Must-Reads
The cost of child care in Mass. is among the highest in the country. But vouchers to assist families remain frozen.
Boston Globe
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Healey’s economic secretary stepping down
Boston Herald
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Boston Police Department under fire as it faces contempt threat: ‘Unthinkable’
Boston Herald
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‘Cautious terror:’ Harvard hospitals dodge Trump’s $2.2B funding freeze — for now
Boston Globe
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Bowen wins 6th Essex primary
Salem News
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Boston City Hall employee launches bid for mayor against Michelle Wu
Boston Herald
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A long 2026 campaign gives Mass. GOP hopefuls time to knock Healey
Axios
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Harvard finds Trump’s funding freeze is real and immediate as extraordinary confrontation continues
Boston Globe
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Mass Municipalities Are Sitting On Millions Meant To Mitigate The Opioid Scourge
Binj
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Why are so many students in Mass. losing their visas? The answer lies in a little-known database.
Boston Globe
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What to know about Trump's plan to rescind federal funding from NPR and PBS
WBUR
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House leader looks to put brakes on vocational school admission changes
Commonwealth Magazine
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Higher ed board approves new guidelines for students with disabilities
Commonwealth Magazine
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A Venezuelan man was tackled in a N.H. courthouse and sent by ICE to Texas
WBUR
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Economic Secretary Yvonne Hao stepping down from Healey's cabinet
WBUR
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Man wearing gas mask arrested after using pepper spray on Woburn court officers, police say
WBUR
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Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
Boston Globe
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Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality
The Atlantic
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Karoline Leavitt Crashes When Asked if Trump Is Abusing His Power
The New Republic
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Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security
The Guardian
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Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles – say a prayer for free speech
The Guardian
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White House removes wire spot from press pool
The Hill
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The Wall Street Journal
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America’s Shameful ‘No’ to the World
The Bulwark
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The red lines begin: A dozen House Republicans say no to big Medicaid cuts
punchbowl
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Trump admin goes after N.Y. AG who won civil fraud trial against president
Axios
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What to Know as Trump Freezes Federal Funds for Harvard and Other Universities
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
Budget Press Conference with Speaker Mariano and HWM Chair Michlewitz
Education Justice Advocacy Day 2025
Department of Public Utilities Competitive Supply Stakeholder Working Group Meeting
DPU Competitive Supply Stakeholder Working Group
Step Up for Kids
AIM Manufacturing Roundtable
Governor's Council Assembly
Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development: Committee Hearing
Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development: Informational Hearing
Quote of the Day
“I don’t want my son to feel like he’s a secret.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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For those near retirement, worries while watching the stock market’s wild ride
Boston Globe
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Here’s how Gillette plans to redevelop its Fort Point site
Boston Business Journal
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Farmers seek carveout to host solar power installations
State House News Service
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State setting new albie, bonito restrictions
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Tesla sales dip in Massachusetts
WGBH
Civil Rights
Education
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Opinion: Why US colleges should cut back on international students
Boston Globe
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As financial threats mount, Harvard and other Boston-area universities are borrowing cash — and lots of it
Boston Globe
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Harvard finds Trump’s funding freeze is real and immediate as extraordinary confrontation continues
Boston Globe
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Harvard's response to feds draws cheers in Mass. ‘for not giving into the bullying'
NBC Boston
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Editorial: Harvard steps up
Boston Globe
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Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status, Escalating Billion-Dollar Pressure Campaign
New York Times
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Amherst officials explore town-school task force to examine educational needs over 5 to 10 years
Gazette Net
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City and universities ‘in lockstep’ against threats to federal funding and Harvard’s tax exemption
Cambridge Day
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Trump threatens Harvard’s tax exempt status after pausing $2.2B in grant funding
Boston Herald
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Guest columnist Bryan Jersky: The facts about Northampton school meals
Gazette Net
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Obama praises Harvard for resisting Trump's demands
Axios
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Standing up to Trump was ‘a step on the road back for Harvard’
Boston Globe
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Stop-Work Orders Roll In for Harvard Researchers After $2.2 Billion Pause in Federal Funds
The Harvard Crimson
Environment
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Bill would allow Chapter 61A exception for renewable energy at farms
Greenfield Recorder
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Hingham Approves Mattress Recycling Contract, Considers Fee Adjustment
South Shore News
Federal
Health Care
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MGB says it remains 'committed to its mission' in face of Harvard funding freeze
Boston Business Journal
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Healey, UMass Chan leaders warn of negative impacts of NIH funding cuts
WGBH
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Healey: NIH cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Chan stands to lose $80M
Worcester Business Journal
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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
WBUR
Housing
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Spring is usually a busy time for home-buying. Not in Greater Boston.
