Must-Reads
Healey’s mixed messages on what’s public and what’s private
Commonwealth Beacon
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Gun Bill Negotiators Leave Talks Open, For Now
State House News Service
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'The kids are not OK': Boston officials unveil new mental health initiative
WBUR
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Recent shootings place urgency on Beacon Hill pols looking for gun reform compromise
Boston Herald
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Boston’s Mayor Makes Friends—and Enemies—with Her Focus on Housing
The New Yorker
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Reidy Flags "Warning Signs" Around Police Hiring, Retention
State House News Service
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Massachusetts political parties are fading away
Commonwealth Beacon
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There are hundreds of structurally deficient bridges in Massachusetts, map shows
Fox 25 News
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‘I nearly took my own life.’ Mass. poised to become 49th state to outlaw ‘revenge porn.’
Boston Globe
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MGM Resorts Explores Sale of Casinos in Ohio and Massachusetts
Bloomberg
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Jared Kushner Says Israel Should “Finish the Job” in Gaza So It Can Focus on Building Valuable “Waterfront Property”
Vanity Fair
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Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
AP News
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Trump tests waters on 15-week abortion ban
The Hill
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Will American Jews really vote for Trump because of Israel?
Haaretz
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Meet the EPA’s new choose your own adventure regulation for car pollution
Vox
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‘Very, very troubling’: Judges, lawyers flummoxed by Judge Cannon
Washington Post
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Biden’s stutter surges into the presidential campaign
Washington Post
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How the U.S. Waged a Global Campaign Against Baby Formula Regulation
ProPublica
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What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities
The Atlantic
Today on Beacon Hill
Building Energy Infrastructure: Lessons from the Big Dig & Where We Go From Here hosted by Advanced Energy United
Government Affairs Forum: Speaker Ron Mariano hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hands Free Report Public Hearing
Youth Mentoring Day
Senate Full Formal Session
House Informal Session
Birthday: State Senator William Brownsberger
Quote of the Day
“So on one hand, I do like [transparency]. On the other hand, I think that sometimes it's easier to work through tough items when you're not continually being -- not the press, but public participating, and saying, 'Don't do this, don't do that.' We've got a big job ahead and we have to get to work on it,”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
Cannabis
Education
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What's really going on inside Brockton High School? An exclusive look at efforts to stop student violence
CBS News
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Gov. Healey to be commencement speaker at UMass Chan Medical School in June
Worcester Telegram
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Harvard Contract Worker Ordered to Leave Campus After Videotaped Tearing Down Israeli Hostage Posters
The Harvard Crimson
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Opinion: Colleges should be neutral as students learn to think for themselves
Boston Globe
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Larry Summers was ousted as Harvard president. He has a lot to say about what’s wrong with the university now.
Boston Globe
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
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Orchard’s newly approved gene therapy is most expensive drug in history
Boston Business Journal
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Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
New York Times
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Town Unveils Plans For New Our Island Home Skilled Nursing Facility
Nantucket Current
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Poll: Costs Top List Of Mass. Health Care Concerns
State House News Service
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Scarcity of primary care doctors: What can be done to fix a severe shortage?
Worcester Telegram
Housing
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WHA says state funding "critical" for two major affordable housing projects
Spectrum News
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State's highest court to hear Milton housing lawsuit later this year
NBC Boston
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MBTA Communities Act and Wrentham Outlets don’t ruin town’s character, state official says
Boston Herald
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Wanted: a clear ruling from the SJC on new housing law
Boston Globe
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Towns settling for 'bare minimum' with housing law, advocates say. Why they're upset
The Metro West Daily News
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Shelter Limits Raise Stakes For Housing Transitions
State House News Service
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Why converting Boston's empty offices to homes is harder than it looks
Axios
Immigration
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Pressley, DeSantis clash over Martha’s Vineyard migrant threat
Boston Herald
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Mass. Senate prepares for another debate over contours of state-run shelter system
Boston Herald
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Top U.S. House Republican launches probe of Haitian accused of raping migrant girl
MassLive
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Everything you need to know about the influx of migrants to Mass.
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Texas has right idea in arresting illegal border crossers
Boston Herald
Judiciary
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Healey Nominates Three For BMC Bench
State House News Service
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As Healey’s blanket pardon plan for marijuana possession moves to Governor’s Council, Western Mass. rep Jacobs says she’s in favor
WAMC
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How blogger Aidan Kearney — a.k.a. ‘Turtleboy’ — turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle
Boston Globe
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Biden nominates Worcester attorney Brian Murphy to be federal judge in Massachusetts
Worcester Telegram
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Opinion: Another reason to end capital punishment
Boston Globe
Labor
Legislative
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Dominican-American lawmakers help unveil Duarte bust
The Eagle Tribune
Local Government
Politics
Public Health
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$21 million in federal funds will boost Boston's response to youth mental health crisis
WGBH
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Mass. health department warns of PFAS in Easton company’s bottled water
MassLive
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More Boston high schoolers are feeling sad and hopeless, data show
Boston Globe
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Samaritans hosting community rally at State House
Newburyport News
Public Safety
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‘I wanted to put my fist through the TV.’ Not everyone in South Boston likes Ed Flynn’s take on St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Boston Globe
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More than $50,000 raised for family of Chelsea Police detective who died: ‘Scott cherished his role as a father’
Boston Herald
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Ex-MBTA cop gets 6 years in prison for 2012 rapes
Boston Herald
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Ring: Steps Senate can take to reduce violent crime
Boston Herald
Reproductive Rights
State Government
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Battenfeld: Healey travel flap a non-issue
Boston Herald
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Questions remain on Gov. Healey’s choice to not share travel plans
News 22 WWLP.com
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Opinion: Maura Healey’s fuzzy line between her public life and private life
Boston Globe
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Opinion: So Governor Healey takes a few personal days away. So what?
Boston Globe
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Our Opinion: Healey administration is going backward on state secrecy
Berkshire Eagle
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Lucas: On the heels of the elusive Maura Healey
Boston Herald
Transportation
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"Aggressive" Review Timeline For Allston Mega-Project
State House News Service
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In a boost for EVs, EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions
WBUR
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Boston rush-hour traffic as hellish as pre-Covid levels, new data analysis shows
Boston Business Journal
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Editorial: Biden trying to strong-arm drivers into buying EVs
Boston Herald
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Cambridge City Council Takes Next Step in Pilot Program to Make MBTA Bus Route 1 Fare-Free
The Harvard Crimson
Utilities
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Clean Hydrogen Investments Pour Into Mass.
State House News Service