Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Democratic state legislatures nationwide have started to take on Trump. What about Massachusetts?
Boston Globe
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Number of families, migrants in Massachusetts shelters down 30%, data shows
Boston Herald
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Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies
Boston Herald
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Mass. eyes cuts to only residential mental health program for children
MassLive
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Josh Kraft slams Boston Mayor Wu for fancy campaign kickoff venue
Boston Herald
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Mass. AG Campbell tells law firms to hold the line on Trump’s attacks
MassLive
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‘A manufactured disaster’: Massachusetts farmers battle Trump cuts
Boston Globe
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Real estate developer Thomas O’Brien plans to run for Boston mayor, campaign source says
Boston Herald
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To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass.
WBUR
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No kidding: A monthlong service disruption is coming to the Red Line in April
WBUR
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After federal agents detained 4 restaurant workers in a N.H. town, residents want answers
WBUR
National
We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy
The New Yorker
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‘Lives Are in Danger’ After a Trump Admin Spreadsheet Leak, Sources Say
Rolling Stone
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FDR started Social Security. Ninety years later, his grandson, Boston lawyer Jim Roosevelt, wants to save it.
Boston Globe
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Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
The New Republic
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Bernie Sanders’s Anti-oligarchy Tour Is Vindication. But What Is It for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Vanity Fair
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A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans
New York Times
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Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts
The Hill
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Why Gutting USAID Will Hurt America
Wired
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How Big Law Killed The Democrats
The Lever
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Don’t Let Them Whitewash Our History
The Bulwark
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World teeters on edge, awaiting Trump's tariff revenge
Axios
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What the Wisconsin delegation is watching for in state’s Supreme Court race
punchbowl
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How Colleges Are Cracking Down on Students Now
New York Times
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California Governor Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is ‘Toxic’
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
8:30am
Charles River Regional Chamber Government Affairs Forum with Gov. Maura Healey and Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton
10:00am
NASW Legislative Education & Advocacy Day
Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting
Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams
11:00am
Joint Committee on Ways & Means: Budget Hearing
TBA, Barnstable
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
1:00pm
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration SearchSearch the Legislature
State House Room A-2 and Virtual
2:00pm
Transgender Day of Visibility
Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
2:30pm
Board of Higher Education Executive Committee Meeting
Via Zoom
6:00pm
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Public Hearing
Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center, 3 Paul Clancy Way, Worcester
Quote of the Day
“This is yet another escalation in his clear effort to take over the government and dismantle our democracy,” said Rep. Daniel Goldman. “If Congressional Republicans believe in the Constitution, they will go on the record opposing Trump’s ambitions for a third term.”
Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Moulton says SecDef Pete Hegseth should take ‘honorable’ path and resign
Boston Herald
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Trump is a showman, and his Cabinet is supplying plenty of made-for-TV moments
Boston Globe
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Schoen: Can Trump get peace deal in Russia-Ukraine war?
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Chuck Schumer wants more of your hard-earned money
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Signal breach was a dangerous error – treat it like one
Boston Herald
Business
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Trump could reshape the economy. These Massachusetts business owners are betting on it.
Boston Globe
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Tribe worries business park in Plymouth could disrupt cultural burial sites and objects
Cape Cod Times
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Opinion: Trump’s tariff brinkmanship echoes a 1930s mistake
Boston Globe
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More Black people are buying guns. That means more business for Black instructors in Boston.
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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Hingham School Committee Ends Community Service Graduation Requirement Pilot
South Shore News
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Rockland School Committee Approves 5.36% Budget Increase for FY26
South Shore News
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'Rolling the dice on a big number': B-R passes budget that will require override votes
Taunton Gazette
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UMass Chancellor Reyes outlines changes amid financial uncertainty under Trump administration
Gazette Net
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Harvard, Yale remove employees amid pressure from Trump administration
Boston Globe
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Editorial: The othering of a Lynn charter school
Boston Globe
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Plympton School Committee Approves $4.4 Million Budget for FY26
South Shore News
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‘Taking away peoples’ dreams:’ Mass. educators reacts to Trump dismantling Department of Education
The Daily Free Press
Environment
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Salisbury Beach sand nourishment project complete
The Union Leader
Federal
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
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200 protest ICE raids in New Bedford
The New Bedford Light
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Tufts student's attorneys says ICE detention violates constitutional rights
WGBH
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ICE giving governor the cold shoulder over Tufts student arrest, she says
Boston Herald
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Lucas: Who says Massachusetts is sanctuary state?
Boston Herald
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Pols & Politics: Gov. Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu’s immigration messaging is diverging
Boston Herald
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Boston Mayor Wu snubs City Hall fiscal watchdog event over yearlong tax beef
Boston Herald
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Plainville facing tight finances with rise in employee health insurance, payment for new regional high school
The Sun Chronicle
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Amherst council likes proposed U-Drive overlay, vote set for April 7
Gazette Net
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Springfield salary database: Search what every city employee made in 2024
MassLive
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Sex workers, allies speak out as details of brothel scandal emerge
WGBH
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Massachusetts Cultural Council Money Heading to Bedford
The Bedford Citizen
Politics
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WI: A Political Proxy War in Wisconsin
The Liberal Patriot
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Massachusetts Tesla Takedown: Truck driver strikes, injures two protesters in Watertown
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey goes 'On The Record' about immigration, housing and transportation
WCVB
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Developer Thomas O’Brien is poised to enter the Boston mayoral race
WGBH
Public Health
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Most Berkshires children are protected by measles vaccines, but some exceptions worry pediatricians
The Berkshire Eagle
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River of woes: Sewer overflows and spiking bacteria cause for concern
The Eagle Tribune
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Avoidable deaths in US rose for over a decade, in contrast with peer nations, Brown and Harvard researchers say
Boston Globe
Public Safety
State Finance
Taxation
Press Releases
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Charles River Watershed Association elects Paul Levy as new board president
Charles River Watershed Association
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Pressley Slams Trump's Attack on Unions, Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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AFSCME responds to ruling restraining shutdown of the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice of America
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
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Trump Administration Continues to Take Away Food from Massachusetts Families and Students
Mass. Executive Office of Education
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards an Additional $76 Million in Student Loan Repayment for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Providers
Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for February 2025
Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off K-12 Statewide Graduation Council
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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AG Campbell Urges Court To Protect Massachusetts Renters From Illegal Lease Terms And Security Deposit Withholdings
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Mass General Brigham Occupational Health Nurses and NPs Vote to Join the MNA in Successful Union Election
Mass. Nurses Association
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Transportation Supports Economic Development, Opportunity
Associated Industries of Mass.
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Governor Healey Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings to Increase Access
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll