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Matt Stout
@MattPStout
State House reporter for the @BostonGlobe, covering politics and government. Formerly @bostonherald. Reach me at [email protected]
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    Matt Stout
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    Apr 4, 2019
    A college admission, in four acts: 1) Harvard fencing coach tries selling his house for $549K 2) Maryland businessman buys it for $1M 3) Businessman's son gets into Harvard, on fencing team 4) Businessman then sells house at $325,000 loss bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/… via @jm_bos
    He bought the fencing coach’s house. Then his son got into Harvard - The Boston Globe
    From bostonglobe.com
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 4, 2020
    Replying to @MattPStout
    Crowd now chanting “It’s a hoax! It’s a hoax!” followed by speaker saying this is all an effort to crash economy and hurt President Trump’s reelection chances
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 4, 2020
    Replying to @MattPStout
    “It’s not a pandemic!” speaker claims. “The reason why they’re doing this ... to turn the United States of America into the United Socialist States of America.”
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    Dec 15, 2020
    Danielle Allen, a Harvard scholar and author, is weighing a run for Massachusetts governor. Should she launch a campaign, she would be the first Black woman to run for governor on a major party ticket in state history bostonglobe.com/2020/12/14/met… via @BostonGlobe
    Danielle Allen, leader at Harvard, exploring run for governor of Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 4, 2020
    Replying to @MattPStout
    Directed at @CharlieBakerMA and @marty_walsh: “We’re tired of your BS. We’re tired of your lies. We’re tired of you acting like wanna-be dictators ... We don’t want your shutdown anymore!” Note: Polls have shown vast majority of ppl back Baker’s actions/restrictions in pandemic
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 4, 2020
    Replying to @MattPStout
    Before the protest, @CharlieBakerMA was asked about the objections to the restrictions and order he's put in place. "Look, I think all of us believe, collectively here, that the decisions that we’ve made were the ones we felt were the best among bad choices, OK."
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 4, 2020
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    Outside Mass. State House, hundreds of protestors demanding state reopen. After this, crowd chants in unison: “It’s time to make America great again.”
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    Dec 8, 2022
    NEW: After a recount in Massachusetts' 2nd Essex district, Democrat Kristin E. Kassner has topped Republican incumbent, Leonard Mirra, by ONE vote (11,762 to 11,763), erasing what had been a 10-vote deficit in their race for state representative #mapoli
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    Matt Stout
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    May 4, 2020
    Replying to @MattPStout
    Crowd has begun dispersing. Here’s some background on the organizers: bostonglobe.com/2020/05/04/met… via @anissagardizy8
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    Jan 21, 2019
    .@AyannaPressley, speaking of new role on Financial Services Committee: “I am so excited to have [HUD Secretary] Ben Carson in my sightline. I hope he wakes up every day worried about me.” #MLK Breakfast
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 4, 2020
    A view of the protest outside Mass. State House against @CharlieBakerMA’s business closure order and stay-at-home advisory. “This is communism!” someone shouts from the crowd on both sides of Beacon Street #COVID
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    Matt Stout
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    Apr 11, 2019
    The buzzy @PeteButtigieg gets a local boost: Steve Grossman, the former DNC chair and Massachusetts state treasurer, says he's endorsing and ready to raise money for the South Bend mayor bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/… via @BostonGlobe #2020 #mapoli
    Buttigieg campaign getting a Massachusetts boost from Grossman - The Boston Globe
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    Matt Stout
    @MattPStout
    May 20, 2024
    Massachusetts state officials said Monday that the voter-approved surtax on high earners has generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue this fiscal year — with still three months left to go — blowing past state projections bostonglobe.com/2024/05/20/met… via @BostonGlobe
    ‘Millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year for Massachusetts, blowing past...
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    Matt Stout
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    Jul 8, 2024
    NEW: The Mass. Senate is expected to pass a proposal on Thursday that'd enable the Kraft Group to build a @NERevolution soccer stadium in Everett. The Senate included the measure in a 124-page economic development bill it released Monday. Background here:
    bostonglobe.com
    A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett - The Boston Globe
    At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River.
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