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9:00am Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions Meeting, Via Webex

9:30am Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting, Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams

10:00am Dental Hygiene Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am MBTA Board of Directors Meeting, State Transportation Building, 2nd Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston

10:30am Board of Registration in Medicine Public Meeting, Via Webex

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Grid Modernization Advisory Council, Via Zoom

6:00pm Charles River Watershed Association's 59th Annual Meeting, MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street, Cambridge

6:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Meeting, New Bedford Public Library, 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. education secretary’s votes reflect growing Democratic hostility toward charter schools » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. lawmakers propose sweeping new limits on sports gambling » Boston Globe

State care agencies under microscope at Worcester hearing as potential third state-run veterans' home is floated » Worcester Business Journal

New England to lose more than $100 million in federal funding for state health programs » Boston Globe

Judge orders HUD to release $30 million in grants to fair housing groups » Commonwealth Magazine

House dropping Healey plan for drug tax » Boston Herald

Poll: With federal funding at risk, Mass. residents want a Plan B on transportation funding » MassLive

From Tijuana to Mass., asylum seekers and their families face uncertainty and desperation » WBUR

New fed prosecutor may be obstacle for supervised drug use sites » State House News Service

NATIONAL

How Trump's team could've planned the Houthi strikes without Signal » Axios

Trump Threatens Europe and Canada if They Band Together Against U.S. » New York Times

Kansas measles cases double to 23 and new Ohio outbreak sickens 10 » The Associated Press (AP)

The two dynamics that sped up reconciliation » Punchbowl News

Some losing House candidates get a second look for 2026 » Roll Call

The Femininomenon: Decoding Feminine Energy in the Trump Era » Vanity Fair

Mass Layoffs Announced at Health and Human Services Dept. » New York Times

The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access » The Associated Press (AP)

A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia’s Capitol » The Associated Press (AP)

Democratic group aims to spend $40m on key 2026 races for election oversight » The Guardian

“If we don’t heed the lessons of the opioid epidemic, we will find ourselves in the very, very same situation,” said state Senator John Keenan, a Quincy Democrat who introduced the bill. “And if we don’t get out ahead of it, we will have a public health crisis.”

Senator John Keenan

Massachusetts would impose strict new limits on online sports betting and ban sports gambling operators from running advertisements during televised events, under an expansive bill cosponsored by three state Democratic lawmakers.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Bay State lawmakers join calls for Hegseth to step down over ‘SignalGate’ » Boston Herald

The Signal scandal is even dumber than it looks » Boston Globe

Mass. Reps. Lynch, Pressley join call for Trump admin to explain group chat with journalist » MassLive

Business

Governor concerned Trump’s actions will be a setback to life sciences » WGBH

Healey calls out Trump for science cuts, commits to “thriving” in tough times » Boston Business Journal

MountainOne, Mechanics Cooperative banks plan to tie up » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Proposed tax break would give smaller farms needed relief » Sentinel & Enterprise

As Trump targets law firms, most aren’t talking publicly. But resistance is forming. » Boston Globe

Healey warns researchers leaving, students may stay away » NBC Boston

Scoop: Boston Celtics sale may test NBA's private equity rules » Axios

Boston’s new pro women’s soccer team gets a new name: Boston Legacy Football Club » WGBH

Civil Rights

Opinion: In zeal to convict Lindsay Clancy, Plymouth County prosecutors are undermining the free press » Boston Globe

Tufts international student Rumeysa Ozturk detained by feds » Axios

Crimes

Stolen benefits finally may spur shift to new chip cards » WWLP 22

Democracy

Pressley calls for Democratic energy in town hall event » Bay State Banner

Education

‘There’s a lot of uncertainty in this budget’: Boston School Committee approves $1.58b budget, but officials wary of future federal cuts » Boston Globe

Boston School Committee passes $1.58B budget for 2025-26 school year » Boston Herald

Hampshire Regional district’s $18.2M budget up slightly, will lead to elimination of 3 positions » Gazette Net

Duxbury School Lunch Program Sees Dramatic Improvement in Student Satisfaction » South Shore News

With numbers down, Wachusett schools consider courting students from other districts » Worcester Telegram

Hundreds of Harvard professors call for resistance of ‘attacks on American universities’ » Boston Globe

Mansfield school budget continues to draw strong opposition » The Sun Chronicle

‘Not something that we’ve ever seen before’: As Trump takes aim at higher ed, private equity could wreak more havoc » Boston Globe

Federal

Five months after closed-door meeting on Cape Cod machine gun range, discussion revealed » WSHU

Gaming

Former Rep. Nangle returns with problem gambling warnings » State House News Service

Former rep reflects on career, reputation lost to gambling addiction » State House News Service

Health Care

Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services » New York Times

New outreach effort for overdoses and mental health crises on Cape » WCAI

Budget Cuts Could Cost MassHealth $2 Billion Per Year » The Provincetown Independent

