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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am ADDP Legislative Budget Forum, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am School Centered Neighborhood Development: From Theory to Action hosted by MassINC, UMass Club, 1 Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am MTF Press Briefing: FY 2026 Budget & Fiscal Context, Via Zoom

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

2:15pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

Birthdays: Rep. David Vieira

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Opinion: Massachusetts Senate makes a stab at transparency » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports spending nearly $500M so far in FY25 on state-run shelters » Sentinel & Enterprise

In dramatic overhaul, Cambridge becomes one of the first cities in Mass. to eliminate single-family zoning » Boston Globe

Mass. nonprofit rolls back citizenship services amid DHS funding freeze » WBUR

State education leaders promote free college and influx of state aid to Mass. high schoolers » WBUR

‘Going to be a disaster’: Concerned residents push to keep Pocasset Mental Health Center open » Fox 25 News

Judge dismisses final challenges to right-to-repair law in Mass. » NBC Boston

The Download: Is Harvard responsible for the alleged sale of body parts from its medical school morgue? » commonwealthbeacon

Emerging technologies on table in gun law debate » News 22 WWLP.com

In testy session, lawmakers, DiZoglio’s reps tangle over legislative audit » MassLive

NATIONAL

GBH is removing language related to DEI from its website, following Trump executive orders » Boston Globe

While spending cuts are in vogue, House chairs seek budget boosts » Punchbowl

Powell says Treasury payments system is currently safe » Axios

Inflation Rises Unexpectedly, Keeping Fed Rate Cuts at Bay » New York Times

Trump, Musk ‘violating the law right and left’: Former White House ethics czar » The Hill

House leaders bullish on budget markup » Politico PM

Trump Envoy Accuses VOA Reporter of ‘Treasonous’ Behavior for Reporting a Quote Critical of the President » Mediaite

This lobby warns Trump’s penny ban would nickel and dime Americans » Boston Globe

White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on ‘Gulf of America’ » AP News

“The ethics laws are there to protect against conflicts,” Eisen said Tuesday during a panel on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” “So, people who are working for the government are serving the public interest, not their own interest. Elon Musk is slashing staff in agencies that are investigating him.”

Former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen

Eisen argued that President Trump and tech billionaire’s Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are “violating the law right and left.”

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: As Trump attacks LGBTQ rights, Republicans quietly accept an out Cabinet secretary’s sexuality » Boston Globe

'Litigate,' 'legislate,' 'mobilize': House Minority Whip Katherine Clark on Democrats' plan to fight Trump » WBUR

Business

Novartis to pay $3.1B for Cambridge biotech led by former Karuna CEO » Boston Business Journal

Thanks to a 26-year-old nonprofit founder, one less downtown Boston office building is vacant » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

The push to legalize psychedelics is back. Here’s what to know. » Boston.com

More Mass. cannabis business shutdowns predicted in 2025 » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Nguyen returns as council backs 'sanctuary' for transgender, gender-diverse people » Worcester Telegram

Crimes

Boston ICE veteran to lead nation’s stepped-up deportation push under Trump » Boston Herald

Democracy

When President Musk Speaks, Donald Trump Listens » The Bulwark

Education

Superintendent 'befuddled' by state funding » The Eagle Tribune

City Council debates timing of SOI for a new high school » MassLive

Sen. Velis-led panel on antisemitism tangles with teachers union reps over pro-Palestinian resources » Gazette Net

North Middlesex School Committee reverses course again on school closure » Sentinel & Enterprise

MTA and lawmakers discuss Israel-Palestine material in classrooms » News 22 WWLP.com

City will ask state help for rebuild of Madison Park High » Dorchester Reporter

Environment

How does Trump’s ban on paper straws impact Mass.? Here’s what to know » MassLive

State Sen. Barrett Holding Forum on Climate Action on Feb. 25 » The Bedford Citizen

Federal

Trump readies matching tariffs on trade partners, possibly setting up a major economic showdown » AP News

GOP lawmakers urge Trump to respect federal court rulings » The Hill

FBI says it has discovered 2,400 new JFK-related records » NBC Boston

Capitol agenda: Budget resolutions moving, DOGE hearing » Politico

Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security » CNN

Health Care

Editorial: Healey has to hit the brakes on seniors’ program plan » Boston Herald

Massachusetts hospitals face 'perilous' dual crisis » Becker's Hospital Review

Lawmakers Ready To Vet Hospital Closures » State House News Service

‘A clear case of censorship’: Trump’s attacks on DEI have upended scientific research » Boston Globe

