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It was little surprise that @RepRichardNeal won reelection, but it was a rollicking ride to defeat @NadiaMilleron. Read our piece on the close of the race. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/11/a-long-c…
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The election in Western Mass had virtually no surprises. However, the results from across the country will have implications for Western Mass and its electeds. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/11/despite-…
CALL: @RepAshe has won reelection to the #2ndHampden. He has defeated former #Monson Select Board member Peter Warren. #mapoli
ANALYSIS: The battle over the courthouse started as a legal fight, but really it is a public relations war that probably will not end just because the election had been one point of leverage. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/11/analysis…
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Western Mass has only a handful of contested races, let one competitive ones. It's debatable how competitive the 1st Congressionsl district is, but it certainly has been contested this year. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/11/a-long-c…
LISTEN: Our editor-in-chief @MSzafranski413 spoke with @WAMCNews's @WAMC_J_Paleo about the legal situation that #Springfield and @MGMSpringfield find themselves in. wamc.org/news/2026-10-29/wmp…
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The battle over Springfield's new courthouse is more than a legal fight. It's a public relations throwdown, too. wmasspi.com/2026/11/analysis…
The one and only debate between @RepRichardNeal and the independent challenging him, @NadiaMilleron was all over the place. It's clear it actually brought the contest to a different place. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/ups-down…
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GOP US Senate candidate John Deaton has admitted to several misdeeds in his past that would have disqualified most candidates, especially Democrats. @MChilliak asks, why isn't the media digging into them? #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/op-ed-pl…
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The debate between Rep Richard Neal and challenger Nadia Milleron was a roller coaster--and like a roller coaster the end of the ride brought us to the same place we started at. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/ups-down…
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It's honestly shocking that it gets no attention that Deaton is a confessed rapist.
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Two weeks from Election Day and still zero reporting from any news outlets on this.
A major party Senate candidate had a sexual relationship with a 15 year old—as a full grown adult—and wrote about it in his own memoir. #mapoli
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A Hampden Superior Court judge refused to stay arbirtation MGM initiated over #Springfield's refusal to clear the sale of the casino to another owner. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/judge-re…
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A judge has ruled against #Springfield and refused impose an injunction on arbitration over whether MGM can sell its casino. Read WMP&I's analysis of the larger situation from last week. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/analysis…
The plaintiffs in the suit against #Northampton 's nonbinding resolution want to file a new complaint, arguing an SJC case out of #Quincy bolsters their standing. They also plead new facts to revive the case, which a judge dismissed last month. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/plaintif…
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The City of #Springfield lost a bid to block arbitration over its approval of MGM's sale of its casino as well as a few other issues the city tried to leverage in exchange for greenlighting the sale. wmasspi.com/2026/10/judge-re…
The #Springfield City Council earlier this month lent its voice to the opposition of big changes to Head Start. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/take-my-…
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The plaintiffs in the suit to strike down @NorthamptonMA's Israel divestment suit have moved to file a new complaint, which does appear to address the glaring defects in the first one. The city's lawyers do not seem especially worried, though. wmasspi.com/2026/10/plaintif…
ICYMI: The trial court administrator last month. He's played (at least) a bit role in the drama over the site for #Springfield's new courthouse. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/briefing…
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A very belated round up of the #Springfield's City Council's October 5 meeting, wherein the body voiced its opposition to the Trump admin's changes to Head Start. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/take-my-…