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NEW: Gov. Healey signs executive order intended to ban new 287(g) agreements "unless there is a public safety need," prohibit ICE from making civil arrests in non-public areas of state facilities, and ban the use of state property for immigration enforcement staging. #mapoli
January 29, 2026 at 7:53 PM
NEW: Gov. Healey signs executive order intended to ban new 287(g) agreements "unless there is a public safety need," prohibit ICE from making civil arrests in non-public areas of state facilities, and ban the use of state property for immigration enforcement staging. #mapoli
NEW: Massachusetts Gov. Healey plans 2:30 p.m. State House presser "to announce new actions to protect Massachusetts residents from the harmful actions by the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement." #mapoli
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
NEW: Massachusetts Gov. Healey plans 2:30 p.m. State House presser "to announce new actions to protect Massachusetts residents from the harmful actions by the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement." #mapoli
NEW: City of Boston and Kraft Group agree on community benefits package totaling nearly $48 million over 15 years, and including a per-ticket fee, in connection with soccer stadium planned just over the city border in Everett. #mapoli
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
NEW: City of Boston and Kraft Group agree on community benefits package totaling nearly $48 million over 15 years, and including a per-ticket fee, in connection with soccer stadium planned just over the city border in Everett. #mapoli
NEW: Gov. Healey plans to deliver her State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Her election-year budget proposal is due next year by Wednesday, Jan. 28. #mapoli
December 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW: Gov. Healey plans to deliver her State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Her election-year budget proposal is due next year by Wednesday, Jan. 28. #mapoli
CLEARED: In "first batch" of announcements, state says the following ballot questions cleared a major signature threshold: all-party primaries, rent increase limits, election day registration and voting, income tax reduction and rolling back recreational marijuana legalization. #mapoli
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
CLEARED: In "first batch" of announcements, state says the following ballot questions cleared a major signature threshold: all-party primaries, rent increase limits, election day registration and voting, income tax reduction and rolling back recreational marijuana legalization. #mapoli
INTEREST INCOME: With $8.1 billion in state rainy day fund, Treasurer Goldberg estimates $252 million in interest income in FY 2027, down from a projected $320 million in FY '26. #mapoli
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
INTEREST INCOME: With $8.1 billion in state rainy day fund, Treasurer Goldberg estimates $252 million in interest income in FY 2027, down from a projected $320 million in FY '26. #mapoli
TRAFFIC: Transpo Undersecretary Gulliver said Monday that Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday are the busiest travel days of Thanksgiving week. Gulliver forecast "extremely congested" conditions for midday Wednesday and "heavy traffic" Sunday afternoon and evening. #mapoli
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
TRAFFIC: Transpo Undersecretary Gulliver said Monday that Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday are the busiest travel days of Thanksgiving week. Gulliver forecast "extremely congested" conditions for midday Wednesday and "heavy traffic" Sunday afternoon and evening. #mapoli
NEW: No details but Rep. Michlewitz and Sen. Rodrigues have agreed on a spending bill to shore up state accounts that ran out of money last fiscal year. Underlying bills totaled about $2.3 billion. #mapoli
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NEW: No details but Rep. Michlewitz and Sen. Rodrigues have agreed on a spending bill to shore up state accounts that ran out of money last fiscal year. Underlying bills totaled about $2.3 billion. #mapoli
NEW: Mass. House schedules vote for Tuesday on $3.28 billion plan, backed by ten-year bonds, to make upgrades and capital improvements at public higher education campuses. #mapoli
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW: Mass. House schedules vote for Tuesday on $3.28 billion plan, backed by ten-year bonds, to make upgrades and capital improvements at public higher education campuses. #mapoli
NEW: Senior Judge Mark Wolf retires after more than 40 years of service on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. #mapoli
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: Senior Judge Mark Wolf retires after more than 40 years of service on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. #mapoli
NEW: Sen. Dooner calls on Gov. Healey to offer a more robust plan to fund SNAP benefits that are at risk of lapsing on Saturday. Healey just announced a $4 million "advance" to fund food aid and urged people to make donations if they can. SNAP benefits cost $240 million per month in Mass. #mapoli
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEW: Sen. Dooner calls on Gov. Healey to offer a more robust plan to fund SNAP benefits that are at risk of lapsing on Saturday. Healey just announced a $4 million "advance" to fund food aid and urged people to make donations if they can. SNAP benefits cost $240 million per month in Mass. #mapoli
NEW: Twenty-three attorneys general and the governors of Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Agriculture, alleging it is "unlawfully suspending" the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. #mapoli
October 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
NEW: Twenty-three attorneys general and the governors of Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Agriculture, alleging it is "unlawfully suspending" the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. #mapoli
NEW: Monday's lightly attended Senate session came to a quick halt when GOP Sen. Fattman doubted the presence of a quorum to protest the Healey administration blaming the Trump administration on the state's official website for the potential lapse in SNAP benefits. #mapoli
October 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NEW: Monday's lightly attended Senate session came to a quick halt when GOP Sen. Fattman doubted the presence of a quorum to protest the Healey administration blaming the Trump administration on the state's official website for the potential lapse in SNAP benefits. #mapoli
