@courtwatchma.bsky.socialThe Legislature left the question of whether to change fingerprinting practices to a Commission, despite the solid findings by Citizens for Juvenile Justice (www.cfjj.org/ice-out) and reporters that this is a key way ICE gets alerted to people's arrests and comes to snatch them up. #mapoli
@mabillbot.mattbachmann.devLuddy, Hadley filed: H.5671 - An Act authorizing the town of Eastham to expand the residential tax exemption to cover properties used as year-round housing https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5671 #mapoli
@mabillbot.mattbachmann.devDuffy, Patricia A. filed: H.5670 - An Act pertaining to the laying out of streets, ways, and highways in the city of Holyoke https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5670 #mapoli
@courtwatchma.bsky.social"Murphy went a step further, ruling that the agency was no longer entitled to the 'presumption of regularity' — a legal doctrine that gives public officials and government agencies the benefit of the doubt." #mapoli
@raiseupma.bsky.social50 days left to defeat Question 5! On Tuesday, November 3rd, vote NO on Question 5 to prevent cuts to education, healthcare, & local public services in Massachusetts. PLEDGE to VOTE NO on 5 today at: raiseup-ma.org/pledge #noon5ma #mapoli
@yeson3ma.bsky.socialServing cattitude for Question 3 🐈 💅!
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@senatorledwards.bsky.socialSwipe through to learn more about our first batch of summaries: Building a Trauma-Informed Justice System.
Read reports, summaries and more at lydiaedwards.org/judiciary.
@mabillbot.mattbachmann.devDuffy, Patricia A. filed: H.5669 - An Act pertaining to City Council procedures https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5669 #mapoli
@andrewqmr.bsky.social@mabillbot.mattbachmann.devLuddy, Hadley filed: H.5668 - An Act recognizing those employed in the shellfish, aquaculture, marine fisheries, and health care sectors as a preferred vocation under the Seasonal... https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5668 #mapoli
@othemts.bsky.social2026 Ballot Questions – Progressive Mass www.progressivemass.com/2026ballot/ #MAPoli
@courtwatchma.bsky.socialMore press on the disturbing and urgent letter by @plsma.bsky.social documenting ongoing violence, including by officers involved in Shacoby's killing, by Sheriff's Department staff at South Bay. #bospoli #mapoli
Read the open letter:
plsma.org/suffolk-coun...
@andrewqmr.bsky.socialNEW: After a judge overturned his murder convictions due to new scientific evidence, James Carver just wants to live a normal life. But prosecutors are fighting to put him back in prison.
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@masspolprofmo.bsky.socialSomething else about the Oligarchs underwriting #mapoli Q3 to make party primaries more donor-friendly. Almost all the big donors are male. Maybe we should rename it "The Testosterone Primary"? mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
@nature4ma.bsky.socialWhen community leaders speak up for nature, it's time to listen.
Joe D’Amore shares why supporting Question 6 protects local drinking water and neighborhood open space—without raising taxes. Read more: natureforma.org/blog
@southshore.newsHalifax Holds Single Tax Rate for FY27 as Average Home Assessment Jumps 6.87% #mapoli #southshore
@southshore.newsWhitman Select Board Backs Regional School Agreement Overhaul in 3-2 Split #mapoli #southshore
@southshore.newsUnion Point Reaches Milestone as Developers Award First Construction Contract, But Regional Water Bottleneck Halts Abington Phase #mapoli #southshore
@mszafranski.bsky.socialThe #Springfield City Council's post-Labor Day meeting had a basic agenda with routine items. The wheels came off the wagon when an item that had been wilting in committee was recalled unexpectedly. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/09/take...