Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Mass. Senate Democrats want new oversight board for sheriffs amid ‘unsustainable’ spending
Boston Globe
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Point32Health to eliminate 250 jobs in second workforce reduction this year
Boston Business Journal
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March election set to fill vacancy left by state senator’s death
MassLive
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‘My God, is she on top of her game.’ Michelle Wu crushed foes in D.C. and at home. What’s next for the mayor?
Boston Globe
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Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
Bloomberg
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Financial technology industry veteran is latest to enter Democratic primary for Moulton’s seat
Boston Globe
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Fall River fire report calls for stricter assisted living home standards
WBUR
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In her first interview since returning to CCC, Shannon O’Brien looks ahead
Boston Globe
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Healey releases $125 million in local earmarks, days after warning she would hold back the funding ‘indefinitely’
Boston Globe
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Mass. sheriffs point to labor, medical, phone call expenses amid budget scrutiny
WBUR
National
The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza
New York Magazine
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Here’s who pays when undocumented immigrants get health care in America
Boston Globe
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ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits
The Atlantic
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How Trump 2.0 is blowing up lobbying
Politico
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Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts
Politico
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Trump’s Caribbean Bombing Campaign Brings War on Terror to the Americas
TIME
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
90th Citizens' Legislative Seminar
Senate Reading Room, State House, Boston
10:00am
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming: Committee Hearing
Virtual Hearing
10:00am
Climate Adaptation Superfund Rally hosted by Better Future Project & the Make Polluters Pay Coalition
State House Steps, Boston
10:00am
MassDEP 50th Anniversary Event
Great Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
Joint Committee on Transportation: Committee Hearing
State House, A-2 and Virtual
11:00am
Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing
Plainville Town Hall, 190 South Street, Plainville
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources: Committee Hearing
State House, A-1 and Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities: Committee Hearing
State House, B-1 & Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development: Committee Hearing
State House, B-2 and Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws: Committee Hearing
State House, 222 and Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Judiciary: Committee Hearing
State House, A-2 and Virtual
1:30pm
Data Advisory Commission on Early Education and Care Meeting
Via Zoom
2:00pm
2025 Mass. Councils on Aging Fall Conference
Sea Crest Beach Resort, 350 Quaker Road, North Falmouth
3:00pm
Speak Out! Fully Fund Our Public Schools Rally hosted by Mass. Education Justice Alliance
State House Steps, Boston
6:00pm
Department of Energy Resources Public Meeting
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
“City-owned grocery stores take these interventions a step further by prioritizing benefits to local communities over corporate profit, enabling lower prices; improving food access; and providing greater local food sourcing.”
Professor Agyeman sees city-owned grocery stores in Boston as the best way to mitigate food prices and hunger.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Return-to-office rates have hit new highs, but Boston lags other major cities
Boston Business Journal
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As lab space busts, Watertown Mall will stay a mall after all
Boston Globe
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Energy Department cancels $110 million in funding for Massachusetts EV battery company
Boston Globe
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Easthampton firms bring AI call agents to life
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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‘The cows are the core’: Deerfield’s Bar-Way Farm named Mass. Dairy Farm of the Year
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Kriese: Tariff revenues rising, along with costs
Boston Herald
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Globe Summit 2025 to gather trailblazers, change-makers to discuss ‘Revolutionary Ideas’
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Publicly owned grocery stores could be Boston’s answer to food insecurity
Boston Globe
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The profit and price of October in Salem
Commonwealth Magazine
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‘Cities and towns have an opportunity to lead in this moment’: New MAPC director takes charge
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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Massachusetts grants $13.5M to boost STEM and tech access in schools
WWLP 22
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Testing debate rolls on after ballot law drops MCAS as a graduation requirement
WGBH
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Massachusetts officials mull proposal for new standardized testing system
NBC Boston
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New proposal for standardized testing on the table for high school students
Boston 25 News
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Massachusetts gives $155 million bond to private college, as campus president slams Trump for ‘attacks’ on DEI
Boston Herald
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High-stakes test opponents promote alternative assessments
State House News Service
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WPI wins two state AI grants for clean tech
The Worcester Guardian
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Committee advances bill to address student literacy crisis
State House News Service
Environment
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Scituate Votes to Lower Flood Protection Standards for Cole Parkway
South Shore News
Health Care
Human Services
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Addressing food insecurity starts with adequately staffing the state office responsbile for SNAP benefits to meet the rising need
Commonwealth Magazine
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Whittier Farms given grant to improve food security
Millbury-Sutton Chronicle
Immigration
Judiciary
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Jury's $1B verdict has SJC eyeing new rules for punitives
Mass Lawyers Weekly
Labor
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Brockton paraprofessionals continue rallying as negotiations deadlocked. What comes next
The Enterprise
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What Employers Should Do Before 29 October 2025 to Prepare for Massachusetts' Pay Transparency Law
National Law Review
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States' jobless data stuck in limbo amid federal government shutdown
State Affairs
Legislative
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Winter special election scheduled to fill Lowell-based Senate seat
State House News Service
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Winter special election scheduled to fill Lowell-based Senate seat
Commonwealth Magazine
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Winter special election scheduled to fill Lowell-based Senate seat
State House News Service
Local Government
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Hadley voters to decide on budget cuts, layoffs at special Town Meeting
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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State freezes local aid payments to Holyoke over unreconciled cash
MassLive
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First Amherst pickleball courts among requests CPA panel will discuss
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Aaron Vega named new head of Western Mass. Economic Development Council
MassLive
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Town receives $300,000 sewer grant
The Inquirer and Mirror
Politics
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TX: Why Cornyn is still at risk of losing in Texas
Roll Call
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‘My God, is she on top of her game.’ Michelle Wu crushed foes in D.C. and at home. What’s next for the mayor?
