Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Senate leaves housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill
State House News Service
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Boston-area climate activists report visits from the FBI
WBUR
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Legislature, Cannabis Commission watching each other
State House News Service
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Legislators are pushing for more forceful action on intoxicating hemp-derived products
Commonwealth Magazine
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Local groups report major spike in ICE detentions around Massachusetts
WGBH
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Q&A: SHNS Talks With Mike Kennealy
State House News Service
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How Harvard and Allston slowly thawed a chilly relationship
WBUR
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Guatemalan man detained in New Bedford due to be released after judge’s order
WBUR
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Outside MBTA zone, transportation services seen as "lifelines"
State House News Service
National
An American Pope Will Face a Fractured American Church
New York Times
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The U.S.-U.K. deal shows the trade war is here to stay
Axios
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Speaker Johnson sends signals on two key Medicaid reforms
Commonwealth Magazine
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Trump’s Education Department actions could haunt GOP
Punchbowl News
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The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies
New York Times
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Large investors increased stake in Trump Media by hundreds of millions
The Guardian
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Bill Gates says Elon Musk's DOGE is 'killing' poor children
Quartz
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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
The Associated Press (AP)
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Democrats fume over Biden’s return to spotlight
The Hill
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Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, New Hampshire Republican who became a reliable liberal vote, has died
Boston Globe
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Trump pivots, says GOP should ‘probably not’ raise taxes on rich
The Hill
Today on Beacon Hill
12:00pm
"Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio
89.7 FM or gbhnews.org
Quote of the Day
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News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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New Bedford’s on track for bump in visitors this year
The New Bedford Light
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Michelin Guide is coming to Boston, offering tourism spotlight for local restaurants
Boston Business Journal
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National Endowment for the Arts strips grants from Restless Books, Amherst Cinema
Gazette Net
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Trump’s tariffs hit baby product industry hard, threatening parents with price hikes, shortages
Boston Globe
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Cambridge biotech lays off 150 people as it winds down
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
Education
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East Longmeadow Finance Oversight Committee approves $36.89M ELPS budget
The Reminder
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State lawmakers float new tax on Mass. colleges as higher ed faces federal firestorm
MassLive
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Boston Focus, 5.9.25
WILL AUSTIN
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Weymouth Schools Prepare for Potential Budget Challenges Ahead
South Shore News
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‘That’s my job’: Prominent Harvard professor debates controversial right-wing blogger
Boston Globe
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Photo-sharing incident in Dover-Sherborn schools raises community concerns
Boston Herald
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Ex-Massachusetts teacher busted by feds for allegedly sexually exploiting children
Boston Herald
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After Trump’s policies canceled their grants, these HBCU scholars try to plan for an uncertain future
Boston Globe
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State lawmakers float new tax on Mass. colleges as higher ed faces federal firestorm
MassLive
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Should phones be removed from Mass. classrooms? Senate president wants to consider it
NBC Boston
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Westfield School Committee tables vote on $75.5M budget
MassLive
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Sheffield voters narrowly approve Southern Berkshire school budget over busing contract bid concerns
The Berkshire Eagle
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Harvard FAS Dean Hoekstra Tells Faculty to Prepare for Long-Term Funding Loss Under Trump
The Harvard Crimson
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
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Mass. attorney general sues CVS, alleging it didn't share discounts with MassHealth members
WBUR
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Workers highlight debt burden carried by state's "caring force"
State House News Service
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These are the health research grants nixed by the Trump administration
Boston Globe
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Private coverage for mental health services eyed by local lawmakers
Worcester Telegram
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Mass. Department of Public Health pushes back against Framingham Union Hospital nursery reduction
Boston Globe
Housing
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances More Than $45 Million to Modernize and Improve Public Housing
Mass.gov
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Senate leaves housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill
State House News Service
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State reduces use of hotels for emergency shelter
Newburyport News
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Spilka proposes lifting sales tax on construction materials to boost housing
Boston Globe
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A change to real estate commissions was supposed to transform the housing market. It hasn’t happened.
Boston Globe
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Residents of North Shore town sue state over MBTA zoning law
Boston Business Journal
Human Services
Immigration
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An ICE action in Newton turns rough, and secrecy follows
WBUR
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Opinion: Life in Trump’s America
Boston Globe
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ICE agents detain one, two others arrested during chaotic scene in Worcester
Boston Globe
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Judge orders release of immigrant who was arrested after agents smashed his window
The New Bedford Light
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‘Deeply disturbed’: Worcester officials react to ‘harrowing’ ICE arrest
MassLive
Insurance
Judiciary
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Howie Carr: Something’s afoot in Karen Read case
Boston Herald
Labor
Legislative
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Beacon Hill Roll Call - May 9, 2025
The Bourne News
Local Government
Politics
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AL: Federal court strikes down Alabama’s version of congressional map
Roll Call
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OH: Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel confirms he's considering a run for governor
NBC News
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Frank Baker is officially running for Boston City Council, after past 12-year stint: ‘I am back!’
Boston Herald
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Healey, UMass chancellor praise 'double-American' Pope
Boston Business Journal
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Faithful and political elite praise the selection of first American pope
State House News Service
Public Health
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Vaccine teams in Mexico scramble over measles outbreak rippling out from Mennonite community
The Associated Press
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Boston University CTE Center researchers trying to diagnose CTE during life, recruiting former football players
Boston Herald
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‘That rhetoric is deadly’: Autistic individuals, family members express mixed feelings about RFK Jr.’s comments on autism
Boston Globe
Public Safety
State Government
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State issues open call for new seal, flag and motto
State House News Service
Taxation
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Carter: It’s time to eliminate the estate tax
Boston Herald
Transportation
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Senator Floats Term Limits for Steamship Board
Vineyard Gazette
Press Releases
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UCS Tracking 2025 Climate-fueled “Danger Season.” Map with New Features Now Available Online, Updated Daily.
Union of Concerned Scientists
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Federal Policy Update – 5/8/25
MIRA Coalition
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Pressley Rallies at 24-Hour Vigil to Defend Medicaid, Protect Vulnerable Communities
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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AARP Urges Legislators to Pass An Act Supporting Family Caregivers
AARP Mass.
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Science Communication in a Loud World: A Conversation with Meteorologist Eric Fisher About Weather Forecasting and Reporting
New England Aquarium
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Somerville installs new outdoor kiosk for used needles, sharps
Mass. Municpal Association
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TechNet Urges Congress to Include Gig Economy Workers in Tipped Income Exemption
TechNet
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Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Calls for Public Submissions to Reimagine State Emblems
Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission
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Governor Healey Signs Executive Order, Releases Updated State Plan for Supporting Older Adults in Massachusetts
MAss. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Drought Conditions Improve as Central Region Returns to Normal
MAss. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Drought Management Task Force