Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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‘A stress test’: Harvard has a $53 billion endowment. As Trump’s assault escalates, will it cash out?
Boston Globe
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Senate advances scaled-back version of House spending bill
Commonwealth Magazine
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Court-appointed attorneys begin work stoppage, leaving defendants statewide without representation
Boston Globe
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Judge blocks Trump's executive order against Boston-based law firm WilmerHale
WBUR
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‘A blunt force axe’: Mass. Democrats warn of harm to hospitals, health care under Trump budget proposal
Boston Globe
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Economist Paul Krugman says Boston's 'Jenga tower' economy teeters on Harvard
WBUR
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Healey says 250,000 people in Massachusetts could lose insurance under GOP’s proposed cuts
WGBH
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Top Mass. Democrats face off on liquor, school reform
Axios
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ICE begins detentions at immigration courts in Boston and Chelmsford
WGBH
National
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Dems: White House won’t share info on what’s happening inside departments
punchbowl
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Beltway bloat could doom Trump's Golden Dome
Axios
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As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites
New York Times
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Trump’s Attacks Have Helped Heal a Deeply Divided Harvard
New York Times
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The 2028 podcast primary is underway as Democrats try to reshape their image
The Associated Press (AP)
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Progressive Mass 2025 Lobby Day
Room 428, State House, Boston
10:00am
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston
11:00am
Latino Educators Shine: 2025 Awards
Grand Staircase & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
12:00pm
"Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio
89.7 FM or gbhnews.org
1:00pm
Senate Committee on Steering and Policy: Committee Hearing
State House, A1 & Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Public Service: Committee Hearing
State House, A-2 and Virtual
3:00pm
250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution
Virtual Hearing
5:30pm
9th Annual Business of Pride hosted by the Boston Business Journal
Boston Chops Sound End, 1375 Washington Street, Boston
Quote of the Day
“Sen. Cynthia Creem says EVs aren’t enough—Massachusetts must limit how far you can drive, too. Her bill creates a panel to track your mileage and fine you if you go too far. She says just walk or bike instead. Textbook extreme, out-of-touch policymaking.”
Mass. Fiscal Alliance on Sen. Cynthia Creem's (D-Wellesley) bill to limit miles driven
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Former ICA director: What is driving Trump’s venom against the arts?
Boston Globe
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‘Devastating impact’: Trump’s attacks on Harvard could cost Mass. millions, Healey warns
MassLive
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WilmerHale ban overturned: Judge cites unconstitutional behavior by Trump in striking down order
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
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Supreme Court not hearing Massachusetts student’s two genders shirt case ‘a setback for free speech’
Boston Herald
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Editorial: SCOTUS ‘two genders’ decision shows free speech is relative
Boston Herald
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Supreme Court rejects appeal of Massachusetts student who wanted to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt
Boston Herald
Democracy
Education
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As Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm'
WBUR
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Districts make funding pleas at Northampton Youth Commission-led meeting with state education boss
Gazette Net
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Teachers union rips new graduation guidelines
The Eagle Tribune
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Hundreds at Harvard protesting Trump’s funding cuts, policy demands
WHDH
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Trump administration says Harvard funding cuts are punishment for ‘race discrimination’
Boston Globe
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Boston’s brightest: 33 valedictorians celebrated at annual luncheon
Boston Globe
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Western Mass. school districts receive federal grant funding for healthy meal programs
WWLP 22
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‘This is about more than Harvard’: Healey tells alumni as university faces down Trump
Boston Globe
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Trump administration pursues termination of Harvard contracts
Politico
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Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
WHDH
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US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
The Associated Press
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Whitman-Hanson School Committee Votes to Continue School Choice
South Shore News
Health Care
Human Services
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Gaskin: Proposed SNAP restrictions don’t go far enough
Boston Herald
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State delegation funds Lowell’s nonprofits
Lowell Sun
Immigration
Judiciary
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Healey taps five for District Court bench
Mass Lawyers Weekly
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Editorial: Lawyers for indigent clients need a raise
Boston Globe
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Supreme Court doesn't take Middleboro 'only two genders' case. Why 2 justices wanted to
The Herald News
Labor
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Howie Carr: Time to pound the pavement, snowflakes!
Boston Herald
Local Government
Politics
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5 summer elections to watch
The Hill
Public Health
Public Safety
State Finance
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Lottery skid extends through April
State House News Service
State Government
Transportation
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Self-driving taxis may be coming to town. Boston drivers are already enraged.
Boston Globe
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Are Boston’s school buses still the safest choice for students?
Boston Globe
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T has to electrify its bus fleet by 2040. Amid delays and soaring costs, some are skeptical.
Boston Globe
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Even the MBTA can’t stop Phil Eng
Boston Globe
Press Releases
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Luciano Lliuya v. RWE AG Decision Affirms Polluter Accountability for Climate Damages
Union of Concerned Scientists
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New Report Details Devastating Impact of Federal Cuts on Lifesaving Tobacco Prevention and Quit Programs
American Lung Association
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M.A.S.S. presents the 2025 Distinguished Service Award to Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka
Mass. Association of School Superintendents
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Gov. Healey unveils energy affordability legislation
Mass. Munichpal Association
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Eversource will install first smart meters in Western Massachusetts this summer
Eversource
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $6.7 Million to Support Small Business Services Statewide
MassDevelopment
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AG Campbell Urges Court To Uphold Orders Blocking Trump Administration's Attack On USRAP Refugees
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.1 Million to Prevent and Reduce Pollutants from Entering Our Waterbodies
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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AG Campbell Leads Multistate Effort To Protect Abortion Providers From Board Certification Requirements That Could Put Them At Risk
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Governor Healey, Senator Warren, Senator Markey Fight Back Against Trump, Congressional Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll