“But how do you sell the idea of spending such staggering sums, some of it likely tax dollars, at a time when people are struggling with the prices of groceries, heat, and housing ? And more so for Governor Healey, how do you sell it while also running for reelection?”
I hate the silence. #mapoli
Thank you, @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social, for pointing out how numerous other states have decoupled from Trump’s corporate tax cuts rather than just delaying them.
They are bad this year, they are bad next year, and they are bad the year after. #mapoli
It took barely a year for the legislature to pass an awful billion dollar tax-cut-for-the-rich package after the Fair Share Amendment was approved by voters in 2022. Redesigning a racist flag should not be taking 5 freaking years. The dysfunction is embarrassing. #mapoli
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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
Oh my God. A contractor for the state of #Massachusetts used AI to score MCAS standardized tests. It resulted in incorrect scores on about 1,400 tests, which had to be rescored.
#mapoli
Congrats to Michelle Wu for beating Josh Kraft 72 to 23 and winning every ward and neighborhood!
Glad to see her absolutely crush him in every South End precinct despite his gross attempt to capitalize on Mass & Cass, for which he offered nothing.
Damn right it has
People on Bikes Vote For Mayor Michelle Wu.
@mayorwu.boston.gov @wutrain.bsky.social @wutrainstation.bsky.social #Bospoli #Mapoli
“but all the rich people will leave with all their rich money, making us less rich!!” lol looks just fine so far. We want more money for education and transit and we’re getting it.
Gov. Maura Healey’s pick of hospital lobbyist Steve Walsh for the Health Policy Commission — tasked with controlling healthcare costs — has sparked backlash from business leaders citing conflict of interest. #mapoli
“Business leaders decry hospital lobbyist on healthcare cost board”
This looks like the worst cover art ever for a disgusting box of cereal, Autocrac-Os. Is he supposed to look heroic? I feel more constipated than inspired looking at it.
It’s been five months since Kraft has been asked to share his records – a delay which is intentional. All we’re asking for is a fundamental, basic act of transparency.
#mapoli #bospoli
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The only way out of the housing crunch is to build more housing.
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The tragic AA Flight 5342 crash made it clear: the FAA must be fully staffed to prevent catastrophe. I led a letter with 11 off my colleagues demanding answers about safety, staffing, mass firings, and forced resignations. We need transparency—and accountability.
Rep. Lori Trahan sitting with two girls.
This is my friend Layla. She and her family depend on her Medicaid coverage.
But that coverage is at risk because Republicans in Congress voted to kick 15 million people in our country off their health care.
Every Massachusetts resident, no matter their citizenship status, deserves access to quality health care, education, and community support.
I’m proud to join a coalition of 21 state AGs fighting back against Trump’s harmful attack on the public benefit programs that help our communities thrive.
As immigration arrests surged this summer, ICE held detainees for extended periods of time in its field office in Burlington, Mass. Two women who spent more than a week inside discuss the "horrible" conditions they endured.
Hell yes
"I don't expect the policies to resonate as viscerally as the populist pitches of the left or right. I do expect them to work." Having your policies resonate with people is Politics 101. No wonder Dem ratings are in the toilet. Auchincloss needs to chill and be less angry. #mapoli
New study of deaths in Massachusetts prisons from 2021-2023 finds:
"In our study, nearly half of the population died in custody from a chronic condition or complications related to a chronic condition and could have been identified for medical parole eligibility." #mapoli
Committee votes in the MA Legislature will now **be public**. They probably wouldn’t have bent to public will like this if it wasn’t for @ddizoglio.bsky.social 💞
Progressives need to loudly shout this victory from the rooftops. People are distracted and don’t realize this change happened.
#mapoli
The Attorney General’s Office recently released its findings relating to complaints filed earlier this year against the City Council alleging that the body violated several provisions of the Open Meeting Law. #mapoli
The Trump administration is dismantling our public education system and defunding programs that support students with special needs.
@edmarkey.bsky.social and I are fighting back.
From clean energy to healthcare to immigration to higher ed., here's how the Big Beautiful Bill Act could impact Massachusetts #mapoli www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
Given @MassHHS Secretary Walsh’s underwhelming responses to the closure of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center, including calling it an empty community hospital, I welcome her decision to step down. Hoping new Sec. Mahaniah will focus on Central Mass more. #mapoli
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Right now, Veteran Crisis Hotline calls are going unanswered and clinics are operating dangerously understaffed.
Even cancer patients are struggling to access treatment.
And what's the GOP's plan for vets? Fire 30,000 VA employees and slash critical VA funding in their Big, Ugly Bill.
Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh is stepping down. Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, an undersecretary in the office, will replace her.
An immigration official in federal court on Thursday said the information used to target PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk came from Canary Mission, a pro-Israel website that blacklists pro-Palestinian academics, which only listed an op-ed calling for Tufts to divest from companies with Israel ties
#mapoli