Must-Reads
Massachusetts
These 12 committees held no hearings last session. They’re back, and their leaders earn up to $44,862 in extra pay.
Boston Globe
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Mass. receives $2 billion in federal education funds. It can’t replace it
MassLive
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‘Give ‘em hell Michelle’: Mayor Wu stayed calm and combative during her first congressional hearing on immigration
Boston Globe
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Meet Beacon Hill’s new top House lawmaker on transportation
Commonwealth Beacon
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Wu fends off GOP critiques of Boston immigration policies
Commonwealth Beacon
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Every year, the water in this Western Mass. town turns brown. When will residents finally get a solution?
Boston Globe
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Bill supporters cite poll results on abortions later in pregnancy
WWLP 22
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Legislative audit scope emerging as central legal issue
State House News Service
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Amid policy chaos, Mass. business confidence plummets the most since onset of COVID
Boston Globe
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Audit finds MBTA lax in commuter rail oversight, losing millions of dollars
WGBH
National
Why Some Schools Are Rethinking ‘College for All’
New York Times
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Greenland Hits Back at Trump’s Bonkers Threat
The New Republic
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Tesla for Sale: Buyer’s Remorse Sinks In for Elon Musk’s E.V.-Owning Critics
New York Times
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Trump stares down early economic potholes
Axios
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Judges vs. Trump
New York Times
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How Trump unites and divides Democrats all at once
Punchbowl News
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Packed Pacs: how billionaires in the US are bankrolling Republicans at the state level
The Guardian
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Elon Musk’s Shadow Government Is on Shaky Legal Ground
Vanity Fair
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Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers
ProPublica
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Democrats Must Step Aside in Red States
The Bulwark
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‘Hamilton’ cancels Kennedy Center run; Grenell fires back
The Hill
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DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Office of Campaign & Political Finance Public Hearing
OCPF, One Ashburton Place, Room 411, Boston
10:00am
DPU Competitive Supply Stakeholder Working Group
Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, 3rd Floor, Boston
10:00am
47th Annual MDDC/The Arc of Massachusetts Legislative Reception
Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
Joint Committee on Ways & Means: Committee Hearing
Gardner Auditorium and Virtual
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
The Fight for Transparency With State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hosted by Contrarian Boston
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
“The Democratic party is failing as a national party. The brand is toxic in too many places. The chance that Democrats could win back a Senate majority within the next decade is vanishingly small. Simply counting on Republicans to mess up won’t save it.”
Bailey and Drutman argue that Democrats must step aside in red states and let a new party—one that could actually defeat MAGA Republicans—compete there in 2026 and 2028.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Among Boston nonprofits, federal funding unknowns causing trepidation
Boston Globe
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New grocery store nears opening in downtown Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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Former Stop & Shop president, mother of Mass. treasurer, dies at 93
Boston Business Journal
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Federal judge in Boston blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
WBUR
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‘It’s going to affect everybody’: Boston grocers and shoppers brace for tariff-fueled sticker shock
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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New East Longmeadow High School ‘topped out’ in milestone-marking ceremony
The Reminder
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Pittsfield School Policy Panel Endorses Social Media Regs
iBerkshires
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Linda McMahon sets stage to dismantle Education Department
Boston Globe
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Springfield public schools begin budget work with $671 million proposal
MassLive
Environment
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100-plus sharks tagged off Cape Cod were detected along Maine: ‘White sharks that visit Cape Cod travel well beyond these waters’
Boston Herald
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Three federal workers fired at Cape Cod National Seashore: ‘We’re really concerned about the lack of staffing’
Boston Herald
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A call to pause State Forest cutting plan
Martha's Vineyard Times
Federal
Housing
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54-unit apartment complex in works near former St. John Cantius Church in Northampton
Gazette Net
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Tewksbury Select Board votes to request MBTA Communities exemption
Lowell Sun
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How tariffs on Canada will make new housing more expensive in New England
Boston Globe
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AG Campbell alleges deceptive practices by Boston company that ‘invests’ in home equity
Boston Globe
Human Services
Immigration
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Boston City Council supports protections for illegal immigrants facing deportation
Boston Herald
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‘Shame on him for lying about my city’: Wu defends Boston before Congress
Boston Globe
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Boston mayor grilled as misinformation flies at sanctuary cities hearing
Axios
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Mayor Wu defends Boston in heated congressional hearing on sanctuary cities
MassLive
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Immigration rally turns contentious outside Boston City Hall
State House News Service
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Mass. spending on shelters housing migrants, locals hits half a billion in FY25, data shows
Lowell Sun
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Battenfeld: Michelle Wu and Boston could face legal repercussions after much-hyped hearing
Boston Herald
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‘It’s heartbreaking': Mass. Rep. Pressley shares constituents’ deportation fears
MassLive
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More than 100 people drown out counterprotesters, rally at Boston City Hall to support Wu as she testifies in D.C.
