Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Tax trends, federal shift have budgeteers pausing
Athol Daily News
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Boston Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is subject of federal probe
Boston Globe
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As Beacon Hill slow-walks Boston tax proposal, pro forma meeting at City Hall takes on higher stakes
Boston Globe
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Doula changes draw support at hearing
Lowell Sun
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Northern Tier Rail connecting North Adams and Boston would attract hundreds of riders, but cost hundreds of millions, a state report says
Berkshire Eagle
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State judge recuses self in hearing on former cannabis commission chair O'Brien
The Metro West Daily News
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How many steps are there at Porter Square Station?
Boston.com
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Home Care Lobby Sees Crisis In The Making
State House News Service
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Immigrants vying for deportation protections worry their futures are in jeopardy with Trump administration
Boston Globe
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In Boston tax drama, Collins steps into the spotlight
Commonwealth Beacon
National
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Food industry continues to rely on child labor
Food Safety News
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Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Wall Street Journal
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Will Democrats “Get in Touch” with Working-Class America?
The Liberal Patriot
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Tom Vilsack on Democrats’ Rural Woes: ‘You Gotta Be Selling a Vision’
Politico
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California Democrat Flips Seat in the Last House Race to Be Decided
New York Times
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Birds, cows, people
The New York Times
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C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare Is Fatally Shot in Midtown Manhattan
New York Times
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Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son’s pardon
Politico
Today on Beacon Hill
8:00am
Massachusetts in the New Trump Era hosted by State House News Service
MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston
10:30am
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House
12:00pm
State Library Author Talk - Eddie Doherty, Laughs, Lies & American Justice
State Library, Room 341, State House, Boston
6:00pm
False Narratives: Understanding Contemporary Native Concerns hosted by MassINC
Virtual
Birthday: Rep. Angelo Puppolo, Jr.
Birthday: Rep. Marcus Vaughn
Quote of the Day
“Clinton said no to Sistah Souljah,” he wrote. “Barack Obama trashed his pastor. Biden allowed his crazies to romp, unpunished, unscolded. He couldn’t stop his LatinX Activists from promoting open borders. He couldn’t call out ‘anti-racists’ for the racists they are. He never lectured Black Lives Matter on the black lives lost to black gang-bangers, not the police. He couldn’t say, as Peggy Noonan suggested, ‘No boys on girls teams.’ … No, Biden was the ultimate permissive father—here’s where Hunter comes in—in a country nauseated by institutionalized permissiveness. His doddering presence fit the larger image: pop’s around the bend.”
We’re only at the beginning of the evaluations of Joe Biden’s legacy. Joe Klein offered his own theory of Biden’s presidency: the permissive father who lacked the strength to truly lead.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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New England shoppers aim to spend less this holiday season as concern about the economy grows
Boston Globe
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Amid growing ‘news deserts’ in the US, non-traditional media outlets are on the rise
Boston Globe
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Sorry, Boston: Software firm to move HQ to NC coast
Boston Business Journal
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Cautious yet optimistic: Economic forecasters share predictions for Massachusetts economy
Worcester Telegram
Cannabis
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Judge Hears O'Brien Appeal To Release CCC Case Info
State House News Service
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Ousted pot-boss O’Brien’s court fight continues as some details kept from public
Boston Herald
Civil Rights
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‘A head scratcher’: Families push back against claim that Boston clinic for trans children is ‘reckless’
Boston Globe
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Viral video shows Massachusetts family enduring racist abuse in airport
WCVB
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Transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors
Boston Globe
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A student’s T-shirt says: ‘There are only two genders.’ What does the Constitution say?
Boston Globe
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Science, sports, and trans athletes — and politics
Boston Globe
Education
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Higher Ed Board Reaching For More Investments
State House News Service
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Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees Grab Board's Attention
State House News Service
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The Gillnetter catches hold of strike story
Gloucester Times
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On the right side of the law: Hands-on exposure helps South Hadley criminal justice students
Gazette Net
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Hopkinton's superintendent of schools says she'll retire on June 30. What to know
The Metro West Daily News
Environment
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Data shows a historic dry fall for western Mass
Gazette Net
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Climate activist Bill McKibben’s light in dark times: Solar
Gazette Net
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Lynn Woods clean-up estimated at $100,000
Lynn Daily News Item
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Nature preserve comes from thinking outside the bogs
The New Bedford Light
Federal
Health Care
Housing
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Days Inn to be phased out as shelter
CNHI News
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Mass. Housing Sec. Augustus attends groundbreaking for new Pittsfield initiatives, tours Williamstown Housing Authority
WAMC
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Auburn developer drops plans for Shrewsbury St. apartment building, sells site
Worcester Telegram
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Boston city councilors propose landlords - not renters - pay broker fees
MassLive
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State and local housing advocates broke ground Tuesday on 37 new supportive housing apartments and a housing resource center in Pittsfield
Berkshire Eagle
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
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Judge accused of ‘willful misconduct’ for letting illegal immigrant escape court
Boston Herald
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Howie Carr: Thank Trump for this judgment day
Boston Herald
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Prosecutors in Karen Read case want defense’s dog bite expert be excluded in new trial
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Rebuke against judge puts ICE ‘resisters’ on notice
Boston Herald
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Panel files charges against Judge Shelley Joseph with SJC for ‘willful judicial misconduct’
Boston Globe
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson subject of federal investigation
Boston Herald
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New street signs in Cambridge honor Indigenous history with translation to Massachusett tribe language
Boston Globe
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Boston Councilor Anderson faces federal probe, reports say
Axios
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Easthampton Parks and Rec Commission punts Nashawannuck Pond flag issue to City Council
Gazette Net
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Massachusetts town worker fined $10,000 for using public resources to replace fence on his property
Boston Herald
Politics
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She cried. He said ‘life goes on.’ Democrats are experiencing a range of emotions in the wake of Kamala Harris’s loss.
Boston Globe
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Members of Mass. congressional delegation criticize Biden over pardon for his son: ‘Wrong is wrong’
Boston Globe
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley is calling on Biden for more sweeping pardon action
WBUR
Public Health
Public Safety
Taxation
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Murray: Wu tax hike plan bad for business
Boston Herald
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City Hall Hearing Doesn't Shake Loose Fresh Boston Tax Data
State House News Service
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Boston city councilors tangle with assessing chief over City Hall withholding tax data
Boston Herald
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Residents of West Springfield to see 3.57% increase in property tax rate
MassLive
Transportation
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6 options for passenger rail across Massachusetts’ northern tier
Smart Cities Dive
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Study Assesses Ridership, Costs Of Northern Tier Rail
State House News Service
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Newton Official Pushes For Upgrades To Additional MBTA Stations
Newton Patch
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BRTA Awarded Grant to Expand Service Area
iBerkshires