Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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New England's largest supportive housing project officially opens in Jamaica Plain
WBUR
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7 Boston cops earned more than $500,000 last year
WBUR
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Public transit, traffic, parking: Charlestown residents share concerns, priorities with Wu over proposed Everett stadium
Boston Globe
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Health care cost surge adds to Mass. affordability woes
State House News Service
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Mass. Dems look for their Trump-era message
Axios
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Secretary of education is also named interim commissioner, raising questions about propriety
Boston Globe
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SJC rules Massachusetts’ nonresident gun laws are legal after post-Bruen changes
Boston Herald
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Republican state rep mulls possible run for higher Mass. office. What his priorities are
Milford Daily News
National
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D.C. doesn't have enough white-collar jobs for fired federal workers
Axios
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What’s it gonna be, Chuck Schumer?
Punchbowl
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The Tesla backlash is here
Vox Media
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Our Brave President Goes to War with [Checks Notes] Ontario
The Bulwark
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Europe Makes Its First Move as Trump’s Trade Fight Widens
New York Times
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Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split
Boston Globe
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Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight
The Hill
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Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
New York Times
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Democrats divided on whether to shut down government or vote with GOP
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Mass. Coalition for Suicide Prevention Award Presentation
Great Hall, State House, Boston
9:00am
Board of Registration in Nursing Meeting
250 Washington Street, Conference Room 3C, Boston and via Zoom
10:00am
Mass. Alliance for Early College Lobby Day
Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston
10:00am
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House
11:00am
"Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio
89.7 FM or gbhnews.org
11:00am
Mass Speaks Coalition Legislative Briefing
Room 222, State House, Boston
11:00am
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
A-1 and virtual
11:00am
Inter-Agency Early Education and Child Care Task Force Report Release
Via YouTube
11:30am
Senate Art Committee
A-2 and virtual
6:00pm
Mass. Developmental Disabilities Council Meeting
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
“Every democracy in the world voted to throw the bums out in ’24, because every democracy in the world was faced with global inflation. The Democrats did better than the Tories, we did better than the LDP in Japan, we did better than the Dutch, we did better than Macron’s party in France. But everybody voted against the incumbents.”
Democrats are completely shut out of power in Washington. Has the party learned any lessons from their 2024 defeat?
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Kennedy rattles food companies with vow to rid food of artificial dyes
Boston Globe
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Dedham Police investigating vandalism at Tesla dealership, as EV company is under nationwide attack
Boston Herald
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A silver coffee pot made by Paul Revere could be yours for $1.2M
MassLive
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Should you sell all your stock? Buy a car now? Don’t panic: Here’s how to handle the economic turbulence.
Boston Globe
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DoorDash says a third of Boston drivers deliver on 2 wheels as city weighs new food delivery law
MassLive
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Local Gannett-owned websites are using AI to help write articles
WGBH
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Bristol Myers Squibb scoops up 2seventy bio for $286M
Boston Business Journal
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Multiple Cybertrucks vandalized outside Tesla store
WCVB
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With its future in doubt, iRobot initiates a 'strategic review'
Boston Business Journal
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Three former executives at medical device firm plead guilty to charges related to sale of defective lead-testing machines
Boston Globe
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State Launches $75 Million TechHubs Program to Boost Regional Innovation
Business West
Cannabis
Civil Rights
Education
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Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
Boston Globe
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Tutwiler given double duty: education secretary and commissioner
State House News Service
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Three more Stearns Elementary School paraprofessionals placed on leave amid allegations of isolating students in bathrooms
The Berkshire Eagle
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Moore: Want to soak the rich? Tax university endowments
Boston Herald
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Student protesters try to protect international peers amid Trump attacks on higher education
Boston Globe
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Labor agency bulking up for teacher strikes, new driver law
State House News Service
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Trump targets 9 New England colleges, universities for ‘potential enforcement actions’ over antisemitism
Boston Herald
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Harvard, Yale among 60 colleges warned of fund cuts over antisemitism claims
Axios
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Amesbury community speaks out against proposed school budget cuts
Newburyport News
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Former Uxbridge superintendent charged with OUI: What to know about his severance deal
Worcester Telegram
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Keller: US Education Secretary McMahon warns colleges about student protests
CBS News
Health Care
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Advocates say state’s Health Incentives Program ‘more important than ever’
Gazette Net
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Spending on Massachusetts health care has grown more than twice as fast as state hoped, new report shows
Boston Globe
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Health care cost surge adds to Mass. affordability woes
State House News Service
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He got dental surgery at Mass General Hospital, but the full $27,000 cost wasn’t disclosed to him until afterward
