Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Boston Senator Holds Up Mayor Wu's Tax Bill
State House News Service
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What's happening in Mass. to protect transgender residents before Trump proposals go into effect?
NEPM
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Dems Intercept Savings Deposit To Balance State Budget
State House News Service
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Mass. lawmakers have scrambled for months to tie up loose ends. Some of their knottiest bills are still in limbo.
Boston Globe
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Tax Trends, Federal Shift Have Budgeteers Pressing Pause
State House News Service
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Boston area's median home price surpasses $750K
Boston Business Journal
National
The extraordinary breadth of Hunter Biden’s pardon
Washington Post
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A top GOP senator predicts Trump’s picks will get FBI background checks
Politico
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Elon Musk’s massive, multibillion-dollar Tesla pay package was blocked by a judge again
CNN
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Are progressive groups sinking Democrats' electoral chances?
Vox
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Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
The New Yorker
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Special counsel objects to dismissing Hunter Biden tax case after pardon
The Hill
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Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the F.B.I. Into a Tool of Trump
New York Times
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Director of ‘2000 Mules’ Acknowledges the Conspiratorial Film Was Flawed
New York Times
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Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
AP News
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Opinion: America’s future depends on Trump’s promise to punish woke universities
Jewish News Syndicate
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Persuasion over turnout
New York Times
Quote of the Day
“My fear, of course, is that conference committees happen behind closed doors, where well-heeled lobbyists can impede progress even when there’s overwhelming support for legislation,” said former governor Jane Swift. “Don’t let these corporate interests kill something that has widespread support without any accountability,”
With just weeks until a new legislative class arrives Jan. 1, Democratic leaders are grappling with how, or whether, they can reach deals on several high-profile bills before the year ends.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Klobuchar poised to become No. 3 Senate Democrat
Roll Call
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Warren urges Biden to limit Trump’s ability to use US military against Americans
WGBH
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Biden’s pardon of his son exudes ‘white privilege,’ local advocates say
Boston Globe
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Trump openly wonders about pardons for Jan. 6 convicts after Hunter gets a pass
Boston Herald
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Environment
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Housing
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Legislative
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State Rep Stays Committed to Constituents During Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
dana-farber.org
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Opinion: Question 1 delivered a harsh verdict on the Legislature
Commonwealth Beacon
Local Government
Politics
Public Health
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Dr. John Sheldon: Access to care matters
The Recorder
Public Safety
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Hampden Sheriff’s Department employees file suit alleging unpaid wages
MassLive
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Officials defend custom-made dining table at new Norfolk fire station costing more than $9,000
The Sun Chronicle
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‘I wish they could be here now’: Worcester remembers six firefighters killed 25 years ago in warehouse blaze
Boston Globe
State Finance
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Fiscal Year 2026 budget planning process begins
News 22 WWLP.com
Taxation
Transportation
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Weekend crew shortage cancels sold-out ferry trips
Martha's Vineyard Times
Utilities
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State overrules Shutesbury bylaw limiting grid batteries
Daily Hampshire Gazette