NEW: Rep. Rodney Elliott of Lowell is running for Senate in the upcoming special election. The Senate plans to set the special election date on Monday. #mapoli
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NEW: Rep. Rodney Elliott of Lowell is running for Senate in the upcoming special election. The Senate plans to set the special election date on Monday. #mapoli
NEW: More turnover in Healey's Cabinet. Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt is stepping down. Healey has named MBTA GM Phil Eng as interim secretary and Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver is being promoted to transportation undersecretary. #mapoli
October 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
NEW: More turnover in Healey's Cabinet. Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt is stepping down. Healey has named MBTA GM Phil Eng as interim secretary and Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver is being promoted to transportation undersecretary. #mapoli
NEW: The $2.25 billion spending bill on the move in the House this week includes $5 million for reproductive health care providers "to maintain continuity of access to services at risk of federal funding reductions." #mapoli
October 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEW: The $2.25 billion spending bill on the move in the House this week includes $5 million for reproductive health care providers "to maintain continuity of access to services at risk of federal funding reductions." #mapoli
NEW: Opponents of expanding Hanscom Field in Bedford to allow more air traffic delivered a letter to Gov. Healey's office Tuesday urging her to reject the project and to dismiss claims about sustainable aviation fuels. #mapoli
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NEW: Opponents of expanding Hanscom Field in Bedford to allow more air traffic delivered a letter to Gov. Healey's office Tuesday urging her to reject the project and to dismiss claims about sustainable aviation fuels. #mapoli
NEW: First Middlesex District Sen. Ed Kennedy has died, per Senate President Spilka's office. Spilka in an email to senators called Kennedy, 74, a "champion for education, environmental sustainability, cultural development and, of course, his beloved hometown of Lowell." #mapoli
October 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NEW: First Middlesex District Sen. Ed Kennedy has died, per Senate President Spilka's office. Spilka in an email to senators called Kennedy, 74, a "champion for education, environmental sustainability, cultural development and, of course, his beloved hometown of Lowell." #mapoli
NEW: Dogged by rival bidder Global Partners, Applegreen walks away from lease talks with the state over its winning bid to operate 18 highway service plazas in Massachusetts. #mapoli
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Applegreen ends talks with state over service plaza contract
The winning bidder in the controversial procurement for a highway service plaza concession contract is walking away from lease talks with the state.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW: Dogged by rival bidder Global Partners, Applegreen walks away from lease talks with the state over its winning bid to operate 18 highway service plazas in Massachusetts. #mapoli
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NEW: Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is dropping her appeal of Shannon O'Brien's reinstatement as chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission, her office said, a decision that likely spells an end to the two-year legal and political saga. #mapoli
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Goldberg drops legal effort to prevent O’Brien’s return to CCC
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is dropping her appeal of Shannon O'Brien's reinstatement as chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission, her office said, a decision that likely spells an end to the…
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September 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
NEW: Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is dropping her appeal of Shannon O'Brien's reinstatement as chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission, her office said, a decision that likely spells an end to the two-year legal and political saga. #mapoli
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NEW: New legislative spending bill accord attempts to address pay concerns of bar advocates, who have stopped taking new cases representing low-income criminal defendants. #mapoli
July 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NEW: New legislative spending bill accord attempts to address pay concerns of bar advocates, who have stopped taking new cases representing low-income criminal defendants. #mapoli
STATE BUDGET ON THE MOVE: The $61 billion annual state budget accord filed Sunday afternoon on its way to Gov. Maura Healey's desk following approval votes Monday of 139-6 in the House and 38-2 in the Senate. #mapoli
June 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
STATE BUDGET ON THE MOVE: The $61 billion annual state budget accord filed Sunday afternoon on its way to Gov. Maura Healey's desk following approval votes Monday of 139-6 in the House and 38-2 in the Senate. #mapoli
NEW: The Federal Reserve Board reported late Friday that its annual bank stress test "showed that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession, while staying above minimum capital requirements and continuing to lend to households and businesses." #mapoli
June 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NEW: The Federal Reserve Board reported late Friday that its annual bank stress test "showed that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession, while staying above minimum capital requirements and continuing to lend to households and businesses." #mapoli
BUDGET DEAL REACHED: Lead House and Senate negotiators say they have reached an annual state budget deal. No details announced. Plans call for the consensus budget to be filed this weekend, with floor votes Monday ahead of start of fiscal 2026 on Tuesday. #mapoli
June 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
BUDGET DEAL REACHED: Lead House and Senate negotiators say they have reached an annual state budget deal. No details announced. Plans call for the consensus budget to be filed this weekend, with floor votes Monday ahead of start of fiscal 2026 on Tuesday. #mapoli