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ICE agents wouldn't be allowed to wear masks in Massachusetts in proposed legislation
A lawmaker wants to prevent ICE agents from wearing masks while on the job in Massachusetts.
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"State Rep. Jim Hawkins...has introduced a bill on Beacon Hill that would prevent any law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth from wearing 'any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties.'" #mapoli
WHAT DO THEY THINK A RAINY DAY IS? CHILDREN ARE GOING HUNGRY. CHRIST.
State House leaders say they won't use rainy day fund to keep SNAP benefits flowing
Top Massachusetts House Democrats made clear Wednesday that they do not plan to turn to Massachusetts’ massive rainy day fund to bail out federal food assistance benefits that are set to run out of ca...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
WHAT DO THEY THINK A RAINY DAY IS? CHILDREN ARE GOING HUNGRY. CHRIST.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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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
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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
#mapoli
'No rhyme or reason': AI grading issue affects hundreds of MCAS essays
The use of AI to score Massachusetts’ standardized MCAS tests resulted in errors that affected hundreds of exams, the NBC10 Investigators learned.
www.nbcboston.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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
#mapoli
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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.
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.
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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.
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
"But nearly three years later, it’s becoming clearer and clearer — the Massachusetts millionaires tax has been a total success, and an incredible benefit for our state’s businesses. " #mapoli
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The Fair Share Amendment is delivering - CommonWealth Beacon
Nearly three years after its passage, it’s becoming clear that the millionaires tax has been a total success, and an incredible benefit for our state’s businesses.
commonwealthbeacon.org
August 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Damn right it has
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People on Bikes Vote For Mayor Michelle Wu.
@mayorwu.boston.gov @wutrain.bsky.social @wutrainstation.bsky.social #Bospoli #Mapoli
@mayorwu.boston.gov @wutrain.bsky.social @wutrainstation.bsky.social #Bospoli #Mapoli
August 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
People on Bikes Vote For Mayor Michelle Wu.
@mayorwu.boston.gov @wutrain.bsky.social @wutrainstation.bsky.social #Bospoli #Mapoli
@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.
August 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“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”
“Business leaders decry hospital lobbyist on healthcare cost board”
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July 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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”
“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.
July 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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.
The only way out of the housing crunch is to build more housing.
A new report by the National Zoning Atlas found that apartment buildings with four units or more can only be built, under current local zoning rules, on roughly 4 percent of the land in this state.
96 percent of Massachusetts is off limits to most apartment buildings. Some hope a new map will change that. - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts Zoning Atlas is part of a broader effort to document the zoning of every state in the US.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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.
July 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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.
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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.
But that coverage is at risk because Republicans in Congress voted to kick 15 million people in our country off their health care.
July 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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.
But that coverage is at risk because Republicans in Congress voted to kick 15 million people in our country off their health care.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu holds commanding 30-point lead over Josh Kraft.
#bospoli #mapoli
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#bospoli #mapoli
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July 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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.
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.
July 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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.
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.
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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.
Inside the Burlington office ICE has used to detain immigrants
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" c...
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July 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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
BIG WIN FOR INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE!
I proudly voted for a bill (S.2543) that makes Massachusetts a safe haven — protecting patients, providers, and advocates of reproductive and gender-affirming care.
No matter what happens in Washington, we will defend your rights here at home. #MAPoli
I proudly voted for a bill (S.2543) that makes Massachusetts a safe haven — protecting patients, providers, and advocates of reproductive and gender-affirming care.
No matter what happens in Washington, we will defend your rights here at home. #MAPoli
July 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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
Ironically Auchincloss just sent out the worst email I’ve ever seen where he opens by… slamming Mandani? Totally clueless and needlessly mean.
July 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"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
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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
"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
Retrospective review of deaths in the Massachusetts department of corrections after passage of medical parole - BMC Public Health
There are roughly 6,000 individuals incarcerated in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MADOC), and in 2025, 32% of these individuals were age 50 and older. Older incarcerated individuals hav...
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July 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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
"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
Progressives need to loudly shout this victory from the rooftops. People are distracted and don’t realize this change happened.
#mapoli
Mass. Democrats reach rules deal they say will make lawmaking more transparent - The Boston Globe
The Legislature has long been criticized for operating with a level of opacity that keeps residents from knowing what's really going on at the State House.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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
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
Lowell City Council runs afoul of Open Meeting Law
LOWELL — 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 t…
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July 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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
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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.
@edmarkey.bsky.social and I are fighting back.
Amid Trump cuts, Senators Warren, Markey call on Congress to fully fund special education - The Boston Globe
The Democrats said it was beyond time for Congress to make good on its 1975 funding pledge.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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.
@edmarkey.bsky.social and I are fighting back.
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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...
How Trump’s big law impacts Massachusetts
From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in Massachusetts.
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July 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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...
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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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Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh steps down. Undersecretary in the office will take over. - The Boston Globe
Dr. Kiame Mahaniah will take over on Monday. The change comes a period of unprecedented change in how medical and social services are delivered and funded.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/11/m...
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