Must-Reads
Massachusetts
How to save MassHealth from Trump’s cuts — and improve health care for everyone in the process
Boston Globe
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Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project
NBC Boston
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Mass. leaders push back on potential Trump National Guard deployment
WBUR
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Mass. hospitals need cash to avoid defaults, top senator says
State House News Service
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New England business groups make push in D.C. to support federal research funding
Boston Globe
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Many Boston universities get an ‘F’ in free speech policies, according to new report
Boston Globe
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Pols & Politics: Massachusetts flag politics takes over Beacon Hill
Boston Herald
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Trump admin threatens to withhold MBTA funds over crime concerns
WGBH
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Massachusetts weighs state SNAP benefits as federal cuts impact immigrant families
The Berkshire Eagle
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A gathering place for marijuana: Designed to diversify the industry, cannabis cafes are close to reality, although the finances are challenging
Worcester Business Journal
National
Both sides dig in as shutdown looms
punchbowl
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U.S. and Israel against the world as Palestine dominates UN week
Axios
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Tattooed, tough, and running: Democrats’ new 2026 strategy
Boston Globe
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Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
New York Times
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Democrats Don’t Seem Willing to Follow Their Own Advice
The Atlantic
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Where Have All the Boycotts Gone?
The Bulwark
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Minnesota lawmakers at impasse on ways to reduce gun violence
MPR News
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‘We can’t delay any longer’: Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals
Politico
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There are echoes in our political rhetoric of the men who helped talk the United States into civil war.
The Bulwark
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RFK Jr. Has a Prescription for America: Pure Chaos
The Bulwark
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American Democracy Might Be Stronger Than Donald Trump
Politico
Today on Beacon Hill
7:30am
Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities 2025 Fall Conference
Red Jacket Beach Report & Spa, South Yarmouth
9:45am
Government Affairs Forum with Mayor Michelle Wu hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Renaissance Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston
10:00am
Board of State Examiners of Electricians Public Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
10:30am
Senate Committee on the Census: Informational Hearing
State House, B-1
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
The Faces of the Vaccine Injury hosted by Health Rights MA and Children's Health Defense New England
Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
12:00pm
Board of Agriculture Meeting
Mass. Building, Big E, 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities: Committee Hearing
State House, A-1 and Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Public Service: Committee Hearing
State House, A-2 and Virtual
1:00pm
Veterans Quality of Life Commission Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
Quote of the Day
“What is clear is that county government (which was abolished in seven of the state’s 14 counties in 1997) is an artifact of a bygone era. So too is a system of elected sheriffs, who in too many areas of the state are standing in the way of progress — that is, when they’re not standing in front of a judge.”
The Boston Globe Editorial Board argues county governments and elected sheriffs in Massachusetts are outdated. Sheriffs often block reform or face legal troubles, showing the system is inefficient and ripe for reform or abolition.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Trump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024
Boston Globe
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Why Democrats are holding firm on conditions ahead of shutdown
Boston Globe
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Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info
Boston Globe
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McKinney: Liberalism died with Charlie Kirk
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Buttigieg to Dems: Identity politics have to go
Boston Herald
Business
Civil Rights
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Opinion: A chilly climate for free speech
Boston Globe
Democracy
Education
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Trump administration places new restrictions on Harvard, citing financial concerns
Reuters
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Kingston School Committee Approves Teacher Contract Amendment
South Shore News
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As Mass. rolls out new guidance on AI, teachers say it's already in play
WBUR
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Trump administration orders Fall River's public schools to clean up curriculum. Here's why
The Herald News
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Massachusetts parents outraged over ‘demonic’ reactions from teachers to Charlie Kirk’s death
Boston Herald
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As demand soars, state pares back stipends for community college students
Boston Globe
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If Harvard makes a deal with Trump, who decides whether the university is complying with the terms?
Boston Globe
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Redistricting begins ahead of new elementary school opening
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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STCC to lose $1.8 million as feds curtail Hispanic Serving Institution grants
MassLive
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‘This is the test’: Exhausted but resolute, pro-Palestinian campus protesters face uncertain future
Boston Globe
Environment
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
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Somervillian here legally stayed to talk with Ice and was taken anyway, state and local officials say
Cambridge Day
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Trump’s border czar who promised to bring “hell” to Boston, caught taking $50K in cash from undercover FBI agents, media reports say
MassLive
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Brazilian immigrants in Greater Boston are being detained by ICE in large numbers
WGBH
Judiciary
Local Government
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A locked door and myriad treasures beyond, in vast rooms deemed unusable at Boston Public Library
Boston Globe
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Burhan Azeem Aims to Make Cambridge More Affordable in a Third Council Term
The Harvard Crimson
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‘This is what democracy is all about.’ Recount concludes in District 7 race, underway for mayor
Boston Globe
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Adams Select Board faces new Open Meeting Law complaint after another one is dismissed by the state attorney general's office
The Berkshire Eagle
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AG’s Office: New Bedford City Councilor Linda Morad violated Open Meeting Law
South Coast Today
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Northampton to divest from companies ‘complicit’ in Gaza war
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Ahmed, Culpepper remain District 7 City Council finalists after preliminary election recount
Boston Herald
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
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‘The greatest danger Plymouth faces today’
Plymouth Independent
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Rogue sheriffs should spark a rethinking about this artifact of county government
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Recent shootings linked by internet’s darkest corners
Boston Herald
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TV ad: Attention Boston law enforcement -- ICE wants you
Boston Globe
State Government
Transportation
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EV sales climb as federal tax break expires
Boston Globe
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President Trump’s transportation secretary orders MBTA to tighten up safety — or lose federal funding
Boston Herald
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Federal transit chief demands information from T, citing 'safe travel' concerns
WBUR
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Howie Carr: MassDOT’s MassPike service plaza deal is covered in heart emojis
Boston Herald
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Here's how much the MBTA's highest-paid employees make
Boston Business Journal
Utilities
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'Outrageous': Gov. Healey reacts to proposed winter gas rate hike
WCVB
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Revolution Wind losing $2.3M a day during government-ordered shutdown
Boston Business Journal
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Governor Healey says Eversource proposal to hike rates is ‘outrageous,’ calls for DPU review
Boston Globe
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BOEM to consider revocation of SouthCoast Wind approval
The New Bedford Light
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Commonwealth Fusion signs $1B power purchase agreement with energy giant
Boston Business Journal
Press Releases
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State Advocacy Forum Strengthens Collaboration and Communication
American Podiatric Medical Association
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Administration awards nearly $29M in climate resiliency funding
Mass. Municipal Association
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McGovern Leads 18 Members of Congress Telling Secretaries Rubio and Noem to Address Horrific Prison Conditions in El Salvador
Office of Congressman Jim McGovern
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ICYMI: Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell & Over Three Dozen Members File Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of D.C. Appeals Court Panel Decision Allowing Clawback of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Former MBTA Transit Police Officer Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting the Filing of a False Report Related to Assault of Homeless Man at MBTA Station
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Governor Healey Appoints New Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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OIG Investigation: Former Hopkinton Parks & Rec Director Violated Procurement Laws
Office of Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro
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Governor Healey Signs Bill Providing Critical Funding for Hospitals and Community Health Centers in Massachusetts
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Planning Department Presents $140,000 in Community Benefits to Nonprofits Serving Dorchester
Boston Planning & Development Agency