In politics, sometimes name recognition isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Geoffrey Epstein, who’s running for mayor in Framingham. ft. advice from Harvey Epstein politi.co/3UBFoje via POLITICO #mapoli

Switching jobs (numbers) Chris Lisinski and I teamed up for this look at changes to how monthly state jobs numbers are presented as we approach election season massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/monthly-job-…

NEW: Lawmakers are moving to increase pay for private bar advocates $20 per hour over two years -- smaller than the $35 per hour raise in a single year the attorneys demanded when they stopped taking new cases at the end of May. #mapoli statehousenews.com/news/judiciary…

It's turning into an old-fashioned bill-a-palooza July 31 on Beacon Hill. Votes will happen today on: -shielding reproductive and transgender care -bar advocate pay raises -banning cellphones in K-12 schools -road repair funding #mapoli statehousenews.com/news/legislatu…

The opening session of the NCSL’s annual legislative summit started by running through all 50 states plus territories represented. The loudest cheer by far came from… Oregon, not hosts Massachusetts. Go figure! #NCSL50

“I actually had dinner last night with a Republican,” Mass. House Speaker Speaker Ron Mariano quips while welcoming thousands of attendees to #NCSL50. “In Massachusetts, that makes news.” #mapoli

State lawmakers from around the country kicked off their annual summit Monday with a somber tone reflecting on the June political shootings targeting legislators in Minnesota. Dispatch from #ncsl50's opening session: statehousenews.com/news/politics/…

Cognitive dissonance: a selfie-taking robot directly next to a colonial fife and drum corps at the #NCSLsummit 🤖

BALLOT INITIATIVE INTRIGUE: Auditor Diana DiZoglio is signing onto 2026 ballot initiative to bring Legislature and gov's office under public records laws Former gov candidate Danielle Allen behind effort, with assist from Northwind Strategies

The Lorax at the State House massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/state-agency…

starting a new series called "it's too bad the work CMS doesn't like vertical photos"

NEW: Consultants Will Keyser and Eileen O'Connor have parted ways with the Josh Kraft campaign less than a week before mayoral prelim

Inbox: House Democrats are teeing up legislation that schedules the 2026 statewide primary election for Tuesday, Sept. 1 -- the week before Labor Day -- in addition to a $234 million hospital and community health center funding bill. #mapoli

Health care interests once again spent the most on lobbying atop Beacon Hill during the first half of 2025 at a time when policymakers are still grappling with major industry question marks. #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/government/sta…

Massachusetts will lurch forward into a national debate over data privacy when the Senate takes up a bill next week that would curtail what information Big Tech companies can collect, allow users to opt out of their data being sold, and more. #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/technology/sen…