Boston Globe
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'Jamming this down our throat': Raynham proposes 2 new multi-family housing zones. Where?
Taunton Gazette
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State touts compliance with multifamily housing pact
Salem News
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19th-century downtown nostrum factory turned office building turned restaurant and nightclub could turn residential
Universal Hub
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Opinion: Debate goes on over Cambridge housing plan
Boston Globe
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Assembly weighs "housing crisis" declaration on Cape Cod
State House News Service
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Seashore Commission Explores Impacts Of ADUs
The Cape Cod Chronicle
Immigration
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‘Betrayal of the American promise’: Trump admin. cuts citizenship assistance in Mass.
MassLive
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MIT student sues federal government over termination of her international student record
WBUR
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DHS mistakenly orders another Boston immigration lawyer to leave the US, attorney says
Boston Globe
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Boston federal judge rules Trump admin can’t immediately revoke statuses of certain migrants
WGBH
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Jones Library project in Amherst a go: Effort to rescind $46.1M in funding fails at emergency meeting
Gazette Net
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Swansea voters decide Selectmen race, add new faces to government: Full unofficial results
The Herald News
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Murphy: District 7 deserves representation now
Boston Herald
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Sen. DiDomenico Updates Council on Everett Soccer Stadium Project
Everett Independent
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Somerset's 2025 town election results are in: Here's who voters picked.
Cape Cod Times
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Tania Fernandes Anderson Set To Resign. Will There Be A Special Election?
WBZ News Radio
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Holyoke leadership to consider major overhaul of city’s financial management
MassLive
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Boston City Council split on how to fill Tania Fernandes Anderson’s seat after plea leaves her district hanging
Boston Herald
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250 years later, Lexington residents reenact the town's historic lead-up to revolution
WGBH
Politics
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Opinion: The politics of representation and belonging in Roxbury
Boston Globe
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Josh Kraft calls on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to explain Fernandes Anderson special election ‘double standard’
Boston Herald
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Yvonne Hao, Mass. economic development secretary, is stepping down from Healey administration
Boston Globe
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Beverly City Councilor Hannah Bowen Wins 6th Essex Democratic Primary
Brookline Patch
Public Health
Public Safety
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Massachusetts police officer arrested in child predator sting
Boston Herald
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Peabody police chief secures new 3-year contract
Salem News
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Ex-Mass State Police trooper pleads guilty to CDL conspiracy as another goes on trial
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Firefighter funds an irreplaceable safety resource
Sentinel & Enterprise
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Cheshire Works to Obtain Borrowing for Fire Truck
iBerkshires
State Government
Taxation
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Howie Carr: Your taxes prop up GBH, NPR, PBS agitprop
Boston Herald
Utilities
Press Releases
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Chamber Announces 2025 Small Business of the Year Honorees
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
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MassCEC Launches First-of-its-Kind Clean Energy Career Awareness Curriculum
Mass. Clean Energy Center
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Sens. Markey, Murkowski Urge FEMa to Unfreeze Public Safety Grants for Public Broadcasters
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Former State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Falsify CDL Test Scores
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Senate Democrats Highlight How DOGE Social Security Takeover Hurts Americans
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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AARP Urges Legislators to Fund Key Items for Older Bay State Residents
AARP Mass.
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Moulton Joins Mass. Delegation in Demanding Answers on Staff Cuts to Home Energy Program for Vulnerable Households
Office of Congressman Seth Moulton
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5.5 Million in Literacy Launch Grants Now Open for Schools to Apply
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Governor Healey Visits UMass Chan Medical School to Highlights Harm Caused by Trump’s NIH Funding Cuts
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Cites Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, And Subway Franchise Operators For Violating Child Labor Laws
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Fair Labor Division
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Treasurer Goldberg’s Office of Economic Empowerment Receives $40,000 Grant from Citizens for the Worth & Wealth and Valor y Dinero Program
Mass. Office of Economic Empowerment