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Massachusetts
Political consultant asked Jeffrey Epstein for a job claiming he helped Maura Healey get elected AG
Boston Herald
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Unpacking the governor’s state budget
Commonwealth Magazine
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Why Mass. is about to face a health care staffing crisis. And how that will affect your family
MassLive
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What the ruling blocking the end of TPS for Haitians means for Mass.
WBUR
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Senators want team ready to track possible federal infractions
State House News Service
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Massachusetts is losing the battle to keep its residents, and officials need to act fast
MassLive
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Pols seek to prep to prosecute feds
Boston Herald
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Gov. Healey proposes eliminating deadline to prosecute rapes when there's a DNA match
WBUR
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Opponents go to court to derail Mass. income tax cut ballot question
MassLive
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After months of escalation, Healey took action to counter ICE. Fellow Democrats ask: Is it enough?
Boston Globe
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Why Texas Is the Wildest Story in U.S. Politics Right Now
New York Times
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Washington Post
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Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify
New York Times
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In Trump's Fraud Crackdown, Political Foes Face Harshest Scrutiny
New York Times
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French headquarters of Elon Musk's X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
The Guardian
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Sustained Collaboration in a Changing Sector hosted by The Boston Foundation
The Edgerley Center for Civic Leadership at the Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 3rd Floor, Boston
9:00am
Building Official Certification Committee Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
10:00am
American Red Cross Sickle Cell Day
Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
MSPCA: Paws and Policy
Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
State House Day of Action for Safety Cameras
Room 428, State House, Boston
10:30am
Coalition for Homeless Individuals Legislative Briefing
Room 222, State House, Boston
2:30pm
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight: Oversight Hearing
State House, Room B-1
6:00pm
Green Infrastructure Planning & Flood Mapping Climate Social
Civic Pavilion at City Hall Plaza, 5 Congress Street, Boston and via Zoom
Primary for special election for former Sen. Ed Kennedy's seat
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New Media
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From feeding families to lowering energy costs, @MassGovernor’s state budget invests big to deliver real benefits across Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
We’re number one in education - and we’re going to keep running up the score!
Senator Dylan Fernandes
YouTube
Quote of the Day
“As a former Democratic Hill staffer pointed out, it’s the same sort of excuse Democrats made after the 2010 special election, when former Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat fell to Republican Scott Brown in another “historic upset.” At the time, plenty of Democrats laid the loss squarely at the feet of their nominee, Martha Coakley. “Coakley was bad, but the atmospherics were worse,” the ex-Hill Dem said. Ten months later, Democrats suffered a disastrous midterm year, losing 63 seats in the House and six in the Senate.”
On the similarities between the Democratic party upset in TX to the 2010 US Senate upset in Mass. - the "Excuser" being that the election was a "one-off" with no national implications.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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MMTA Hosts Business of Boating Conference
Trade Only Today
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What's the median income in your Mass. city or town? Here's what the data show.
Boston Globe
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How the sale of a brand-new, empty office building in Cambridge will reshape real estate market
Boston Globe
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Two Boston Symphony Orchestra albums win Grammy Awards
WGBH
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After years of declining readership and staff, where does the Christian Science Monitor go from here?
Boston Globe
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With Hope Hopkins in charge at NEVCA, venture firms have a new ally
Boston Globe
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How a gas station's demise represents a changing Boston
Boston Globe
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Zipcar cutting ties to Boston, laying off 126 people
Boston Globe
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New on "Beat the Press with Emily Rooney": Don Lemon's arrest, identity crisis, looming cuts at WaPo, columnists call Minnesota ICE shootings murder, and Scot Lehigh and David Brooks move on
Contrarian Boston
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Netflix-featured real estate firm Serhant launches Boston office with luxury broker hires
Boston Business Journal
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Circle Furniture files for bankruptcy, says it owes $13.6 million to creditors
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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Deadlines approach for admission to vocational schools and CTE programs
MassLive
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These Mass. high schools use an app to teach phone responsibility
MassLive
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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard, calls for criminal probe
MassLive
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Framingham schools weigh staff cuts ahead of Feb. 4 vote. What to know
The Metro West Daily News
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Trump Says He Will Sue Harvard for $1 Billion
The Wall Street Journal
Environment
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A disrupted polar vortex is sending more bursts of extreme cold our way
Boston Globe
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New state regulation allows easier cleanup of 'ghost' fishing gear
The New Bedford Light
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Was a vote to seize Northeastern University land for conservation in 'bad faith?'
Commonwealth Magazine
Federal
Health Care
Human Services
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Veterans press VA to memorialize Pretti at Leeds rally
Gazette Net
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'I just want to help': A day in the life of a caseworker overseeing SNAP
Boston Globe
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Volunteers needed: St. John's opens overnight shelter during bitter cold
Worcester Telegram
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Editorial: State benefits fraud a recurring, disturbing theme
Sentinel & Enterprise
Immigration
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Haitian immigrants can retain protected status for now, federal judge rules
WGBH
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Haitian immigrants can retain protected status for now, federal judge rules
WGBH
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Lawyers suggest more ways Healey can limit ICE activity
WGBH
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A reprieve for Haitian immigrants welcomed but uncertainty remains
Boston Globe
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Opinion: A threat to Haitian workers is a threat to the Massachusetts economy
Boston Globe
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Maine residents arrested in ICE operation transferred as far as Louisiana, Missouri
Boston Globe
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
Boston Globe
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With words and actions, Brookline clergy take on ICE
Brookline News
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Judge grants reprieve for Haitians with TPS and rebukes Trump's racially-motivated policy
Dorchester Reporter
Judiciary
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Gov. Healey proposes eliminating deadline to prosecute rapes when there's a DNA match
WBUR
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Lawsuit seeks to derail major tax cut ballot question
WGBH
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Mass. DAs are increasingly in the spotlight. So why are incumbents so hard to unseat?
Boston Globe
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Mass. Governor Proposes Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Rape When DNA Evidence Exists
ProPublica
Labor
Legislative
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Ballots set for Essex County special election primaries
State House News Service
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Healey planning to offer election year economic development bill
State Affairs
Local Government
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Google employee helps reinstate Northampton Open Media's YouTube channel
Gazette Net
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Options for Leverett's former library building to be discussed in public sessions
Gazette Net
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Boston city councilors decry snowstorm response, push for mayor to provide relief
Boston Herald
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Boston gets thousands of snow-related complaints
Axios
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Gaskin: Franklin Park long overdue for parking study
Boston Herald
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Boston cuts permitting fees, requirements for small businesses amid economic downturn
Boston Herald
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Worcester councilor wants city charter reviewed. Here's why
Worcester Telegram
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Boston's new PILOT, IMP partnership with Northeastern calls for community engagement
The Huntington News
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Middleton loses $2 million state grant after failing to comply with MBTA Communities Act
Boston.com
Politics
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Mayor's ex-campaign chief to lead Boston Public Market
Boston Business Journal
Public Health
Public Safety
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Springfield police honor fallen officers killed in line of duty
22WWLP.com
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Quincy security guard given police pension. The state is stepping in
Patriot Ledger
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Coast Guard IDs victims, begins investigating fishing boat's sinking that killed 7
WGBH
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Human Rights Commission urges city to establish civilian police oversight board
Worcester Telegram
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PETA challenges Mass. wiretapping law to expose animal abuse
Axios
State Government
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Battenfeld: AG Andrea Campbell's heavy-handed tactics costing taxpayers
Boston Herald
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Editorial: If it's bad for Trump to withhold $$, why is it OK for Healey?
Boston Herald
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State reports more open meeting law complaints, and violations
State House News Service
Transportation
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Transit agencies debut new long-distance bus routes for western Mass counties
Greenfield Recorder
Utilities
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Berkshire Gas proposes 23% rate hike
Gazette Net
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Bad water, broken promises: Inside Housatonic's century-long struggle with waterworks
The Berkshire Eagle
Press Releases
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Housing for Massachusetts Launches Campaign Against Rent Control Ballot Question
NAIOP Mass.
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Alzheimer’s Association to Host and Participate in Events Celebrating Black History Month in February
Alzheimer's Association
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API Applauds Interior Action to Support Production on Federal Lands
American Petroleum Institute
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MSPCA-Angell Advocacy Unveils Ambitious 2026 Legislative Agenda
MSPCA-Angell
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February is Black History Month
City of Boston
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Driscoll Signs onto Letter Calling to Expand and Redesignate TPS for Haiti
Office of Sen. Bill Driscoll
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Mass. Residents Making Less Than $70K Offereed Free Tax Prep Assistance
Action for Boston Community Development
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Trump Goes Zero for Five Against Offshore Wind
Sierra Club
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Webster Man Charged with Unlawfully Selling Firearms
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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AG Campbell Releases Annual Report On Efforts To Enforce And Ensure Compliance With Open Meeting Law
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell