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Reporter for Axios covering Boston.

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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a two-month suspension of Massachusetts' 24-cent gas tax amid soaring pump prices. The major policy move follows weeks of pressure from GOP challenger Mike Minogue, though Healey blames the spike on President Trump’s foreign policy. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey proposes two-month gas tax pause as prices climb ahead of election
Gov. Healey wants to suspend the state gas tax — but Beacon Hill leaders aren't all on board.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After Clancy mistrial, Healey pushes for more postpartum mental health services and increased funding.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Texas chain behind Morton's, Bubba Gump looks to buy Oyster House www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Texas chain eyes Union Oyster House buy
The hospitality giant behind Morton's and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. wants Boston's oldest restaurant.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Carver state Rep. John Gaskey is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former aide alleging a pattern of unwanted advances. Gaskey denies any misconduct and his lawyer tells Axios the accuser is "fishing for money." Read the full story: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Scoop: GOP state rep faces sexual harassment lawsuit
A former State House aide says Rep. John Gaskey made unwanted advances, tied her job to sexual favors and showed up uninvited at her hospital bedside.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Boston burn doctors warn a viral trend of microwaving gel fidget toys sends at least one kid to the hospital weekly with severe burns. Heating them superheats the gel, bursting the shell like hot glue. Full story: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Microwave fidget toy trend still burning kids
Doctors at Shriners Children's Boston say they're still treating a steady stream of severe burns from a viral trend — and knockoff toys may be raising the risk.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Turn your Dunkin' run into a French bistro experience. 🥐🇫🇷 I hacked the Dunkin' Croissant Stuffer with an egg and quick béchamel to create a genius fast-food Croque Madame. This is important breakfast journalism. Try the ultimate breakfast hack for yourself: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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This 5-minute Dunkin hack turns a croissant stuffer into a Croque Madame
All it takes is a quick bechamel and a fried egg to turn a drive-thru snack into a bistro classic.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Gov. Maura Healey is drawing a hard line on ICE, demanding her GOP rivals denounce the agency after two fatal shootings. But will this mobilize the independent voters she needs in Mass. to clinch reelection? Read more on Axios. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey blasts ICE, presses GOP rivals
Gov. Healey is demanding her Republican challengers denounce the agency's tactics.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The closely watched Mass. Senate primary took center stage today as Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton met for their first debate. The candidates traded barbs over age, personal finances, trans athletes and the state of the Democratic party. Here are the key takeaways www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Markey and Moulton square off in bitter Senate debate
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton traded sharp attacks in their first Democratic primary debate.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Mass. Dems are fractured over Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Warren and Markey are all-in, Healey is "anyone but Collins," and Auchincloss calls him "personally disqualifying." It's a massive intra-party fight across state lines. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Local pols split on Platner as Mass. eyes Maine race
Mass. delegation splits over insurgent Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner — with Warren and Markey in his corner and Auchincloss leading the opposition.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The state’s highest court just knocked the rent control question off the November ballot over a fatal drafting error. The ruling entirely upends the housing debate on Beacon Hill, freezing compromise talks now that the ballot threat is gone. Full breakdown: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Mass. high court rejects rent control ballot question
A drafting error regarding a religious exemption violated the state constitution, wiping out tenant advocates' momentum on Beacon Hill.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Massachusetts voters are drawing a hard line on the post-pandemic workplace. A new Suffolk/Globe poll shows a massive 65% oppose mandatory return-to-office policies, while optimism around AI remains surprisingly high. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Poll findings that didn't make the front page
Here's what polled Massachusetts voters really think about AI, return-to-office and more.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Gov. Maura Healey wants happy hour back in Mass., but the push to revive discounted drinks is hitting a wall. 🛑 House leaders and the restaurant industry itself are fighting to keep the 1984 ban in place. Here is why it's so hard to kill. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey wants happy hour back. House leaders and restaurants don't.
The push to legalize happy hour in Massachusetts is opposed by those who'd be serving the drinks.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
A showdown is brewing on Beacon Hill over your energy bills. ⚡️ The Mass. Senate just dropped a plan promising over $10B in savings over a decade—setting up a clash with the House over cuts to climate programs like Mass Save. Read the breakdown: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Mass. Senate unveils rival energy savings plan
Senate president Karen Spilka previewed a plan for $10 billion in ratepayer savings over 10 years.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Gov. Maura Healey isn’t holding back on Trump’s threat to pull custom agents from Logan Airport, calling it "pretty stupid." With the World Cup weeks away, she insists federal immigration enforcement has zero business at the matches. ⚽✈️ Read more: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey: "No place for ICE at World Cup" as Trump threatens Logan flights
Gov. Healey fired back at DHS Secretary Mullin's threat to pull customs agents from Logan.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
DiZoglio isn't buying the Senate's sudden willingness to hand over audit records. "The court is about to lay down the law," she said — and she's not done asking for more. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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DiZoglio rips Senate on audit records
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says the Senate's move to hand over financial records isn't cooperation — it's capitulation to a court order.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
DiZoglio will narrow her legislative audit lawsuit to four document categories — but warns it's just the opening move. The concession clears the way for the SJC to finally rule on whether lawmakers are subject to her oversight. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Scoop: DiZoglio will limit audit suit scope — but says it's just the opening move
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio will refile her complaint limited to four document categories — chamber budgets, audits, balance-forward transactions, and employee settlements — but insists the concessio...
