Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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DiZoglio Not Satisfied With Senate Democrats’ Audit Response
Commonwealth Beacon
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One Massachusetts town’s rejection of water fluoridation foresaw a growing national debate
Boston Globe
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How will Trump’s housing pick impact Mass.? One Bay State lawmaker wants answers
MassLive
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Judge orders white supremacist group Patriot Front to pay $2.7 million to Black musician attacked in Boston
Boston Globe
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In Revere, a push for answers after man arrested with assault rifle and 10 pounds of fentanyl at state shelter
Boston Globe
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Negotiators don’t want to discuss failed transparency talks
News 22 WWLP.com
National
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Inside the Democrats’ Pete Hegseth playbook
Punchbowl News
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Trump has not been exonerated, special counsel Jack Smith declares in final report
Politico
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Mark Zuckerberg Doubles Down on the MAGA-fication of Meta
Vanity Fair
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Drug Commercials Aren’t Just Annoying — They’re Costing You Money
The Lever
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Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California
Washington Post
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The immigration bill that’s accelerating a Democratic reckoning
Washington Post
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Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode
The Guardian
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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
AP News
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A bargaining breakdown and strikes: the ongoing union fight at Starbucks
The Guardian
Today on Beacon Hill
3:00pm
250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution
Virtual Hearing
Quote of the Day
“The Department's view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a President is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office stands fully behind. Indeed, but for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.”
Six days before President-elect Trump is due to be sworn as the victor of the 2024 election, special counsel Jack Smith’s report into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is finally here.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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A loss due to fear: What a crackdown on immigration could mean for agriculture
The Recorder
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Boston Fed names new board of directors
Boston Globe
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MassMutual CEO takes chair role at Boston Federal Reserve
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
Education
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At 82, the head of Boston College’s center for retirement research is ready for her own
Boston Globe
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‘The pipelines are drying up’: Why teacher salaries are catastrophic for the profession
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: DEI is alive and well in higher education
Boston Herald
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Teachers Plan Pickets At All Boston Schools Thursday
State House News Service
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Massachusetts school district, church sued after girl was repeatedly raped by teacher, CCD instructor
Boston Herald
Environment
Health Care
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Subsidized Plans Drive Connector Enrollment To New High
State House News Service
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‘Possibly the worst example of private equity greed’: In Prospect Medical bankruptcy, echoes of Steward
Boston Globe
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R.I. braces for hospital fallout amid Prospect Medical Holding’s financial collapse
Boston Globe
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Mass-Care’s ballot effort gives single-payer health care a boost
Gazette Net
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Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy after owners took hundreds of millions in payouts
CBS News
Housing
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Town officials plan to push for MBTA Communities Act compliance after high court decision
WBUR
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Take it from a Milton resident: Needham should vote ‘yes’ on the controversial housing plan
Boston Globe
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Governor Healey announces plan to eliminate renter-paid broker fees
Boston Globe
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An MBTA Communities reality check
Commonwealth Beacon
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In latest town to be split by housing plan, Needham voters head to the polls
Boston Globe
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Governor Healey looks to revisit right-to-shelter law
News 22 WWLP.com
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Opinion: Misguided MBTA Communities Act is based on a myth
Boston Globe
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Gov. Healey announces plan to eliminate renter-paid broker fees
NBC Boston
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Renters wouldn’t automatically pay broker fees in Mass. anymore under governor’s new proposal
WGBH
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Fetherston: Inside the ‘Healey Hotel’ catastrophe
Boston Herald
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Gov. Maura Healey says she’ll move to do away with renter-paid broker fees
Boston Herald
Immigration
Legislative
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Healey Signed All Bills Delivered In Final Push
State House News Service
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GOP lawmakers to propose actions addressing emergency shelter crisis in Mass.
NBC Boston
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DiZoglio blasts Senate offer to meet over audit push
Boston Herald
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Top Dems Revisiting Unfinished Work: Transparency Reforms
State House News Service
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The pitched battles for partisan control in state legislatures
Boston Globe
Local Government
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Holyoke treasurer hopes to be fired, urges voters at special election to make position an appointed one
Daily Hampshire GAzette
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500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls
The Recorder
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Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to baby girl
WBUR
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to her third child, a girl
Boston Globe
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It’s a girl! Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to healthy baby girl
Boston Herald
Public Health
Public Safety
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Editorial: Making sure shelter residents are safe
Boston Globe
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Editorial: No sanctuary for rapists!
Boston Herald
State Finance
State Government
Taxation
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Wu Ties Residential Rebates To Property Tax Refile
State House News Service
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu renews effort to provide tax relief for homeowners, files updated home rule petition
Boston Globe
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Boston Mayor Wu’s tax relief bill welcomed by ‘struggling’ senior homeowners, but hammered by real estate industry
Boston Herald
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What to know about Mayor Wu's refiled property tax bill
Axios
Transportation
Utilities
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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge Of Vineyard Wind
Nantucket Current
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Hadley Media aims to bring broadband to last 32 homes without it
Gazette Net
Press Releases
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Representative Lipper-Garabedian Joins the Legislature to Pass Major Health Care Oversight Legislation, Regulates Private Equity
Office of Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian
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Senator Eldridge Announces Immaculate Mchome as Chief of Staff
Office of Sen. Jamie Eldridge
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Barr Foundation Jim Canales to Conclude 11-Year Tenure As President by End of 2025
Barr Foundation
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Ranking Member Warren Presses HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner on Plans to Lead Agency, Lower Housing Costs for Families Ahead of Hearing
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Senator Markey to Introduce Bill to Extend Deadline for TikTok Ban, Takes to Senate Floor in Support of Vibrant Online Communities
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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ABCD Health Services Partners with TESTANDGO® Kiosks to Offer Free Reproductive Health Products, Referrals and STI Testing Around the Clock
Action for Boston Community Development
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TechNet’s Statement on the Biden Administration’s New Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion
TechNet
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Healey-Driscoll and Wu Administrations Announce Plan to Protect Affordable Housing at Jamaica Plain Development
MA Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $10 Million to Community-Based Housing and Nutrition Organizations
MassHealth
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Governor Healey Announces Proposal to Eliminate Renter-Paid Broker Fees
MA Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
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Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Welcomes Joshua Gladstone as a Disability Policy Specialist
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council