Escape from MA

“ One does not simply walk into Massachusetts. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. The great eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire, ash, and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.

Massachusetts Politics

…Our Top Story Today

Markey vs. Moulton race heats up Axios
2026-05-11 06:31 EDT
IF Massachusetts: Brian Ashe Spectrum News
2026-05-10 10:00 EDT
Opinion | It’s Taxachusetts for a reason The Washington Post
2026-02-09 03:00 EST
Massachusetts bills would raise taxes on nicotine products Reason Foundation
2025-12-12 03:00 EST
Massachusetts Proposition 2 ½ Is Working Tax Foundation
2025-11-14 03:00 EST
Not caring about politics is a privileged and dangerous lie Massachusetts Daily Collegian
2025-12-09 03:00 EST
What Americans actually think about taxes MIT News
2025-07-21 03:00 EDT
Estate and Inheritance Taxes by State, 2025 Tax Foundation
2025-10-28 03:00 EDT
Comparing 2025 Gas Taxes by State Tax Foundation
2025-09-02 03:00 EDT
Wealth Expands After Higher State Taxes on High-Income Earners Institute for Policy Studies
2025-04-28 03:00 EDT
Millionaires Don’t Flee States Over Higher Taxes Inequality.org
2025-05-06 03:00 EDT
How red or blue is your state? USAFacts
2024-10-15 17:58 EDT
Free Help Filing Your Taxes AARP
2022-08-10 03:00 EDT
The math of politics and power MIT News
2025-06-06 03:00 EDT
Michael Dukakis and Massachusetts Politics C-SPAN
2024-04-11 03:00 EDT
Massachusetts punishes NBA champs by taking extra half million in taxes THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
2024-06-18 03:00 EDT
Massachusetts Blues The American Prospect
2023-12-04 03:00 EST
2025 State Individual Income Tax Rates & Brackets Tax Foundation
2025-02-18 03:00 EST
Massachusetts tax filing deadline is April 17 CBS News
2024-04-17 03:00 EDT

The MBTA

…Our Top Story Today

MBTA to close Symphony Station for nearly three years The Huntington News
2026-05-10 15:06 EDT
MBTA Green Line station closing for 3 years NBC Boston
2026-05-06 16:04 EDT
Bedford Firefighters Take MBTA Rescue Training The Bedford Citizen
2026-05-09 03:05 EDT
Symphony MBTA Green Line station closing for 3 years Boston 25 News
2026-05-07 11:57 EDT
MBTA Service Changes for April 24-26 Town of Wellesley, MA (.gov)
2026-04-23 08:07 EDT
Symphony MBTA Green Line station closing for 3 years Boston 25 News
2026-05-07 11:59 EDT
Skanska JV Wins $1.06B MBTA Contract for Boston Rail Bridge Replacement Engineering News-Record (ENR)
2026-05-06 16:40 EDT
5 Things You Should Know This Week – May 11th Caught In Dot
2026-05-10 08:41 EDT
Skanska Awarded $1.06B MBTA Bridge Replacement, Track, Signal Upgrades Construction Equipment Guide
2026-05-06 10:23 EDT
Multiple closures on MBTA slated for May, officials say The Boston Globe
2026-05-06 06:14 EDT
Green Line Symphony Station To Be Closed Until 2029 WBZ NewsRadio 1030
2026-05-07 10:07 EDT
Transit Briefs: BART, MBTA Railway Age
2026-04-14 03:00 EDT
This Green Line shutdown looks ROUGH … Boston.com
2026-05-05 09:45 EDT
MBTA celebrates Autism Acceptance Month NBC Boston
2026-04-23 03:00 EDT
On-campus groups demand lower parking, MBTA rates umassmedia.com
2026-04-21 10:14 EDT
We’re ready to help craft a 25-year vision for the MBTA CommonWealth Beacon
2026-04-08 03:00 EDT
Transportation During the World Cup Mass.gov
2026-03-25 00:24 EDT
Healey Budget Bill Would Balance MBTA Budgets for One More Year Streetsblog Massachusetts
2026-01-28 03:00 EST
MBTA plans to spend $6.8M reducing South Coast Rail noise problems Fall River Herald News
2026-04-07 03:00 EDT
MBTA Commuter Rail work causing schedule changes on April weekends Fall River Herald News
2026-03-20 03:00 EDT
The MBTA gets too much hate umassmedia.com
2026-03-23 03:00 EDT
MBTA Announces Minor Bus Route Changes Coming In April Streetsblog Massachusetts
2026-02-12 03:00 EST
OPINION: Commuter rail should not be the target of MBTA hate The Suffolk Journal
2026-01-27 03:00 EST
Transit Briefs: MBTA, Ontario’s Northlander Railway Age
2026-04-10 03:00 EDT
Natick’s Rail Trail Now Connects to Its Downtown MBTA Station Streetsblog Massachusetts
2026-03-12 03:00 EDT

Other News

Obituary for Dr. Rajaratnam Abraham at Hathaway Community Home for Funerals Hathaway Family Funeral Homes
2026-05-06 03:00 EDT
Pamela Colvin Markley Obituary - Brewster, Massachusetts, MA Sentinel and Enterprise
2026-05-10 00:21 EDT
Philadelphia CBP seizes ‘Blue Nitro’ GBL destined to Everett, Massachusetts U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov)
2026-05-08 11:01 EDT
IF Massachusetts: Brian Ashe Spectrum News
2026-05-10 10:00 EDT
State panel urges action on rising xylazine risks Greenfield Recorder
2026-05-10 13:00 EDT
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate OK its version of PROTECT Act Sentinel and Enterprise
2026-05-11 05:45 EDT
Andrea Louise Tromblee Obituary The Patriot Ledger
2026-05-10 11:32 EDT
SEMIFINALS: CHARGE 3, FLEET 1 PWHL
2026-04-28 02:51 EDT
Gibson House Museum hosts Victorian costume contest The Boston Globe
2026-05-09 18:18 EDT
Death Investigation On Woolson Street Mattapan Boston Police Department (.gov)
2026-05-10 12:58 EDT
See photos from Somerville PorchFest The Boston Globe
2026-05-09 12:18 EDT
Commissioner Column 4-24-26 Mass.gov
2026-05-11 01:42 EDT
Baseball Falls At Miami (OH) In Series Finale, 8-7 University of Massachusetts Athletics
2026-05-10 15:57 EDT
In state’s first PFMLA verdict, employee wins $4.75M against Wayfair Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
2026-05-11 05:02 EDT
Massachusetts Fishing Report- May 7, 2026 On The Water
2026-05-07 16:48 EDT
Massachusetts gun regulations will go before voters in November The New Bedford Light
2026-05-06 14:05 EDT
Massachusetts Baseball Drops 10-8 Contest at Miami (OH University of Massachusetts Athletics
2026-05-09 17:36 EDT
When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes) Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
2026-05-11 05:05 EDT

Featured Photograph

Mitt Romney pumping his own gas

Oh, how the mighty have fallen…

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We escaped from Massachusetts. You can, too.

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