Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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A Mass Save reform generating consensus among lawmakers is drawing blowback from advocates
Commonwealth Magazine
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Healey announces plan to cut concert ticket resale prices and fees in Mass.
NBC Boston
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Duplex allowance, AI regulation packed into $325 million Senate bill
State House News Service
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Cambridge Democrats spar in rematch of tight 2024 election
State House News Service
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All that wildfire smoke sent New England's solar production plummeting
WBUR
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Meet the millennial duo behind the Democratic Socialists of America's burgeoning power grab
The Washington Times
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A Perfectly Crude Solution to America's Housing Shortage
The Atlantic
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5 takeaways from Trump’s big elections speech
The Hill
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Todd Blanche Meets With Epstein Victims Amid Confirmation Push
NOTUS
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OH: Elon Musk spends $5 million to support Vivek Ramaswamy's bid to become Ohio's next governor
13ABC News
Sponsored
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions Meeting
Via Webex
10:00am
Conservationist Pesticide Advisory Council Meeting
Via Zoom
Sponsored
New Media
Instagram
*Big bond earmark and policy wins for the 14th Middlesex* in the House's economic development bill!
State Representative Simon Cataldo
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
A $2 Billion Contract, Major Political Connections, and No Ethics Concerns?
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Quote of the Day
“You refuse to answer a basic question about who won a presidential election? But you ask to lead America’s intelligence community? Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question? To have to indulge the president’s delusions? We know, you know, everybody in this room knows the truthful answer to that question, why can you not give it?”
An exchange yesterday between Senator Ossoff and Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee to oversee the U.S. intelligence community as director of national intelligence.
News by Category
Artificial Intelligence
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Rothman: Mass. shouldn't let AI firms grade themselves
Boston Herald
Beltway Politics
Business
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Governor Healey unveils Noah Kahan-themed bill to cap ticket resale prices
Boston Globe
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Governor Healey proposes 'The Great Divide Act,' aiming to cut down on pricey concert tickets
WHDH
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A healthy milestone: Granby farm hosts celebration of Massachusetts HIP program’s $100M in produce sales
Gazette Net
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Gov. Healey enlists Noah Kahan to promote proposed cap on ticket resale prices
CBS News
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One of Boston's most notorious landlords purchased their building. Then their future became uncertain.
Boston Globe
Cannabis
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New Bedford snuffs out cannabis lounges amid enforcement concerns
South Coast Today
Civil Rights
Democracy
Education
Environment
Health Care
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$170m in medical debt erased for 140,000 Eastern Mass. residents in nonprofit deal
Bay State Banner
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Mass. Senate approves protections for hospital workers attacked on the job
WBUR
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Mass. Senate wants to address primary-care doctor shortage
The New Bedford Light
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After staffing cuts, Baystate Franklin nurses ask state to investigate potential patient safety risks
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Adds Another $4 Million To Fund That Can Pay Doctors' Malpractice Insurance For So-Called Gender-Affirming Care
New Boston Post
Housing
Immigration
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In wake of fatal shooting in Maine, Easthampton urges prosecution for ICE agents who break state laws
MassLive
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Easthampton City Council passes resolution to hold ICE accountable under state law
NEPM
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Bloodshed, death, outrage: another act of immigration policy
Boston Globe
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Partner of man killed by ICE agent in Biddeford speaks out publicly for the first time
Boston Globe
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A Modest Request: Don't Grow Numb to This
The Bulwark
Judiciary
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Mass. AG, seven others plan to sue Department of Interior
The New Bedford Light
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Editorial: Healey should open the books on $2B Springfield deal
Boston Herald
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Howie Carr: Feds drop a bomb on Iranian from Massachusetts
Boston Herald
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Indicted Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins asks judge to exclude ethics violation evidence in extortion trial
Boston Herald
Local Government
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Athol Library receives laptops, tablets through $250K state grant
Athol Daily News
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It’s official: South Hadley voters to decide on scaled-back $3.5M override
Gazette Net
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Leverett weighs pursuit of cultural district status from state
Gazette Net
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Council calls on Fall River to fund project slashed by state cuts
The Herald News
Politics
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GOP frontrunner Minogue: Governors should put people above party politics
WGBH
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Marjorie Decker and Evan MacKay defend positions in final House Rep debate
Boston Globe
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In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, There Is Only Culture War
The Bulwark
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Brensley shifts focus to secretary of state contest
State House News Service
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GOP guv candidate Mike Minogue shoots down primary-season debate with rival Shortsleeve
Mass Lawyers Weekly
Public Safety
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Northampton council questions police task force pact
Gazette Net
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Longtime Boston police officer charged with assault and vandalism, Massachusetts POST Commission suspends his certification
Boston Herald
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Prison guards charged with assaulting inmates in 2024 incident
Boston Herald
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Latest downtown Boston crime wave has residents, community leaders rattled
Boston Herald
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Protecting the protectors: 'Burnin' Down the House' set for Hanover premiere
Worcester Telegram
State Finance
Transportation
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Logan's Terminal C is getting a billion-dollar makeover. Take a look at the changes.
Boston Globe
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PVTA fare-free bus service extended for another year
Western Mass News
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Massachusetts awarded more than $26M in federal transportation grants
Transportation Today
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Recycling truck driver maneuvered around another vehicle before fatally striking Boston city worker last week
Boston Globe
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Louisa Gag's death demands a full investigation
Boston Globe
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Man trapped in Somerville MBTA escalator died of strangulation, death certificate shows
Boston Globe
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Quincy neighbors say weekend closure not enough to stop speeding on winding roadway: "It's constant"
CBS News
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Bob Cousy fan Maura Healey names Worcester overpass after Celtics legend
WGBH
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Wu, facing blistering criticism from advocates in wake of cyclist's death, tearfully vows to make Boston streets safer
Boston Globe
Utilities
Press Releases
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Boston Globe Media Acquires Government Information Platform InstaTrac
Boston Globe Media
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $100 Million Milestone for Healthy Incentives Program
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $50,000 for Saltwater Recreational Fishing Access Projects
Mass. Department of Fish and Game, Division of Marine Fisheries
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Governor Healey Announces Nearly $2 Million to Expand Employer-Supported Child Care
Mass. Executive Office of Education
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Massachusetts RMV to Send Email Reminders Ahead of Vehicle Registration Expiration
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
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Governor Healey Takes Action to Cut Concert, Sports Ticket Resale and Fees
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Issues Notices Of Intent To Sue Trump Administration For Cancelling Offshore Wind Leases
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Public Universities and Facilities Harness $23 Million for Geothermal, Heat Pump, and Energy Efficiency Projects
Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Streamlines Wetlands Projects to Protect Communities and Wildlife
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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Barrett tapped to lead Senate negotiations
Office of Sen. Michael Barrett