Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Amid Mass. school budget crises, lawmakers weigh how to fix school funding system
Boston Globe
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Trump likely can’t touch permitted offshore wind projects in New England
MassLive
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Healey’s 7.4% spending hike in FY26 ‘certainly gives us pause,’ Senate budget chief says
Boston Herald
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‘Lots of questions’: Mass. officials say state shelter system on verge of running out of cash
Boston Globe
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Steward demanding millions from its former Mass. hospitals to continue critical technology services
Boston Globe
National
Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings
AP News
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Donald Trump’s Cabinet of Revenge
The New Yorker
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With Tampons and Code, Silicon Valley Workers Quietly Protest Tech’s Rightward Shift
New York Times
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Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
New York Times
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Tennessee GOP passes immigration law to criminalize elected officials' votes
The Tennessean
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Capitulating to Trump: why people are warning about ‘Vichy’ America
The Guardian
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The 11 Incumbents Most Vulnerable to a Primary Challenge
The Cook Political Report
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For Trump, Democracies, not Autocracies, are the Problem
Lucid
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DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display
Public Notice
Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
ASEZ Star Award
Great Hall, State House, Boston
5:00pm
Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Proposed Regulatory Changes
Submission via email
Quote of the Day
“If you want an analogy for the present state of America it’s perhaps not an out-and-out fascist regime, but a Vichy regime,” wrote John Ganz. “It’s partly fascist but mostly just a reactionary and defeatist catch-all. It’s a regime born of capitulation and of defeat: of the slow and then sudden collapse of the longstanding institutions of a great democracy whose defenders turned out to be senile and unable to cope with or understand modern politics.”
As Trump creates unprecedented chaos, Democrats have offered little more than platitudes – sparking comparisons to France’s collaborationist second world war regime
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said he needed to see, he dismissed it
Boston Globe
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A chaotic month in Washington closes with a tragedy, but that doesn’t end the political tension
Boston Globe
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Opinion: The absurdity of Kennedy’s HHS nomination
Boston Globe
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Editorial: The messianic arrogance of RFK Jr.
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Lawsuit challenges Musk’s cost-cutting commission
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Trump is tapping into Americans' frustrations with DEI
Boston Globe
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'Fight far from over' on federal funds, state lawmaker Trahan says
Worcester Telegram
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McKoon: Want a 51st state? Look to Puerto Rico
Boston Herald
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The DNC’s outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: Dem scream tunnel at confirmation hearings
Boston Herald
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Federal fund freeze reversed, but Keating, Markey say vigilance still needed
Cape Cod Times
Business
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Emails show tension between Wu administration and Kraft Group over Everett soccer stadium
Boston Globe
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Luxembourg luxury developer has plans for 400 Atlantic Ave.
Boston Business Journal
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Charles River Labs to close site, lay off workers
Boston Business Journal
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Boston's Great Scott set to reopen as mixed-use project
Axios
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‘It’s just awful’: How Boston’s liquor stores are dealing with the sobering reality of Dry January
Boston Globe
Education
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Pittsfield's Middle School Restructuring Panel Preparing Recommendation
iBerkshires
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Pittsfield teachers union reaches tentative agreement with school committee
Berkshire Eagle
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Southbridge Town Council votes no confidence in state-appointed schools receiver
Worcester Telegram
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Teachers at 'breaking point' rally before school
The Eagle Tribune
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State board sees no easy answers on cellphones in classrooms
Gazette Net
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Mass. school gets a $50 million bequest from former Pfizer president
Boston.com
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Mobley: Education choice works – it did for me
Boston Herald
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Scholar and author Ibram X. Kendi leaving BU for Howard University
WBUR
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Massachusetts Attorney General issues guidelines for responding to ICE in schools
News 22 WWLP.com
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Northeastern changes its DEI website following Trump’s executive order
Boston.com
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Commenters spring to Amherst superintendent’s defense before school board
Gazette Net
Environment
Health Care
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ER visits. Concierge care. Traveling out of state. How Mass. patients are navigating the broken primary care system.
Boston Globe
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Vertex wins FDA approval for long-awaited non-opioid painkiller
Boston Business Journal
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FDA approves Journavx, new non-opioid painkiller from Vertex: ‘An important public health milestone’
Boston Globe
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Mass. clinics still provide trans care for kids. The future is uncertain
WBUR
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Healey curtails access to elder home care programs as caseloads surge in Massachusetts
Fall River Reporter
Housing
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Remake of Curtis Apartments at Worcester's Great Brook Valley nears next phase
Worcester Telegram
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State makes progress on shelter remediation as some problems persist
The Conord Bridge
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Mass. Ready to Embrace By-Right Accessory Dwellings
State House News Service
Human Services
Immigration
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ICE rumors spread Island-wide fear
Martha's Vineyard Times
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In Mass. immigrant communities, rumors of ICE raids outnumber arrests
WBUR
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In Beacon Hill rally, advocates call for swift action on immigration bills
MassLive
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Mass. Republicans file legislation to allow local, state police to comply with ICE detainer requests
Boston Globe
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A sanctuary church in R.I. takes stock of new Trump policies
Boston Globe
Legislative
Local Government
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Lynnfield Fire Dept. Awarded $19K Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant
Patch
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City Looks to Move Forward with Study for Community Center
Chelsea Record
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HUD records: Ex-director of Chicopee Housing Authority accused of racial, disability discrimination
MassLive
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Indicted Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson says she can’t afford attorney’s fees
Boston Herald
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‘Huge win’: Opponents of Boston’s White Stadium plan protest demolition, buoyed by deadlocked City Council vote
Boston Herald
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Revised ADU bylaw heads to Town Meeting for approval
Marblehead Current
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Councilors approve solar farm with conditions
The Eagle Tribune
Politics
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Former State Rep. John Fresolo to run for Worcester District 3 Councilor
MassLive
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Loisel announces bid for Northampton’s Ward 3 council seat
Gazette Net
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The Quiet Evolution of Joe Kennedy III
Boston Magazine
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Peter Durant, a Republican state senator and Healey critic, says he’s weighing gubernatorial run
Boston Globe
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After significant gains in 2024 and reelection as party chair, Amy Carnevale hopes to keep momentum for MassGOP
WAMC
Public Safety
State Finance
State Government
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State Sen. Peter Durant is mulling a bid for governor
WBUR
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Potential Closure Of Cape Cod's State-Run Mental Health Facility Draws Ire
Brookline Patch
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Driscoll Taking Lead On Military Asset Task Force
State House News Service
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Editorial: More transparency needed from Treasurer's office
Boston Business Journal
Taxation
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Healey: Candy tax just 'an idea'
The Eagle Tribune
Press Releases
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Pharmaceutical Executive Sentenced for Insider Trading
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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MassCEC Launches No-Cost Energy Efficiency Support Service for Lowell and Springfield Renters and Homeowners
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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API Statement on Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary
American Petroleum Institute
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Jamie Hellen is new MMA president; Kassandra Gove is VP
Mass. Municipal Association
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DOR Implements New Policy to Improve Annual CPA Reporting Compliance
Community Preservation Coalition
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Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Passage of Groundbreaking Net Zero Carbon Zoning
Boston Planning & Development Agency
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At Hearing, Army Secretary Nominee Agrees with Warren’s Right to Repair Cost-Cutting Recommendations
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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MassGOP Demands Fiscal Accountability as Emergency Shelter Budget Runs Dry
MassGOP
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Keep Pappas & Pocasset Open
Mass-Care
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Secretary Tutwiler Delivers Massachusetts 2025 State of Education Address
MA Executive Office of Education