Matt Murphy

How are you getting to work today? Maybe you’re driving, riding the T, or taking a bus. The weather’s still pleasant enough for a bike ride. Or maybe it’s just easier to plod down to the kitchen, pour that cup of coffee and get going. Whatever option fits your mood and schedule, chances are good that where […]

The ballot campaign to reform the state’s liquor license laws had been shaping up to be a one-sided affair. Not anymore. Total Wine & More, the big-box alcohol retailer headquartered in Maryland, has stepped up in the absence of opposition with more than $2.1 million in media spending to oppose Question 3. The ad campaign comes after the […]

Attorney General Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl, the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, faced off last night in their first debate on NBC10 and NECN. It was actually the first televised debate for either one this election (neither debated on TV during the primary), and both shook off the cobwebs pretty quickly. After some awkward pre-recorded opening statements, […]

Many expected that after the primary Republican Geoff Diehl would pivot to the center, if not because of his ideology than out of necessity to make his campaign for governor against Attorney General Maura Healey competitive. It hasn’t exactly turned out that way.  With just over three weeks until election day and voting by mail getting […]

The Supreme Court is back in session with potential landmark decisions on everything from voting rights and government-tribal relations to border enforcement behind every door. But today, the court will hear arguments in a case that hits closer to home, even if Massachusetts isn’t the named defendant. The National Pork Producers Council has sued the state of California seeking […]

Attorney General Maura Healey has been a consistent supporter of Question 1 to add a surtax on income over $1 million, but in an interview Sunday she also put a marker down on how she believes the new revenue should be spent if the measure passes. Not only did Healey, the Democratic nominee for governor, say […]

Your New England Patriots are 1-3 to start the season and looking to turn it around starting Sunday when they take on the Detroit Lions, also 1-3, at home at Gillette Stadium. DraftKings, the Boston-based sports betting site, has the Patriots as three-point favorites, as does Caesars Sportsbook. And the team similarly started last season […]

Super PACs have spent more than $4 million this cycle in support of candidates like Democratic nominee for attorney general Andrea Campbell, Democratic nominee for auditor Diana DiZoglio and Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Kim Driscoll. Fueled by single contributions as large as $100,000 from wealthy donors like Baupost Group CEO Seth Klarman, The Kraft Group President Jonathan Kraft […]

Good Friday morning. Quick programming note: The governor’s desk is clear from the end of session, and I’m clearing mine off as well. I’ll be off next week, but MASSterList will still be here for you. I leave you in the capable hands of Craig Sandler and George Donnelly. And now for the news… The […]

Happy and groggy Monday morning. First, RIP Bill Russell, an NBA legend, 11-time champion and civil rights icon. He was 88. Now to Beacon Hill, where as of 7:30 a.m. the House and Senate were still in session, blowing past a midnight deadline to wrap formal legislative activity for the two-year session. The Globe’s Matt Stout and Samantha J. Gross sum […]