Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Massachusetts’s budget is projected to grow 50 percent from just seven years ago. How did that happen?
Boston Globe
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Healey’s budget plan resurrects decades-old excise tax on prescription drugs
Boston Herald
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Taunton's Carol Doherty led with uncommon 'dignity,' 'grace' and 'humor' to the very end
Taunton Gazette
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Boston man who oversaw VA information security swept up in DOGE cuts: ‘Veteran privacy at risk’
Boston Herald
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How Mass. leads the nation in funding the federal government
Axios
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‘An absolute crisis': Mass. lawmakers and consumers fight rising heating costs
NBC Boston
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Tracking Mass. AG Campbell’s lawsuits against Trump. What they are, where they stand
MassLive
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Immigration lawyers navigate shifting ground, with fewer options for clients
WBUR
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Redacted filing sheds some light on O’Brien firing
Commonwealth Beacon
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The case for — and against — hiking Uber and Lyft fees to Logan Airport
WBUR
National
A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently
New York Times
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Top Social Security Official Resigns After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
New York Times
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Musk’s takeover of US health agencies raises pandemic threat, experts warn
The Guardian
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As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel
New York Times
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Senator Ruben Gallego on the Democrats’ Problem: ‘We’re Always Afraid’
New York Times
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Trump’s pick for Pentagon’s No. 3 becomes GOP flashpoint
punchbowl
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Hochul weighs "serious step" of removing NYC mayor after deputies resign
Axios
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Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next
Washington Post
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7 most likely GOP successors to Trump in 2028
The Hill
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Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’
New York Times
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Behind the Curtain: America's drone-swarm crisis
Axios
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Board of Registration in Medicine Public Hearing
Via conference call
10:00am
Mass. Honors the Ukrainian/Polish Humanitarian Initiative
Great Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Elon Musk says this longstanding television program ‘deserves a long prison sentence’
MassLive
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Trump stands up — for the right of American business to bribe foreign officials
Boston Globe
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Trump nominates Ed Martin, an ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, to stay as top DC federal prosecutor
Boston Herald
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Murphy: Kennedy brings much needed change
Boston Herald
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The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours
New York Times
Business
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Downtown’s new cheerleader: Andrea Monson name new director of Downtown Northampton Association
Gazette Net
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Cuts at the Associated Press leave New England with fewer of its traditional reporters
Boston Globe
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Editorial: The Boston Globe’s selective transparency on White Stadium reeks
Boston Herald
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As winters warm, New England ski resorts become snow factories
Boston Globe
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Major Mass. employers banish ‘diversity’ from annual filings
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
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Boston Pride for the People announces dates for 2025 Pride Parade and Festival
NBC Boston
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Welcome to Hamassachusetts
The Free Press
Democracy
Education
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With rising costs, limited funding, one western Mass. school district projects 'extreme layoffs'
New England Public Media
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R.I. students have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than the rest of New England
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: UMass is yet another den of high-pension hacks
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey pushes back on Trump administration order to end DEI in schools
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts Teachers Association continues to face heat after ‘vile antisemitic stereotypes’ highlighted, including Star of David made out of dollar bills
Boston Herald
Health Care
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‘We don’t want people to panic unnecessarily’: Massachusetts’ top health official braces for changes under Trump
Boston Globe
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Patients and staff criticize state’s plan to close beloved children’s hospital in Canton
Boston Globe
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Opinion: The funding freeze endangered community health centers. That’s bad for all of us.
Boston Globe
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Nasal spray for Alzheimer’s: How a Mass. man is the only one to try it so far
MassLive
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As Cerberus CEO faces Senate confirmation for Trump post, Warren seeks answers on Steward
Boston Globe
Housing
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
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Taunton Rep. Doherty Dies at 82 After Cancer Fight
State House News Service
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Battenfeld: Is DiZoglio fight with Legislature about an audit, or revenge?
Boston Herald
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'Profound sadness': Carol Doherty, Taunton state rep and ex-school board member, has died
Taunton Gazette
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
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The case for more Black lobbyists
Commonwealth Magazine
Local Government
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Preservationists fight to save historic General Glover House property in Swampscott
Boston Globe
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Peabody council OKs $3,000 raise for mayor
Salem News
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State of the City: Verga asked about ways to improve revenue
Gloucester Times
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Officials plan to close Town Hall during discussion of W. Boylston Trump flag controversy
Worcester Telegram
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A dog is running for mayor of Dorchester. We’re here for it
MassLive
Politics
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Where is the anti-Trump resistance?
Boston Globe
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500 attend McGovern coffee hour to share outrage with Trump administration and the Democratic Party alike
Gazette Net
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These Mass. residents voted for Trump. Several say, ‘So far, so good.’
Boston Globe
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Rep. Neal on the balance of power between the Trump administration, Congress
WBUR
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On Presidents Day, protesters at Springfield City Hall warn of Trump’s coup
MassLive
Public Health
Public Safety
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Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox defends diversity amid Trump crackdown
Boston Globe
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‘I don’t want to fight no more’: Members of the Outlaws take stock of the destruction — and seek atonement
Boston Globe
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Boston Police Commissioner confident federal support won’t be ‘undone’ despite sanctuary status
Boston Herald
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Groups sue state over firearm age restrictions
The Eagle Tribune
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VT: A second incarcerated man dies at Springfield prison in less than a month
VTDigger
State Government
Transportation
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State Police data shows vehicle crashes sharply increased over holiday weekend amid freezing rain and sleet
Boston Globe
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Boston’s bike lane wars have entered the mayoral race. But who owns the road?
Boston Globe
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Train derails in Littleton, prompting road closure
MassLive
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Massport's rideshare fee hike faces pushback
The Eagle Tribune
Utilities
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Massachusetts governor sends letter to DPU chair with utility rate concerns
News 22 WWLP.com
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Amid rising energy bills, senators ask Mass. regulators to revisit natural gas rates
Boston Globe
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Healey: DPU ‘must act immediately’ to relieve spike in natural gas prices
Boston Herald
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As temperatures drop, Mass. lawmakers call for ‘urgent’ review of rising natural gas bills
MassLive
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Massachusetts regulators discuss lowering gas delivery rates after 'Ben Has Your Back' report
WCVB
Press Releases
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Saturday Scoop: the Senate's rules are set– how transparent are they?
Act on Mass
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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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EPA to review cleanups at ten Massachusetts Superfund sites this year
EPA in Massachusetts
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City Council Urges Mass General Brigham to Address Physician Concerns
City of Boston
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Senator Markey Responds to Administrator Zeldin's Unfounded Attack on Climate Bank, Urges Citibank Not to Give in to Fearmongering
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Rescue Raptor Win: Lowell City Council Puts a Stop to Rodenticide Use on City Property
Mass Audubon
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Senate Rams Through Migrant Shelter Bailout
Mass. Fiscal Alliance
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MTA mourns loss of Carol Doherty
Mass. Teachers Association
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AG Campbell Stands With Transgender Military Members In Challenge To President Trump's Discriminatory Executive Order
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Tool to Assist Veterans with Financial Benefits
Mass. Executive Office of Veterans Services
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MassDEP Fines ZQHW Corp. and Fabian Oil, Inc. for Failure to Notify of Gasoline Release at Northampton Convenience Store
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection