Must-Reads
State bracing for 'all hands' response to federal funds threat
Dorchester Reporter
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Predicting flat lottery sales, Goldberg seeks big ad budget increase
WWLP 22
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s fight with border czar Tom Homan builds after sanctuary city hearing
Boston Herald
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Former Franklin County sheriff suspended from Cape Cod police academy position
The Recorder
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Comply, resist, evade? Trump policies spark heated health care conversations in Mass.
WBUR
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Editorial: ‘Sanctuary city’ hearing an exercise in political farce
Boston Globe
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Of the 7 deadly sins, this one is most prevalent in Mass., study says
MassLive
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State orders open access to free prenatal vitamins, birth control
State House News Service
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State orders open access to free prenatal vitamins, birth control
commonwealthbeacon
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Maine buys contaminated farm with dollars from state PFAS fund
WBUR
There are 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – and they’re all more likable than the real thing
The Guardian
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NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants, defying court orders
Boston Globe
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Gavin Newsom’s declaration of independence
Politico
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DCCC announces 26 vulnerable members for Frontline program in 2026
Roll Call
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Kamala Harris gets serious about considering run for California governor
Politico
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‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
New York Times
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Rubio’s reckoning: Is he a Trump ‘influencer’ or follower?
Semafor
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How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
New York Times
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DOGE staffers bring U.S. Marshals to small federal agency that denied them access
Washington Post
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The Democrats: A look at how Schumer and Jeffries are performing
Punchbowl News
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Trump threatens new sanctions and tariffs on Russia to force peace talks
Axios
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Live Updates: U.S. Hiring Holds Steady
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
MMA Dalton Legislative Breakfast
MMA Marlborough Legislative Breakfast
27th Annual International Women's Day Breakfast
Municipal Police Training Committee Public Hearing
Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing
Panel on Justice-Involved Women Meeting
Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick's Day Celebration & Roast
Birthday: Rep. Chynah Tyler
Quote of the Day
“When you see important societal actors — be it university presidents, media outlets, C.E.O.s, mayors, governors — changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government, that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism,”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Editorial: Hunter Biden goes bust without pop as president
Boston Herald
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In Trump era, ‘angry conservatives’ have more explaining to do
Boston Globe
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Federal Judge: Trump Admin. trying to ‘put itself above Congress,’ must unfreeze funds
Boston Herald
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Finley: Democrats now the party of the bureaucracy
Boston Herald
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How Democrats Can Win This Shutdown Fight
The Bulwark
Business
Cannabis
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Mariano eyes possible early action on Cannabis Commission
State House News Service
Civil Rights
Democracy
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All Media Will Be Forced to Choose
The Bulwark
Education
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Mass, other states sue Trump administration over slashed funding for teacher-prep programs
WBUR
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Attorney General Andrea Campbell sues Trump administration over teacher grant cuts
WCVB
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DESE responds to allegations of racism, bullying at Southwick Regional School
New England Public Media
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How would the dismantling of the Department of Education impact Massachusetts schools?
CBS News
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NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants, defying court orders
Boston Globe
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The Pell Grant started in Rhode Island 50 years ago. Will it outlive the US Department of Education?
Boston Globe
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Smith College lands $51M bequest from anonymous donor, its largest ever planned gift
Gazette Net
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'It's not fun and games': Mass. Gov. Healey warns of impact if Department of Education is dismantled
WCVB
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Sean Ryan, administrator at Kentucky college, to be next president of Anna Maria College
Worcester Telegram
Federal
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SBA office to move out of Boston, other 'sanctuary cities'
Boston Business Journal
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Boston’s sanctuary city status prompts Small Business Administration to relocate office
Boston Herald
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SBA office to move out of Boston, other 'sanctuary cities'
Boston Business Journal
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Republicans press Trump to resume military, intelligence aid to Ukraine
The Hill
Health Care
Housing
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Healey: Grants remain at risk in towns not complying with housing law
State House News Service
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Local shelter workers say HUD cuts would destabilize 'an already unstable environment' for housing in the Berkshires
The Berkshire Eagle
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Hampshire College development calls for 140 housing units, commercial space at Atkins Corner
Gazette Net
Human Services
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Human services sector looks to Legislature for pay raises
State House News Service
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
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DiZoglio, Dems get "a little tense" as audit overlaps with budget
State House News Service
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Disability organizations recognize legislative champions
WWLP 22
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
Local Government
Politics
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ME: Paul LePage is exploring a run for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Bangor Daily News
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Howie Carr: Southie Rep. Lynch lets the truth slip out
Boston Herald
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After Wu’s D.C. star turn, did it just get harder for Josh Kraft to run for mayor? | John L. Micek
MassLive
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Southie senator hoping St. Patrick's breakfast provides needed "levity"
State House News Service
Public Health
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Measles makes a Comeback
The Dispatch
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Conservatives target fluoride in water systems
Pluribus News
Reproductive Rights
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Abortion foes launch campaign backing pregnancy centers
The Eagle Tribune
State Finance
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Budget chief looking for legislative action on federal funding shifts
State House News Service
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Federal funding cuts weigh on Massachusetts budget writers amid FY26 spending talks
Boston Herald
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Gov. Healey testifies on budget proposal
WWLP 22
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Predicting flat Lottery sales, Goldberg seeks big ad budget increase
State House News Service
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Trump federal funding cuts make for a ‘challenging’ budget cycle, state officials say
Boston Globe
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State bracing for “all hands” response to federal funds threat
Yahoo! News
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DiZoglio, Dems get “a little tense” as audit overlaps with budget
WWLP 22
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Wide angle of lawmakers listening to Galvin
State House News Service
State Government
Transportation
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Aging bridges in Massachusetts face growing structural concerns
WCVB
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Ceiling panel falls at Harvard MBTA station, two years after similar incident
Boston Globe
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A new ferry terminal on the Mystic? Boston, Everett officials team up to restore old pumping station.
Boston Globe
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Operator of Green Line train was speeding, ignored stop signal, causing $6.6m collision in Somerville, investigators say
Boston Globe
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Ceiling panel falls at Harvard MBTA station, no injuries reported
NBC Boston
Press Releases
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At Hearing, Trump’s Deputy Treasury Secretary Nominee Admits Republicans’ “Magic Math” Won’t Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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NEW: Times Square Billboard Demands Trump Fire Elon Musk
Common Cause Mass.
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Throwback Thursday: the first convention
Providers' Council
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Governor Healey Proclaims March 2025 As Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
The Arc of Mass.
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Mass Cultural Council Awards $1.85M to Support 740 Festivals & Cultural Projects
Mass Cultural Council
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TechNet Welcomes Four New Members: Discord, Nebius, Samsara, and QTS
TechNet
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Governor Healey Nominates John Stocks to Serve as Clerk Magistrate of the Springfield District Court
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Challenges Trump Administration's Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Makes Over-the-Counter Birth Control and Prenatal Vitamins Free for Half A Million Patients
Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.3 Million for Tree Planting
Mass. Division of Conservation Services
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Governor Healey Nominates John Stocks to Serve as Clerk Magistrate of the Springfield District Court
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll