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What happened to Massachusetts schools in 2025? Look at these seven charts. » Boston Globe

Four more initiative petitions clear signature hurdle for 2026 ballot » State House News Service

Unlearning history: Three decades after Massachusetts ended its disastrous experiment with rent control, voters are considering giving the policy another shot. » Reason

Families and incarcerated individuals in limbo as Mass. parole decisions stall » MassLive

Boston's police watchdog says it's being bogged down by department pushback » Boston Globe

Health research grant reviews restored after settlement with Mass. AG, Trump admin. » MassLive

Boston firefighters to receive 8.5% pay hike after striking 4-year deal with city » Boston Herald

AI Hallucination? Proposed Westfield data center appears abandoned by developers » The Shoestring

How Project 2025 changed higher education in New England » Boston Globe

Washington may be over Musk's cuts, but 'DOGE fever' still persists in these states » Boston Globe

Democrat wins Iowa state Senate race, blocking GOP from regaining supermajority » The Hill

Donald Trump's Golden Age of Awful » The New Yorker

Even as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations » New York Times

U.S. measles cases reach highest level in over 30 years: CDC » Axios

Mark Cuban Tells Us How He Can Fix America's Shitty Health Care » The Bulwark

How Dems can win the Senate in 2026 » Public Notice

SNAP bans on soda, candy, and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1 » The Associated Press (AP)

Texas gets largest share of reconciliation law's rural health fund » Roll Call

IA: Democrat wins Iowa state Senate race, blocking GOP from regaining supermajority » The Hill

US executions surged in 2025 to highest level in 16 years » The Guardian

MN: HHS freezes child care payments to Minnesota, requires photo evidence across country » The Hill

Here's a look at some of the weirdest local business stories of 2025 » Boston Globe

A vibe check on the economy: Will the recession finally arrive in 2026? » Boston Globe

Market Basket trial sheds new light on Demoulas family feud over wealth distribution » Boston Globe

Closing the gaps: Greenway completion could boost regional economy up to $82M » Gazette Net

How the Nantucket Current became a definitive source for the island's news, on and off shore » Boston Globe

Moore: The economists got 2025 all wrong » Boston Herald

Local Experts to Host Forum on Artificial Intelligence at BCC » iBerkshires

How Project 2025 changed higher education in New England » Boston Globe

MSBA approves three repair projects for Holyoke Public Schools » The Reminder

Natick MA elementary school moves forward in MSBA building process » The Metro West Daily News

In Cambridge, coyotes are just another neighbor » Boston Globe

Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid » Boston Globe

Massachusetts iGaming Push Hits Resistance Due to Lottery Revenue Concerns » Gambling News

Lottery eyes sales lift with $30 'cashword' ticket » State House News Service

Feds give Massachusetts $162 million for rural health, as Medicaid cuts take effect » WBUR

Mark Cuban Tells Us How He Can Fix America’s Shitty Health Care » The Bulwark

Editorial: Nationwide fraud cases slap in the face to taxpayers » Boston Herald

Flatley and Barkley: AI can help fix what's broken in foster care » Boston Herald

Deported Brown Medicine kidney doctor appeals decision barring her return » WBUR

NH Dems react to rumors of plans for ICE processing facility in Merrimack » Boston Herald

US Attorney Leah B. Foley: Person of the Year » 24Beacon

Framingham MA sets its 2026 Inauguration Day. Here's when it is » The Salem News

Campaign Notebook: City Council Cash » State House News Service

War Memorial Pool's future hinges on $2.8M bathhouse project » Gazette Net

Around the Hamptons: Swearing-in ceremony set as new budget season begins » Gazette Net

Berkshire Towns Can Tap State Seasonal Communities Resources » iBerkshires

'A virtual institution': Marianne LaBarge leaves legacy of service in Northampton » Gazette Net

Howie Carr: Brace for a New Year full of fraud and fakes » Boston Herald

Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, dies at 35 » Boston Globe

Immigration crackdown, an assisted living facility fire, university tragedy: Some of the top local stories of 2025 » Boston Globe

Campaign Notebook: City Council Cash » State House News Service

Lawmakers push for tighter disclosure rules on ballot question funding » WBUR

2025 in review: The biggest stories from Boston and around Massachusetts » WGBH

In a tumultuous year, US health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr. » Sentinel & Enterprise

NIH agrees to restart review of stalled research grants after Boston lawsuit » Boston Globe

Safety improvements advocated after e-bike incidents on Cape, Boston area » Cape Cod Online

Massachusetts Senate targets property tax relief for homeowners » WWLP 22

'I scanned it four times': new South Station fare gates go live with minor hiccups » Boston Globe

Senator Eldridge and Representative Sena Applaud Attorney General Campbell for Environmental Justice Grant Award for Devenscrest Tenant Association in Ayer » Office of Sen. Jamie Eldridge

From the FoodSource Hotline: Stories that Stay with us » Project Bread

Statement from Senator Warren on Court Rejecting Russ Vought’s Fringe Theory to Illegally Shut Down the CFPB » U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Foreign Affairs

Dina E. Conlin Named a Massachusetts ‘Go To Commercial Real Estate Lawyer’ » Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Four-Year Contract with Boston Firefighters IAFF Local 718 » City of Boston

WCVB To Launch NewsCenter 5 at 12:30 Beginning Monday, January 5 » WCVB

Healey-Driscoll Administration Energy and Environmental Agency Releases Yearly Report » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration Preventing Further Delays In Medical And Public Health Research » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell