Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Massachusetts governor will oppose dropping MCAS graduation requirement in upcoming ballot question
CBS News
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Guv's Eco Dev Filing Features More Policy Plans
State House News Service
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Debate begins over revamping how Boston builds
Boston Herald
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Steward appoints new president to oversee Mass. hospitals
Boston Business Journal
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‘We need you to keep the faith.’ Haley leaning on Massachusetts, other Super Tuesday states to keep campaign alive
Boston Globe
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Editorial: All eyes on the state’s next move on prison health care
Boston Globe
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The bomb-tossing bean counter
Commonwealth Beacon
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CVS, Walgreens to dispense abortion pills in R.I., Massachusetts
Boston Globe
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The Steward crisis barely came up at the first HPC advisory council meeting of 2024
Boston Business Journal
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‘It’s an invasion.’ In towns across Eastern Mass., resistance grows against ambitious state housing law.
Boston Globe
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‘Mammoth cost’ for migrant crisis just beginning, expert warns
Boston Herald
National
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to hold him accountable for attack on Capitol
Boston Globe
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As Biden prepares to address the nation, more than 6 in 10 US adults doubt his mental capability
Boston Globe
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How Gaza activists in Minnesota are pushing the US wave of ‘uncommitted’ votes
The Guardian
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How the family fortune behind a major American pharma company has quietly funded conservative causes
CNN
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Allies urge Bernie Sanders to run for reelection: ‘We won’t let him retire’
Washington Post
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Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.
ProPublica
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Trump Leads Biden By Four Points: NYT/Siena Poll
Vanity Fair
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Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures
The Guardian
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Haley faces growing third-party speculation
The Hill
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Trump warns of 'languages coming into our country' that 'nobody' has heard of
NBC News
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Show this chart to anyone who tells you college isn't worth it
Axios
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Mass. Coalition for Suicide Prevention State House Event Day
Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
Joint Committee on Public Service: Committee Hearing
A-1 and Virtual
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
1:00pm
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions: Committee Hearing
A-2
Quote of the Day
“From a public policy standpoint, a lawsuit by the attorney general against the Town of Milton is an attack on democracy,”
There is a fast-growing resistance against the state’s ambitious new housing law, which will require towns like Rockport to find room for waves of new apartments and condos by the end of this year.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
Civil Rights
Crimes
Education
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Howard Hiatt, former Harvard dean who championed global health efforts, dies at 98
Boston Globe
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Boston Public Schools proposed a $1.5 billion budget. Here’s a breakdown of the district’s spending plan.
Boston Globe
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Boston Public Schools suspends staffers for strapping pre-K student to chair
Boston Herald
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Students, educators rally against MCAS graduation requirement
Boston Herald
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BPS staff members placed on leave after child strapped to chair at Condon K-8 School, officials say
Boston Globe
Environment
Federal
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Biden Picks Two With Mass. Ties For FERC
State House News Service
Gaming
Health Care
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‘It’s a nightmare’: One of the most common children’s asthma meds is no longer available, leaving families scrambling
Boston Globe
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Co-pay: Bay State pols green with cash from Steward CEO
Boston Herald
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Cape, Islands community hospitals brace for growth amid Steward Health Care financial woes
Cape Cod Times
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Editorial: Health care's problems are far beyond one greedy executive
Worcester Business Journal
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Steward Health Care’s financial crisis will be addressed in an April congressional hearing
Boston Herald
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State floats idea for $60M waterborne hospital
The Eagle Tribune
Housing
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Greenfield Housing Authority seeks new executive director
The Recorder
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Opinion: Housing for all must include equity
Boston Globe
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Religious leaders, community activists call for increased funding to maintain affordable housing stock
Boston Globe
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Jehlen: Somerville adding 1,775 homes hasn’t kept rents from rising at three times inflation
Cambridge Day
Immigration
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Lucas: Another Biden misfire on the border
Boston Herald
Labor
Legislative
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Lawmakers trying something new with ballot questions
Commonwealth Beacon
Politics
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MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale files complaint over conservative radio host’s comments
Boston Herald
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More voters in Mass. choosing not to affiliate with political party, says secretary of state
The Sun Chronicle
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Super Tuesday is tomorrow. Here's what to expect
WBUR
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Pols & Politics: Blunts, tattered flags and Howie debate challenge
Boston Herald
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Howie Carr: Vote for the MassGOP winners, not the losers
Boston Herald
Public Health
Public Safety
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On Its First Swing, WWLP Whiffs Big on Police Commission Story
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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State Awards Northern Essex Community College, West Newbury Fire Emergency Lifesaving AEDs
WHAV
Reproductive Rights
State Finance
Taxation
Transportation
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NJ: EVs tear up N.J. roads. They should pay their fair share to fix them | Opinion
NJ.com
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No reprieve in orders to shutter Framingham road test site, despite residents' pleas
Worcester Telegram
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Crew shortage causes SSA cancellations
Martha's Vineyard Times
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‘Oh, the places you’ll go!’: Massachusetts to make Dr. Seuss license plates
MassLive
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Council approves rollout of curbside EV chargers
Universal Hub