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Sam Drysdale

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journalist covering MA state government @statehousenews • past @capenewsdotnet • @comatbu grad • she/her

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  • Incoming education commissioner outlines priorities

    2 days ago | wwlp.com | Sam Drysdale

    BOSTON (SHNS) – Literacy, teacher recruitment and retention, and promoting bilingual education are at the top of the priority list for the state’s new K-12 commissioner of education. Pedro Martinez will begin running Massachusetts’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 1, after former Commissioner Jeff Riley stepped down in March 2024 and over a year of interim leadership.

  • Electric supply battle is back on in the Legislature

    3 days ago | statehousenews.com | Sam Drysdale

    STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 4, 2025.......Consumer and climate advocates, led by the attorney general, are again pushing to outlaw the competitive electric supply industry from taking new customers, after Gov. Maura Healey recently released her own more moderate compromise to rein in the third-party market.

  • Higher ed committee supportive of Healey plan for college building boom

    3 days ago | wbjournal.com | Sam Drysdale

    The governor's pitch to leverage the new income surtax to invest $2.5 billion into replacing and repairing buildings on the state's 29 public colleges and universities was met with enthusiasm on Tuesday from the committee in whose hands the proposal now rests. Gov.

  • Lawmakers receptive to Healey’s pitch for higher ed building boom

    3 days ago | wgbh.org | Sam Drysdale

    June 03, 2025 The governor’s pitch to leverage the new income surtax to invest $2.5 billion into replacing and repairing buildings on the state’s 29 public colleges and universities was met with enthusiasm on Tuesday from the committee in whose hands the proposal now rests. Gov.

  • Bill to reshape Cannabis Control Commission heads for House vote - The Boston Globe

    3 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Sam Drysdale

    The House budget committee teed up cannabis legislation Tuesday morning, advancing legislation that would downsize the embattled Cannabis Control Commission and address industry pressure points ahead of a Wednesday formal session for the House.

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Sam Drysdale
Sam Drysdale @samdrysdale5
17 Dec 24

SAFE INJECTION SITES: Safe injection sites were dropped out of a compromise addiction and substance use bill that lawmakers filed Tuesday afternoon. #mapoli More here: https://t.co/UYfY4ro8YR

Sam Drysdale
Sam Drysdale @samdrysdale5
5 Dec 24

RT @gintautasd: 🧮 State Dept. of Revenue has certified Boston's property valuation data, which is being shared with senators Statement fro…

Sam Drysdale
Sam Drysdale @samdrysdale5
7 Nov 24

RT @BenBerke6: Fall River, MA (2004-2024) -Kerry 75% -Obama 71% -Obama 72% -Clinton 57% -Biden 54% -Harris 47%