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Matt Stout
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State House reporter for the @BostonGlobe, covering politics and government. Formerly @bostonherald. Reach me at [email protected]
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Massachusetts House leaders unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would free doctors, hospital officials, and others from requirements to report suspected neglect to child welfare officials solely because a baby is born exposed to drugs. bostonglobe.com/2024/06/11/met… via The Boston Globe
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A tax on high-dollar home sales had a clear path on Beacon Hill. Then the real estate industry stepped in. Good one here by Andrew Brinker... bostonglobe.com/2024/06/07/bus…
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A state panel on Wednesday approved two more of Maura Healey's pardon requests, but delayed voting on a third because members said they need to do more “diligence” after Healey’s own advisory board argued against the clemency request. bostonglobe.com/2024/06/05/met… via The Boston Globe
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'It’s ridiculous to think that you’re going to solve this [crisis] with one bond issue. I think it’s a beginning of a process,” Speaker Ron Mariano said of the House's $6.2B housing bond bill, which he touted as the largest in state history. bostonglobe.com/2024/06/03/met… w/ Samantha J. Gross
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NEW: The Mass. House has released a $6.2 billion housing bond package, with $2B going toward public housing and language permitting accessory dwelling units. Still going though the 123-page bill, but it does not include Maura Healey's proposal for a local option transfer tax
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In picking judges, Healey is turning to women, people of color — and mostly Democrats
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Relatedly, totals just came in for Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭's Vatican trip.
Total cost came in at $21,449.18 for Wu + staff
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The House & Senate committees on climate change could hardly have more urgent work to tackle. But neither has had a single bill referred to it this session.
The panels come with leadership stipends of tens of thousands of $.🤯 Emma Platoff Laura Crimaldi bostonglobe.com/2024/05/31/met…
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1 of every 5 of the Mass. Legislature’s committees have not held a single hearing or considered one bill this session, Emma Platoff + Laura Crimaldi found. Taxpayers are paying their leaders — who say they serve in an advisory capacity — at least $380,000 bostonglobe.com/2024/05/31/met…
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The Massachusetts House is poised to pass a bill that would add 200-plus liquor licenses in Boston in a bid to fix inequities in how alcohol is sold in the city. bostonglobe.com/2024/05/30/bus… via Shirley Leung and Diti Kohli
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NYC Transit President Rich Davey has been picked to be the next CEO of Massport. He's a familiar face to many people in Boston. bostonglobe.com/2024/05/29/bus… via The Boston Globe
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I don't know how that's going to work, but I'll let you know if and when I learn. In the interim, I'd like to say a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who made time to watch us--ie me, Katie Lannan, & Saraya (suh-RAY-uh) Wintersmith--when you could've been doing something else instead 2/x