Students of State House history, and others of a certain vintage, will recall or trade the stories of yesteryear’s fights between governors, House speakers and Senate presidents.
Ella Adams
Ella Adams, a State House News Service reporter, is the former editor of MASSterList. She is a proud UMass Amherst alumni and has worked at newspapers across Mass, from Greenfield to the Cape. Ella lives in Dorchester and is originally from Seattle, WA.
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Uncontested in Lynn
Before he became the mayor of Lynn, Jared Nicholson was in history’s passenger seat.
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Business groups turning up the pressure for more tax relief
Seeds of discontent appear to be germinating Lots of business groups cheered when Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Maura Healey agreed to a roughly $1 billion tax relief package in October 2023, but there were still a few voices who suggested at the time that the measure did not go far enough. Still craving relief nearly […]
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Debate over institutional records access returns to the spotlight
Plus: GOP Senate contender, SEIU endorsements and bipartisan transparency push If at first you don’t succeed, well, maybe the governor will. That’s an unsolicited mantra we might offer to Secretary of State Bill Galvin, who a year and a half ago watched as the House took a records-access bill he backed and changed it so […]
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A conversation with Greater Boston Chamber CEO Jim Rooney
Rooney talked the “competitive complacency” he sees plaguing Massachusetts, issues he’s keeping an eye on this legislative session, and why he thinks tax policy should be top of mind.
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Monument man: A conversation with Imari Paris Jeffries
Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries leads the 17-person team of Embrace Boston, an organization working to dismantle structural racism in the city by focusing on the intersection of arts, culture, research and policy. The organization might be known most visibly through its Embrace monument on Boston Common — a representation of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]
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Bracing for costs of care
It’s not just Medicaid that will see fallout from health care policy in the Trump administration’s megalaw, according to Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss. “This legislation is going to raise health care costs for everybody. Because when you kick people off the Medicaid rolls, they still get sick. But instead of getting primary or preventative care, they go to […]
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A chat with Josh Kraft
Josh Kraft, a first-time candidate for political office, kicked off his campaign for mayor of Boston in February after months of intense speculation. In the time since, Kraft has garnered headline after headline in the fiery race between him and incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu. Kraft, who is running as a Democrat in the nonpartisan mayoral race, […]
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Where my Republicans at?
No, legislative Republicans largely do not have a few minutes to chat about their takes on President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” It seems the now-law isn’t going to be one that many outside of the state Republican Party itself weigh in on, at least not yet and not at length. “I think the reality is, […]
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Phones down, pencils up
Senate Democrats for days have been unusually tight-lipped about why they scheduled a private huddle in a week with no major lawmaking planned. Now we know at least one topic they’re likely to discuss. The Senate will vote in the coming weeks, probably by the end of the month, on legislation implementing a statewide ban on […]