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Massachusetts
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Key real estate group says it's open to compromise on rent control to avoid ballot fight
Boston Globe
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A Republican and Democrat challenging Ed Markey walked into a debate — without the incumbent. Here are four takeaways.
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Congressional Candidate Celebrates Birthday By Smashing ICE Agent Piñata
New Boston Post
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Greater Boston Food Bank to spend record-breaking $65M on food in 2026
Boston Herald
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'Blue envelope' bill enacted to help autistic drivers communicate with law enforcement
Boston.com
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers
Washington Post
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Lobbying Groups Are Coming for RFK Jr.'s Fight to Regulate Food Additives
NOTUS
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Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Dialog' Society
Wired
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More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
ProPublica
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Trump's 'American Flag Blue' Reflecting Pool is Green With Algae
NOTUS
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Democrats Prep for Shrinking Southern Delegations
NOTUS
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Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
DPH Ounce of Prevention Conference
DCU Center, 3rd Floor, Worcester
10:00am
Special Legislative Commission to Conduct a Comprehensive Investigation and Study into the Future of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
State House, B-2 and Virtual
10:00am
Primary Care Task Force Meeting
Via YouTube
10:00am
Mass. League of Community Health Centers Advocacy Day
Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston
10:00am
Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month Event & Legislative Briefing
Room 437, State House, Boston
10:00am
Steel Fabricators of New England - Steel Strong Massachusetts
Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
10:30am
Info Session with the MA Women's Legislative Caucus and the MA Black and Latino Legislative Caucus
State House, Room 350
11:00am
House Full Formal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing
Via Zoom
11:00am
2026 Commonwealth Pride Awards
State House, Senate Chamber
12:00pm
Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting
Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams
12:00pm
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House
1:00pm
Energy Efficiency Advisory Council (EEAC) Meeting
Via Zoom
1:00pm
Operational Services Division Public Hearing
One Ashburton Place, 2nd Floor, Conference Room E, Boston and via Zoom
1:00pm
Seasonal Communities Advisory Council Meeting
Via Zoom
Birthday: Rep. Aaron Saunders
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New Media
Instagram
Today, the Trump administration dismantled the foundations of educational equity.
The Arc of Massachusetts
Podcasts
Substack
Mayor Wu may issue veto, Council could vote on overrides, at 10 AM "Special Meeting"
Boston Policy Institute
TikTok
YouTube
Property Tax NIGHTMARE? Imagine a World Without Prop 2½ & Rent Control Returns. Taxes Will Skyrocket
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Quote of the Day
“JD Vance is a smarmy son of a bitch and the least popular vice president in modern American history. I don’t see anybody’s opinions changing on him with this media blitz he’s going on this week.”
A Threads post on Vance's public presence to promote his new spiritual memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.
News by Category
2026 Midterm Elections
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Emergency Hearing Scheduled in Massachusetts Voting Machine Case
The Patriotic Blonde
Beltway Politics
Business
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'We've never seen anything like it': Patrons emptied bars and liquor stores in Boston this weekend
Boston Globe
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Research Bureau: Local leadership needed to maximize Opportunity Zone benefits
WBJournal.com
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Kraft Group, Patriots sue Foxborough over licensing fees
Boston Globe
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Kraft Group files complaint against Foxboro over Gillette Stadium entertainment license fee
CBS News
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Kraft Group sues Foxboro over nearly $1M entertainment license fee for Gillette Stadium
Boston Herald
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'The people are beautiful': World Cup fans soak in Hub experience
Boston Herald
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Trahan faces progressive pushback over federal AI regulation plan
Axios
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EnGene slashes staff by 50% to preserve cash ahead of regulatory push
Boston Business Journal
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Senator invokes Noah Kahan in push for ticket pricing overhaul
State Affairs
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Woburn company lands $500M federal contract to build rare-earth facility
Boston Business Journal
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Harvard Book Store to open location in Boston, with a cafe known for its viral croissants
Boston Globe
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For dignitaries and CEOs, the World Cup is like the Super Bowl and Davos rolled into one
Boston Globe
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Sleek spaces and signature scents: Logan airport's $30 million bathroom makeover
WBUR
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Get Ready for the Bari-fication of CNN
The Bulwark
Civil Rights
Education
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Poll: Fewer parents expect their kids to pursue bachelor's degree
State Affairs
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Compromise would reshape how Massachusetts teaches reading
Commonwealth Magazine
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Major reforms to how reading is taught in Massachusetts classrooms poised to clear State House
Contrarian Boston
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Teachers forced to spritz water on students, turn off lights as some classrooms in Boston top 100 degrees
Boston Globe
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$10M in scholarships earmarked for UMass Chan family medicine students
WBJournal.com
Environment
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House readies $3 billion environmental borrowing bill for vote
State House News Service
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A proposed ban on single-use plastic bags in Massachusetts is dealt a setback
Boston Globe
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House committee strips Senate policy plans from environmental bond
State House News Service
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Opinion: Turn off the tap on PFAS
Nemasket Week
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
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Local officials join De-ICE Citizens campaign
Cambridge Day
Judiciary
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Worcester judge's gift to crime victim sparks request for new trial
Worcester Telegram
Labor
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Congress shouldn't block Massachusetts from protecting workers from AI
Commonwealth Magazine
Legislative
Local Government
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Budget relief comes to Duxbury
Duxbury Clipper
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Amherst Town Council approves $107.1M budget, restores school interventionists
Gazette Net
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300-year-old East Dennis farm saved by community effort
Cape Cod Times
Politics
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Battle lines form on legislative audit in Senate race as Lipper-Garabedian votes to block measure
Winchester News
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You've got (ballot) questions. We've got answers.
Boston Globe
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Poll findings that didn't make the front page
Axios
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In 2nd Middlesex, a battle of the progressives
Cambridge Day
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A Republican and Democrat challenging Ed Markey walked into a debate
Boston Globe
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This Land Is Your Land? This Land Is My Land.
The Bulwark
Public Health
Public Safety
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Graduation day is culmination of new firefighters' training success
Worcester Telegram
Transportation
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State begins audit on Steamship Authority
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Most Mass. voters oppose congestion pricing to drive into Boston to ease traffic, new Suffolk/Globe poll finds
Boston Globe
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Reading to Receive $898K in State Road and Bridge Assistance
Brookline Patch
Utilities
Press Releases
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Urge Your State Representative: Strengthen the Mass Ready Act.
Environmental League of Mass.
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Markey Introduces Legislation to Slash Wasteful Defense Spending
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Bay Path University Earns National Recognition for Preparing Future Elementary Teachers in the Science of Reading
Bay Path University
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DCUC, Credit Unions Warn Massachusetts Lawmakers of Interchange Policy Risks
Defense Credit Union Council
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Whip Clark Secures Over $3 Million for Schools, Climate Resilience Projects in MA-5
Office of Whip Katherine Clark
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DPW Director Donna LaScaleia to Step Down
City of Northampton
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Town of Foxborough Statement Regarding Appeal of Entertainment License
Town of Foxborough
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AG's Office Secures More Than $460,000 from New Bedford Retail Pharmacy for Submitting False Claims to MassHealth
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Brockton Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds in Connection With Stolen $931,000 Tax Refund Check
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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AG’s Office Secures Court Order Preventing Phantom Debt Collectors from Engaging in Illegal Debt Collection Scheme
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell