Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Galvin certifies 11 ballot questions for potential inclusion in November election
WBUR
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Crowded Massachusetts ballot will test Democratic establishment, affordability agenda
Axios
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Roxbury lawmaker tapped campaign for $6,500 in illegal personal spending, including on food orders and at a salon
Boston Globe
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Gov. Healey faces backlash for embattled aide LaMar Cook's $31K contract buyout
Boston Herald
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Former Mass. prisoners reflect on freedom after decades behind bars
Boston Globe
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Court rules against Trump, and it could mean millions for UMass Chan
Worcester Telegram
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MBTA shortlists three potential commuter rail operators
State House News Service
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As cases rise, flu-related illness claims lives of two Boston children
Commonwealth Magazine
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Wu raises $1.1M from developers, businesses for inauguration
WBUR
National
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U.S. Intercepts Russian-Flagged Tanker; Trump Says Venezuela Will Start Sending Oil
New York Times
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White House unveils Jan. 6 webpage saying Democrats ‘staged the real insurrection,’ criticizing Capitol Police
The Hill
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Trump's Greenland threats put transatlantic alliance on death watch
Axios
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Europe Tries to Come to Terms With Trump's Intervention in Venezuela
New York Times
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Dems splinter on how to confront Trump over Venezuela
Punchbowl News
Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
Board of Registration of Home Inspectors Public Hearing
Via Microsoft Teams
10:30am
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston
11:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
First day of the 2nd annual session (2026)
New Media
Instagram
More from this weekend’s event at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England!
MA Gov. Councillor Mara Dolan
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
Quote of the Day
“Two online petitions to have Minaj deported now have more than 120,000 signatures. Minaj came to the US from Trinidad and Tobago as an undocumented child and has been outspoken about Trump’s hardline immigration policies. She even once rapped about them: “Island girl, Donald Trump want me go home,” she sang in 2016.”
Mahdawi illustrates both the public reaction to Minaj’s political shift and the irony that someone who once criticized immigration rhetoric is now facing calls from her former allies to be deported because of her current stance.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Opinion: The Democrats' dilemma on Venezuela
Boston Globe
Business
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Wu shakes down Krafts for "mitigation" money, but not White Stadium project pals
Contrarian Boston
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Everett's exiting mayor signs one final hotel, rail deal
Boston Business Journal
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Wynn, DeMaria strike hotel and commuter-rail deal on Everett mayor's last day in office
Boston Globe
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How the Nantucket Current became a definitive source for the island's news, on and off shore
Boston Globe
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Young professionals say they'll abandon Massachusetts. That should terrify Beacon Hill
MassLive
Crimes
Domestic Relations
Education
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If passing MCAS replacement exams won't be a graduation requirement, what will their role be? Educators and lawmakers seek answers
The Berkshire Eagle
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School Survey Indicates Cell Phone Ban Success
Nantucket Current
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Editorial: Money's tight, except if you're a UMass big shot
Boston Herald
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Peter Negroni, first Latino Springfield school superintendent, dies at 83
MassLive
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Boston Business Journal
Boston Business Journal
Environment
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
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Labor law violations cost Marblehead employers nearly $44,000 in state fines
Marblehead Current
Legislative
Local Government
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Councilor Erik Gitschier selected as mayor of Lowell after second ballot
Lowell Sun
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Pittsfield mayor puts housing front and center in State of the City
The Berkshire Eagle
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New online portal helps Mass. veterans access earned bonuses
WBUR
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Mayor Wu ignores Boston's 'fiscal crisis' driven by falling office values in inaugural address
Boston Herald
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'A turning point.' Change advocates take helm of Quincy City Council
Patriot Ledger
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Ethics review sought over Holyoke councilor's conduct during DUI stop
MassLive
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Holyoke police unions urge review of councilor's role on police matters
Gazette Net
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Drunk driving trial postponed for Quincy public health commissioner
Patriot Ledger
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Southampton residents debate solar future of local farmland
Gazette Net
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Amherst swears in council, selects new leadership team
Gazette Net
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'A turning point.' Change advocates take helm of Quincy City Council
Patriot Ledger
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Editorial: Liz Breadon's challenge as City Council president
Boston Globe
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Michelle Wu's inauguration fund pulled in nearly $1.2 million from top business, sports leaders
Boston Globe
Politics
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Wu raises $1.1M from developers, businesses for inauguration
WBUR
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Seth Moulton outpaces Ed Markey in early fundraising totals
Boston Globe
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Seth Moulton outpaces Ed Markey in early fundraising totals
Boston Globe
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Local Venezuelans wrestle with what US taking Maduro means for democracy and socialism
WGBH
Public Health
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State health officials confirm fourth child death due to flu
WHDH
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Healey urges RFK Jr. to restore NIH funding, says 13,000 Mass. patients affected
WCVB
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Officials report 4th flu-related child death in Mass. this season
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts doctors seeing 'explosion of flu cases.' Here's why.
Boston Globe
Public Safety
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Berkshire County suffered three fatal fires in 2025, state's analysis says. Homes remained the deadliest place for fires in Massachusetts
The Berkshire Eagle
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A 'waste of time'?: Plymouth Select Board adopts existing police department ICE policy in highly-anticipated vote
Boston Herald
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Chart shows how dramatically homicides dropped in Worcester last year
MassLive
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AG charges 2 guards at state’s max prison for allegedly beating murderer
Worcester Telegram
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Two Mass. corrections officers accused of beating restrained inmate
WCVB
State Government
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Former Healey aide LaMar Cook received $31,000 in leave 'buy back' after arrest on cocaine trafficking charges
Boston Globe
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LaMar Cook faced debt issues before drug trafficking charge
Boston Herald
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Students, lawmakers aiming to spread "Hadley grass" across Mass.
State House News Service
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Editorial: LaMar Cook's $31,439 buyout is making us sick
Boston Herald
Taxation
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December dip narrows margin for error on tax collections
State House News Service
Transportation
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Possibilities office shifts focus to transportation operations
State House News Service
Utilities
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State forecasts lower winter heating bills for most Mass. homes
State House News Service
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State forecasts lower winter heating bills for most Mass. homes
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Bay State paying for costly energy policies
Boston Herald
Press Releases
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Massachusetts Legislature to Reconvene This Week
National Federation of Independent Business, Mass. pendent
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Rep. Pressley Marks Fifth Anniversary of Horrific January 6th Insurrection
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Whip Clark Statement Marking 5 Years Since the January 6th Insurrection
Office of U.S. Whip Katherine Clark
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Federal Appeals Court Hears Case Challenging NIH Grant Terminations
ACLU of Massachusetts
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HPC Statement on Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D.
Mass. Health Policy Commission
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Senator Markey Statement on Five-Year Anniversary of Trump-Incited Insurrection, Violent Attack on Democracy
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Update on Investigation into Brown University and Brookline Shootings
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Department of Early Education and Care Opens Applications for Family Advisory Council
Mass. Department of Early Education and Care
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Governor Healey to RFK Jr: NIH Cuts Have Halted Clinical Trials for Tens of Thousands of Patients
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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December Revenue Collections Total $4.062 Billion
Massachusetts Department of Revenue