Boston Globe
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Boston Mayor Wu, other mayors may face criminal prosecution for sanctuary policies, House Republicans say
Boston Herald
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Under attack, Mayor Wu defends Boston, demands reforms
State House News Service
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Boston sanctuary city supporters, opponents verbally clash outside City Hall
Boston Herald
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Opinion: GOP had wrong politician at immigration hearing — it should have been Healey, not Wu
Boston Globe
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GOP had wrong politician at immigration hearing — it should have been Healey, not Wu
Boston Globe
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Boston Mayor Wu spells out immigrants' impact in congressional hearing
Axios
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Cambridge City Council declares city a ‘sanctuary’ for trans people
Boston.com
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Legislators talk with Montague officials about regionalization, rural school challenges
The Recorder
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Briefings: Judge Largely Rejects Sarno’s Bid to End His Ex-Aide’s Discrimination Suit
Western Mass. Politics & Insight
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Everett Mayor DeMaria says he will not pay back bonuses unless "due process" finds them improper
WGBH
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Zoning Board dismisses project to bring Roxbury birth center, nonprofit offices
Bay State Banner
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Our View: The will of the voters be damned
The Sun Chronicle
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Worcester Police Chief Saucier outlines department changes in wake of critical DOJ report
Worcester Telegram
Politics
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DC notebook: Boston Mayor Wu faces down Congressional committee with her baby in tow
Boston Herald
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Healey talks Trump, DEI, and Dunkin’ with Seth Meyers on ‘Late Night’
Boston Globe
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Fired Granby veteran suffers through Trump’s speech, equates experience to ‘Jerry Springer Show’
Gazette Net
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Lucas: Zelenskyy dustup with Trump a lesson for Healey
Boston Herald
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To protest Trump administration’s plans to cut NIH funding, researchers will march in Boston and elsewhere
Boston Globe
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Zwirko announces Select Board candidacy
The Reminder
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Massachusetts Gov. Healey: Kamala Harris Ran ‘Fantastic Campaign’
WBSM
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Campaign finance records show Josh Kraft raised about $290,000 in February, less than campaign previously claimed
Boston Globe
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Markey says 2025 will be about ‘fighting back’ against Trump administration policies
WGBH
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Petitioning Window Opens for Springfield Election; Some Surprises Are Flying in
Western Mass. Politics & Insight
Public Health
Public Safety
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Massachusetts inmate who was granted clemency from Biden charged with smuggling K2-laced paper into federal prison
Boston Herald
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Former Methuen police chief, officer back in court this spring
The Eagle Tribune
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Downtown Boston Stakeholders and Public Officials Commit to Joint Public Safety Efforts
Beacon Hill Times
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Holyoke police and fire departments exit 1970s diversity hiring consent decree
MassLive
State Government
Transportation
Press Releases
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Officials to Hold Virtual Press Conference on Age of Consent Legislation
Office of Sen. Joan Lovely and Office of Rep. Leigh Davis
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Don’t Let Trump Gut Medical Debt Protections
Community Catalyst
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Pressley Applauds Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Following House Oversight Hearing
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Assessing Impacts of Federal Actions on Our Communities
United Way of Mass. Bay & Merrimack Valley s
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Massachusetts Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism to Highlight Massachusetts 250, Conversation with Governor Healey and Bestselling Author Elin Hilderbrand
Mass. Office of Travel and Tourism
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AG Campbell Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration For Defunding Medical And Public Health Innovation Research
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration: $5.8 Million to Expand Mobility
Mass. Rail and Transit Division
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AG Campbell Issues Multistate Guidance For Schools On Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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MassDEP Penalizes 1226 Union for Waste Site Cleanup Violations
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $51,798,509 in new loans and grants at its March meeting
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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February Revenue Collections Total $2.131 Billion
Mass. Department of Revenue
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MassGOP Slams Mayor Wu’s Sanctuary City Secrecy: No Data, No Accountability, No Answers
MassGOP