Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Governor’s Council approves Healey’s blanket pardon for marijuana possession convictions
Boston Globe
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Primary care wait times grow in Mass., pushing some patients to ERs
WBUR
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Campbell takes another swipe at electricity retailers
Commonwealth Beacon
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‘What exactly have we been doing here?’ ShotSpotter gunshot detection is under fire.
Boston Globe
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Private-equity backed health care 'kills people,' Warren says at U.S. Senate hearing
The Enterprise
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As hiring freeze takes effect, Healey administration says March revenues rebounded slightly
Boston Globe
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Two public radio stations. Two different business models. One future of public radio in Boston hangs in the balance.
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts State Police purchased cell-phone surveillance tech that civil liberties watchdogs say invites concerning violations of constitutional protections
BINJ
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Less surveillance, more support: New leaders bring new approach to Mass. parole and probation
WGBH
National
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Inside the Terrifyingly Competent Trump 2024 Campaign
Vanity Fair
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The Democrats’ Patriotism Problem Revisited
The Liberal Patriot
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As Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place
ProPublica
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Which states are restricting, or requiring, lessons on race, sex and gender
Washington Post
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How Three High-Tech Countries Became Laggards in Electric Vehicles
Bloomberg Politics
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Physician Assistants Day
Grand Staircase, State House, Boston
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
Quote of the Day
“What we've seen in the face of the Steward crisis is uniting people in the face of the greed, which we can see here in our home state: doctors, nurses, lab techs, hospital administrators, professors, advocates and elected officials are all saying clearly that it is long past time to make sure patient health comes before shareholder wealth in Massachusetts and across our country,”
The financial problems looming over Steward Health Care and its eight Massachusetts hospitals were the subject of pointed criticism during a 90-minute congressional field hearing in Boston Wednesday.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Lucas: Dems determined to stop Camelot 2.0
Boston Herald
Business
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Opinion: More straight shooting needed on Everett soccer stadium proposal
Boston Globe
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North Shore firm plans rockin’ life sciences campus in former granite quarry
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Governor seeks role for convention centers that goes beyond putting ‘heads on beds’
Boston Globe
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Wu gives out more storefront grants, while looking for ways to extend the popular program
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Soccer stadium could give Everett needed $$ kick
Boston Herald
Cannabis
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Approval pending for Healey's historic marijuana possession pardons
NBC Boston
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Governor's Council approves Healey's pot pardons
The Eagle Tribune
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Council Approves Marijuana Possession Mega-Pardon
State House News Service
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Massachusetts becomes first state to blanket pardon low-level marijuana charges
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts pardons all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions
Axios
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FL: What happens if Florida legalizes recreational marijuana? Where could you buy and smoke?
The Associated Press (AP)
Education
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UMass Tees Up 2.5 Percent Tuition Increase
State House News Service
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State exit from Holyoke puts spotlight on mixed takeover record
Commonwealth Beacon
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Framingham Teachers Union protest pending budget cuts outside City Hall before key vote
The Metro West Daily News
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Cost of college in Worcester: Some schools put price tag at more than $80K a year
Worcester Telegram
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UMass trustees OK 2.5% tuition increase
Gazette Net
Environment
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Gov. Maura Healey proclaims April 2–8 ‘Dark Sky Week’ in Massachusetts
the Berkshire edge
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State regulators focus on 'environmental justice'
Salem News
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EPA awards $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects nationwide
Boston Globe
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Amherst set to start work on trail system at old Hickory Ridge Golf Course
Gazette Net
Gaming
Health Care
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Warren, Markey knock 'looting' of health care by private equity
WGBH
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Markey Using Steward In Federal Legislative Push
State House News Service
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Markey, Warren focus on Steward Health Care in push for stronger regulations
NBC Boston
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Markey and Warren rip Steward’s bosses for ‘rot of their greed’ at State House hearing
Boston Globe
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Amylyx withdraws ALS drug after trial fail, slashes headcount
Boston Business Journal
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Markey, Warren blast Steward and its CEO at congressional hearing in Boston
WBUR
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Judge grants receivership for historic Mission Hill nursing home on the brink of closure
Boston Globe
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In a reversal, state’s largest private insurer will cover new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen
Boston Globe
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Coward! Steward Health CEO dodges Senate hearing
Boston Herald
Housing
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Housing bond bill is an ‘economic winner’ for Mass., Lt. Gov. Driscoll says
MassLive
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$4B housing bill worries some local officials, is a ‘necessity’ others say
Boston Herald
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Northeast Arc CEO: Healey housing bill offers opportunity to work together
Boston Business Journal
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NY: Is NYC really facing a ‘squatter’ problem? Lawyers on both sides say no.
Gothamist
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Why Boston homeowners looking to sell should wait for May
Axios
Human Services
Judiciary
Labor
Local Government
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
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Community Justice Support Center offers alternative to incarceration
The Eagle Tribune
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Opinion: Predators with badges
Boston Globe
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Family of Vermont mother who died in police custody in 2018 reaches tentative settlement with City of Springfield
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts searches for new Department of Correction Commissioner
WBUR
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Holyoke woman files suit against city, 2 officers over forceful arrest a year ago
Gazette Net
State Finance
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Massachusetts March revenues ‘more positive than we expected,’ Gov. Healey says
Boston Herald
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Tax Collections Rebound in March, But Admin Still Wary
State House News Service
State Government
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First Youth Advisory Council to the governor sworn in
Lowell Sun
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Memo outlines state’s strict new hiring rules; Healey insists there’s no ‘freeze’
Boston Herald
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Critics Say Healey's Hiring Controls Are Too Late
State House News Service
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House Hesitates As Galvin Knocks Document Access Redraft
State House News Service
Taxation
Transportation
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A Black pastor retired and started driving for a car service on the Cape. Quickly, he started getting pulled over.
Boston Globe
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Facing delays, MBTA says Worcester’s Union Station’s new platform opens this spring
MassLive
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Massachusetts RMV unable to process transactions due to statewide outage
CBS News
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Boston pushing for 15-20 mph citywide speed limit after pedestrian deaths
Boston Herald