New poll says voters believe legalizing online casino gambling is a good bet. Plus: An advocacy group backs Sen. Markey in matchup with Rep. Moulton.
Ed Markey
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Cities seek salvation
For cities and towns, federal and state funding levels are the budgets of yesteryear. Plus: The case of the mysterious Moulton posts.
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Healey’s half-court offense
With state of state and campaign launch, it’s Gov. Maura Healey’s game. Plus: Two hats for Dem Lt. Governors group’s executive director.
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Keller on the year ahead
Jon Keller writes for MASSterList: “’What’s past is prologue,’ wrote Shakespeare in ‘The Tempest,’ and who are we to argue with him?”
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Keller’s year in preview
With the events of 2025 in mind, here is an educated guess at what’s in store for Massachusetts in the year to come, not to be used as a guide for wagering.
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Revolt in remission
Aside from notching the occasional win – MBTA Communities opponents won a slate in Winthrop last month – the rebellion has yet to spread.
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Change can wait
Insiders felt a nagging sense of deja vu in the last six months, as rumors came and went in waves and Ed Markey, who turns 80 next year, geared up for reelection.
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Keller on polling and whack-a-mole
Jon Keller writes for MASSterList: “Dig into the Suffolk Univeristy poll’s crosstabs and things get more interesting.”
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The polling motherlode
As Suffolk pollster David Paleologos notes, the percent of voters rating the US economy poor or fair has taken an unusually sharp jump since his last local survey in October 2024: “Public perception…has dropped off the table over the last year.”
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A higher purpose
The turbulent era of the Cannabis Control Commission could soon be coming to an end.