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State House reporter for the @BostonGlobe, covering politics and government. Formerly @bostonherald. Reach me at [email protected]
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Joined December 2011
NEW: Gabriela Coletta Zapata @Gigi4District1 says she has secured enough support from her colleagues to be Boston City Council president in January. She has other news too: She’s pregnant! #bospoli My latest for @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/DSesAoSt1u
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Gabriela Coletta Zapata won reelection to a second full term last week, and currently chairs the council’s powerful government operations committee.
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NEW: Governor Maura Healey said SNAP benefits in Mass are being fully paid out, and that people should “go out and buy the food you need” despite what President Trump says. w/ @katschmeiszer
https://t.co/EZjSWwKPyo
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Governor Maura Healey on Monday said that a federal program that helps millions of Americans buy groceries is being fully paid out, and that people should “go out and buy the food you need.”
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A former Healey aide was a pillar of Springfield — until 18 pounds of cocaine arrived at his state office. Our profile of LaMar Cook, w/ @lea_skene
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Those who know LaMar Cook said they're struggling to reconcile the man who uplifted his neighborhood with the one police now say was trafficking drugs into it.
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ICYMI: We have a new newsletter! Subscribe to Immigration Unmasked for weekly updates and deep dives on immigration news, curated by yours truly + @Giuliamcdnr
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A weekly report on how President Trump's mass deportation effort is playing out in Massachusetts.
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NEW: Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch took thousands of dollars in illegal campaign donations, including money from businesses and apparent straw donors, state regulators said Wednesday, adding to a swirl of controversies around him. https://t.co/OTi74GmUEI via @BostonGlobe
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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch paid $55,000 under a resolution released Wednesday by the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
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NEW: Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue, who has already poured at least $1.5 million of his own money into his campaign, is preparing to run his second primetime television advertisement — a full year before the election. https://t.co/xpJqI9XolN
#mapoli
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Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue is running his second primetime television advertisement, a full year before the election.
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The Hotel UMass is known for its prime location, stark Brutalist architecture, and prominence as a teaching hotel. Now it’s also drawing attention as one setting in an elaborate cocaine sting.
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The investigation began last month after federal authorities seized two suspicious packages in Kentucky addressed to the vaunted "teaching hotel."
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NEW: As he prepares a 2nd run for US Senate, @JohnEDeaton1 is trying to secure an unusual early endorsement from the @massgop in a move that’d give him and the cash-strapped party access to more potent fund-raising, @emmaplatoff reports https://t.co/veqXXuqW9d via @BostonGlobe
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The attorney and cryptocurrency advocate, who unsuccessfully challenged Senator Elizabeth Warren last year, has pitched himself to party officials as a nominee who can bring a fight to Democrats
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says At-Large Councilor Henry Santana has won reelection to his seat #bospoli
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.@MassGovernor is weighing offer buyouts of up to $20,000 to state employees in a bid to trim the state workforce and cut costs in the face of looming fiscal uncertainty, according to union officials. https://t.co/WoKNkH8LhL via @BostonGlobe
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Governor Maura Healey’s administration may offer buyouts of up to $20,000 to state employees in a bid to slice the state workforce and cut costs in the face of looming fiscal uncertainty.
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LaMar Cook case: Former Healey aide ordered held without bail on drug trafficking charges after authorities said they seized nearly 18 pounds of cocaine slated to be delivered to a Springfield state building where he worked.
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A prosecutor said LaMar Cook “represents a danger to the community at large” and argued that he should be held for up to 120 days. A judge agreed.
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STORY: With Wu’s slated victory, all eyes are on the city council’s at-large race. Will voters show up to the polls? #bospoli My latest for @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/QgOR38phkF
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Concerns about turnout, and speculation over its implications on the race for city-wide seats on the city council, are swirling amongst Boston’s political class.
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NEW: As SNAP cutoff looms, Mass. to double November funding for food banks
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Massachusetts will provide $8 million — up from $4 million — for the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program for November, Governor Healey said.
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NEW: A Springfield-based aide to Governor Maura Healey was arrested Tuesday night after authorities said police seized eight kilograms of cocaine that were slated to be delivered over the weekend to a state building downtown, where he worked.
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LaMar Cook, 45, was arrested Tuesday night — a day after investigators searched his office — and charged with cocaine trafficking.
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NEW: Chris Lambton, a Democrat and former HGTV host, will challenge for state Rep. Chris Flanagan’s seat in Mass. House. Lambton is chair of Dennis’ select board, which joined others in the district calling for Flanagan’s resignation after his indictment on federal fraud charges
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An obvious sign that Boston’s ticket-topping mayoral race next month is not actually a race: @MayorWu has already created a committee to raise money for her inauguration next year
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Tuesday: Former mayor @MartyJWalsh says he wants "balanced" voices on the Boston city council Thursday: A super PAC emerges (w/ Walsh's former chief of staff as chair) backing candidates "who represent a balanced and fair Boston for all." https://t.co/4bOo03k4m2
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A group dubbed “A Balanced and Better Boston” filed paperwork showing it has enlisted people with direct ties to Walsh to shepherd it ahead of Election Day.
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“We’re not the Green Party. We’re trying really hard to win.” Long a progressive force in NYC, Working Families Party wants a piece of Massachusetts’ political landscape https://t.co/ybRyx7gdp3 via @BostonGlobe
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The group is launching a chapter here in a bid to pull disillusioned working-class voters back to the left and spur more action among Beacon Hill’s Democratic leaders.
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In an exclusive interview — the first since she left her post last Thursday — former transportation secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt said she felt ready to leave the public eye: https://t.co/ugDy017lFV
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In an exclusive interview, former state transportation secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt said she felt ready to leave the public eye.
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“The Governor feels comfortable at this time releasing the funds,” a spokesperson said. https://t.co/NRgBvoeh6z via @BostonGlobe
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A spokesperson said Monday that Governor Maura Healey "feels comfortable at this time releasing the funds."
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