Matt Murphy

Did you wake up still scratching your head at that Patriots loss yesterday? Me too. At least the World Cup final was more entertaining. While Argentina and Lionel Messi were on their way to World Cup glory Sunday morning, Gov.-elect Maura Healey shared some insight, or at least thoughts, on the state of her transition and how she […]

It was easily the most repeated observation on the Beacon Hill holiday party circuit yesterday: “I definitely didn’t have NCAA president on my bingo card.” President of a hospital group? Sure. White House Cabinet secretary? Perhaps, if the stars aligned. Maybe a little rest and relaxation after eight years as he prepares to become a grandfather for the […]

It’s the end of an era. Citizens for Limited Taxation announced early this morning that it would officially shut down at the end of the year, leaving behind a legacy that includes the 1986 law responsible for that tax refund check you got in the mail this fall. CLT, which is currently run by Chip Ford, says […]

Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to ignore the advice of his Parole Board and recommend pardons for Gerald “Tooky” Amirault and his sister Cheryl Amirault Lefave took centerstage at the State House yesterday where the Governor’s Council held a emotionally charged hearing to consider his request. To this point, Baker’s pardon and commutation recommendations have been mostly well […]

Gov.-elect Maura Healey has made her first hires, turning to two veterans of the Patrick administration to run her office and oversee the state’s nearly $53 billion budget. University of Massachusetts Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz will take over in January as secretary for administration and finance, helping Healey to build her first state […]

Special thanks to Craig and George for filling in for a few days last week. Hope you enjoyed their insight (and bickering). But I’m back, and so is the Legislature today with members gathering to hear some of their colleagues address their respective chambers for the final time before they leave office in the new year. As […]

Gov.-elect Maura Healey has been keeping a low profile since her Nov. 8 victory almost a full month ago, largely keeping out of the headlines and the public eye as some travel and the holiday have created a shield for the Democrat as she prepares to take office in January. Save for some early public events […]

Attorney General-elect Andrea Campbell is turning to former Suffolk County District Attorney Ralph Martin and three other prominent legal figures in Massachusetts to help guide her transition. Martin, the first elected Black district attorney in Suffolk County, will be joined by former first assistant attorney generals Mary Strother and Stephanie Lovell and Brent Henry, a health care […]

They say you can’t take your money with you when you go. But death and politics are two different things. Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito are both sitting on piles of cash, more so in the case of the latter. And with just a month left in office it’s possible that both will walk away, […]

The Changing of the Guard is clearly underway. With Boston and Massachusetts playing hosts on the world stage this week to the Prince and Princess of Wales, it’s clear that the United Kingdom isn’t the only jurisdiction with a new head of state. Gov.-elect Maura Healey, just three weeks removed from her historic victory for governor, has been […]