Last week spelled the end of @Politico's Massachusetts Playbook. It is a loss for the Bay State media landscape, but there may be opportunities, too. One state media outlet may ready to take advantage of it. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/afte...
ICYMI: #Holyoke's #5thHampden House district shall play host to one of the many primary challenges that are bubbling up for Western Mass Democrats. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
Western Mass pols welcome tariffs ruling from SCOTUS. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/bay-...
BREAKING: Vote of no confidence in Council President Tracye Whitfield fails. #mapoli
After 10 years, @politico.com has ended its Massachusetts Playback. It could have consequences for Bay State media, but perhaps some opportunities as well--including for the state's largest newsroom. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/afte...
This month, #Holyoke's state rep district joined the list of races in Western Mass featuring a primary challenge. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
The #Springfield City Council had a motion of no confidence in the Council President on this Monday's agenda, but it was moved to next week due to snow. Read about the meeting where the motion first came to light. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
Sad news day.
The end of the Politico Massachusetts newsletter after nearly 11 years comes amid changes for the company, but could have broader impacts for Bay State political media. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/afte...
The Supreme Court overturned Trump's tariffs in a ruling the 413's federal officials and @massgovernor.bsky.social hailed. However, they also lamented that consumer and small businesses were unlikely to receive recompense. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/bay-...
On February 13, the #Springfield City Council reversed its approval that had gotten the Council President in hot water. However, that same meeting also saw the first councilors call for Whitfield to step down. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
The #5thHampden, which is mostly in #Holyoke, joins the list of Western Mass state rep districts that will feature contested primaries. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
The 413's federal representatives and @massgovernor.bsky.social welcomed the SCOTUS ruling striking down Trump's tariffs. However, the economic damage is likely to stick. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/bay-...
Last week, the #Springfield City Council reversed its discontinuance of a street that had touched off an ethics review of Council President Tracye Whitfield. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
Primary challenges are popping up in Western Mass. Last week, the #5thHampden joined the list of House districts in the 413 with serious Democratic primary challengers to incumbent legislators. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
Campaign finance reports for Massachusetts First Congressional district show Rep @neal.house.gov is not just raising more than his challenger. He's not spending to build up his campaign as he has with other primary challengers. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
Statewide races may not be super suspenseful in the general election, but there will be some legislative general elections worth watching in the 413. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/spea...
Another primary challenge to a sitting Democratic rep has popped up, this time in Holyoke. Longtime political adviser Dori Dean has filed to challenge #5thHampden State Rep Patricia Duffy. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
The last quarter reports for 2025 offer some hints about the state of the Democratic primary for the First Massachusetts Congressional District. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
Ahead of #Springfield City Council President Tracye Whitfield's press conference on the latest city ethics, read up what happened at the February 2 Council meeting and the week thereafter. The relevant vote was rescinded Friday. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
There's another primary challenge brewing in Western Mass. Longtime #Holyoke political consultant Dori Dean has filed to challenge #5thHampden Rep Pat Duffy. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
Campaign finance reports from last quarter show Rep @neal.house.gov has maintained his big fundraising advantage over @jeromiewhalen.bsky.social in the First Congressional District. Yet, the spending may say more. #mapoli #spfldpoli
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The #Springfield City Council reversed a vote to discontinue a street after an ethics issue erupted around the Council's president and her recusal. More details have rolled in as has the first call for her to resign as president. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
Western Mass looks set to host a few potentially competitive legislative general election races this year. The challenging parties have an uphill climb to victory, but they should be worth watching. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/spea...
Final campaign finance reports for Q4 of 2025 were due on January 31. Not surprisingly, Rep Richard Neal is way ahead of his primary challenger educator Jeromie Whalen. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/brie...
The February 2 meeting of the #Springfield City Council effectively went into overtime after an untimely recusal on one item prompted a conflict of interest issue. The Council is expected to rescind the vote to correct it. wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
There are not a lot of legislative seats in Western Mass that are half-way competitive in general elections. However, two of those seats will have serious challengers from the party opposite the one that holds the seat. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/spea...
ICYMI: @massgovernor.bsky.social Maura Healey has a record to run on. However, the advantages of running against Trump too are impossible to cast aside, as her opening moves in this election year show. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/anal...
It's pretty rare for a #Springfield City Council meeting to be reverberating for a week after it happened, but that's just what happened after a recusal snafu ensnared the Council President and a street discontinuance. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/take...
There will be general elections worth watching in Western Mass even if the statewide races get sleepy. The #2ndHampden and #3rdHampden both have races worth watching in November. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/02/spea...
