Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ highest court upholds novel Brookline rule banning tobacco sales to anyone born this century
Boston Globe
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Brockton Public Schools budget deficit could reach $25M amid chaos at high school
Boston Herald
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Editorial: The cost of emergency shelter has become unsustainable. Some caps may be warranted.
Boston Globe
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Unions launch pre-emptive strike against ride-share ballot questions
Commonwealth Beacon
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Healey is open to migrant shelter reforms, and plans to keep pushing to build more housing
WGBH
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Hospital executives look for state help, coordination as system approaches breaking point
Boston Globe
National
Fine, Call It a Comeback
New York Times
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Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South
Boston Globe
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Less money, less house: How market forces are reshaping the American home
Boston Globe
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“Parody-Level Terrible”: Even Republicans Are Panning Katie Britt’s Creepy-as-F**k State of the Union Response
Vanity Fair
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Forget the presidential race. Statehouses are where it’s at.
Washington Post
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America’s election chiefs are worried AI is coming for them
Politico
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A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US
Boston Globe
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The Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states
AP News
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Pharma’s Secret Middlemen Are Poisoning Health Care
The Lever
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Democrats, Be the Party of Pragmatic Progress
The Liberal Patriot
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RFK Jr. faces tough choices in quest for ballot access
The Hill
Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
Joint Committee on Ways & Means: Committee Hearing
Northeastern University - Innovation Campus at Burlington
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
2:00pm
Department of Public Health Hearing
Via conference call
3:00pm
Department of Public Health Hearing
Via conference call
Quote of the Day
“He will not give a penny in the Ukraine-Russia war,” Orbán told Hungarian state media Sunday. “Therefore, the war will end, because it is obvious that Ukraine can not stand on its own feet.”
Donald Trump will totally stop funding Ukraine if he wins the U.S. election in November, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said following a meeting between the right-wing figureheads.
News by Category
Business
Civil Rights
Education
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Wu: City ‘will not reopen negotiations’ on BPS free museum initiative for other students
Boston Herald
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Brockton Public Schools face up to $25 million deficit, report says
NBC Boston
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A bill to ban legacy admissions in Mass.
WBUR
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Fall River may move elementary students out of Tansey. Here's the plan to shift schools.
The Herald News
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Boston City Council abruptly cancels hearing on expanding free museum program
Boston Globe
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
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Distressed Steward Health may have a buyer for St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River
WBUR
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Let’s use Steward crisis to reimagine health care in the Merrimack Valley
Commonwealth Beacon
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Warren, Markey keep pressure on Steward as suitors emerge
Lowell Sun
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Senators demand answers from Steward Health Care and its CEO
Boston Globe
Housing
Labor
Local Government
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Town Meeting will vote on resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
Brookline News
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Citing cybersecurity fears, Worcester will no longer post spending online for public view
Worcester Telegram
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Duck Village in Somerville is a unique location with an odd name. Where did it come from?
Boston Globe
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Northampton’s historic Memorial Hall to get urgent repair
Gazette Net
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Salem considering moving elections out of schools
Salem News
Public Health
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Four years of COVID: Fewer people are dying but the virus ‘is still with us’
Boston Globe
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SJC upholds Brookline’s phased tobacco ban
Commonwealth Beacon