WHAT DO THEY THINK A RAINY DAY IS? CHILDREN ARE GOING HUNGRY. CHRIST.

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 4/4

The only way out of the housing crunch is to build more housing.

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.

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.

Mr PAC & Sleaze can get lost. #bospoli #mapoli

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 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/11/m...

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

You're the best

Let Governor Healey know that you DON'T want MA to spend $360 million on a new prison. We should be spending money on housing, health care, re-entry services, programming, economic stability, and much more. NOT on expanding incarceration. #mapoli tinyurl.com/freehertoolkit

"The newly uninsured will be less likely to schedule routine appointments and more likely to put off treatment of serious conditions, only to end up at hospital emergency rooms in a domino effect that would increase the cost of health care for everyone, officials and health providers said." #mapoli

There will be a Judiciary Hearing on Emerging Tech, Public Policy and Privacy on Tuesday, July 15th at 1pm. To see the full list of bills to be proposed, visit shorturl.at/IRNhp or scan the QR code. #mapoli #bospoli

"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

Governor Healey doesn’t think some important things through. She often arrives at interviews unprepared for how her thoughts will sound. She doesn’t update her ideas as things change. To speak of ICE as if it’s 2022, but with new excesses - is shockingly wrong for a progressive governor. #mapoli

"Anti-hunger advocates warn that the lack of extra funding means the state’s poorest residents will find it even harder to connect with food and cash benefits." #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/m...

Yet @massgovernor.bsky.social is behind a $360 MILLION infusion into a new women's prison complex. For Maura Healey, it's handcuffs, not housing. #mapoli #NoNewWomensPrison

The inescapable, unavoidable future of #mapoli transportation funding. A method that is more agile & equitable than the gas tax. Yet @massgovernor.bsky.social won’t even allow a reasoned discussion or pilot programs.

More than two dozen state & local officials endorsed Sen. Ed Markey for reelection today. The cities & towns they represent span the congressional district that one of Markey's potential primary challengers, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, represents. politi.co/3TjDWle #mapoli

Gov. Maura Healey wants to invest $360 MILLION dollars in a new women's prison. MA does not need new prisons. Not now, not ever. Let Gov. Healey know that you oppose this plan. #mapoli docs.google.com/document/u/5...

Massachusetts is on track to adopt NYC-style broker fee reform: landlords who hire the broker would pay. The policy is part of the new budget and could take effect in August. Tenant groups call it a win. Landlords say it won’t come free. #mapoli www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Excellent piece on the source of those "anonymous" attack texts against @wutrain.bsky.social, by @leungboston.bsky.social of @bostonglobe.com. Leung follows the money--right back to Kraft's SuperPAC www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/25/b... #mapoli #bospoli

As the discussions around #climateaction & #energy costs heat up on Beacon Hill, here is my June 9th Energy Costs 101 briefing with Green Energy Consumers Alliance! And FYI, @MassFiscal videotaped the whole briefing! #mapoli youtube.com/live/ZgIvWxx...

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

#Scoop from WBUR: The full MA delegation is demanding answers from ICE about conditions inside an administrative building where arrested immigrants have been held, often for several days. #mapoli

Trump is trying to defund PBS and NPR, threatening local news, educational services, and emergency alerts. Public media ensures everyone can access critical programming, no matter where they live or how much money they have. We filed a brief with the courts today to fight back.

Verizon left toxic lead-covered cables in Massachusetts communities—now those cables are endangering workers and their families. Verizon must clean up its mess.

#MaynardMA #OnlyInMaynard #mapoli #NoKings @indivisible.org @maindivisible.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @swingbluealliance.org @levparnas.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @pronounced-ing.bsky.social THANK YOU MAYNARD! 300-400 strong and just started!

Damn right

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Very easy to feel doomerish right now, but I'm taking some heart from this @leahgreenberg.bsky.social message laying out the rationale for Saturday's No Kings protests.