Housing

Amid development slowdown, one City Councilor wonders how much affordable housing is too much? » Boston Globe

Human Services

'Need hasn't stopped': Food pantry opens at Worcester's Doherty High » Worcester Telegram

DDS chief: Group home consolidation won’t mean service cuts » WWLP 22

‘We understand the harm’: Rhode Island Foundation launches new fund for nonprofits facing federal cuts » Boston Globe

Immigration

More than 2,000 rally in solidarity with Tufts student detained by immigration authorities » Boston Globe

Border czar Tom Homan vows Boston return after feds arrest illegal ‘criminals’ and ‘collaterals’ » Boston Herald

Editorial: We want Tom Homan to fixate on crime in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Tufts PhD student detained by masked immigration authorities on Somerville street sent to detention facility in Louisiana » Boston Globe

AG Campbell says she’s ‘monitoring’ situation after Tufts grad student arrested by ICE » Boston.com

Protest called against taking of Tufts student ‘ambushed’ outside apartment in Somerville » Cambridge Day

Tufts international graduate student taken into ICE custody » WGBH

Insurance

Dempsey: Trump can fix Medicare cuts » Boston Herald

Judiciary

WMass legislative delegation urges Healey to speed up judge nominations » Gazette Net

WMass lawmakers appeal to Gov. Maura Healey over judge deficit » MassLive

Labor

Teachers strike costs Beverly taxpayers nearly $800,000 » Salem News

Legislative

Pittsfield city council endorses legislative effort to protect young people from sexual predation by adults in positions of trust » WAMC

Local Government

Hull Select Board Reviews Town Meeting Warrant, Debates Sewer Fee Increases » South Shore News

Cohasset FY25 School Budget Deficit Grows to Nearly $900,000 » South Shore News

Boston’s $200M White Stadium rebuild will change sports in the city forever — at a cost » Boston Herald

Two Boston city councilors seek answers on state’s oversight of 2025 election » Boston Globe

DPW director talks water infrastructure, capital projects » The Reminder

City drafts new plan for dealing with disasters » The New Bedford Light

Politics

Battenfeld: Firebrand reformer Diana DiZoglio primed to take on Maura Healey » Boston Herald

Can Josh Kraft separate from his father’s Trump connections in his bid for Boston mayor? » Boston Globe

Opinion: Hey, ‘Daily Show’: Stop calling Boston the most racist city in America. It’s not funny. » Boston Globe

Lucas: AG Campbell courts defeat by targeting Trump » Boston Herald

03.26.2025 » Contrarian Boston

A Policy Buffet » The Provincetown Independent

Four brothers, vast power, and now a shot at politics » Boston Globe

Brown becomes third newcomer to enter Peabody at-large race » Salem News

Democratic City Committee's spring brunch to feature State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, among other speakers » The Sun Chronicle

Somerville’s Katjana Ballantyne emphasizes record during a reelection campaign launch » Cambridge Day

Public Health

Amtrak reaching out to passengers who may have been exposed to person with measles on Boston to Washington train » Boston Globe

The measles vaccine, developed at Boston Children’s Hospital, spared millions from misery » Boston Globe

Measles case confirmed in person who rode Amtrak train to Washington, D.C., health officials say » CBS News

Gov. Maura Healey slams President Trump over attempt to cancel public health grants » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Editorial: One doctor for 941 sick inmates isn’t enough » Boston Globe

Massachusetts animal cruelty case prompts call for better state laws: ‘Extremely disturbing’ » Boston Herald

State Finance

Lottery sales, profits dipped in February » State House News Service

Taxation

Tax amendment could safeguard state’s small farms » Gazette Net

Pass the SALT? Mass. lawmakers largely mum on tax deduction » Boston Business Journal

Utilities

Mass. legislators explore Canadian hydropower as energy solution » The Reminder

Industry groups, AG, renew fight over retail energy » CNHI

Clean energy backers size up sector's status » State House News Service

Press Releases

Senator Eldridge Responds to Shelter Closures Planned for Middlesex and Worcester » Office of Sen. Jamie Eldridge

Council Signs onto Letter Urging Congress to Protect Social Services Block Grant Funding » Providers' Council

Statement from the Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors on FMCS Mediators Being Placed on Leave » Massachusetts Nurses Association

At Hearing, Warren Warns Trump Administration's Attacks on Military Diversity Are “Wildly Self-Destructive” » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Governor Healey Nominates Dana Rutherford as Clerk Magistrate in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

MCAD Secures Settlement for Commission-Initiated Complaint Against Disability Discrimination in Housing » Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Healey-Driscoll Administration Condemns President Trump’s Termination of $11 Billion in Public Health Grants » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

AG's Office Seeks Preliminary Approval For $39.1 Million Settlement With Generic Drug Manufacturer Over Conspiracy To Inflate Prices And Limit Competition » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Former Head Of Children's Daycare For Stealing Nearly $127,000 » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

The MA Caucus of Women Legislators Celebrates 50th Anniversary » Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators


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