On Tuesday, April 22, 2008, @statehousenews.com debuted a new feature offering subscribers a compendium of headlines from across Massachusetts in their inboxes. A newsletter before newsletters were cool. Then, now, always — the original #MAPoli newsletter: @massterlist.com 🐐

We’ve secured a court order halting the merger of Nexstar/Tegna while our case continues — a critical win. This merger is illegal, plain and simple. The federal govt may have thrown in the towel, but we’ll keep fighting for consumers, for workers, for affordability, and for our local news.

📰📰 I'm very excited to say that next month I'll be starting at @bostonglobe.com as a political reporter covering state and local politics. I'm looking forward to continuing to cover the crazy world of Massachusetts politics, including Beacon Hill and the 2026 elections. #mapoli

Marine layer (I think) over the Common just now #WX

From @scottvv.bsky.social: Do we really need two radio station CEOs, both making $800,000 or more and each leading an entourage of executives pulling down $300,000, $400,000, $500,000 a year?

Nice lead by @gintautasd.bsky.social: "Town officials in Foxborough have local World Cup organizers by the soccer balls." #mapoli massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/wu-weighs-...

View of Boston from Dorchester Heights

Moving to Salem in May. Any recs?

I talked with @gintautasd.bsky.social of @massterlist.com about @massago.bsky.social's decision to leave Xitter: "“The days when everybody could gather around the social media campfire are pretty much over." #mapoli massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/ag-campbel...

Donnelly: The challenges facing the Mass. economy are mounting, but please stay. If you like a challenge, Massachusetts is the place to be. #MAPoli

The cause of death officially was stated as a "response to Customer demand for more options," but unofficially is known to many as a "cash grab from Elliott Investment Management." crankyflier.com/2026/01/30/c...

Lumi?

Interchange pays for a bundled service people take for granted. Global acceptance, instant authorization and liquidity, fraud management, currency conversion, and purchase protections and chargebacks are funded by the economics of the system. Cut the economics, and you gut that service.

MUST-READ @massterlist.com morning e-mail today provides insights into the property tax relief scramble in the Senate, and the political campaigns of Latoya Gayle (challenging Sen. Nick Collins) and Daniel Lander (challenging Sen. Will Brownsberger). Two snippets from a larger piece:

“The online sermons from the left and the right often decry media bias, but the simpler explanation for the alleged bias may be that newsrooms are indifferent to orthodoxies and sacred texts from party clerics and their true believers.” — @massterlist.com Morning E-mail

Thanks to @gintautasd.bsky.social for including me in the @massterlist.com set of New Year’s resolutions. Though apparently I made a mistake by giving an actual resolution when it looks like the thing to do is recite a policy agenda?

BULLY POTPIT #MAPoli

Monday! #MAPoli

📻📻 I’m very excited to say that in a few weeks I’ll be starting at @wbur.org as their state politics reporter. I’m looking forward to continuing to cover power and policy on Beacon Hill and the 2026 elections. I’m also excited to work with a very talented group of editors and reporters. #mapoli

Monday at the UMass Club #MAPoli

Sitting pointlessly beside the top businessman was...

Private express GL-D shuttle tonight! Love the non-stop service between Newton Highlands and Copley. Well done, @mbta.com!

When I returned to @MASSterList.com earlier this summer, one of the first things I did was reach out to Massport about a sit-down with their CEO, whom I knew from my days covering the T. The result is this interview, conducted over eggs and coffee massterlist.com/2025/08/29/o...

Market Basket’s latest power struggle is as much a PR battle as a business one. Arthur T. Demoulas is again backed by Rasky Partners, while the board has tapped Liberty Square Group via its law firm. Unlike 2014, this saga lacks a simple hero-villain storyline.

@massterlist.com meeting the moment 🦾

There are so many good little nuggets in this morning’s @massterlist.com #MAPoli

The list, obtained by MASSterList, included but was not limited to Alstom, Deutsche Bahn, Transport UK, Transdev, Herzog, and Alternate Concepts Inc., the company headed by James O’Leary, who lost the current contract to Keolis Commuter Rail Services in 2014.

News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.

With local resistance growing, two supporters of Abundant Housing Massachusetts — Molly Goodman and political strategist Josh Rosmarin — are launching a new housing-focused super PAC to take the fight to the ballot box. #MAPoli massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/a-yimby-su...

Summer in the city means forums, forums, forums

Recent federal policy changes have raised questions about protections for immigrants, international students, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and disabled people. What can federal, state, and local leaders do to better protect vulnerable communities in Massachusetts? #MAPoli

A small sea of bold-faced names at the Boston Convention Center to dedicate it to Mayor Menino Current and former elected officials, developers, executives, former aides and reporters who covered his 20 years in office

Congrats Gin and MASSterList!! 🔊🔊

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the name Gracie Abrams sounds like a girl who gets kicked in the head by a horse and all the teachers make you sign a big card

Forty Steps! Happy 4th! 🇺🇸

Thanks to MASSterList for interviewing me about the current state of Democracy and what Common Cause Massachusetts is doing about it for today's Independence Day feature. 🇺🇸 #mapoli Read my full interview here: massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/a-historic...

Teaching in prison is one of the greatest blessings of my life. Journey of humility, vulnerability, intellectual rigor, and deep love. Just wrapped up my summer term course—The Art of Good Trouble: Policy, Politics, and Advocacy—after 14 powerful class sessions over 7 weeks. Onward!

Happy birthday, @wbur.org! Congrats on 75 years!

📆 June 5 ⏰ 8 AM (networking), 9 - 10:30 AM (program) 📍MCLE Conference Center (Downtown Crossing) ♿️ Yes, accommodations/questions? Contact @dylanrossiter.bsky.social (Publisher[at]MASSterList[dot]com) 🎙️Program below 🎟️ events.humanitix.com/meet-the-med...

Are you a journalist with strong reporting chops, a competitive edge, and a passion for state and local politics? Do you want to become the trusted source for leaders across MA? Affiliated News Services is looking for an experienced, ambitious Editor to write, curate, and break news for MASSterList.

We’re proud to co-sponsor Meet the Media 2025, a premier event hosted by @statehousenews.com & @massterlist.bsky.social convening 300+ people to explore the evolving Massachusetts media landscape. 📅 June 5 🕗 8:00-10:30AM 📍 10 Winter Place, Boston 02108 📩 events.humanitix.com/meet-the-med... #mapoli

Looking to serve again: Former Newton chief opens up on heart health, aftermath of lawsuit #news https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/04/21/looking-to-serve-again-former-newton-chief-opens-up-on-heart-health-aftermath-of-lawsuit/

🗞️ @dylanrossiter.bsky.social Niko Emack @kellygarrity.bsky.social @bychrisvan.bsky.social joined us at Tufts for a thoughtful conversation on the constantly evolving relationship between media & politics & the lessons we can draw for civic participation, public trust, & journalism #democracy #mapoli

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join us at Tufts University for an engaging conversation on the evolving relationship between media and politics in the digital age. RSVP: www.tinyurl.com/april9tufts #mapoli #media #politics #news @dylanrossiter.bsky.social @kellygarrity.bsky.social @bychrisvan.bsky.social

Have I mentioned recently how insanely useful MASSterList is? Daily digest of Massachusetts political news, delivered unobtrusively to your inbox. Not sure how I got on the list in the first place but I find it super helpful. And there are job postings too for those looking. #mapoli massterlist.com

Boston looks good tonight 😎

Love to see it!