Boston Globe
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
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Mass. Governor signs order promoting union labor for public construction projects
Boston Globe
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Mass. Gov. Healey signs order giving preference to unions on big-money public works projects
MassLive
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Guv requires labor agreements be considered for big projects
State House News Service
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Governor Healey signs order supporting Massachusetts construction projects at MBTU event in Springfield
WWLP 22
Local Government
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North Attleboro continues looking at tax breaks for seniors
The Sun Chronicle
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Northampton council to discuss censure of member Rothenberg for behavior during dispatch call
Gazette Net
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Controversial Bridgewater 'DEI' resolution killed. Is it over? What both sides said
The Enterprise
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Everett City Council votes ‘no confidence’ in Mayor Carlo DeMaria over disputed $180k bonus payments
Boston Globe
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After criticism, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defends $650K legal bill for Congressional sanctuary hearing
Boston Herald
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End of an era: The Pit, a landmark of Harvard Square, is demolished
Boston Globe
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‘All of this is now in question’: Building trades face uncertainty in age of Trump
MassLive
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Council votes "No Confidence" in Everett mayor
Axios
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150 new trash bins coming to Worcester: Here's why and what it means for residents
Worcester Telegram
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Everett city council votes ‘no confidence’ in mayor over 'improper' bonus payments
WGBH
Politics
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Josh Kraft calls on Michelle Wu to cancel Boston’s White Stadium lease, Wu’s campaign fires back
Boston Herald
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Is Seth Moulton owed an apology about his statements on transgender athletes in women’s sports now that so many publicly agree?
Boston Globe
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WATCH: ‘Have you no decency?’: Mass. Rep. Keating rips Republican for misgendering colleague
MassLive
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ME: ‘False and a sham’: Lawsuit targets Maine Democrats for silencing a dissenter
Boston Globe
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Guest columnist Claudia Lefko: Placemaking or unmaking place?
Gazette Net
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CA: California has never elected a female governor, but Katie Porter’s entry to 2026 race raises the odds
The Mercury News
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Greenland’s election winners push back against Trump’s wish to take control of the island
The Associated Press
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MN: Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split
The Associated Press
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The things we lost during COVID. And why we need to remember | John L. Micek
MassLive
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Community activist says he’s running for Boston mayor
Boston Herald
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About 200 at New Bedford rally to protest healthcare cuts, Trump and Musk policies
South Coast Today
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Contrarian Boston
03.12.2025
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Letter: Hold Healey to results, not platitudes
Salem News
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Wu mindful of "extremely serious" situation with feds
State House News Service
Public Health
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Lawmakers take another stab at getting rid of vaccine religious exemptions
WGBH
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RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil for measles. Here’s what the science says.
Boston Globe
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Opinion: All vaccine policy is local, and Massachusetts has fallen behind
Boston Globe
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Local boards of health and state legislators are working on emergency legislation to prepare for a potential emergence of avian influenza
the Berkshire edge
Public Safety
State Finance
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Seeking budget boost, mentorship advocates hear 'difficult' responses
State House News Service
State Government
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Taking on Trump, AG Campbell says her office needs "every penny we can get"
Dorchester Reporter
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‘More than an homage to women veterans’
Lowell Sun
Taxation
Transportation
Utilities
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Time to pay up: No more free electricity at EV charging stations in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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Hydro-Quebec cut off electricity exports on main power line into New England. What happened?
Boston Globe
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Michelle Wu will be taking closer look at Boston Water and Sewer after Michael Flaherty firing, other staffing scandals
Boston Herald
Press Releases
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Vote Explainer - H.R. 1968 - Continuing Resolution (2025)
Office of Congressman Seth Moulton
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Teaching Biodiversity, One Program at a Time
Mass. Audubon
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Mass Cultural Council's 2024 Cultural Asset Inventory Reveals Key Insights
Mass Cultural Council
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Chamber Supports Mayor’s Request for Prescription Benefit Management Report
Worcester Chamber of Commerce
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Massachusetts families and businesses are struggling with some of the highest energy prices in the country—and state policies are making it worse.
MassFiscal Alliance
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Ahead of Tax Filing Deadline, Governor Healey Promotes Savings for Families Under Expanded Child Tax Credit
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Latest Seasonally Unadjusted Unemployment and Job Estimates for Local Labor Markets in Massachusetts for January 2025
Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
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Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Ensure Safe, On Time, and On Budget Construction Projects
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Springfield School Creates Winning Attendance Video
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Success of Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show
Mass. Department of Higher Education