News: Prominent crypto attorney John E Deaton is weighing a run against Elizabeth Warren, marking her first major GOP challenger in a sleepy race. Republicans hope a competitive race could keep the powerhouse Democratic fundraiser tied up during 2024 cycle
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Bonus episode on #NewHampshirePrimary with my colleague Emma Platoff as GOP voters make their choice. Listen at globe.com/saymore and wherever you find your podcasts.
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MBTA officials have known since *April 2021* that the Green Line Extension didn't meet construction requirements. It opened anyway.

Gov. Healey said 'senior MBTA officials' under Charlie Baker 'knew' & 'did not disclose' issues with the tracks

Bombshell—bostonglobe.com/2023/10/19/met…

In a pair of stunning rebukes, Boston voters rejected two embattled incumbent city councilors, illustrating discontent with the dysfunctional legislative body and sinking two once-promising political careers, Emma Platoff and Danny McDonald report bostonglobe.com/2023/09/12/met…

The Texas Tribune has lost some of the most talented & generous journalists I've ever met—reporters who showed Texas tried to disenfranchise naturalized citizens & euthanize prisoners with expired drugs

If you too are heartbroken & outraged, support them: gofundme.com/f/tribune-layo…

Pressure is mounting on the Legislature to do something on housing. Supporters of a real estate transfer tax — who've been fruitlessly pushing the proposal for years — hope their idea's time has come. with Matt Stout bostonglobe.com/2023/05/07/met… #mapoli #bospoli

A week after our story about 'Interested Party,' the prolific Globe commenter who used a City Council account to attack the City Council online, staff are pulling down the account, changing the password to another, and telling employees never to post.
bostonglobe.com/2023/05/02/met…

Mayor Wu will announce Kenzie Bok this morning as the next head of the Boston Housing Authority, handing her responsibility for housing tens of thousands of the city's poorest residents and opening a vacancy on the City Council #bospoli

City Councilor Frank Baker argued against Boston's new political maps, then voted against them. Now he's helping fund a lawsuit against the council he serves on, a striking illustration of the body's personal and political divisions.

with Danny McDonald bostonglobe.com/2023/03/23/met…

The UN says rich countries should aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2040.

But far from committing to that goal, Massachusetts and Boston leaders who call climate a top priority won't even *answer questions* about shifting their timelines. W/ Sabrina Shankman
bostonglobe.com/2023/03/21/sci…

Leaders on Beacon Hill have been skeptical of rent control. But a new poll shows that likely voters in every region of the state support it:
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Maura Healey promised transparency, saying she'd release more public records than past governors.

But weeks into her tenure, she rejected a Globe request for basic documents, obscuring her e-mails & phone calls.

by Samantha J. Gross & Matt Stout bostonglobe.com/2023/02/20/met… #mapoli

New: The real estate industry is launching a $400,000 digital and direct mail campaign against Mayor Michelle Wu’s rent control proposal, escalating its efforts to defeat the policy before it has even been formally debated.
bostonglobe.com/2023/02/21/met… #bospoli #mapoli