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Maura Healey is backing Barney Frank's dying message to Democrats. Frank, in hospice in Maine, is arguing the party must ditch progressive litmus tests on polarizing issues if it wants to win. Healey says she agrees. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey backs Frank's Democratic warning
The governor aligns with his push for pragmatic politics over progressive litmus tests.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Healey backs Barney Frank's Democratic warning. The governor calls the ailing congressman a personal role model and aligns with his push for pragmatic politics over progressive litmus tests. www.youtube.com/shorts/MkZFb...
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Gov. Maura Healey agrees with Barney Frank's message for Democrats to focus on the economy.
YouTube video by Mike Deehan
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Currently editing a video clip that includes the quote "you don't govern by soundbite" into a YouTube Short.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Celtics star Jaylen Brown's nonprofit could land $700K in taxpayer funds thanks to the Mass. House. #Mapoli www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Jaylen Brown's nonprofit could land $700K in Mass. House budget
Brown has become a prominent social justice advocate in Boston.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
You know things are bad for media in Boston when the @apnews.com thinks the MBTA stands for the "Metro Boston Transit Authority." apnews.com/article/foxb...
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Boston World Cup host committee says tailgating will be allowed for Foxborough games
Tailgating will be allowed before World Cup games at Gillette Stadium. The Boston World Cup host committee announced FIFA reversed its initial ban.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Nearly five years after the Haymarket bus terminal closed, seven MBTA bus routes are still stuck on temporary stops, the subway head house is a construction site and no reopening date is in sight. Boston's most chaotic construction zone isn't done yet. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Haymarket station in limbo as Bulfinch Crossing project drags on
The transit hub has been torn apart for over four years and there's no word on when the project will be done.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
No, the MBTA is not expanding the Red Line to Lexington. Here's what to know about the April Fool's ads appearing at T stations. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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No, the MBTA is not expanding the Red Line to Lexington
Cambridge Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem spent $5K on fake MBTA expansion billboards.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Gov. Maura Healey is sounding the alarm that Donald Trump will try to interfere in the 2026 election, using some of Trump's favorite rhetoric that he will try to "steal" it. Read more: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey: Trump may target elections
Outlined four specific tactics she says the federal government could use to interfere with voting
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
If we can't have the World Cup matches in Foxborough, what other venue might be willing to host them? Wrong answers only.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Snappy response from the Holden town manager on AG Campbell's zoning lawsuit: "... we find solace in assuming that there must be a massive lack of crime or more serious legal matters for the Attorney General's office to be pursuing."
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
92-year-old former Gov. Michael Dukakis, never one to miss a State of the Commonwealth address, is on the House floor among the other dignitaries, albeit in a wheelchair. #MApoli
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
New SUV deliveries at ICE in Burlington? 🚙 Internal police discussions? 👮‍♂️ Boston is quietly rehearsing for a federal immigration surge. Read the breakdown: www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Boston quietly prepares for an ICE surge
Mayor Michelle Wu says the city is "planning for the unthinkable" as signals point to increased federal enforcement.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
We need a word for when menu prices go up so often they just get painted over.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This is the kind of out-of-context photo from the State House people usually go nuts for.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Healey claps back at Granite State critics: "New Hampshire doesn't have a GDP without Massachusetts" www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Healey: "New Hampshire doesn't have a GDP without Massachusetts"
The governor is pushing back on claims that she's driving Mass. businesses to relocate.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
New in Axios Boston: All of the Massachusetts politicians Larry Summers gave money to www.axios.com/local/boston...
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All of the Massachusetts politicians Larry Summers gave money to
Harvard's former president donated to multiple state leaders with Harvard ties.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Just being of service.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This is the face Mayor Wu makes when she knows you're going to put a dumb caption on a photo of her.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Robert Kraft to sell minority stake in New England Patriots www.axios.com/2025/09/25/b... @danprimack.bsky.social
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Bob Kraft to sell minority stake in New England Patriots at $9B valuation
This is the first time that Kraft has sold part of the team since he acquired it more than 30 years ago.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I've watched this so many times. I didn't know one special moment in time could sum up the state of the world so well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC32...
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Fight breaks out behind Harvard graduate as she reflects on recent divisions
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This is (probably) why your CarPlay device resets in the same place every time you drive there. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Getting to the bottom of Boston's CarPlay dead zones
Spots around the city can fritz out your dashboard — here's why.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson will resign her office, according to a statement provided by her attorney. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Fernandes Anderson to plead guilty in bathroom kickback case
The Boston city councilor faces the possibility of a year in prison in corruption case
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Massachusetts is looking for its first official poet laureate. Qualifications may include: being a man from Nantucket. massculturalcouncil.org/artists-art/...
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Application Process – Mass Cultural Council
Instructions for applying to be the Poet Laureate of Massachusetts
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Someone seems to have gotten a little frisky with the sign outside Gillette Stadium. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Patriots Place sign shows furry memes
The Pats' HQ seems to have been hacked.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
What you could buy at Barbara Lynch's estate sale
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Boston's nightmare: Rats with cars
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I switched it up and made two kinds of baked beans instead.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
When people started talking about "splitting the G" I thought it was some age-old Irish drinking lore I had somehow missed. But no, it seems like someone just made it up a few years ago. Sip slowly, friends.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
That's how I do it, but alas, they still want the fake stuff.
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
They only want the canned crap with the indentations!
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A delegation of Mass. House members, including Speaker Ron Mariano, Majority Leader Mike Moran and W&M Chair Aaron Michlewitz are going to Cuba tomorrow to investigate health care, life sciences and climate resiliency. #MApoli
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton sets off a powderkeg to make a point about Democrats' ability to message and win. buff.ly/48ObbE0
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Deehan @deehan.bsky.social · 30/12/2023
Hello, world.
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