POLITICO's Massachusetts Playbook ended last week after over a decade in publication. I was a big fan; I'd been subscribed since November, 2021. By my count, 10 different writers had at least 5 bylines across the 2,482 issues. Definitely worth a reread! #mapoli
Was this not a satisfactory answer? The Auditor's Office specified the scope *of the records they were seeking from the Legislature* and the AG's office has requested a scope *of the entire audit*. It's not immediately clear why the latter is necessary! s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
I think both offices could have done better explaining what information they think is required, because it's unclear what the dispute actually is. You make a good effort bringing it to light, but if the issue is the constitutionality of the audit itself, they should say that explicitly.
Markey’s commitment to running again is essentially a statement that he alone is the only Democrat who can serve the people of Massachusetts, and unique among his retiring Senate colleagues. With all due respect, we just don’t think that’s true.
Sen. Markey has had a long and venerable career, but we cannot support him for another six-year term. He would be in the top 1% of oldest Senators to ever serve by 2027.
He should pass the torch to a new generation of leadership. #mapoli
From me and Milan Singh for @cwbeacon.bsky.social:
I’m mostly really love canvassing. That’s a great excuse to meet your neighbors and most people are kind and even if you disagree you have a good conversation.
Got some particularly rough and rude people today which was a little bit of a bummer but always tomorrow!
Police Planning Places for People: how "stakeholder engagement" inflates reduces livability and increases the cost of affordable housing in Massachusetts
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Seeing the proud cruelty on TikTok and X/Twitter makes me feel so sad about this moment in our politics.
The plan? Run a candidate for Mayor of Boston who's never voted in a Boston mayoral election.
SB 79 is the MBTA Communities Act on steroids right? Cool, great, so happy for you, not jealous at all #mapoli
Bring it up with the College Board!
To make your life harder, you are also going up against most of the study guides for AP US History. (This is just the first website I found)
My latest (2023/2024) turnout estimates of #mapoli Local Elections: public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
I think the few publicity stunts are dwarfed in comparison to the total recent migration, which would make it hard to measure.
What a myopic take! If data does lead to useful insights, it will be borne out by practitioners.
The same set of terrible judgement at the local level is relevant for assessing the judgement of the same groups natationally.
Single-stair bills just filed in the Massachusetts legislature – they direct a commission to produce a building code amendment allowing single-stair buildings up to six stories, with $250,000 allocated for study malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD... malegislature.gov/Bills/194/HD...
We Are Western Mass
Some think we are anywhere beyond Rte. 495.
Others think anything past Worcester is the Berkshires.
We are actually 4 different counties
Hampden: Mostly Urban
Hampshire: Rural/Suburban/College Towns
Franklin: Rural
Berkshire: Mostly rural, Touristy, One City
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Your work in Worcester will be missed, and the people of NOLA are lucky to have you!
My new essay in @slate.bsky.social discusses our little discussed but hugely influential, deeply ironic, on-going national property tax revolt. slate.com/business/202...
I'm quite fond of this map, from the Historical Atlas of Massachusetts. (There used to be a digital version, maybe on a university website, but it has since been removed. Lucky I bought a used physical copy!)
Came across an essay I wrote several year ago complaining about the maps my high school used in history classes. Pretentious title aside, I stand by most of what I wrote: nearly every map you see practically erases Native Americans from history (and the present)!
I've followed your social media for several months now, and have generally got what you're talking about with media and public opinion, but this is the best distillation of your opinion I've read. Thank you!
NEW: Reformists sense momentum as new state legislative session begins www.wgbh.org/news/politic... #mapoli via @gbhnews.bsky.social
Me and my cousin hung out yesterday and stopped at a newly-opened park in *REDACTED* in Hampden County and I'm going to be real: it's so slapped together, it looks like the town was trying to stave off another 40B project because there's no reason that land couldn't be housing.
