Steph Solis
stephmsolis.bsky.social
Steph Solis
@stephmsolis.bsky.social
Boston-area journalist. Professional metiche. Half of Axios Boston.
Bob Kraft has agreed to sell an 8% stake in the NFL's New England Patriots at around a $9 billion valuation. Latest from @danprimack.bsky.social:

www.axios.com/2025/09/25/b...
Bob Kraft to sell minority stake in New England Patriots at $9B valuation
This is the first time that Kraft has sold part of the team since he acquired it more than 30 years ago.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The obvious choice for Massachusetts’ new flag. #mapoli
August 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Tell me why almost every time I walked into an nyc bathroom only to see piss sprayed all over the seat. A lot of you need home training
August 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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The question is whether the legislative remedy is sufficient to meet the Constitutional need, I told @stephmsolis.bsky.social of @axios.com. Read more on the details of the hard fought bar advocate pay raise. #mapoli #publicdefender www.axios.com/local/boston...
Mass. lawmakers announce deal to raise bar advocates' pay
The deal comes two months after the work stoppage began.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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White people and non-Black people stop looking terrified when you see Black people tabling at zine fairs challenge!
July 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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One reason I can't get exorcised about the defunding of PBS is because it would take 4 rich Liberals 6 months to raise enough to cover the funding cut. They should do that. Yes I subscribe already but Liberal elites should fucking make themselves useful.
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Bad Bunny's 30-show residency in his native home and his focus on island culture, music and issues "means everything" to Puerto Ricans in the island and the U.S. mainland.

"It feels like we're home," one fan said.

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Bad Bunny has given Puerto Rico a 'new influence' on the world stage, proud fans say
The global superstar's 30-show residency in his homeland and his focus on its culture, music and issues "means everything" to Puerto Ricans on the island and the U.S. mainland.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Tell me why a brewery operating on the Boston Common, the oldest public park in the U.S., refuses to provide free tap water to visitors and will only sell bottled water? #Boston is still getting over a heat wave. @boston.gov @emersoncollege.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
After Mass. invested $10M in ESOL training, the Eastern Bank Foundation announced its own $10M ESOL fund for job seekers and employers.

The $10M will roll out over three years, Eastern Bank CEO Bob Rivers said.

Meanwhile, Mass. has more than $20M in federal K-12 ELL funding frozen.
#mapoli
July 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When officers searched the vehicle, they found a manifesto identifying "many lawmakers and other officials," Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said.

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Minnesota lawmakers shot in targeted home attacks
Police are searching for the suspect, who they described as armed and dangerous.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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BREAKING: A Minnesota lawmaker is dead in a "politically motivated assassination," Gov. Tim Walz says, and another was shot and injured. The suspect is at large.
Minnesota state lawmaker and spouse shot and killed in 'targeted' attacks
A second lawmaker and his spouse were injured in separate shootings at their homes in eastern Minnesota, officials said. Authorities said that the shooter may have been impersonating law enforcement
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June 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the administration in violation of Harvard's First Amendment rights," a Harvard spokesperson said Wednesday night in response to President Trump’s order suspending entry to international students bound for Harvard.

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President Trump suspends entry to Harvard's international students
Trump halted global student entry with the stroke of a pen amid a court battle with Harvard over the matter.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Carol Rose, head of @aclum.bsky.social, starts the press conference after Rümeysa Öztürk’s return to Mass. Rose said Öztürk and the courts showed courage.

“They have checked unlawful executive action and have defended the rule of law.” Rose said of courts and judges.
May 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Daily Table, Boston’s nonprofit grocery stores, is closing after 10 years due to financial difficulties.

They’ll be open for a few more days as they sell off their remaining items.
May 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Fabian Schmidt, the electrical engineer and green card holder from New Hampshire, has been released from ICE detention.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
ICE releases Fabian Schmidt, N.H. green card holder in detention for 2 months
“FABIAN IS FREE and HOME!!!!,” his partner shared on social media, nearly two months after his detention.
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May 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A Patriots plane was spotted flying over Guantanamo Bay, sending fans online into a rabbit hole. Here’s what we know: www.axios.com/local/boston...
What to know about the Patriots plane that flew over Guantanamo Bay
The plane, operated by Omni Air International under a partnership with the team, flew to Cuba.
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April 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The latest iteration of the MA toll scam. Don’t fall for this ish
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Hours ago, @politico.com revealed that DOGE is working with DHS on automating mass deportation efforts — likely explaining why many US citizens, green card holders, and even a Canadian (in Canada) got threatening emails last night terminating “your parole” and telling them to leave the US in 7 days.
April 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Attorneys say the federal government me is sidestepping the process to oversee and revoke student visas. Here’s how:

www.axios.com/2025/04/08/s...
What to know about the wave of student visa cancellations
Student visa revocations are the latest event shaking American colleges.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Emerson, Tufts, Harvard and UMass Amherst have all seen students’ visas revoked. www.axios.com/local/boston... #Boston
Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students
Nearly a dozen international students lost their visas.
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April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The formula used by the Trump administration to levy reciprocal tariffs contains a serious math error that over-inflates the impact by about a factor of four, per economists at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute.
Trump tariffs based on massive error, conservative think tank says
The error over-inflates tariff rates by about a factor of four, AEI's economists say.
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April 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If anyone’s looking to hire a software developer or systems admin, my friend is looking: hireme.fyi
April 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
So far, the #Boston area has at least two James Beard award finalists. Follow along here: www.axios.com/local/boston...
Here are the 2025 James Beard Award finalists in Boston
These chefs will represent Greater Boston on the restaurant world's biggest night.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Under the deal, Uber and Lyft rides from Logan Airport would have a surcharge of $5.50 (up form $3.25). For new shared rides, the surcharge would be $1.50.

Massport votes on the deal tomorrow.

www.axios.com/local/boston...
Massport reaches deal with Uber on Logan Airport rides and fees
The deal includes lower surcharges than Massport originally planned.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM