Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Voters support more action to boost housing, new poll finds
Commonwealth Magazine
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Mass. launches dashboard tracking Trump cuts to state funding
WBUR
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Budget fight may delay state’s payments to child care providers
MassLive
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Billboards from Berkshires to Cape Cod highlight ‘crisis’ at Mass. community colleges
MassLive
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Healey halts executive branch hiring as federal funding cuts loom
Boston Business Journal
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Boston pushes forward on ranked-choice voting
Commonwealth Magazine
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Feeling the pinch: Stress on EMS across Massachusetts is at an all-time high
Worcester Telegram
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Senators advance data privacy bills from joint committee
State House News Service
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“They took my life away for nothing.”
The Appeal
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Boston’s economy is among the strongest in the US, rating agencies say, despite looming uncertainties
Boston Globe
National
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Inside Trump’s fixation on diplomatic nominees
punchbowl
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How Republicans Can Pass Trump’s Fiscal Agenda With No Democratic Support
New York Times
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Walmart warns it will raise prices due to tariffs
Axios
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Trump gets unlikely visitors at White House: Democrats
The Hill
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What If Trump Ditches the Tariffs Too Quickly?
The Bul
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Department of Offense: Inside Pete Hegseth’s Bombastic, Chaotic Tenure
Vanity Fair
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Republicans Aim To Enshrine Rental Price-Fixing
The Lever
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Rich vs. Poor: Who Gets What in the GOP Tax Bill
The Wall Street Journal
Today on Beacon Hill
1:00am
Status of Persons with Disabilities
Virtual Hearing
8:30am
Statewide Mental Health Advisory Council
Via Zoom
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
12:00pm
State Universities Annual Alumni Award Ceremony
Great Hall, State House, Boston
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Housing: Informational Hearing
State House, A-1
1:00pm
Committee Hearing
State House, Room 222
2:00pm
Joint Committee on Rules: Committee Hearing
State House, Room 437
Quote of the Day
“The purpose of the 14th Amendment was not to take away citizenship from anybody who had citizenship already, but to take the principles that had traditionally covered White people in the United States and European immigrants and apply them without racial distinction.”
Gerald Neuman, a Harvard Law professor on the 14h amendment
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Kamala Could Have Won
The American Prospect
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Trump’s Prized Tax Bill Doesn’t Do Anything He Promised
The New Republic
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Rahm Emanuel teases potential presidential bid: ‘I am in training’
The Hill
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Democrats rattled again by fresh claims that Biden aides hid his frailty
Washington Post
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Buttigieg Returns to Iowa—With Beard and Baggage
The Bul
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Lucas: He’s not the pope, but Trump loves pomp
Boston Herald
Business
Civil Rights
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‘What About Us?’: Native leaders say time’s up on broken promises | John L. Micek
MassLive
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Valuing their voices: Ancestral Bridges christens new space to highlight town’s lesser known Black, Afro-Indigenous history
Gazette Net
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Opinion: Supreme Court could swiftly end Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship
Boston Globe
Constitutional
Democracy
Education
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Revere hosts Educator Diversity Act celebration
Revere Journal
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Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into United States
WBUR
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Harvard to set aside $250 million to support research amid federal funding cuts
WBUR
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Harvard to dedicate $250 million toward supporting research enterprise
Boston Globe
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Powerful Senator Wants Cell Phones Banned in Massachusetts Schools
WBSM
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Cities seek new plan to replace aging schools
WWLP 22
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Boston school bus driver involved in crash that killed student resigns
Boston Globe
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Harvard President Alan Garber To Take 25% Pay Cut as University Faces Budget Crunch
The Harvard Crimson
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New Bedford teachers picket for paid family leave
The New Bedford Light
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Harvard braces for deep cuts as Trump administration freezes more federal funds
WGBH
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The professors are using ChatGPT, and some students aren’t happy about it
Boston Globe
Environment
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States Sue the Government Over Withdrawn EV Charging Station Funds
CNET News
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In policy fight, Healey preaches faith, perseverance
State House News Service
Health Care
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Mass. Dems sound alarm over Medicaid cuts in major US budget bill
NBC Boston
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Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim owner to limit coverage of weight-loss drugs
Boston Globe
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MassHealth warns of big coverage, funding losses
State House News Service
Immigration
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‘They just left him there’: Waltham city councilor details ICE interaction that left boy stranded alone
Boston.com
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What to know about the Supreme Court arguments in the birthright citizenship case
The Associated Press (AP)
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US Atty Leah Foley: Obstructing ICE "should be vilified rather than glorified"
MASSiveUTurn
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Massachusetts US Attorney: Anyone who attempts to interfere with ICE will be investigated
Boston Herald
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Outrage in Worcester over police response to ICE arrest
Boston Globe
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
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Is lobbying no longer an old boys’ club?
