Must-Reads
Scores of staff members have left Massachusetts Auditor’s Office since Diana DiZoglio took over
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano 'On The Record' about Massachusetts' federal funding
WCVB
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says she will seek reelection
WGBH
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Massachusetts Legislators Seek Outside Counsel To Thwart Audit, Will Of Voters
Binj
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‘Erasure’: Mass. Rep Pressley slams attacks on DEI
MassLive
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Amid restructuring, Mass General Brigham launches large-scale layoffs
Boston Globe
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Who would be evicted from family shelters by new criminal background checks? Nobody.
Boston Globe
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers push for a statewide water conservation strategy
Commonwealth Beacon
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‘We are on a downward spiral’: Mass. school districts face another year of dire cuts
Boston Globe
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Former state Sen. Dean Tran sentenced to 18 months for fraud
WCVB
Wall Street Prepares to Defend a Favored Tax Break, Again
New York Times
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Musk reinstates DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts after JD Vance leads outcry
USA Today
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GOP gains in voter registration raise red flags for Democrats
The Hill
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Bomb-plot trial of neo-Nazi leader pulls back veil on US extremist networks
The Guardian
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Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent
CBS News
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Revealed: how a shadowy group of far-right donors is funding federal employee watchlists
The Guardian
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Meet the members of Elon Musk’s demolition team
Boston Globe
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Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies
New York Times
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Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
New York Times
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Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico
AP News
Today on Beacon Hill
House Informal Session
Senate Informal Session
Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism
Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology
MassDems Congressional District 8 Listening Tour
Quote of the Day
“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal. Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Trump reshapes media landscape: Legacy outlets sidelined
Boston Globe
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GOP senators ‘terrified’ of crossing Trump, facing Musk-funded challengers
News 22 WWLP.com
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Editorial: Democrats double down on Stop Trump agenda
Boston Herald
Business
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Northland seeks to cut offices out of Newton mixed-use project
Boston Business Journal
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Good with money: A new wave of female banking leaders is emerging in Central Mass.
Worcester Business Journal
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'Very expensive eggs': Some Boston-area restaurants feel effects of bird flu on egg supplies
WBUR
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Springfield Regional Chamber focusing on outreach to small business
MassLive
Civil Rights
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Lucas: Democrats lack common sense on trans athlete ban
Boston Herald
Constitutional
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The Column: The rise of the guardians
Lowell Sun
Education
Environment
Federal
Health Care
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Trump administration cuts to health research is ‘an attack on Massachusetts’
Boston Globe
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Cape Cod mental health facility to close, state budget cuts cited. 'There's nothing.'
Cape Cod Times
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‘Purposeful chaos’: Mass. health care faces deluge of confusion after Trump DEI, gender orders
MassLive
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Mass General Brigham to cut jobs, consolidate management amid $250M budget shortfall
Boston Business Journal
Housing
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Black-owned bank stepping in to help with Massachusetts housing crunch
WCVB
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Apartment building approved for site of longtime Worcester restaurant
Worcester Telegram
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Developers are worried about future affordable housing projects in the Berkshires amid uncertainty about federal policy
Berkshire Eagle
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ADUs are now allowed by right in Massachusetts. But Berkshire County towns still have work to do
Berkshire Eagle
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Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft backtracks on rent control, saying his plan would be optional
Boston Herald
Human Services
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MA community action agencies aim to restore antipoverty funds
Public News Service
Immigration
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Beacon Hill Roll Call: Shelter system items dominate agenda
Lowell Sun
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‘We feel too much anxiety’: Venezuelans in Massachusetts in limbo as Trump administration ends the country’s Temporary Protected Status
Boston Globe
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Venezuelans in Boston decry Trump Administration's termination of protected status
WBUR
Judiciary
Labor
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‘Receive the respect they have earned’: A.G. Campbell stands with federal workers amidst buyout
Fox 25 News
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Editorial: Time to tackle unemployment reform
Worcester Business Journal
Legislative
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House Hires Legal Firm For Possible Q1 Litigation
State House News Service
Local Government
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South Coast legislators’ bill would help protect Buzzards Bay
The New Bedford Light
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Ex-city councilor Michael Flaherty to receive $253K severance after dismissal from Boston Water and Sewer
Boston Herald
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Michael Flaherty agrees to $253K severance package with Boston Water and Sewer Commission
Boston Globe
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Holyoke eyes new signs downtown, will hold forum to gather ideas from public
Gazette Net
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Castelo: Voting open in Boston’s 1st participatory budget
Boston Herald
Politics
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Pols & Politics: Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft make moves as race for Boston mayor kicks off
Boston Herald
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Josh Kraft on why he's running for mayor of Boston and what sets him apart
CBS News
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What’s a blue state governor to do?
Boston Globe
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Facing a second Trump era, Mass. activists and organizers look beyond street protests to fight back
Boston Globe
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Our View: Local leaders: Just say 'no'
The Sun Chronicle
Public Health
Public Safety
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Gun fired inside Boston Police station
MassLive
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Trump DOJ places civil rights cases in limbo as Worcester PD negotiates reform deal
Boston Globe
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Behind-the-scenes heroes: South Hadley dispatchers recognized by State 911 Department for actions last year
Gazette Net
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Trial Board hearing for Trooper Michael Proctor resumes Monday
MassLive
State Government
Taxation
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Editorial: Take 5 on proposed candy tax
Boston Globe
Transportation
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Green Line collision sends five to hospital and brings federal investigators
Boston Herald
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South Coast Rail coming March 24
The New Bedford Light
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Shuttle buses continue to replace some MBTA Green Line service after crash
MassLive
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Shuttle buses continue to replace train service after Green Line crash in Somerville renews safety concerns
Boston Globe
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Berkshire communities are getting creative to stretch their supply of road salt as storms keep coming
Berkshire Eagle
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South Coast Rail sets service kickoff date
Boston.com
Utilities
Press Releases
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Second Annual Report Analyzes Major Public Pensions’ Responses To The Climate Crisis In Proxy Voting
Sierra Club
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A Call to End Modern-Day Slavery
City of Boston
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The Dunkings™ Return to The Big Game: Dunkin'® and Ben Affleck Rally a New Team—Featuring Casey Affleck, Jeremy Strong and Bill Belichick— to Defend Their Coffee Crown
Dunkin'
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Migrant Funding Follow Up
Mass. Fiscal Alliance
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Call For 220,000 New Homes in Statewide Housing Plan
Citizens' Housing & Planning Authority
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Warren on Senate GOP Budget Resolution Proposal
Office of Elizabeth Warren
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AG Campbell Stands With Federal Workers Against Coercive "Fork In The Road" Federal Buyout Challenge
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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MassGOP Slams Healey’s Reelection Bid: Calls for New Leadership to Get Massachusetts on the Right Track
MassGOP