Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson vows to stay in office amid federal probe
Boston Herald
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State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan
Boston Globe
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Empowered by voters, DiZoglio vows to sue Massachusetts Legislature if it resists audit efforts
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts prison and jail calls doubled in first year of free calls
WGBH
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A question challenging Massachusetts’ new gun law will appear on the 2026 ballot
Boston Globe
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Up in smoke: Cannabis agency’s choice for new director backs out of job
Boston Globe
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Blades removed from at least one Vineyard Wind turbine
The New Bedford Light
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Boston looks to Austin for solutions to the housing crisis
MassLive
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Opponents Protest Family Shelter Changes
State House News Service
National
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Most rural hospitals have closed their maternity wards, study finds
Boston Globe
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Nadler drops out of House Judiciary Democratic race, endorses Raskin
Politico
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Bill Clinton Defends the Hunter Biden Pardon, but Suggests It Was Mishandled
New York Times
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How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme?
The Guardian
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Wall Street Is Banking On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
The Lever
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Death and Taxes
New York Times
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It Can’t Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris
New York Times
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The End of the Line for Red State Senate Democrats
The Center for Politics
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With GOP help, Montana lawmakers vote down transgender bathroom rule
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Joint Committee on Transportation: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
Department of Revenue Public Hearing
Via Zoom
12:00pm
Mass. Rehabilitation Commission Performance Recognition Program
Great Hall, State House, Boston
Quote of the Day
“The appointments of RFK and Tulsi Gabbard represent a realignment in American politics that you saw in the election,” said Roger Stone. “He understands the historical significance of that realignment.”
For that reason, there is an expectation in Trump world that the president-elect will expend more of his political capital on Gabbard and Kennedy than on any of the other nominees. And that he could go apoplectic if their prospects begin to dim.
News by Category
Business
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Diabetes company to lay off more than 100 employees in Andover
Boston Business Journal
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Short-term solution to Boston’s drugstore closures
Boston Globe
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From compliance to change: Mass. Convention Center Authority hires BECMA for supplier diversity push
Boston Globe
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North End’s ‘war’ against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reaches federal court with hearing set
Boston Herald
Cannabis
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O'Brien pushes for release of Cannabis Control Commission records in firing case
NBC Boston
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Cannabis Regulators Optimistic About Long-Awaited Social Consumption Launch
State House News Service
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State judge recuses self in hearing on former cannabis commission chair O'Brien
Worcester Telegram
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Judge hears O'Brien's appeal to release CCC case info
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
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Opinion: More states must pass shield laws protecting gender-affirming care
Boston Globe
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‘This case is critical’: Youth gender medicine reaches the Supreme Court
Boston Globe
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Muslims in New England brace for the possibility of another travel ban under Trump
Boston Globe
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Newton native and Northeastern alum becomes first transgender lawyer to argue in front of Supreme Court
Boston Globe
Democracy
Education
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Two Mass. families sue famed literacy specialists, claiming reading curriculums were intentionally flawed
Boston Globe
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Boston expands free museum program to include all city school-aged children
WBUR
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Perry School teacher in South Boston named 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
Boston Globe
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Boston school custodian accused of assaulting 3 school workers: ‘You all cost me money’
Boston Herald
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Berkshire Hills schools join lawsuit against Meta and TikTok, citing harm to students
Berkshire Eagle
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South Boston's Luisa Sparrow honored as Massachusetts Teacher of Year
WCVB
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A 3-year bachelor's degree? Education secretary says Massachusetts is exploring college gamechanger.
CBS News
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Massachusetts families sue book publishers over 'faulty literacy curricula'
Spectrum News
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South Boston's Luisa Sparrow named 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
WGBH
Health Care
Housing
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Pittsfield Takes 'Big Step' With Supportive Housing
iBerkshires
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In Boston, map of opportunity for first-time homebuying has changed
Dorchester Reporter
Human Services
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Springfield get $1.3M to connect homeless individuals with substance use assistance
New England Public Media
Immigration
Judiciary
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SJC tosses warrantless secret video recording
Commonwealth Beacon
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Latest pardons approved by the Massachusetts Governor’s Council includes three Western Mass residents
WAMC
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Border State Laws Collide In Phone Seizure Case
State House News Service
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Ex-Massachusetts building inspector slammed for ‘egregious misuse’ of public position
Boston Herald
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Battenfeld: Fernandes Anderson brings yet more scrutiny to Boston City Council
Boston Herald
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'I did not batter my husband': Taunton mayor claims self-defense in new legal filing
Taunton Gazette
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‘I’m not ... stepping down.’ Boston Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pledges to continue her work amid federal probe.
Boston Globe
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Boston city councilors tangle with assessing chief over City Hall withholding tax data
Boston Herald
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After a citizens petition, Dalton will hold a special election to replace Select Board member Joseph Diver
Berkshire Eagle
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Ethics panel cites ex-Lawrence inspector over permit change
The Eagle Tribune
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Chicopee hires consultant to look at troubled HR department, seeking to hire new chief
MassLive
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$11.4 million override for Brewster Sea Camps fails at the polls. Here's what we know.
Cape Cod Times
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Amherst Town Manager Bockelman praised for meeting council goals
Gazette Net
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Petition knocks city out of 3A compliance
Gloucester Times
Politics
Public Safety
State Finance
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November Revenues Get State Closer To Benchmarks
State House News Service