Boston Globe
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‘I thought I might get killed’: 77-year-old man attacked while leaving ‘No Kings’ protest in Hyannis
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: What is ambitious Michelle Wu up to?
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announces she will run for reelection
Boston Globe
Public Health
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‘People think they are invincible.’ Most Americans are unprepared for aging, studies show.
Boston Globe
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MBTA wants third party to handle Narcan cabinets
Boston Herald
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Healey kicks off vaccination campaign in Lawrence
The Eagle Tribune
Public Safety
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Fall River releases new report on deadly Gabriel House fire
WWLP 22
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Fall River fire chief calls for greater state regulation of assisted living homes
WGBH
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Mass. sheriffs point to labor, medical, phone call expenses amid budget scrutiny
WBUR
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Editorial: Boston is a very safe city — for shoplifters
Boston Herald
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Michael Proctor, State Police investigator fired over Karen Read case, drops appeal to get job back
Boston Globe
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South End surge: Arrests spiked by 163% this summer amid Mass and Cass spillover: Boston Police
Boston Herald
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Michael Proctor, fired Karen Read investigator, had racist and offensive texts on phone, I-Team sources say
CBS News
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Fire officials release report on Gabriel House blaze that killed 10 people in Fall River
Boston Globe
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Michael Proctor gives up his fight to get his Mass State Police job back
Boston Herald
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For 6 months, Worcester police cruisers to leave blue lights on at all times. Here's why
Worcester Telegram
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Editorial: Sheriffs’ spending habits long overdue for state scrutiny
Boston Globe
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Small obstacles became big problems during deadly Gabriel House fire rescue, new report says
MassLive
Reproductive Rights
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State Senate backs student-led bill requiring menstrual product ingredient disclosure
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Transportation
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Feds appear to pause funding for Cape bridge replacements, blaming government shutdown
Boston.com
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Vineyarders testify in support of SSA term limits
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Briefings: Lake Shore Be Gone? Not in December, When Trans-Mass Service Rail Resumes
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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Government shutdown impacts air travel, Logan Airport, union officials debunk TSA strike rumors
Boston Herald
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Briefings: Lake Shore Be Gone? Not in December, When Trans-Mass Service Rail Resumes…
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
Utilities
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Nantucket Receives State Grant To Protect Sewer Beds From Coastal Erosion Threats
Nantucket Current
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Amid federal cuts, legislators push for transition to clean energy
The Newton Beacon
Press Releases
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Solving the Health Care Crisis
Mass-Care
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Boston Public Schools' Food Service Program Earns National Recognition for Fresh, Nutritious, Locally Sourced School Meals
City of Boston
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MTA President Max Page at No Kings rally in Greenfield
Mass. Teachers Association
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Government Employee Arrested for Unlawful Retention of National Defense Information
FBI Boston
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Affordability for Senior Residents Living at the 50-Unit Independence Manor II in Braintree Will Be Extended for More Than 20 Years With $8.7 Million in MassHousing Financing
MassHousing
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Senator Markey, Representative Trahan Secure Inclusion of Legislative Priorities in Senate Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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News: After Letter From Pressley, National Grid Announces Support for Mass. Households Impacted by Government Shutdown
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates 1,300 Acres Conserved in Winchendon and Ashburnham
Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $5.4 Million for Innovation Career Pathways Programs
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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AG Campbell Leads Multistate Opposition To DOJ's Attempt To Subpoena Gender Affirming Care Records
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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AG Campbell Urges SCOTUS To Protect States’ Use Of Investigative Subpoenas
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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North Atlantic right whale population continues slow growth
New England Aquarium
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Trayd powers the construction back office.
Associated Builders & Contractors of Mass.
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Community Wisdom in Grant-Making Decisions
The Barr Foundation