Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Spencer Republican plans to file bill that would repeal gun law Healey signed last summer
Boston Herald
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How ‘administrative bloat’ swells staffing, costs at Massachusetts colleges
Boston Globe
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Homeowners and renters in Boston are feeling the pain of higher property taxes. Who will they blame?
Boston Globe
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Mass. Democratic leaders continue to be at odds over legislative audit as 2025 session opens
WAMC
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Massachusetts budget writers expect to collect $2.4B from ‘Millionaires tax’ in FY26
Boston Herald
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Inspections of emergency shelters underway across Massachusetts
WBUR
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Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents
Boston Globe
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Q&A: A Conversation With Incoming CCC Executive Director Travis Ahern
State House News Service
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What the SJC ruling on the MBTA Communities Act means beyond Milton
WBUR
National
Rhode Island’s home prices keep going up amid a rebound of New England’s housing market
Boston Globe
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Federal judge vacates Biden’s Title IX rule
Politico
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Home Losses From the LA Fires Hasten ‘An Uninsurable Future’
TIME
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Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing
Washington Post
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DOGE is dispatching agents across U.S. government
Washington Post
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North Carolina Republicans restart the steal
Public Notice
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Right-Wing Pundits Blame DEI and Democrats in Predictable Deluge of Wildfire Misinformation
Vanity Fair
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Recent Migration Patterns Spell Trouble for Democrats
The Cook Political Report
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Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds
CNBC
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US adds whopping 256K jobs in December
The Hill
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Why a 24-year-old gun-control activist is running to help lead the DNC
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Department of Fire Services Public Hearing
DFS Stow Campus, 1 State Road, Stow
10:00am
Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Public Hearing
100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room A, Boston
Quote of the Day
“You heard me talk a lot about Massachusetts on the campaign trail, and the reason I did is because it is a cautionary tale,” Ayotte said during her inaugural address. “Look at the out-of-control spending, tax hikes, illegal immigrant crisis, people and businesses leaving in droves — but what’s normal today in Massachusetts, it wasn’t always that way.”
At her inauguration on Thursday, freshly sworn-in New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte took rhetorical aim at a familiar target: Massachusetts.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Boston to allow more towers downtown, with a catch
Boston Business Journal
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The Massachusetts biotech industry rebounded in 2024. Can the momentum last?
Boston Globe
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Security unicorn reportedly lays off 'dozens'
Boston Business Journal
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New Massachusetts law bans sale of puppies, kittens under 8 weeks, including roadside vendors
WCVB
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New Laws Put Limits On Dog, Cat Sales
State House News Service
Education
Environment
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500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls
Gazette Net
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Gov. Healey voices "strong opposition" to vessel speed restrictions
The Inquirer and Mirror
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Governor opposes NOAA vessel speed zones
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Belsito: Hazard warning for Everett’s lithium battery park
Boston Herald
Gaming
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Bet-Blocking Technology In Works At MGC
State House News Service
Health Care
Housing
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Despite court ruling, Holden will wait and see about complying with MBTA housing law
MassLive
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Former Attleboro nursing home to be redeveloped into a family homeless shelter
The Sun Chronicle
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Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents
Boston Globe
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Boom looms on creation of in-law units (The Republican Editorials)
MassLive
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Residents evacuated Cambridge condo building amid structural issues. Now they’re worried it may have to be demolished.
Boston Globe
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
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Boston Can Boost Civil Fines Under Law Guv Signed
State House News Service
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Senate Must Weigh "Serious" Questions On Audit, Friedman Says
State House News Service
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As Legislature opens 194th session, Hull resident takes on new role as House clerk
Hull Times
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Auditor gets cold shoulder from lawmakers as 72-hour deadline passes
Boston Herald
Local Government
Politics
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MassGOP Calls On Cape Cod Representative To Resign
95wxtk
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Newly inaugurated N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte calls Massachusetts ‘a cautionary tale’
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: Migrant bait-and-switch by Dems
Boston Herald
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New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte slams Massachusetts sanctuary policies, migrant crisis
Boston Herald
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This time feels different: Despairing for America after Nov. 5
Boston Globe
Public Health
Public Safety
Repealed
State Finance
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Budget Writers Agree To Work With Slower Revenue Growth
State House News Service
State Government
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Worries Grow Over Federal, State Service Cuts
State House News Service
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UMass staff lead state's highest-earning workers
Axios
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Lawmaker works toward parity on public boards
CNHI
Transportation
Utilities
Press Releases
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Boston Saves' January Incentive Returns to Provide Boston Public Schools Families a Financial Boost
City of Boston
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MMA’s Geoff Beckwith to retire in September
Mass. Municipal Association
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MassHousing has Awarded $447,671 for the Production and Preservation of Affordable Sober Housing and Supportive Services in Massachusetts
MassHousing
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Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub Celebrates $37.25 Million in Federal Funding to Power Regional Semiconductor Ecosystem
Mass. Technology Collaborative
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Whip Clark Statement on Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s Election as Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair
Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark
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FY25 Tax Rates Rise as Pace of New Growth Slows
Boston Municipal Research Bureau
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CHAPA Submits Feedback to EOHLC on Draft ADU Regulations
Citizens' Housing & Planning Authority
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Pressley to Serve As Co-Chair of Reproductive Freedom Caucus for 119th Congress
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Statement of 1199SEIU President George Gresham on SEIU Joining Forces with the AFL-CIO
1199SEIU
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How Massachusetts Is Preparing for the New Presidential Administration and What It Means for Our Community
The Arc of Mass.