Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Mass. business confidence plummets to lowest level since pandemic onset
Boston Business Journal
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'Business as usual': Democrats closest to House leadership get most budget earmarks
WBUR
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Massachusetts' medical cannabis market shrinks as patients call for reforms
Axios
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Wu challenger emerges from inside Boston City Hall
Commonwealth Magazine
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Can higher bail be used to stop deportation? Mass. high court weighs man’s rape case
MassLive
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Under Trump, job prospects look 'bleak' for Mass. grads in environmental science
WBUR
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An ICE arrest in Watertown highlights secrecy around immigration enforcement
WBUR
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MassDems asks for investigation into GOP’s Mike Kennealy for alleged violations of state law
Boston Herald
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High court probes whether former state senator should be immune from conflict of interest charges
Commonwealth Magazine
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‘We need new leadership.’ Amid national Democratic reckoning, Congressman Stephen Lynch draws a primary challenge.
Boston Globe
National
Popular Resistance to Trump Is Working
The Bulwark
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A Most Sensitive Subject in the White House: Where Is Melania?
New York Times
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The SALT Republicans have more leverage than you think
punchbowl
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Republicans fall further apart on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
The Hill
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18 months out, these are the 10 most vulnerable House members of 2026
Roll Call
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He Faced a Possible Prison Term for Assault. Instead, He Was Deported.
New York Times
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US and UK are expected to announce a trade deal that Trump says will cement their relationship
The Associated Press (AP)
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Trump's push against "anti-Christian bias" hits federal workers
Axios
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“People Feel Like They Are Friends With Us”: How The Bulwark Is Thriving in a New Trump Era
Vanity Fair
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Colorado’s Jena Griswold Got Over 1,800 Death and Harm Threats Last Year for Defying Trump: “It Pisses Me Off So Much”
Vanity Fair
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The triumph of DC media
The Rebooting
Today on Beacon Hill
8:00am
AIM Annual Meeting
Westin Boston Seaport, 425 Summer Street, Boston
9:00am
Health Connector Authority Board Meeting
Via YouTube
9:00am
13th Annual Caring Force Rally
Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
Community Schools Advocacy Day
Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Transportation: Informational Hearing
State House, A-2 and Virtual
Quote of the Day
“As a Democratic Party, as the DNC, we actually have to have a longer-term plan, and we have to skate to where the puck will be,” Martin said. “We have to understand we can’t get caught flat-footed after the census and after the map shifts from underneath us.”
DNC Chair Ken Martin on how the Democratic party will adapt to demographic and census changes in the long-run.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general. Here’s how it unfolded.
Boston Globe
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Lucas: Whitmer gets it right – put people before politics
Boston Herald
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Editorial: In Trump’s White House, corruption is the coin of the realm
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: Duplicitous Democrats question Sen. John Fetterman’s mental fitness
Boston Herald
Business
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What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts joins legal action against CVS over alleged drug pricing scheme
Boston Business Journal
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Calls intensify for SSA term limits
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Former Fujifilm site in Bedford will soon become a pharmaceutical factory
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Governor Healey Courts Canada for New Trade Deals
WBSM
Cannabis
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Cannabis competitor flowering in convenience stores
State House News Service
Crimes
Education
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Should students have phones in school? There are several proposals to ban them in Massachusetts.
CBS News
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Mass. Senate will ‘explore’ ban on cellphones in public schools, top Democrat says
Boston Globe
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Pembroke School Committee Approves $40.5 Million Budget, Declines School Choice Program
Shouth Shore News
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Massachusetts launching free teacher trainings focused on literacy
Boston 25 News
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Editorial: Report a further embarrassment for Harvard
Boston Herald
Environment
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Doubling down on climate won't win the Senate
Slow Boring
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Public comments largely oppose State Forest cutting plan
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Protesters to state officials: Change clean energy siting rules in new Climate Action Plan
Gazette Net
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With dams gone, herring return to bygone migration route in Braintree
WGBH
Health Care
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As a health reporter, I thought I could navigate the system. My miscarriage proved me wrong.
Boston Globe
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AG Campbell sues CVS for allegedly overcharging MassHealth for prescriptions
WWLP 22
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‘All bets are off’ if Trump cuts Medicaid, Mass. Senate budget boss warns | John L. Micek
MassLive
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AG alleges CVS didn't share discounts with MassHealth members
State House News Service
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Lawmakers stamping out Healey bid to rein in PCA spending
State House News Service
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State Reps Approve $50K For Pocasset Mental Health Center
The Bourne News
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Medical residents at MGB negotiate landmark deal after 18-month union push
Boston Business Journal
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Pocasset Mental Health Center may get financial boost after closure fears
WCAI
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Mass General residents reach historic union contract after two-year battle
WGBH
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A Springfield hospital has an ‘exodus’ of ER doctors. It’s asking a for-profit company for help.
WGBH
Housing
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Millbury approves MBTA housing law, zoning changes for land at town meeting
Worcester Telegram
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Senate on board with shelter system spending cut
WWLP 22
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Tough-to-get rent vouchers popular with tenants, landlords
State House News Service
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Spilka proposes lifting sales tax on construction materials to boost housing
Boston Globe
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Cambridge City Council votes to ban mandatory renter-paid broker fees
Boston Globe
Human Services
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The case for a long overdue ‘raise’ for seniors in nursing homes
Commonwealth Magazine
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Council on Aging Newsletter May 2025
The Bedford Citizen
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FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of Week 4 Hearings, Part 2
Boston Policy Institute
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For communities relying on federal funds, things changing ‘every 5 minutes’
MassLive
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Jones Library set to close next week for renovation, expansion project; will open temporarily on U-Drive
Gazette Net
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Tania watch: Fernandes Anderson a no-show as Boston City Council blocks debate on her job status
Boston Herald
Politics
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Mass Dems. call for state to investigate donations to Republican Mike Kennealy’s gov campaign
MassLive
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MassDems asks for investigation into GOP’s Mike Kennealy for alleged violations of state law
Boston Herald
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Supporters launch new term limits campaign
South Coast Today
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Democrats file complaint following Kennealy contributions report
State House News Service
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MS: Mississippi Government Shutdown Possible as Budget Disagreements Persist Amid Uncertainty Over Economy, Federal Policy
Mississippi Free Press
Public Health
Public Safety
State Finance
Transportation
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Chamber chief likes House thinking on MBTA
State House News Service
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Real ID deadline flew by smoothly at Logan
WGBH
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Logan Airport relatively calm during REAL ID rollout
Boston Globe
Press Releases
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A Powerful Week for Public Education
Mass. Teachers Association
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Business Confidence Tumbles in April
Associated Industries of Mass.
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Pressley, Markey, McGovern Applaud Court Descision Ordering Rümeysa Öztürk's Transfer to Vermont
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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TechNet Submits Comment to BIS on Section 232 Investigation on Semiconductors
TechNet
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces ‘Literacy Launch Institutes’ for Educators
Mass. Executive Office of Education
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Governor Healey Welcomes Consul General of the People’s Republic of China Chen Li to Massachusetts
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Fights For Fair Housing, Opposing Harmful Actions By Trump Administration
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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AG Campbell Sues CVS For Failure To Comply With MassHealth Prescription Drug Pricing Regulations
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Joshua Gladstone, Disability Policy Specialist Delivers Testimony on Education Bills
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
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Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $75,365,008 in new loans and grants at its May meeting.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection