Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Healey refuses to tap $8 billion rainy day fund to cover SNAP, but doubles payments to food banks
WBUR
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Rep. Howard launching run for open Senate seat
State House News Service
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‘Like something out of a movie.’ Healey aide’s cocaine trafficking arrest shocks State House.
Boston Globe
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Why are Massachusetts' teachers unions so opposed to the reading bill on Beacon Hill?
WBUR
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Trump has teased — and dismissed — the idea of a third term. Mass. Democrats are looking to stop one path he could try.
Boston Globe
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Looming federal food aid cuts put state Democrats in the hot seat
Commonwealth Magazine
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WBZ’s Jon Keller and other employees let go by Boston TV station
Boston Herald
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One of the country's few rare earth processing plants opens in New Hampshire
WBUR
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Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins gets hearing to argue extortion charges be dismissed
Boston Herald
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More Mass. cannabis shops gave up licenses in the past year than in the previous seven
Boston Business Journal
National
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Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states
Washington Post
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Ohio commission and Virginia lawmakers consider moves toward mid-decade congressional redistricting
The Associated Press (AP)
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Trump’s Targeting of ‘Narcoterrorists’ Is a Crime in Itself
The Bulwark
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Philanthrofascism
The Ink
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Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
ProPublica
Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
Senate Committee on the Census: Informational Hearing
State House, A-2
10:00am
Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing
Via Zoom
11:30am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security: Committee Hearing
State House, Gardner Auditorium & Virtual
5:00pm
Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Proposed Regulatory Changes
Submission via email
Birthday: Rep. Ronald Mariano
Quote of the Day
“The situation went very quickly from these are my friends, these are people who care about me, to this is now just politics,” Khudaynazar told me in an interview. “This isn’t new politics. This is old, guarded spaces doing everything to save themselves. Power protects itself.”
Khudaynazar was fired after an investigation into her relationship with a police officer accused of misconduct. She says colleagues who once supported her quickly distanced themselves to protect their own political standing.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Veteran political analyst Jon Keller among layoffs at WBZ
Boston Globe
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Can a Japanese-style 7-Eleven make it in the United States?
Boston Globe
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Farmers and food pantries brace for Saturday food aid cutoff
The New Bedford Light
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Amid rash of shoplifting incidents in Boston, business owners worry while officials say progress is being made
Boston Globe
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Brennan: Mass. lawmakers can curb credit card abuse
Boston Herald
Education
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As the specter of high stakes testing once again looms over Massachusetts students, Berkshire education leaders share differing perspectives
WAMC
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Legislators studying funding formula for schools
Frankin County Now
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State officials hear Worcester input on school funding formula
The Worcester Guardian
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As cuts to SNAP loom, college communities prepare to be hit hard
MassLive
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State grant funds new tools for Bristol-Plymouth students
Taunton Gazette
Environment
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Snowless fall is slowly becoming a reality in New England. Here’s why.
Boston Globe
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Water Authority Considers Proposal to Let Sewage Keep Flowing Into the Charles River
The Harvard Crimson
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Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing
WBUR
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‘Forever wild’: Vast forests in Pelham, Belchertown and Shutesbury conserved for generations
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Dirty water, indeed: New proposal would allow continued sewage in the Charles
Boston Globe
Federal
Health Care
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Health insurance shopping season opening with trepidation
State House News Service
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Blue Cross examining what doctors are charging, and they’ll feel a pinch
Boston Globe
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Lawmakers propose federal rule to offer chaperones for sensitive medical exams
Boston Globe
Housing
Human Services
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Judge questions Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
NBC Boston
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Republicans press for state allocation to bridge SNAP cliff
State House News Service
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Massachusetts SNAP resource hub launches before benefit freeze
WWLP 22
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As SNAP cutoff looms, Mass. to double November funding for food banks
Boston Globe
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With SNAP about to vanish, Healey admin advances food banks $4M to help them ride it out
MassLive
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United Way readying $100 gift cards to help families facing SNAP cutoff
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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SNAP benefits suspension to impact 12,000 Franklin County residents
Greenfield Recorder
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Massachusetts advancing $4M to help with food aid amid SNAP standoff
Boston Herald
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‘They are terrified’: Community assistance organizations brace for impacts of SNAP shutoff
Lowell Sun
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Worcester leaders unveil fund to help SNAP recipients; slam President Trump
MassLive
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State advancing $4 million to help with food aid
WGBH
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New funding in Worcester reserved for small nonprofits that often lose out on grant money
WGBH
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Massachusetts set to advance $4M to food banks as federal SNAP payments cut off
Boston Herald
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Moulton visits Our Neighbors' Table ahead of likely pause on SNAP benefits
Salem News
Immigration
Insurance
Judiciary
Legislative
Local Government
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Healey wants mandatory reporting of municipal cyberattacks
State House News Service
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WSAB hears idea for increasing in-basin water supply
Hopkinton Patch
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Western Mass. mayoral showdowns: Incumbents face fresh challenges
New England Public Media
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Lawmaker representing Randolph seeks to loosen Gateway City eligibility criteria
Commonwealth Magazine
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Months Late, Wellfleet Select Board Begins to Talk About Setting Goals for 2026
The Provincetown Independent
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North Adams Getting $3.1M in State Funding for Walnut St., Heritage Park
iBerkshires
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Voters in Westfield will choose between the incumbent mayor, relative political newcomer
New England Public Media
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Southampton Greenway project gaining steam with new state grant
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Somerville booted its mayor. What sets her two would-be replacements apart?
WGBH
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Amid financial crisis, Holyoke’s auditor gives her notice, will exit job on Nov. 28
MassLive
Politics
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Yem, Liang duke it out in Acre City Council race
Lowell Sun
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Ward 1 Council Race in Springfield Still Hot despite Chill from Summer Scandal…
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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Somerville voters weigh change as two city councilors vie for mayor
Axios
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At-large race is as close as you can come to voting for or against Wu
Axios
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Ward 1 Council Race in Springfield Still Hot Despite Chill from Summer Scandal
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
Public Safety
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Downtown Boston safety initiatives show 29% drop in violent crime, but issues persist
MassLive
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Senator launches push to strengthen death investigations
WWLP 22
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Law named after Massachusetts 14-year-old killed in dirt bike crash takes big step forward
Fall River Reporter
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Sounding the alarm: State, local fire officials urge residents to replace old smoke detectors
Daily Hampshire Gazette
State Finance
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Gov. Healey spreads the wealth
Lynn Daily News Item
State Government
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Campbell talks Trump lawsuits over national guard deployment, gender affirming care as she prepares to run for 2nd term as Mass. Attorney General
WAMC
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Healey replaces symbolic frame with Sam Adams portrait ahead of America's 250th
NBC Boston
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Court documents reveal how Lamar Cook operated his alleged drug trafficking scheme
Western Mass News
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Top Dems rally around effort to thwart federal Constitutional Convention
Commonwealth Magazine
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Mass. Secretary of Commonwealth Galvin issues warning that new legislation could leave investors vulnerable to fraud, calls on Senate to act
WAMC
Taxation
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Pierre: Boost Boston without hurting taxpayers
Boston Herald
Transportation
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Rash of assaults cited as House approves transit worker bill
The Haverhill Gazette
Press Releases
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Water Authority Proposes Dumping Sewage in Charles River Forever
Charles River Watershed Association