jeffrey Shapiro remembers his father bringing home the afternoon newspaper with headlines about the UMass Boston corruption scandal that led to the conviction of two state senators and the creation of a state inspector general.
Out with MASSterList: Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro
Plus: Possible GOP treasurer candidate, new ballot committee and more in Political Intel
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November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Growing up in Needham, Jeffrey Shapiro remembers his father bringing home the afternoon newspaper with headlines about the UMass Boston corruption scandal that led to the conviction of two state senators and the creation of a state inspector general.
KELLER: Harvard says its A’s are basically participation trophies. Students cry over “soul-crushing” workloads of… an hour a day. And the fix? A+. Better idea: F-minus for wasting a world-class education chasing clout and cash.
Keller: Harvard flunks out
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November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
KELLER: Harvard says its A’s are basically participation trophies. Students cry over “soul-crushing” workloads of… an hour a day. And the fix? A+. Better idea: F-minus for wasting a world-class education chasing clout and cash.
. @gintautasd.bsky.social scours the headlines so you don’t have to.
As I went through news sites this morning, I spotted this photo and headline
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November 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
. @gintautasd.bsky.social scours the headlines so you don’t have to.
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As Wu speaks, these hats are getting handed out
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As Wu speaks, these hats are getting handed out
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Henry Santana won releection to at-large seat, holding back fmr Cllr Frank Baker, per sources
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Henry Santana won releection to at-large seat, holding back fmr Cllr Frank Baker, per sources
Mass. Republicans, typically the ones warning against new spending and calling for tax relief, called for the state to fund SNAP, while Democrats demurred. The same party that has championed assistance programs found itself defending fiscal restraint, while Republicans argued for state intervention.
Courts rule and Beacon Hill scrambles as SNAP cutoff date arrives
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November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Mass. Republicans, typically the ones warning against new spending and calling for tax relief, called for the state to fund SNAP, while Democrats demurred. The same party that has championed assistance programs found itself defending fiscal restraint, while Republicans argued for state intervention.
The SNAP blame game has come to Beacon Hill #MAPoli
With political messaging escalating on government websites, SNAP blame game comes to Beacon Hill
Plus: Pro-Wu super PAC switches support
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October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The SNAP blame game has come to Beacon Hill #MAPoli
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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October 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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
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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Plus: Marty Walsh's former chief of staff has a super PAC, Political Intel and more...
#MAPoli
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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October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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...
#MAPoli
Plus: Marty Walsh's former chief of staff has a super PAC, Political Intel and more...
#MAPoli
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End of an Era
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October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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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October 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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
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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October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
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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#MAPoli
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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October 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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.
#MAPoli
#MAPoli
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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October 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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.
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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October 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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
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Sitting pointlessly beside the top businessman was...
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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September 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sitting pointlessly beside the top businessman was...
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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October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Gov. Maura Healey met privately in Devens with Trump’s energy chief, Chris Wright, after a Boston solar summit.