Must-Reads
Massachusetts
A candidate with no hand and the senator who doesn't look like the senator: AI seeps into state House campaign materials
Boston Globe
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Poll: Mass. is too expensive and Beacon Hill is making it worse
MassLive
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Recreational weed brings in nearly $300 million a year in taxes. What if a Mass. ballot initiative kills the industry?
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Teachers Union Pledges $2 Million to Fight Income Tax Cut Ballot Questions
New Boston Post
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Massachusetts primaries are broken. Here's how to fix them.
Boston Globe
National
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TrumpRx adds over 600 generic drugs; Mark Cuban joins White House rollout
The Hill
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Pete Hegseth being tested as Trump replacement with new 'campaign debut': expert
The Raw Story
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Rejecting The Health Care Trap
The Lever
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Americans' AI hate wave might just be gathering steam: Data centers could hike power costs in some states over 50% by 2030
Fortune
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Mass. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting
Hudson High School, 69 Brigham Street, Hudson and via YouTube
9:30am
Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing
Via Microsoft Teams & conference call
10:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
10:00am
Special Board of Higher Education Hearing
Via Zoom
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity: Committee Hearing
State House, A-1 and Virtual
New Media
Instagram
Today, Trump created an “Anti-Weaponization” fund to pay white supremacists who attacked our democracy on Jan. 6th.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Podcasts
Substack
YouTube
News by Category
2028 Presidential Election
Artificial Intelligence
Beltway Politics
Business
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Cellphone, social media, privacy bills creating legislative tech web
Gazette Net
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Across Massachusetts, residents are pushing back against their new neighbors: data centers
Boston Globe
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'We could not farm without them': Small Mass. farms face immigration and labor pressures
WGBH
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After private equity career, Will Thorndike bets on researchers instead of CEOs
Boston Globe
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Chamberlain: World Cup to make its mark on Mass.
Boston Herald
Education
Environment
Health Care
Housing
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Massachusetts finally banned broker fees. Why are renters still stuck paying them?
Boston Globe
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Boston-area median home price hits $1 million for second time
Boston Business Journal
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One year in, backers of Massachusetts’s eviction sealing law say there is promise — and an awareness problem
Commonwealth Magazine
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Wu, Healey administrations battle over state's 'inappropriate' plan to shut down Boston street for World Cup matches
Boston Herald
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Boston Mayor Wu pitches $47M supplemental budget, as overspending forces city to use emergency fund
Boston Herald
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Boston wants to use nearly $70 million in reserve funds to plug city, BPS budget deficits
Boston Globe
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Debate continues 2 years after Quincy leaders approve controversial pay raise
NBC Boston
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Boston lost population last year. Two cities gained in Mass.
Boston Business Journal
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
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Pioneer Valley launches Safe Streets program to combat rising traffic crashes
Gazette Net
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House agrees to Boston's bid to bolster police force
State House News Service