Must-Reads
A rogue cop, a mystery snitch, and a ‘drug rip.’ How ‘Officer Pills’ exploited policing’s informant system.
Boston Globe
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AG Campbell wants an additional $7 million to battle ‘consistent cruelty’ of Trump admin.
Boston.com
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Trump administration cancels millions for Mass. farm-to-school food program
WBUR
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SJC gives a Second Amendment win to Mass. lawmakers looking to license non-residents
commonwealthbeacon
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The Lyndia attracts new residents, and Boston mayoral candidates
State House News Service
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As Trump attacks transgender people, city council declares Boston a ‘sanctuary city’ for the LGBTQ+ community
Boston Globe
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, will not seek reelection in New Hampshire
WBUR
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Small Farms and Food Banks are Caught Off Guard by Spending Cuts
New York Times
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How the Senate’s shutdown showdown could play out
Punchbowl News
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Scoop: White House to pull CDC director nomination
Axios
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Donald Trump Bought a $90,000 Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It
Wired
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Democrats look to save face in shutdown battle
The Hill
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Democrats Want to Break Elon by Making Him Poorer
The Bulwark
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Bernie Sanders Is Packing Arenas on His Anti-oligarchy Tour: “People Are Really, Really Concerned”
Vanity Fair
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The Entire World Is Pissed at Trump—and It May Cost the U.S. Big Time
The New Republic
Today on Beacon Hill
Health Connector Authority Board Meeting
Board of Registration of Physician Assistants
Massachusetts Youthbuild Coalition Lobby Day
Cannabis Control Commission Public Hearing
Board of Registration of Real Estate Appraisers Meeting
House Informal Session
Senate Informal Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing: Committee Hearing
Mass. Vaccine Purchasing Advisory Council Meeting
Birthday Party for Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell
Quote of the Day
“The president has shown a willingness to cut far and wide, really on impulse in many cases. … If you shut down, he decides what is essential. [Trump] is the one who decides which arms of government continue, which arms get actually shut down. In a strange way, [a government shutdown] gives him even more power,”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Opinion: A recession? You can thank Trump for that.
Boston Globe
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Celtics Bidders: Friedkin, Middleman, Chisholm, Pagliuca
Sportico
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With its future in doubt, iRobot initiates a 'strategic review'
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
Education
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Voc-tech schools need support to build tomorrow’s workforce
Commonwealth Beacon
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Editorial: Haphazard grant cuts harm teacher training
Boston Globe
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Salute to ‘Nurse Jean’: State organization names Hatfield Elementary’s Jean Hobbie school nurse of the year
Gazette Net
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‘Unlawful and dangerous suppression’: Harvard researchers sue Trump administration for erasing their work
Boston Globe
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Fall River to use MCAS, but not for graduation — and reconsider those who didn't graduate
The Herald News
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Trump's Cowardly Betrayal of America's Children
Real Clear Politics
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A leader in education? Mass. was falling behind before the pandemic
MassLive
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SJC gives a Second Amendment win to Mass. lawmakers looking to license non-residents
CommonWeath Beacon
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UMass medical school implements hiring and spending freeze, considers layoffs
WBUR
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Trump can’t unilaterally abolish the US Department of Education. But mass layoffs can get him close.
Boston Globe
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BPS failing to improve academic outcomes despite state intervention, watchdog report finds
Boston Herald
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Federal grants put food from local farms into Mass. schools. Not anymore.
