Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Mass. House takes aim at Steward Health Care hospital crisis with policy response
Boston Herald
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Healey launches political advocacy group to dive into local housing fights
Boston Globe
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A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different?
Boston Globe
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High speed internet can be expensive. Do towns in Western Massachusetts hold the secret to sustainable, affordable connectivity?
Boston Globe
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Gov. Healey, Pope Francis and the doctrine of 'integral ecology'
WBUR
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Ballot Question Opponents File New Complaints
State House News Service
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How Mass. cities and towns are being reimbursed for hosting emergency shelters
MassLive
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Who is Optum Health? Everything you need to know the company bidding on Steward Health Care
The Enterprise
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What's happened to Gov. Maura Healey's $4.1B housing bill? It's complicated | Analysis
MassLive
National
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RFK Jr. Is Priming His Audience for Election Denialism
Wired
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Republican chair investigating Chamber of Commerce in seismic K Street shift
The Hill
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Suburban schools becoming less white, more Latino
Axios
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When it comes to 'rage' of rural voters, liberals may not be asking the right question
Raw Story
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UAW's battle in Alabama, explained
Vox
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Why Congress’s AI Plan Was Doomed From the Start
Vanity Fair
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Chaos erupts after MTG lobs insult at Dem lawmaker's 'fake eyelashes'
Raw Story
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The surprising topic AIPAC isn’t focusing on in campaign ads: Israel
Politico
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It’s a Climate Election Now
The New Yorker
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Trump to speak at NRA convention as US gun-safety groups sound alarm
The Guardian
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Supreme Court upholds CFPB funding, saving agency
Politico
Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
Missing Children's Advocacy Day
Great Hall, State House, Boston
12:00pm
MassHealth Public Hearing
Via Zoom
Birthday: Rep. Tara Hong
Quote of the Day
“Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother,”
The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying “his views are not those of the NFL as an organization.” Butker was the commencement speaker last week at Benedictine College.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone
WBUR
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‘We don’t want the algorithm’: Frank McCourt wants to transform the way TikTok works
Boston Globe
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State grants bolster local community development agencies
Gazette Net
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Driving school students to be refunded with $300K settlement
The Eagle Tribune
Civil Rights
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Mass. couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage: ‘We don’t have to feel like we’re in the shadows’
Boston Globe
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Mass. celebrates 20 years of same-sex marriage
Axios
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A groundbreaking anniversary: Northampton couple reflects on lead role in legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts 20 years ago
Gazette Net
Education
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Concord residents want to name new middle school after Black abolitionist Ellen Garrison. The School Committee disagrees.
Boston Globe
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Armed fight at South Boston high school leaves one student injured, one arrested
Boston Herald
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Howie Carr: Meet the Hamas hippies of Hampshire County
Boston Herald
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Harvard slammed in House probe for ‘inaction’ on antisemitism
Boston Globe
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Worcester Tech graduate is honored as city's first ever US Presidential Scholar
Worcester Telegram
Environment
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Global Activists Send Message To Healey In Italy
State House News Service
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In Ipswich, a dam's history butts heads with the river's future
WBUR
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Climate change activists send Healey a message at the Vatican
WBUR
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Cronin secures Leominster relief funding in state budget
Sentinel & Enterprise
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FEMA decides who will and will not get disaster assistance from 2023 storms in NE
MassLive
Health Care
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Steward outlines plan to offload hospitals in legal filing
Boston Globe
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Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.4 million following DOJ investigation into Medicare billing practices
Boston Globe
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Steward Outlines Process To Sell, Auction Hospitals
State House News Service
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Senators Markey, Sanders call for federal aid to support patients hit by Steward bankruptcy crisis
Boston Herald
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House Attaches Big Goals To Health Care Bill
State House News Service
Housing
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Capping rents is focus of Boston rally
Lynn Daily News Item
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Norfolk town meeting voters support MBTA zoning law, despite strong concerns from some
The Sun Chronicle
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Roxbury recreational center set to reopen to residents in June, end emergency shelter
WGBH
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Shelter stay limits, extensions begin next month
News 22 WWLP.com
Human Services
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FL: DeSantis' conservative policies may cause a season of shortage for Florida kids
Tallahassee Democrat
Immigration
Judiciary
Local Government
Politics
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President Biden will visit Boston after official trip to N.H. next week
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s PR team blames ‘right wing outrage’ for holiday party firestorm
Boston Herald
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Convicted ex-mayor Jasiel Correia wants out of prison: Defense lawyer tried to extort me
The Herald News
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Editorial: It’s Healey’s way or the highway in Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Public Safety
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UMass police say most campus arrests involved 'zero force.' Some faculty say students were hurt.
WBUR
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Editorial: Will the doctor be in? Massachusetts prisoners are about to find out.
Boston Globe
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Boston Police records debunk ACLU, critics’ claim that piñata activated ShotSpotter
Boston Herald
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Shaping Amherst responders’ role: CRESS chief emphasizes ‘community’
Gazette Net
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It’s official: Fasoli sworn in as Southampton’s new fire chief
Gazette Net
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
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Senate focuses on improving regional transportation in budget
Spectrum News
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Air Travel Rebound Beating Massport's Forecasts
State House News Service
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MassPort names New York’s Richard Davey and Miami-Dade’s Eulois Cleckley as CEO finalists
Boston Herald
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Business travel bouncing back at Logan International Airport, aviation official says
Boston Herald
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Popular fare-free Worcester bus program extends to 5th year. Beyond that is anyone’s guess
MassLive
Utilities
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Communities of color, low-income residents face high electricity prices from third-party suppliers
Bay State Banner
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Mass. bill would make it easier for independent internet companies to launch service
MassLive
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New loan program aims to bring clean energy upgrades to low-income households
Bay State Banner