Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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‘Why do those groups care about our local elections?’ In Andover, MTA and MassGOP enter electoral fray.
Boston Globe
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Somerville v. Trump? School district joins lawsuit over dismantling of Education Department.
Boston Globe
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Cape Cod bridges, Tobin Bridge should be checked for collapse risk from vessel strike: NTSB
Boston Herald
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Accused of paying for sex, Cambridge Councilor Paul Toner says he won’t resign
Boston Globe
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Editorial: South Coast Rail is great. It is also 30 years late.
Boston Globe
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Group behind ‘millionaire’s tax’ calls for tax on ‘billionaire’ corporations
Boston Herald
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‘Cut Hay, Not USDA’: Mass farmers rally in Hadley against agriculture program cuts
Commonwealth Magazine
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Plummeting pot prices have Mass. cannabis businesses on edge
WBUR
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on her strategy for dealing with Trump
WBUR
National
Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance
Boston Herald
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
The Atlantic
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As Democrats Call for Resignations, Republicans React More Tepidly to Leaked Trump Officials’ War Plans Group Chat
TIME
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Inside the Kamala Harris Campaign’s First Week—and Final Hours
Vanity Fair
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America's biggest cyber threat is inside the government
Axios
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Are Republicans blowing a Florida special election?
punchbowl
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting
135 Santilli Highway, Everett and livestreamed
9:30am
Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing
Via conference call
10:00am
Criminal Record Review Board Meeting
200 Arlington Street, Chelsea and via Microsoft Teams
10:00am
State Plan for the FY 2025 U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons Public Hearing
Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities, 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room 2A, Boston and via Zoom
10:30am
State Lottery Commission Meeting
Via conference call
11:00am
Joint Committee on Ways & Means: Budget Hearing
Doherty Memorial High School, 299 Highland Street, Worcester and virtual
11:00am
Commonwealth Conversation with MBTA GM Phillip Eng hosted by AIM
Warrior Ice Arena, 90 Guest Street, Boston
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Revenue: Committee Hearing
State House Room A-1 & Virtual
6:00pm
Annual Women's Event in Support of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov Kim Driscoll
Address provided upon RSVP,
6:00pm
Transparency Campaign Update & Action Hour hosted by Progressive Massachusetts
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
“This is blatantly illegal and dangerous beyond belief,” Warren said on X. “Our national security is in the hands of complete amateurs. What other highly sensitive national security conversations are happening over group chat? Any other random people accidentally added to those, too?”
Warren slammed President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over a report that his administration discussed war plans in a group chat – and mistakenly added a journalist.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Editorial: Another fee won’t solve Boston’s delivery driver problems
Boston Herald
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Irate Valley farmers sound off over ag cuts at ‘Attack on Small Farms’ rally
Gazette Net
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Fernández Alcalde takes the reins at EMD Serono, one of Boston’s newest biotechs
Boston Globe
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Biogen to move its Cambridge headquarters in 2028
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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Tutwiler: Legislature can take lead on K-12 funding revamp
State House News Service
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Budget hearings resume as Mass. lawmakers hear from education reps
NEPM
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Legislators: State’s school funding formula has ‘left us out,’ call for changes at hearing held at UMass
Gazette Net
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North Andover students walk out in opposition to announced teacher cuts
The Eagle Tribune
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Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses
WGBH
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Cybersecurity education piloted in New Bedford, 10 other Massachusetts High Schools
New Bedford Guide
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Lawsuit filed in Boston aims to block Trump from dismantling U.S. Department of Education
WBUR
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Easthampton joins lawsuit to block dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
WWLP 22
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Clark students end strike, vow to continue unionization efforts
Worcester Telegram
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Sponsors insist sports fairness and safety bill doesn’t target transgender athletes
The Sun Chronicle
Federal
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'Blatantly illegal' Warren slams Trump administration discussing war plans in group chat
The Metro West Daily News
Health Care
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Fresh allegations of mismanagement swirl around Benjamin Health Center, court documents show
Commonwealth Magazine
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Anuzis: Costly Obamacare program harms seniors
Boston Herald
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Prostate Cancer Advocacy Organization Teams Up With Governor Healey and Lawmakers to Recognize Prostate Cancer as a Public Health Priority and to Work to Reduce Healthcare Disparity
centredaily
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Beth Israel performs its first robot-assisted live liver transplant
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Trump cuts would cripple solutions to health care’s ‘last mile’ problem
Boston Globe
Housing
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Sec. Augustus on housing policy base hits
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts releases long-awaited model bylaw for accessory dwelling units
The Berkshire Ea
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Emergency shelter inspections in January turned up cleanliness, pest concerns
Boston Herald
Human Services
Immigration
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370 arrested in Massachusetts during 6-day ICE operation
MassLive
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Trump’s border czar says he traveled to Boston last week to oversee ICE sweep that resulted in hundreds of arrests
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Keeping Boston streets safe isn’t a bully move
Boston Herald
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Marlborough father recalls ‘nightmare’ of ICE detention as he adjusts to life back in Mass.
WGBH
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Border czar Homan says ICE arrested hundreds of immigrants in Massachusetts
WGBH
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Flurry of ICE raids follow border czar's threats of 'bringing hell' to Boston
WBUR
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Trump’s border czar says he traveled to Boston last week to oversee ICE sweep that resulted in hundreds of arrests
Boston Globe
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Trump border czar Tom Homan says ICE arrested 370 in Boston and surrounding areas
NBC Boston
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ICE arrests 370 ‘alien offenders’ in Massachusetts gang sweep that Tom Homan says makes Boston ‘safer’
Boston Herald
Insurance
Judiciary
Labor
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Clark students end strike, vow to continue unionization efforts
Worcester Telegram
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The Mass. job market is stalling even before MAGAnomics kicks in
Boston Globe
Legislative
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Disconnect leaves wheels spinning on legislative audit law
State House News Service
Local Government
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State Rep. Mike Connolly Calls on City Councilor Paul Toner To Resign After Brothel Hearing
The Harvard Crimson
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Everett City Council votes to end ordinance that pays mayor a bonus; will audit payments made to Mayor Carlo DeMaria over last 9 years
Boston Globe
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Brothel ‘johns’ case: Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner says he has ‘right to due process,’ ignoring calls to resign
Boston Herald
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Toner attends council meeting almost as normal, though ‘brothel’ case makes it anything but that
Cambridge Day
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Cambridge city councilor named as alleged client in Boston-area brothel case defends himself
WHDH
Politics
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Conservative School Committee candidates backed by state GOP come up short in Ludlow
MassLive
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Can Michelle Wu outraise the billionaire’s son challenging her? Does she need to?
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu climbs over other liberals as new face of Trump resistance
Boston Herald
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Pressure mounts on Cambridge councilor to resign amid brothel allegations
WGBH
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IL: ‘We Are in an Emergency’: Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem
Rolling Stone
Public Health
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Editorial: Care providers keeping watch on measles threat
Sentinel & Enterprise
Public Safety
State Finance
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Beacon Hill urged to hike taxes, tap reserves to offset fed cuts
The Eagle Tribune
Taxation
Transportation
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The Northern Avenue bridge is finally being demolished. What could replace it?
Boston Globe
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Service begins on long-awaited South Coast Rail commuter line
WCVB
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South Coast Rail to create 'pathways to the future': Healey welcomes train to Fall River
The Herald News
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'A win for the region:' South Coast Rail finally arrives. What it means for Taunton.
Taunton Gazette
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Gov. Healey, mayor, VIPs celebrate opening of South Coast Rail
The New Bedford Light
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Riders celebrate the return of South Coast rail
WGBH
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For first time in 65 years, South Coast residents can get to Boston on a commuter rail train
Boston Globe
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First MBTA commuter rail trains leave New Bedford and Fall River
The Herald News
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State and local officials celebrate commuter rail’s return to New Bedford 70 years later
Yahoo! News
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Decades in making, South Coast rail service begins Monday
State House News Service
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MBTA’s new South Coast Rail opens to applause from riders
MassLive
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Dozens board 4:38 train from Boston to New Bedford
The New Bedford Light
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3 things to know about the new rail line connecting southeastern Mass. to Boston
Boston.com
Press Releases
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MassGOP Applauds ICE Operation Led by Border Czar Tom Homan, Calls Out Governor Healey’s Sanctuary Policies
MassGOP
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Best Practices for Transparency in Financial Reporting for Nonprofits
Mass. Non-Profit Network
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Attend a Public Hearing on EV Charging in Mass.
Green Energy Consumers Alliance
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Healey-Driscoll Administration, MassDOT, MBTA Celebrate Launch of South Coast Rail
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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NERIS for Massachusetts Fire Departments
Mass. Department of Fire Services
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AG Campbell Files New Motion To Stop Trump Administration From Shutting Down The Department Of Education
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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MassDEP Issues Fines for Extensive Land-Clearing in Sunderland and Montague
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection