Must-Reads
Massachusetts
‘Everyone here is panicked’: In Trump’s first days, hysteria engulfs Mass. immigrant communities
Boston Globe
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Trump order warning private employers to ‘end illegal DEI discrimination’ has local companies on edge
Boston Globe
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Gulf of Whatnow? Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
AP News
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Unanswered Questions Leave Healey Shelter Plan On Hold
State House News Service
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Massachusetts to receive more than $100 million from landmark opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
Boston Globe
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Healey Warns Trump Tariffs Will Spark Price Increases
State House News Service
National
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Trump’s Plan to Crush the Academic Left
New York Times
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Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right
New York Times
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New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
New York Times
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2026 Governors Ratings: Huge Map Invites a Whirlwind of Competition
The Cook Political Report
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Trump press secretary hid over $300k in debt tied to 'inappropriate donations': report
Raw Story
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
“It is, I suppose, an internationally recognized sea, but (to be honest), a situation like this has never come up before so I need to confirm the appropriate convention,” said Peter Bellerby. “If, for instance, he wanted to change the Atlantic Ocean to the American Ocean, we would probably just ignore it.”
Trump planned to sign an order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making it the Gulf of America.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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New pitch for business park at Whaling City Golf Course
The New Bedford Light
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Apple buys its Back Bay store in one of Boston's priciest real estate deals
Boston Business Journal
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The peril in your cellphone
Boston Globe
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Biogen CEO tells Governor Healey he’s concerned about ‘a lot more policy risk’ in D.C.
Boston Globe
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Why a Boston cybersecurity unicorn is hiring in Boston while rivals move jobs offshore
Boston Globe
Crimes
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Westford woman sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for $100 million home health care scam
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts inmates accused of ‘vicious attack’ on correction officers face ‘sea of blue’ at arraignment
Boston Herald
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Ex-Massachusetts Inspector General’s son busted for alleged child pornography, met up with 13-year-old at mall
Boston Herald
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It’s been 2 years since Lindsay Clancy’s children were killed: What we know
MassLive
Education
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Pittsfield teachers made a short, cold walk Wednesday morning to call attention to the lack of a new contract
Berkshire Eagle
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Report finds crackdown on pro-Palestinian protest may have violated UNH students’ free speech
Boston Globe
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State receivership was supposed to save Dever Elementary, but now Boston wants to close it. What went wrong?
Boston Globe
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Staff laid off at Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, university outsources research
Boston Globe
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Labs, housing could soon rise where Simmons College dorms now stand
Boston Globe
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
Immigration
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Data: How many in New England could be impacted by mass deportations?
Boston Globe
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Worcester superintendent to families: We will not 'coordinate' with ICE agents
Worcester Telegram
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‘Everyone here is panicked’: In Trump’s first days, hysteria engulfs Mass. immigrant communities
Boston Globe
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Brockton Schools vow to keep students safe no matter their immigration status
The Enterprise
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Rep. Lynch defends backing Laken Riley Act, saying U.S. immigration system is 'out of control'
WBUR
Local Government
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Easthampton hearing heated on request to censure Councilor Zaret
Gazette Net
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Pittsfield schools are in line for a $4.4 million increase in state aid next year. What does that mean for the budget?
Berkshire Eagle
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Framingham wins 'conditional approval' for MBTA Communities Act plan. What it means
The Metro West Daily News
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For some Boston neighborhoods, heat advisories come too late
WBUR
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Nantucket to pay homeowners in exchange for year-round deed restrictions on their homes
WBUR
Politics
Taxation
Transportation
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The T wants to pick up speed on the Red and Orange lines
WBUR
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Lights. Camera. Ticket? Healey wants to allow Mass. cities, towns to deploy speed cameras.
Boston Globe
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Ten million taps in, MBTA heralds its Tap to Ride program
Boston Globe
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Cape Cod bridge replacement in 'critical environmental phase.' What does that mean?
Cape Cod Times
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MBTA official says Red Line speed could soon increase to 50 mph, citing quality of track repair work
Boston Globe
Utilities
Press Releases
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Mass Audubon’s 2024 Conservation and Advocacy Highlights
Mass. Audubon
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Federal Policy Update 1/23/25
MIRA Coalition
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MACOM Signs Preliminary Memorandum of Terms for Federal CHIPS and Science Act Funding
Mass. Tech Collaborative
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Sen. Eldridge Announces Multiple Department of Fire Safety Grants to Local Communities
Office of Sen. Jamie Eldridge
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MassGOP Condemns Governor Healey’s $62 Billion Budget Proposal: ‘A Recipe for Fiscal Instability and Higher Taxes on Families’
MassGOP
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API Welcomes Bipartisan Legislation to Enact Pro-American Energy Tax Policy
American Petroleum Institute
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Moulton Statement on Trump Administration Sending Home 160 National Security Staffers
Office of Congressman Seth Moulton
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MBTA and Keolis Begin Procurement to Electrify Fairmount Line
MBTA
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Warren Sends Musk a DOGE Plan to Make Government More Efficient
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Healey’s Budget: When All Else Fails, Tax Candy
Mass Fiscal Alliance