Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Massachusetts housing department approved four no-bid contracts for migrant shelter crisis
Boston Herald
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Why has there been a surge of student unionization in higher education?
MassLive
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Enrollment is plummeting. Can the state’s regional public colleges compete?
Boston Globe
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Boston’s effort to head off an ‘urban doom loop,’ explained
Commonwealth Beacon
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Boston’s defense against rising seas leans on private development. What happens when the money dries up?
Boston Globe
National
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Biden to Make Second Attempt at Large-Scale Student Loan Forgiveness
The Wall Street Journal
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Trump’s Transition Circus Heads to Palm Beach
Puck
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It’s Even Bleaker for Teachers Than You Thought
TIME
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Democrats Who Are Showing Up in Rural America
The Liberal Patriot
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How Trump Is Fracturing Minority Communities
The Atlantic
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This nonprofit has newsrooms in all 50 state capitals. Is it the future of state journalism?
Columbia Journalism Review
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Blame the Lawyers! Will Trump’s Attorneys Be the Ones Responsible for Upending Democracy?
Vanity Fair
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Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations
Washington Post
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No Labels Is No Longer Planning a 2024 Ticket
New York Magazine
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Student Government Day
Second Floor, State House, Boston
10:00am
MassDOT Public Hearing
Via Zoom
Birthday: State Senator Brendan Crighton
Quote of the Day
“I think it is clear that Congress has a responsibility to act. We have legal tools here. And as I said, we cannot approve the sale of arms to a country that is in violation of our own laws on this. And that includes access to humanitarian relief,”
Warren said Thursday she would move to block the sale of F-15s to Israel after seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this week.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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The federal government put Ryan Salame's Olde Heritage Tavern up for auction. A three-way ‘bidding war’ ensued
Berkshire Eagle
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Arguments in 7-Eleven franchise case ‘almost incomprehensible’
Commonwealth Beacon
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Legal saga at Szawlowski potato farm in Hatfield nears end
Gazette Net
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Getting to the Krafts' planned Everett soccer stadium
Axios
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No deal on to-go drinks, outdoor dining as weekend beckons
MassLive
Crimes
Education
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High School, Community College May Share Campus
State House News Service
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Harvard President Garber Forms Groups to Explore Open Inquiry, Institutional Neutrality
The Harvard Crimson
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Maguire: Want kids to learn? Keep them engaged
Boston Herald
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Building contractor to meet with district officials at Boston school that smells like ‘poop’
Boston Herald
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Whittier Tech may move into novel ‘shared campus model’ with local community college after failed building proposal
Boston Herald
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
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Cambridge firm Amylyx pulls ALS drug from market, lays off 70 percent of its staff
Boston Globe
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Proposed Shattuck Hospital redevelopment needs to shrink, council told
Boston Herald
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Opinion: The unkindest budget cut of all: personal care attendants
Boston Globe
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Pushes For More Access To Diagnostic Equipment For Disabled People
HUFFPOST
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Stark divides heard over scale of Shattuck Hospital expansion plan during City Council hearing
Boston Globe
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Law Change May Help Physician Assistants Fill Labor Gap
State House News Service
Housing
Judiciary
Local Government
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Urged by vocal group of residents, Easthampton council becomes fourth in region to call for cease-fire in Gaza
Gazette Net
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A LaChapelle Mayoralty & a Mayors Presidency… or What Happens When Making Plans
Western Mass. Politics & Insight
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Groton-Dunstable override defeated
Lowell Sun
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Surprise hire? Dudley town official has long history of legal problems
Worcester Telegram
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
Reproductive Rights
State Finance
State Government
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Howie Carr: Healey’s taxing hack holding pen
Boston Herald
Transportation
Utilities
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AG, industry groups, spar over retail energy data
The Eagle Tribune
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A $35M water and sewer project is on Westport's ballot. Here's what it means for voters.
The Herald News