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'Housing Choice' Approved in Massachusetts The Housing Choice initiative, one of the country's most sweeping planning and development reforms to date, was included in a large economic development package approved by the Massachusetts Legislature earlier this week. January 7, 2021, 5am PST | James Brasuell | "Massachusetts legislators reached a last-minute deal [earlier this week] on a nearly $627 million economic development bill that includes housing production incentives, small business grants and vocational school funding, but no sports betting legalization," reports Steph Solis. The ...

Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill that takes steps to change state seal and motto, following decades of protests from indigenous activists MassLive.com 1/6/2021 Steph Solis, masslive.com © Steph Solis | ssolis@masslive.com/masslive.com/TNS Stefanie Salguero, a Native American speaker, addresses activists and allies at a rally to promote a bill to change the state seal. After years of protests and testimony from Native American residents, Massachusetts lawmakers passed a bill in the final minutes of the legislative session that takes a step toward changing the state seal a...

Massachusetts Rep. Russell Holmes drops bid for House speaker, leaving Majority Leader Ron Mariano unopposed MassLive.com 12/28/2020 © Steph Solis | ssolis@masslive.com/Steph Solis/masslive.com/TNS Rep. Russell Holmes Massachusetts Rep. Russell Holmes dropped his bid for House speaker and will support Majority Leader Ron Mariano, MassLive confirmed. The Mattapan Democrat said he decided to end his candidacy after seeing how many votes Mariano had amassed in the nearly two weeks since rumors of House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s resignation started to spread. He said he didn’t want to put o...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. TGIF! TRAHAN Q&A: SENATE 'HEARTLESS' IN RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS — Rep. Lori Trahan is slamming Senate Republicans for agreeing to the "bare minimum" on a coronavirus relief bi...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. It's really coming down out there! WILL HE STAY OR WILL HE GO? — What's in store for House Speaker Robert DeLeo's future? That's what everyone wan...