Legislata
Local Government
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Mansfield voters turn down budget tax hike by 2-1 margin
The Sun Chronicle
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Pembroke Town Meeting Rejects Fluoride Removal, Upholds Plastic Bag Ban
South Shore News
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Boston City Council blocks resolution calling for removal of disgraced Tania Fernandes Anderson
Boston Herald
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Boston City Council passes ranked-choice voting system change for local elections
Boston Herald
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Truro election results: Susan Areson and John Dundas win open seats on Select Board
Cape Cod Times
Politics
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Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds
The Associated Press
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ND: Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
The Associated Press
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Battenfeld: It’s still Charlie Baker’s GOP in Massachusetts
Boston Herald
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Easthampton City Councilor JT Tirrell second to join mayor’s race
Gazette Net
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Boston City Council moves to implement ranked-choice voting in municipal elections
Boston Globe
Public Health
Public Safety
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Fall River appoints Kelly Furtado, first female police chief in history. What to know.
The Herald News
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FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of 5/15's Boston Police Hearings
Boston Policy Institute
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State Senator Michael Moore discusses state legislation on artificial intelligence and data privacy
The Tech
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Editorial: Making sure no child dies from a Boston school bus again
Boston Globe
Reproductive Rights
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SC: South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban
The Associated Press
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MO: Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
The Associated Press
State Finance
State Government
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Healey administration to freeze hiring across broad swath of state government
Boston Globe
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Gov. Healey freezes hiring amid 'tightening budget outlook'
WBUR
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Editorial: Healey hiring freeze gives taxpayers a break
Boston Herald
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Mass. executive branch to freeze hiring, citing Trump's economy
Axios
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Gov. Healey plans to freeze state hiring in response to ‘widespread economic uncertainty’
Boston Herald
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Mass. Gov. Healey announces hiring freeze for executive branch agencies
MassLive
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State launches online dashboard detailing federal funding cuts
Western Mass News
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Gov. Maura Healey announces hiring freeze across executive branch of state government
WHDH
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Healey freezes state hiring amid federal funding cuts
WGBH
Taxation
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Moore: Cut taxes on Made-in-America products
Boston Herald
Transportation
Utilities
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Healey unveils new energy affordability legislation
Commonwealth Magazine
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Tens of thousands in Boston briefly lose power
WGBH
Press Releases
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Will you stand with PLS today?
Prisoners' Legal Services of Mass.
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Governor Healey Nominates Judge Asha White and Attorney Amy Karangekis to Superior Court
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Governor Healey Announces Executive Branch Hiring Freeze
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $916,000 to Improve and Protect Water Quality
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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DCR Invests More Than $500,000 in North Adams Skating Rink
Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation
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Governor Healey Posts New Public Dashboard Displaying Direct Funding Cuts to Massachusetts State Agencies by Trump Administration
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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$15 Million Awarded through the Community Transit Grant Program
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Rail and Transit Division
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Correctional Professionals at 28th Annual Excellence in Corrections Awards
Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
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Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Remind Borrowers of Resources and Rights as Trump Administration Reinstates Involuntary Collection on Student Loans
Mass. Executive Office of Education
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Governor Healey Calls on Congress to Reject Federal Cuts to Food Assistance for One Million Massachusetts Residents
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll