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Massachusetts

Cambridge is raising its commercial property tax rate by 22 percent. (That’s not a typo.)

Boston Globe

National

A Maine super PAC case could reshape campaign finance rules nationwide. Or it could backfire.

Boston Globe

Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am

Mass. Nonprofit Network 2025 Annual Conference

DCU Center, Worcester
9:00am

The Healthcare Well-Being Summit: Investment, Implementation, and Transformation hosted by MHA

MHA Conference Center, 500 District Avenue, Burlington
10:30am

Joint Committee on Financial Services: Committee Hearing

State House, B-1 & Virtual
11:00am

House Full Formal Session

House Chamber
11:00am

2025 Seafood Day at the State House

Hall of Flags, State House, Boston
11:00am

Mass. Technical Rescue Coordinating Council

Via Microsoft Teams
11:30am

Protecting Massachusetts Communities Campaign Launch

State House Steps, Boston
1:00pm

Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management: Committee Hearing

State House, A-2 and Virtual
1:00pm

Governor's Council Assembly

Old Chapel at UMass, 144 Hicks Way, Amherst
1:00pm

Energy Efficiency Advisory Council (EEAC) Meeting

Via Zoom
1:00pm

MWRA Board of Directors' Meeting

MWRA Administration Facility, Conference Rooms 2C & 2D, 2 Griffin Way, Chelsea and via Webex
5:00pm

Protect Our Care Town Hall: North Shore

IUE-CWA Local 201, 112 Exchange Street, Suite 3, Lynn
6:00pm

Yes for a Safe Massachusetts Reception

Lowell Room, UMass Club, 1 Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston,

Birthday: Rep. John Rogers

Quote of the Day

“For those using the oldest tools in the authoritarian playbook, the nature of the smear is unimportant. What matters is the intention behind it: Don’t answer your critics. Don’t argue with them. Don’t let them win over anyone else. Describe them as dangerous radicals even when they wear frog costumes. Imply, without evidence, that they were bribed to speak out, because there can’t possibly be any sincere idealists who criticize the Party and its Leader out of a genuine desire to help other Americans. Dump AI-generated sewage on their heads to discourage anyone else from joining them. And if they keep coming out, make the messages even harsher.”
The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum
After the No Kings Protests, Trump posted an AI-created video of himself as a fighter pilot, wearing a crown, flying over an American city, and dumping sewage onto American protesters. Abblebaum argues this is an authoritarian way to shutout any dissent.

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