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GOP mega-donor Michael Minogue says he is considering running for governor in 2026 » Boston Herald

Senate leaves housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill » State House News Service

Boston-area climate activists report visits from the FBI » WBUR

Legislature, Cannabis Commission watching each other » State House News Service

Legislators are pushing for more forceful action on intoxicating hemp-derived products » Commonwealth Magazine

Local groups report major spike in ICE detentions around Massachusetts » WGBH

Q&A: SHNS Talks With Mike Kennealy » State House News Service

How Harvard and Allston slowly thawed a chilly relationship » WBUR

Guatemalan man detained in New Bedford due to be released after judge’s order » WBUR

Outside MBTA zone, transportation services seen as "lifelines" » State House News Service

An American Pope Will Face a Fractured American Church » New York Times

The U.S.-U.K. deal shows the trade war is here to stay » Axios

Speaker Johnson sends signals on two key Medicaid reforms » Commonwealth Magazine

Trump’s Education Department actions could haunt GOP » Punchbowl News

The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies » New York Times

Large investors increased stake in Trump Media by hundreds of millions » The Guardian

Bill Gates says Elon Musk's DOGE is 'killing' poor children » Quartz

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order » The Associated Press (AP)

Democrats fume over Biden’s return to spotlight » The Hill

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, New Hampshire Republican who became a reliable liberal vote, has died » Boston Globe

Trump pivots, says GOP should ‘probably not’ raise taxes on rich » The Hill

Opinion: Trump supporters don’t deserve voter’s remorse » Boston Globe

Editorial: An American pope, for a time of American crisis » Boston Globe

New Bedford’s on track for bump in visitors this year » The New Bedford Light

Michelin Guide is coming to Boston, offering tourism spotlight for local restaurants » Boston Business Journal

National Endowment for the Arts strips grants from Restless Books, Amherst Cinema » Gazette Net

Trump’s tariffs hit baby product industry hard, threatening parents with price hikes, shortages » Boston Globe

Cambridge biotech lays off 150 people as it winds down » Boston Business Journal

Unearthed comments from new pope alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics » The Guardian

Woman who says she was accused of being a man in Boston hotel bathroom files complaint with AG’s office » Boston.com

East Longmeadow Finance Oversight Committee approves $36.89M ELPS budget » The Reminder

State lawmakers float new tax on Mass. colleges as higher ed faces federal firestorm » MassLive

Boston Focus, 5.9.25 » WILL AUSTIN

Weymouth Schools Prepare for Potential Budget Challenges Ahead » South Shore News

‘That’s my job’: Prominent Harvard professor debates controversial right-wing blogger » Boston Globe

Photo-sharing incident in Dover-Sherborn schools raises community concerns » Boston Herald

Ex-Massachusetts teacher busted by feds for allegedly sexually exploiting children » Boston Herald

After Trump’s policies canceled their grants, these HBCU scholars try to plan for an uncertain future » Boston Globe

State lawmakers float new tax on Mass. colleges as higher ed faces federal firestorm » MassLive

Should phones be removed from Mass. classrooms? Senate president wants to consider it » NBC Boston

Westfield School Committee tables vote on $75.5M budget » MassLive

Sheffield voters narrowly approve Southern Berkshire school budget over busing contract bid concerns » The Berkshire Eagle

Harvard FAS Dean Hoekstra Tells Faculty to Prepare for Long-Term Funding Loss Under Trump » The Harvard Crimson

Coast Guard's plans to remove buoys raise concerns » The Eagle Tribune

Central Mass. pulls out of monthslong drought as other areas of New England see improvements » Boston Globe

Tribe pays Taunton $2.4M in back payments, expands casino Welcome Center. What we know » Cape Cod Times

Mass. attorney general sues CVS, alleging it didn't share discounts with MassHealth members » WBUR

Workers highlight debt burden carried by state's "caring force" » State House News Service

These are the health research grants nixed by the Trump administration » Boston Globe

Private coverage for mental health services eyed by local lawmakers » Worcester Telegram

Mass. Department of Public Health pushes back against Framingham Union Hospital nursery reduction » Boston Globe

Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances More Than $45 Million to Modernize and Improve Public Housing » Mass.gov

Senate leaves housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill » State House News Service

State reduces use of hotels for emergency shelter » Newburyport News

Spilka proposes lifting sales tax on construction materials to boost housing » Boston Globe

A change to real estate commissions was supposed to transform the housing market. It hasn’t happened. » Boston Globe

Residents of North Shore town sue state over MBTA zoning law » Boston Business Journal

With Barnstable County Among Oldest in Nation, Healey Signs Executive Order Supporting Elderly » Cape Cod Online

Massachusetts, End Veteran Homelessness campaign celebrate opening of permanent vet housing » Audacy

An ICE action in Newton turns rough, and secrecy follows » WBUR

Opinion: Life in Trump’s America » Boston Globe

ICE agents detain one, two others arrested during chaotic scene in Worcester » Boston Globe

Judge orders release of immigrant who was arrested after agents smashed his window » The New Bedford Light

‘Deeply disturbed’: Worcester officials react to ‘harrowing’ ICE arrest » MassLive

ICE fliers seeking ‘unaccompanied alien’ children put fear in New Bedford immigrants » South Coast Today

RI: Largest owner of R.I. community health centers to lay off 70 workers, citing Medicaid reimbursement rates » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Something’s afoot in Karen Read case » Boston Herald

Former Wayfair worker loses age discrimination lawsuit » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call - May 9, 2025 » The Bourne News

Editorial: Fernandes Anderson raises the bar on City Council dysfunction » Boston Herald

New Bedford City Council Wants Answers on Trash Along Commuter Rail Tracks » WBSM

AL: Federal court strikes down Alabama’s version of congressional map » Roll Call

OH: Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel confirms he's considering a run for governor » NBC News

Frank Baker is officially running for Boston City Council, after past 12-year stint: ‘I am back!’ » Boston Herald

Healey, UMass chancellor praise 'double-American' Pope » Boston Business Journal

Faithful and political elite praise the selection of first American pope » State House News Service

Massachusetts lawmakers react to election of Pope Leo XIV » Western Mass News

Mass. leaders offer congratulations as an American becomes pope » WBUR

Vaccine teams in Mexico scramble over measles outbreak rippling out from Mennonite community » The Associated Press

Boston University CTE Center researchers trying to diagnose CTE during life, recruiting former football players » Boston Herald

‘That rhetoric is deadly’: Autistic individuals, family members express mixed feelings about RFK Jr.’s comments on autism » Boston Globe

Worcester Police arrest 2 after assisting ICE agents with ‘hostile crowd’ » Boston Herald

As he retires, New Bedford police chief complains of ‘hurtful’ scrutiny » Boston Globe

State issues open call for new seal, flag and motto » State House News Service

Carter: It’s time to eliminate the estate tax » Boston Herald

Senator Floats Term Limits for Steamship Board » Vineyard Gazette

Mass. Appeals Court says ‘Frankenpermit’ for disputed Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant still valid » MassLive

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Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission