Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Senators get "enough yeses" to add $43.5 mil to budget
State House News Service
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Healey used ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts as migrant and homeless families surged into emergency shelter system, audit charges
Boston Globe
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MBTA board approves ‘nuts and bolts’ capital budget, leaving billions in critical projects unfunded
Boston Globe
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State board agrees on vocational school admissions reforms
The Recorder
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Mass. budget debate points to a subtle but seismic shift on Beacon Hill
MassLive
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Congress’s budget aims to target Medicaid fraud. In Massachusetts, the reality is more complicated.
Boston Globe
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What to know about the new lottery to get into Mass. vocational high schools
WBUR
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Boston City Hall staffers charged in alleged domestic incident ‘terminated’
Boston Herald
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‘People should not live like this.’ As ICE arrests ramp up in Mass., agents encounter more community resistance.
Boston Globe
National
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US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules
The Associated Press (AP)
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Trump can complain all he wants – but he can’t stop his own economic mess
The Guardian
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Elon Musk’s pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was a flop
The Associated Press (AP)
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The GOP’s Big Medicaid Idea Was Tried Before—And Failed Badly
The Bulwark
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What Does ‘Don’t F*ck With Medicaid’ Mean? Depends Who You Ask.
The Bulwark
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Republicans tweak the social contract to ask more of states
CNN
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Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target
New York Times
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How false "white genocide" claims became central to Trump's view of South Africa
Axios
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Gerald Connolly, Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, Dies at 75
New York Times
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The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement
New York Times
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Republicans try to reorient Medicaid fight
punchbowl
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
10:00am
Children's League's Advocacy Day 2025
Great Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
House Full Formal Session
House Chamber
1:00pm
"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio
1:00pm
First Annual Military Appreciation Day
State House, House Chamber
3:00pm
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston
Quote of the Day
“As Donald Trump works to undermine the Social Security Administration, his ultrarich Social Security commissioner, Frank Bisignano, was just approved for a giant tax break on a $484 million capital gains sale.”
Trump’s social security head Is getting a massive tax break.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Joe Biden’s cancer comment at former Massachusetts power plant resurfaces, goes viral
Boston Herald
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Mass. Sen Warren roasts Trump’s IRS pick: ‘You shouldn’t be within 1,000 miles’ of the job
MassLive
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Trump has lots to say about Biden’s health. His own? Not so much.
Boston Globe
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Opinion: An ugly tax in a ‘beautiful bill’
Boston Globe
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Supreme Court restores Maine lawmaker's House vote after censure for social media post
WBUR
Business
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Commercial fishermen welcomed Trump’s promise to roll back ‘overregulation.’ Months into his term, what do they think of him?
Boston Globe
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Cambridge greenlights BioMed office-to-lab conversion
Boston Business Journal
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Macy’s is closing 150 stores nationwide. Downtown Boston’s may survive, thanks to the data center upstairs.
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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Trump admin cuts another $60 million in grants from Harvard University
MassLive
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Support those who deliver on the promise of free community college (Viewpoint)
MassLive
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Mass. Education board votes to install lottery for vocational school slots
WBUR
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Northeastern pays $33M for suburban office site
Boston Business Journal
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Move to close background check gap for daycare providers following 25 Investigates report
Boston 25 News
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Marshfield Education Foundation Awards Record $151,732 in Grants
South Shore News
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Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds
Boston Globe
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State board OKs vocational education lottery system
The Eagle Tribune
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It’ll soon be a lottery to get into vocational and technical schools in Massachusetts
WGBH
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Lottery for vo-tech students in Massachusetts gets state board approval
Worcester Telegram
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Mass. education board approves vocational school lottery admissions, temporary graduation requirements
Boston Globe
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Northeastern expands to New York City this summer after merger
Boston Business Journal
Environment
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Flooding in Massachusetts drains money, energy, and resources
Commonwealth Magazine
Federal
Health Care
Housing
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Report: State overpaid for migrant shelter services
The Eagle Tribune
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Norton approves two zoning districts to comply with MBTA law
The Sun Chronicle
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Protesters call for affordable housing: ‘We need the state to act’
Boston Globe
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Auditor's report slams Healey administration's handling of shelter costs
WBUR
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Hotel shelter closures impact western Mass. towns
WWLP 22
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Boston approves conversion of two office buildings into 155 residential units
Boston Business Journal
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Closing hotel shelters has benefits but could leave families with no place to go
MassLive
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The typical home in Greater Boston last month cost nearly $1 million
Boston Globe
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Island towns discuss housing strategies
Martha's Vineyard Times
Human Services
Immigration
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Sen. Rand Paul questions border wall funding level needs
Roll Call
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‘People should not live like this.’ As ICE arrests ramp up in Mass., agents encounter more community resistance.
Boston Globe
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Gov. Maura Healey says ‘some’ of Trump’s border policies make sense
Boston Herald
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ICE arrests alleged gun-running, fentanyl trafficking, indecent assault suspects across Massachusetts
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Normalizing illegal immigration helps no one
Boston Herald
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Healey applauds border control, denounces ICE tactics
State House News Service
Judiciary
Legislative
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Senators use budget stage to preview priorities
State House News Service
Local Government
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Eastie to Receive $36k in Grants for Free Beach Events
East Boston Times-Free Press
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Turner, Ritter win seats on Belchertown Select Board
Gazette Net
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Two Boston City Hall employees fired after being arrested last week, mayor’s office says
Boston Globe
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Northampton mayor unveils $145M budget, defending school funding position
Gazette Net
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Worcester to add security guards, scanners at city hall
MassLive
Politics
Public Health
State Finance
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Senate adds $43.5M to budget, calls state mental health overhaul 'absurd'
Boston Business Journal
State Government
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Audit: Mass. housing office mishandled emergency shelter contracts
MassLive
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Diana DiZoglio accuses Maura Healey admin of approving ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts in shelter system
Boston Herald
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New audit finds mismanagement within Mass. emergency shelter system
NBC Boston
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Auditor finds Mass. overpaid for emergency shelter services
WGBH
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Audit knocks use of no-bid contracts in family shelter crisis
State House News Service
Taxation
Transportation
Utilities
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Massachusetts unions, companies hail Trump go-ahead for N.Y. wind farm
The New Bedford Light
Press Releases
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A Legacy of Service: The Impact of United Way's Americorps Program
United Way of Mass. Bay and Merrimack Valley
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Mass. Gov. Healey Introduces Energy Affordability Bill
Mass. Green Energy Consumers Alliance
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Rudolph Friedmann Secures Sweeping Victory for Business Owner in Complex Business Litigation Case
Associated Builders & Contractors of Mass.
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MBTA Board Approves Capital Investment Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 – 2030
MBTA
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MassGOP Statement on Auditor’s Finding That Maura Healey Dealt Out ‘Unlawful’ No-Bid Migrant Contracts
MassGOP
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API Welcomes Action Averting Possible Shutdown of the Gulf of America
American Petroleum Institute
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Latest Seasonally Unadjusted Unemployment and Job Estimates for Local Labor Markets in Massachusetts for April 2025
Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
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Shelter Audit Finds Contract Mismanagement, Improper and Unlawful Use of Emergency Procurements
Office of State Auditor Diana DiZoglio
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Improving Conditions Lift Drought in Three Massachusetts Regions
Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Drought Management Task Force
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AG Campbell Supports Challenge to Trump's Unlawful Executive Orders Targeting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell