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State House Takeout

State House Takeout is the News Service's weekly podcast offering bite-sized insights from reporters, legislators, and newsmakers on top of Beacon Hill. Find all the episodes on SoundCloud, iTunes, Go... Read more

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Feb. 15, 2019 - State House Takeout

Feb. 15, 2019 - State House Takeout

The SHNS team dissects Speaker DeLeo and President Spilka's assignments to their members - from Ways and Means to key is... Read more

15 Feb 2019

22mins

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May 3, 2019 - State House Takeout

May 3, 2019 - State House Takeout

Colin A. Young has analysis on the Gaming Commission's decision to clear the Everett casino for its planned June opening... Read more

3 May 2019

16mins

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Jan. 18, 2019 - State House Takeout

Jan. 18, 2019 - State House Takeout

Katie Lannan discusses what the federal shutdown could mean for Massachusetts; with the AFC Championship game coming up ... Read more

18 Jan 2019

15mins

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July 13, 2018 - State House Takeout

July 13, 2018 - State House Takeout

On this week's Takeout, Matt Murphy digs into the two-weeks-old budget stalemate and how one issue thought to be under d... Read more

13 Jul 2018

11mins

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Aug. 3, 2018 - State House Takeout

Aug. 3, 2018 - State House Takeout

Katie Lannan recaps bills that didn't make the cut in the final days of formal sessions; Andy Metzger has details on th... Read more

3 Aug 2018

12mins

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July 26, 2019 - State House Takeout

July 26, 2019 - State House Takeout

With Massachusetts a couple steps closer to a fiscal 2020 budget, the SHNS crew reviews the spending deal enacted Monday... Read more

26 Jul 2019

21mins

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What to Watch This January - State House Takeout

What to Watch This January - State House Takeout

Here's what to watch as 2020 dawns on Beacon Hill. The SHNS crew previews what we might expect from Gov. Baker's State ... Read more

3 Jan 2020

17mins

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Sept. 21, 2018 - State House Takeout

Sept. 21, 2018 - State House Takeout

Katie Lannan reports on clean energy advocates gearing up for another legislative push in the new year; Colin Young has ... Read more

21 Sep 2018

9mins

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Dec. 6, 2019 - State House Takeout

Dec. 6, 2019 - State House Takeout

The Takeout crew takes stock of economists' predictions for next fiscal year, and ruminates on lawmakers' inability to w... Read more

6 Dec 2019

26mins

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April 27, 2018 - State House Takeout

April 27, 2018 - State House Takeout

On this week's Takeout: Katie Lannan recaps House budget week; Andy Metzger has details from Bryon Hefner's arraignmen... Read more

27 Apr 2018

11mins

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Nov. 1, 2019 - State House Takeout

Nov. 1, 2019 - State House Takeout

In a post-Halloween edition, the Takeout team talks about the specter of an overdue fiscal year-end budget, the debate o... Read more

1 Nov 2019

26mins

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Aug. 24, 2018 - State House Takeout

Aug. 24, 2018 - State House Takeout

Michael Norton reports on the state's latest greenhouse gas emissions data; Katie Lannan looks ahead to races that will... Read more

24 Aug 2018

14mins

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June 15, 2018 - State House Takeout

June 15, 2018 - State House Takeout

On this week's Takeout, Colin Young highlights the health care bill expected to be debated in the House next week and it... Read more

15 Jun 2018

11mins

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July 12, 2019 - State House Takeout

July 12, 2019 - State House Takeout

Twelve days past the deadline for a fiscal 2020 budget, Katie Lannan and the SHNS crew dissect where conference talks cu... Read more

12 Jul 2019

20mins

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Oct. 26, 2018 - State House Takeout

Oct. 26, 2018 - State House Takeout

Matt Murphy covers this week's latest news on the National Grid gas worker lockout; Katie Lannan reports on the reemerg... Read more

26 Oct 2018

18mins

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Sept. 13, 2019 - State House Takeout

Sept. 13, 2019 - State House Takeout

From vaping to voting... The SHNS team talks about the health concerns around vaping that extended to the state Departme... Read more

13 Sep 2019

28mins

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Oct. 25, 2019 - State House Takeout

Oct. 25, 2019 - State House Takeout

The SHNS crew digs in to what comes next for Gov. Charlie Baker's ban on sales of vaping products. The team also digests... Read more

25 Oct 2019

19mins

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Sept. 14, 2018 - State House Takeout

Sept. 14, 2018 - State House Takeout

Colin Young runs through the highlights of MGM Springfield's first few weeks and areas targeted for improvement; Katie ... Read more

14 Sep 2018

16mins

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Sept. 7, 2018 - State House Takeout

Sept. 7, 2018 - State House Takeout

Matt Murphy talks about where the gubernatorial race has focused during the first days of the general election campaign;... Read more

7 Sep 2018

14mins

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Nov. 22, 2019 - State House Takeout

Nov. 22, 2019 - State House Takeout

The Takeout team runs down the final formal sessions of the year, where lawmakers sent Gov. Charlie Baker a cornucopia o... Read more

22 Nov 2019

24mins

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