Housing

Mass. Senate to follow House lawmakers, Healey in vote on bill to limit emergency shelter stays » Boston Globe

Editorial: Capping shelter stays won’t help families find housing » Boston Globe

Cambridge city council ends single family zoning » WGBH

In landmark zoning reform, Cambridge votes to legalize four-story multifamily homes citywide » Cambridge Day

Cambridge City Council approves rezoning, expanding multifamily housing 'in a Paris style' citywide » WCVB

Human Services

Young Mom Says Visitor Program Gave Her "Support System" » State House News Service

Immigration

Alleged murderer found to be illegal immigrant » Item Live

Senate loads reform bill with shelter reporting requirements » News 22 WWLP.com

Protesters call for Healey to make Massachusetts a sanctuary state » The Suffolk Journal

Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement » AP News

Opinion: A harsh immigration crackdown is a strange way to show love » Boston Globe

Department of Homeland Security freezes $300K grant to Massachusetts immigration support group » Boston Herald

How do Donald Trump’s migrant deportation numbers compare to Joe Biden’s? » Boston Herald

Massachusetts religious groups sue Trump administration over ICE enforcement at ‘sensitive locations’ » Boston Herald

How mass deportations would affect New Bedford’s economy » The New Bedford Light

Mass. groups among plaintiffs suing over ICE church enforcement policy » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Charges against Karen Read should not be dismissed, state's highest court rules » NBC Boston

High court denies Karen Read's double jeopardy claim » Axios

Karen Read’s defense team wants ‘forensically sound’ Canton PD footage, extra lawyer who has represented ‘Turtleboy’ » Boston Herald

What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down » NPR

Labor

Airgas Teamsters On Strike in Hingham » The Anchor

Legislative

Massachusetts Senate seeks to impose additional reporting requirements on $425 million family shelter bill expected to pass this week » Fall River Reporter

Verbal sparring and awkward silences: DiZoglio’s push for audit of Legislature is not going smoothly » Boston Globe

Mariano Signals Continued Resistance To Massachusetts Legislative Audit » Fall River Reporter

Massachusetts Democrats battle Diana DiZoglio’s office over legislative audit: ‘Whiplash’ » Boston Herald

No Push To Reinstitute Term Limits In Spilka's Senate » State House News Service

Local Government

North council members vow no new taxes » The Sun Chronicle

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL: Lawrence Is Best Run City in the Valley, But the Bickering Must Stop » The Valley Patriot

Select Board discusses what’s next for citizens’ petition involving Conservation Commission » MassLive

Indicted Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson scrambles to avoid state campaign finance law violation » Boston Herald

Politics

The rage was real: Inside the Democrats' virtual listening tour » MassLive

As I See It: Now the fight is really on regarding Question 1 » Newburyport News

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveils plan to increase housing affordability, outlines optional rent control proposal » Boston Herald

To jumpstart housing, Kraft vows to cut down affordability mandate » Boston Business Journal

Pressley on Trump promise to lower costs: ‘How’s that going?’ » The Hill

Public Health

The flu is walloping Mass. in unusual second surge of the season: ‘It’s like a tsunami’ » Boston Globe

Public Safety

A Boston gang feud exploded into an epidemic of violence, until some of those responsible helped find a way to stop it » Boston Globe

Former FBI agents and BPD brass part of team investigating death of MSP recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia » Boston Globe

Lori Streeter, Franklin County's interim sheriff: 'my strength here is my experience' » New England Public Media

AG Campbell joins in Boston case to defend state gun license law » Boston Globe

State Government

Healey Deputy Rallies Locals To Back Muni Bill » State House News Service

Transportation

How the MBTA is using AI to speed up bus travel times » MassLive

Trump wants transportation funding tied to marriage and birth rates. That’s bad news for Massachusetts. » Boston Globe

MBTA to begin South Coast Rail passenger service March 25 » Mass Transit

Springfield seeks more funds for road repairs » News 22 WWLP.com

Merrimack Valley Transit first in state to be permanently fare-free » Boston.com

NTSB combing track and train inspection records in probe into Green Line trolley crash » Boston Globe

MBTA boosts South Coast Rail's train schedule. Residents near tracks worry about noise. » The Herald News


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