USA Today
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Mass. students aren't recovering equally from COVID learning loss
Axios
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6 Mass. colleges received letters from Ed. Dept. about alleged antisemitism on campuses
Boston.com
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All employees at Education Department's Boston regional office to be laid off
NBC Boston
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UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty
MassLive
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Discussions begin with real estate brokers over closing Western Mass. college
MassLive
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‘The president is not a king’: Mass. joins nearly two dozen states suing Trump for dismantling US Education Department
Boston Globe
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Mass. teachers decry effects of local DOE closures and layoffs as AG Campbell files lawsuit
Boston.com
Federal
Health Care
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Report: Issues linger six months after Nashoba Valley hospital closure
State House News Service
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Disability advocates rally against proposed cap on in-home aides
WGBH
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Mass. Medicaid gives $73 allowance for nursing home residents. Bill would add more
MassLive
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WMass advocates feared a nursing home closing would force long travel. They were right
MassLive
Housing
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Augustus says uncertainty may scare away housing investors
State House News Service
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The Lyndia attracts new residents, and Boston mayoral candidates
State House News Service
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Pine Street Inn and The Community Builders Announce Opening of New England’s Largest Development for Housing with Support
Business Wire
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New Jamaica Plain housing project supports people coming out of homelessness
WGBH
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Fifth town sues state over MBTA Communities Act
Patriot Ledger
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Housing secretary pays visit to western Massachusetts
New England Public Media
Human Services
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Long waitlists despite massive early care investments
State House News Service
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New England schools and food programs take ‘devastating’ hit after USDA funding cuts
Boston Globe
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RI: ‘They can’t face any cuts’: United Way of R.I. launches a fund for nonprofits
Boston Globe
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Novel program pairs homeless woman with temporary housing, and a social worker, to rebuild their future
Boston Globe
Labor
Legislative
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Greenfield educator and musician receives Black Excellence on the Hill award
The Recorder
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Madaro Appointed House Chair of The Joint Committee on Revenue
East Boston Times-Free Press
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Our Opinion: Legislative leaders can bring constitutional concerns over audit to the SJC. Why won't they?
The Berkshire Eagle
Local Government
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City Council wants to discuss state zoning mandates with legislative delegation
Daily Times Chronicle
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Planning Board delays MBTA zoning vote, approves floodplain, ADU revisions
Marblehead Current
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North Adams city council president explains decision to punt on former Sullivan School sale to MASS MoCA
WAMC
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Northampton City Council censures Rothenberg over storm call
Gazette Net
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Does the separation of Church and State still matter in Quincy?
Boston Globe
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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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Shutesbury poised to hire Amherst senior center director as new town administrator
Gazette Net
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Boston braces to consider ranked choice voting in local elections
WGBH
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City Council complies with state-required changes to water ordinance
MassLive
Politics
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Citing 'Republican playbook,' Healey stands by criticism of Moulton
Gloucester Times
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NH: Shaheen is out. What it means. What will happen next. And the three big looming questions in N.H. politics.
Boston Globe
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MI: How Elissa Slotkin, a Moderate Michigan Democrat, Is Fighting Trump Tooth and Nail
Vanity Fair
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MI: Mike Rogers signals MAGA ties as he nears another Senate run in Michigan
Axios
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Corriveau running in Peabody's at-large race
Salem News
Public Health
Public Safety
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Healey noncommittal on shifting psychiatric hospital out of corrections
State House News Service
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Tesla vehicles vandalized in Massachusetts, Trump says he will label it "domestic terrorism"
CBS News
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Training bill aims to root out human trafficking in hotels
State House News Service
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What we know about the delayed SpaceX flight meant to bring stuck astronauts home
NBC Boston
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Franklin County police report uptick in gun license applications
The Recorder
State Government
Transportation
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Tariff impacts on Chinese trains not part of MBTA talks
State House News Service
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Fare jumpers, think twice. Your days are numbered, MBTA boss Phillip Eng says
MassLive
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MBTA General Manager Phil Eng says the agency needs to 'stay persistent'
WGBH
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Prime parking: $750K for a parking space in Boston
Boston Herald
Utilities
Press Releases
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Senator Eldridge announces 44th Annual Senior Conference for Thursday April 24th
Office of Sen. Jamie Eldridge
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Home Health Agencies, Laboratory, And Physician Indicted For MassHealth Fraud And Kickback Schemes Involving Over $7.8 Million In False Claims
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Governor Healey Unveils Exhibition Celebrating Women Veterans and Legacy of Former Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Nashoba Valley Health Planning Working Group Submits Report Outlining Regional Health Care Needs, Services, Strategies
Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Governor Healey Nominates Robert Palumbo as Clerk Magistrate of the Barnstable County/Town of Plymouth Juvenile Court
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Make Child Care More Affordable and Accessible
Mass. Department of Early Education and Care
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AG Campbell Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Defend Medicaid Recipients' Freedom To Choose Their Providers
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Efforts To Dismantle Department Of Education
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.7 Million to Compliant MBTA Communities in Support of New Housing
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll