Matt Stout

Boston

State House Reporter at The Boston Globe

State House reporter for the @BostonGlobe, covering politics and government. Formerly @bostonherald. Reach me at [email protected]

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House Speaker Ron Mariano, 78, plans to seek another term - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff |Matt Stout

Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano intends to seek reelection next fall and another term as the chamber’s leader, an aide to the 78-year-old Democrat said Friday, potentially cementing the House’s hierarchy through 2028. Mariano’s office disclosed his plans in response to a Globe inquiry about potential succession plans in the House.
Make that another $1 million: Dueling Super PACs in Boston mayor’s race rake in more cash - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

The race for City Hall just got $1 million more expensive. In a contest quickly being defined by outside spending, the super PAC backing Mayor Michelle Wu’s reelection bid reported late Wednesday that it raised more than $740,000 in a three-month span, taking hefty donations from an investment manager and mother of one of Wu’s top aides, as well as several labor groups. A separate super PAC backing Kraft remained busy, too.
‘Saturday changed everything.’ Mass. lawmakers weigh what personal info should be public after Minnesota shootings. - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

State Senator Jacob Oliveira takes a four-mile walk each morning, a practice that’s become so common, he said, “most people know my route.” He hasn’t always locked his doors. He said his old campaign fliers have his home address on them.
Mass. lawmakers reach deal to seed MBTA with $535 million from ‘millionaires’ surtax spending package - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Massachusetts lawmakers on Monday unveiled a deal they said would give the MBTA $535 million from a spending package built with extra money generated by the state’s , cash that would help shore up the agency’s rickety budget. The MBTA’s cut accounts for a lion’s share of the $1.39 billion agreement released by House and Senate leaders. Legislators said they reached the deal following weeks of talks shaded by their dramatically different plans for the cash-strapped transit agency.
Mass. Democrats promised a more efficient, transparent Legislature. So far, it’s been a lot of jabs and ‘bravado.’ - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Samantha Gross |Matt Stout

But so far, there’s been a lot of fighting amongst themselves. In recent weeks, Democratic leaders have jabbed at each other in press releases. They’ve argued about who is, and is not, attending hearings. And they have yet to even agree on rules governing their own operations, let alone on much actual legislation as state-level Democrats fashion themselves as bulwarks against Trump’s administration. In five months, the Legislature has passed just six new laws.
Two former Charlie Baker appointees are vying to be governor. Those from Baker-world are starting to pick sides. - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Massachusetts’ fledgling gubernatorial race so far includes two Republicans with government résumés inextricably tied to Charlie Baker, the former governor who’s come to embody the state GOP’s moderate establishment. The primary is still 15 months away, but some in Baker world are already picking their corners.
Mass. issued a record $23 million tax credit to ‘Dexter’ TV series. Insiders say it masks industry’s downturn in state. - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Massachusetts reported giving a $23 million tax credit to the television show “Dexter: New Blood,” the highest ever for a scripted series issued by the state and another in a succession of record-breaking subsidies the state has handed out in recent years, data show. That largesse may not last, industry workers say. The eye-popping figures obscure the reality that the film and television industry has been weathering one of its toughest stretches ever in Massachusetts.
‘An abundance of pessimism’: New England voters are down on Trump, the economy — and even Democrats, Suffolk/Globe poll funds. - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Voters across three New England states said the country is barreling in the wrong direction, their outlook largely spurred by a deteriorating economy and a suite of Trump administration policies that most consider problematic, a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll found. The survey of 1,000 voters from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island painted a bleak, if largely unsurprising, portrait from a region that mostly rejected Trump at the ballot box in November.
Don’t call it the ‘millionaires’ tax: Inflation is raising the bar on who pays Massachusetts’ high-earner levy - The Boston Globe

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Maybe people should start calling it the “$1.1 millionaires” tax. Two-plus years after residents voted to more heavily tax earnings over $1 million, inflation is steadily raising the bar on who actually needs to pay the extra levy each year. As written, the constitutional amendment applies a 4 percent surtax on annual income “in excess” of $1 million.
Dean Tran, former state senator, pleads guilty to gun theft

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Dean Tran, a former state senator already serving an 18-month sentence on a federal fraud conviction, pleaded guilty Monday in state court on charges he stole a gun from an elderly constituent who had contacted him for help after her husband died.

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11 Jun 25

.@MassGovernor indicated she could be open to undoing the state's surtax on wealthy residents, which has generated billions but, biz leaders argue, is driving ppl out. "We need to evaluate what’s going on, and I want to see the numbers." https://t.co/AF1RbwYv4M via @anjalihuynh

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11 Jun 25

Mass. gave a $23 million tax credit to “Dexter: New Blood,” the highest ever for a scripted TV series from the state and one of the largest in a lucrative year for film subsidies. But that level of largesse may not last, insiders say. https://t.co/RM3BWsB3j5 @BostonGlobe

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Articles

House Speaker Ron Mariano, 78, plans to seek another term - The Boston Globe

Make that another $1 million: Dueling Super PACs in Boston mayor’s race rake in more cash - The Boston Globe

‘Saturday changed everything.’ Mass. lawmakers weigh what personal info should be public after Minnesota shootings. - The Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers reach deal to seed MBTA with $535 million from ‘millionaires’ surtax spending package - The Boston Globe

Mass. Democrats promised a more efficient, transparent Legislature. So far, it’s been a lot of jabs and ‘bravado.’ - The Boston Globe

Two former Charlie Baker appointees are vying to be governor. Those from Baker-world are starting to pick sides. - The Boston Globe

Mass. issued a record $23 million tax credit to ‘Dexter’ TV series. Insiders say it masks industry’s downturn in state. - The Boston Globe

‘An abundance of pessimism’: New England voters are down on Trump, the economy — and even Democrats, Suffolk/Globe poll funds. - The Boston Globe

Don’t call it the ‘millionaires’ tax: Inflation is raising the bar on who pays Massachusetts’ high-earner levy - The Boston Globe

Dean Tran, former state senator, pleads guilty to gun theft

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Irene Rotondo

Roberto Scalese

Cailin Loesch

Solangi Sosa

Lauren Young

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