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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‘Everyone deserves a trial.’ Top House Democrat says calls for indicted Cape Cod lawmaker to resign are ‘premature’ - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano said Wednesday that calls from Governor Maura Healey and others for an indicted state representative to resign were “premature,” arguing that only the lawmaker himself can decide to step away.
Wary of Trump but vowing not to be ‘paralyzed,’ Mass. House leaders unveil $61 billion budget plan - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout |Anjali Huynh

Warning they can’t be “paralyzed” by the chaos emanating from Washington, D.C., Massachusetts House leaders released a $61.4 billion state plan budget plan Wednesday that would hike spending by more than 6 percent and funnel millions more to the state’s attorney general as she wages more than a dozen legal battles against the Trump administration.
‘Never had an auditor do something like this.’ Diana DiZoglio fights, polarizes her fellow Democrats. - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

In her crusade to scrutinizethe Massachusetts Legislature, state Auditor Diana DiZoglio has fought many battles. Sheonce rapped a one-time ally for comparing her to Donald Trump. She targeted Massachusetts House leaders, saying they tried to “defy the will of the voters.” She criticized the head of her own party. She hit Senate leaders, too. And that was just in a single weekin February.
Mass. House to open ethics investigation into indicted state lawmaker after his federal criminal case ends - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Massachusetts House leaders said Monday they will conduct their own investigation of indicted state Representative Christopher Flanagan — but onlyafter his federal criminal case ends, opening the Cape Cod Democrat to potential discipline on Beacon Hill should he remain in his seat.
Trump-fueled uncertainty is adding chaos as officials try to craft a state budget - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Five years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic lashed the economy into recession, Massachusetts policymakers waited months to produce an annual budget, ever cautious that the bottom could drop out during an unprecedented time. Today, a new economic force is complicating their spending plans: President Trump, and he may just prove even more unpredictable than a deadly global disease.
Federal authorities arrest Cape Cod lawmaker on fraud charges - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Federal authorities on Friday arrested state Representative Christopher Flanagan on charges he defrauded his former employer and used the money to fund his mortgage, credit card bills, and help fund his House campaign. Flanagan, a Dennis Port Democrat, was on indicted five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records, according to the Massachusetts US Attorney’s office. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston this afternoon.
Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout |Samantha Gross

The Massachusetts House on Wednesday passed language that would ban public schools from allowing athletes to play on a team of the opposite sex, but only after the state is able to study the policy’s impact. The Democrat-controlled House passed the provision without a recorded vote, tacking it onto a wider $1.3 billion spending bill that was moving through the chamber Wednesday afternoon.
Seth Moulton compares Tufts student’s arrest to actions of Hitler’s secret police. ‘It’s like the Gestapo.’ - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

US Representative Seth Moulton on Monday compared the Trump administration’s arrest of Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk last month to the actions of Hitler’s secret police, warning that it’s “very, very dangerous time in America.” Moulton, speaking at an event on the Tufts campus, cautioned that he and others Democrats can do little to push back against the detainment of Öztürk’s and others beyond calling out such “abhorrent” actions and finding ways to “start winning” come...
Mike Kennealy, former economic secretary under Baker, launches Republican bid for governor

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Mike Kennealy, a housing and economic development secretary under former governor Charlie Baker, said Monday he is running for governor, making him the first GOP challenger to formally launch a bid against Governor Maura Healey. Kennealy, of Lexington, has been among a handful of potential Republicans eying a challenge of Healey, a first-term Democrat who said in February she will seek reelection.
Mass. police say a 25-foot buffer will keep them safe. First Amendment advocates call it ‘dangerous.’ - The Boston Globe

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Filming the police in a public space is a constitutional right. Actually doing it in Massachusetts could become harder under a new proposal. Law enforcement leaders are lobbying lawmakers to give police and other first responders the power to keep reporters, people taking cellphone videos, and all other bystanders at least 25 feet away from them, arguing the change would help protect them while they do their jobs.

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Matt Stout @MattPStout

11 Apr 25

.@MassGovernor now calling for Rep. Chris Flanagan to resign after his arrest on federal fraud charges https://t.co/eg0ib1cVY9

Matt Stout @MattPStout

11 Apr 25

State Senator @JulianCyr, a fellow Cape Cod lawmaker, said Friday that Rep. Chris Flanagan should resign after his arrest on charges he stole from his employer and used the money to help fund his campaign, buy clothes, and pay for psychic services https://t.co/W9mRKxtnbq https://t.co/24QpQPWnAX

Matt Stout @MattPStout

9 Apr 25

RT @samanthajgross: NEW: Mass. lawmakers passed language that would ban schools from allowing athletes to play on a team of the opposite se…

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Articles

‘Everyone deserves a trial.’ Top House Democrat says calls for indicted Cape Cod lawmaker to resign are ‘premature’ - The Boston Globe

Wary of Trump but vowing not to be ‘paralyzed,’ Mass. House leaders unveil $61 billion budget plan - The Boston Globe

‘Never had an auditor do something like this.’ Diana DiZoglio fights, polarizes her fellow Democrats. - The Boston Globe

Mass. House to open ethics investigation into indicted state lawmaker after his federal criminal case ends - The Boston Globe

Trump-fueled uncertainty is adding chaos as officials try to craft a state budget - The Boston Globe

Federal authorities arrest Cape Cod lawmaker on fraud charges - The Boston Globe

Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis - The Boston Globe

Seth Moulton compares Tufts student’s arrest to actions of Hitler’s secret police. ‘It’s like the Gestapo.’ - The Boston Globe

Mike Kennealy, former economic secretary under Baker, launches Republican bid for governor

Mass. police say a 25-foot buffer will keep them safe. First Amendment advocates call it ‘dangerous.’ - The Boston Globe

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