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Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Former MCCA chief spent more than double his travel and entertainment budget in first year on job, records show
Boston Globe
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Mental health, addiction programs feel whiplash from sudden cut, reinstatement of federal grants
WGBH
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Mass. Senate votes down Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax proposal, advances other tax relief measures
Boston Globe
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Vineyard Wind sues federal government over suspension order
The New Bedford Light
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House Speaker: Special election will not be called to replace Rep. Blais
Greenfield Recorder
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Massachusetts pol posts profanity-laced anti-ICE video
Boston Herald
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Mass. auditor accuses governor of withholding documents tied to Holyoke facility where 76 vets died during COVID outbreak
WAMC
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Boston schools chief halts new spending and hiring as district grapples with $53 million budget hole
Contrarian Boston
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Mass. ballot questions to cut taxes pit powerful union against business groups
WBUR
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Epstein-Linked House Democrat Explores Bid for Virgin Islands Governor
Lee Fang
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The Last Thing Minneapolis Needs Is the Insurrection Act
The Bulwark
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Europe's Only Hope Is to Stand Up to Trump
TheBulwark
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Eighteen House Ratings Shift Toward Democrats
The Cook Political Report
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Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, call says
Washington Post
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Here's Andy Beshear's Case for President
Politico
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Has a Nazi theorist's vision of a world divided into 'great spaces' found a new advocate in Trump?
The Guardian
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RFK Jr. Says He's Ending the War on Protein. It Doesn't Exist
Wired
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Influencer Who Had Child With Elon Musk Sues xAI Over Deepfake Images
The Wall Street Journal
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
State Ballot Law Commission Hearing
One Ashburton Place, 17th Floor, Boston
10:00am
Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions Meeting
Via Webex
10:00am
Pesticide Board Meeting
Via Zoom
12:00pm
Energy Press Conference
Grand Staircase, State House, Boston
Birthday: Rep. Todd Smola
Birthday: State Senator John Keenan
New Media
Instagram
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Governor Maura Healey Delays Clean Heat Standard, aka the Home Heating Tax, Until After Election
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Quote of the Day
“The thing that’s been most interesting to me in some ways is that Trump is no longer even pretending to be a champion of working people,” Rosenberg told us. “In terms of who he’s advocating for, he’s gone from being a protector of the white tribe to a protector of 100 American oligarchs, and that’s one of the reasons his politics isn’t working.” “It’s all an issue of who he’s become — a vain autocrat who is building himself a gilded ballroom and falling asleep,” he added. “He’s implicated in the Epstein affair by Epstein himself, right? It’s just too much. It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure.” “It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over and they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place.”
Rosenberg argues Trump has shed even the pretense of populism, shifting from appealing to working-class grievance to openly serving wealthy elites. His excess, scandals, and ego now define him, making his politics ineffective and destructive.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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in training sights on Greenland
Boston Globe
Business
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Boston Scientific pays $14.5B for California medical device company
Boston Business Journal
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Boston's biggest law firms all lost lawyers in the past year
Boston Business Journal
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Editorial: Pessimism weighs on Massachusetts' business outlook
Boston Herald
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As Saks enters bankruptcy, have its Boston stores gone out of fashion?
Boston Globe
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Fort Point office buildings trade at 75% discount
Boston Business Journal
Cannabis & Psychedelics
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Negotiations ongoing for cannabis agency overhaul
Worcester Business Journal
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Social sites, licenses cited by CCC in push for big budget increase
State House News Service
Civil Rights
Democracy
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Opinion: Everyone can serve. Today, everyone should.
Boston Globe
Education
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Moore: Stop pretending colleges are nonprofit institutions
Boston Herald
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Harvard Club of Boston to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle Loan Fraud Lawsuit
The Harvard Crimson
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School district responds to ex-finance director's lawsuit, denies allegations of retaliation
Brookline News
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Kevin Aguiar vows to move Fall River school board in 'new direction'
The Herald News
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Cutting-edge medical research at UMass boosted by $3.6M in state grants
Gazette Net
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Enrollment decline could cost Pittsfield city schools an estimated $5 million in state Chapter 70 aid
The Berkshire Eagle
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Bridgewater State among campuses funded to grow inclusive education
EnterpriseNews.com
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Massachusetts Wins $10 million Federal Grant for Early Literacy Tutoring
Beacon Hill Times
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MCLA Awarded Students with Disabilities Support Grant
iBerkshires
Environment
Health Care
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Klietmann: Trump tackles the real problem with health care
Boston Herald
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Gift planned long ago comes to fruition at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Gazette Net
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Klietmann: Trump tackles the real problem with health care
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts nursing shortage could worsen with new $100,000 student loan cap
Boston Globe
Housing
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Prospects shaky for real estate transfer fee
Commonwealth Magazine
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Developer says tower would have 100 more units than first proposed
Worcester Telegram
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States target local zoning laws to address housing crisis
State House News Service
Human Services
Immigration
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Deported Babson College student asks government to return to US: 'Because of your mistake, my life completely changed'
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: ICE surge into Massachusetts a risky gambit for President Trump
Boston Herald
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Trump threatens to halt federal money next month to sanctuary cities, states
Gazette Net
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Amherst vows to uphold dignity and safety for all amid ICE enforcement backlash
Gazette Net
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With visas from Brazil, Haiti cut off, local immigrants worry about ripple effects
WGBH
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Gov. on ICE and recent funding threat
22WWLP.com
Judiciary
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Opponents say MA trooper's killer should not get parole. Here's why
Worcester Telegram
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Man convicted of killing MSP Trooper Hanna faces Parole Board for the first time
Boston Globe
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Parole Board expresses doubt about release of Trooper Hanna killer
Boston Herald
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Man who killed Mass. State Police trooper makes emotional case for parole
MassLive
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Editorial: Trooper George Hanna's killer mustn't go free
Boston Herald
Labor
Local Government
Public Health
Public Safety
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'You were our hero': Community says goodbye to Mass. police officer killed on duty
MassLive
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Uxbridge Officer LaPorta laid to rest
Worcester Telegram
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Man who killed Mass. State Police trooper makes emotional case for parole
MassLive
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Worcester residents want police monitored by civilian review board
WGBH
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Beyond the boot camp: State Police academy shows progress
Boston Globe
State Government
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Senate wants monthly disclosure of ballot question financing
State House News Service
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Editorial: Auditor's answers might finally end AG merry-go-round
Lowell Sun
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Leventhal: Common sense for the Commonwealth
Boston Herald
Taxation
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State Senate votes down Wu's property tax plan, passes alternative measure
WGBH
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Senate passes bill to address "shock" of rising property tax bills
State House News Service
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Massachusetts Senate kills Boston Mayor Wu's tax shift plan, approves alternative 'tax shock' bill
Boston Herald
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Boston property tax battle moves to the trail
Politico
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Massachusetts Should Gradually Match GOP Tax Law, Healey Says
Bloomberg Business
Transportation
Utilities
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Vineyard Wind sues to resume construction
Cape Cod Times
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Vineyard Wind challenges Trump stop-work order in court
Boston Globe
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Overcharged: Mass. consumers say energy supplier is ‘soaking’ them with high bills
Boston Globe
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Fred Laskey is preparing to retire after 25 years of running the MWRA
Boston Globe
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Vineyard Wind sues federal government over suspension order
The New Bedford Light
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Canadian hydropower line set to begin delivering Massachusetts energy Friday
Boston Herald
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City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
Worcester Telegram