Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Healey signs $2.3 billion law to close out last fiscal year
WBUR
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What to know about the policy changes packed into Beacon Hill's closeout 2025 budget
WBUR
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Poll suggests majority of Mass. residents support rent control ballot question
NBC Boston
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New study finds significant gaps in post-grad earnings between Mass. public colleges
Boston.com
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Homicides up 36% in Hub
Boston Herald
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From Steward’s collapse to Medicaid cuts: Union leader says it’s a critical moment for Mass. caregivers
MassLive
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Why are so many primary care clinicians moving from Mass General Brigham to Beth Israel?
Boston Globe
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Fitchburg police said they were neutral during an ICE arrest. Onlookers and federal agents saw it differently
WBUR
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Massachusetts is losing its competitive edge, says local think tank
WGBH
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As unemployment rises among Black women, Boston policymakers search for solutions
The Associated Press (AP)
National
Progressive Mayors vs. Developers
The American Prospect
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Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Bolts Magazine
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Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
Washington Post
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School Groups Sue to Stop Dismantling of the Education Department
New York Times
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How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass
The Free Press
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Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
New York Times
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Can Either Party Crack the Code on the Economy?
The Liberal Patriot
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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
New York Times
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"Trump accounts" get a rebrand in the hopes of remaining politically neutral
Axios
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FBI probe of Democrats sets off furor
punchbowl
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A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
New York Times
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Kevin Hasset Seen as Frontrunner for Next US Fed Chair
Bloomberg
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
Quote of the Day
“I believe we are in the middle of a quietly revolutionary moment in this country … The subsequent unrest … decimated whatever authority ‘the establishment’ had left in this country.”
Kang argues there's nothing like pedophiles and scandal to end the crazed partisanship of American political discourse.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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The founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering discusses his company’s success over 25 years
Boston Business Journal
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Mansfield’s Xfinity Center undergoing biggest renovation in its nearly 40-year history
Boston Globe
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Near Fenway Park, a deck over the Pike is nearly done. But that’s all they’ll build for now.
Boston Globe
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Boston’s World Cup moment in the sun gets some shade
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Thanksgiving meal costs creating anxious shoppers: Business coalition
Boston Herald
Education
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Controversial curriculum swept up in literacy reform debate
Commonwealth Beacon
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New study finds significant gaps in post-grad earnings between Mass. public colleges
Boston.com
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Opinion: Trump administration wants to downgrade the professional status of nursing graduate programs
Boston Globe
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‘We are librarians with a lot of empty shelves’: Berkshire Community College rebuilds after losing 40,000 books
Boston Globe
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Mass. Maritime Academy outpaces other public colleges in the state in graduate earnings, study finds
Boston Globe
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Holyoke Community College serves up a side of future planning with breakfast
MassLive
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Statewide push for adult education includes big boost for HCC
MassLive
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Fire breaks out at Worcester school, students and staff evacuated
MassLive
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Worcester charter school reports alleged sexual assault during field trip
Worcester Telegram
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Taunton High's cell ban led to dramatic improvements, new data shows
Taunton Gazette
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Students evacuated after fire breaks out in Worcester elementary school
Worcester Telegram
Health Care
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Op-ed: New model enhances the mental health continuum of care
Lowell Sun
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State audit claims 2023 maternity unit closure in Leominster was preventable
Commonwealth Magazine
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Healey deflects coverage question back to Washington
State House News Service
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
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AG Campbell urges judge to toss Justice Department suit challenging Boston’s ‘sanctuary’ immigration policy
Boston Globe
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Legislators and advocates make their case for the Safe Communities Act
WGBH
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Immigration authorities detain and deport Babson College student to Honduras
Boston Globe
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Advocates testify on Beacon Hill in support of bills that protect immigrants
The New Bedford Light
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Massachusetts Attorney General files brief backing Boston's Trust Act in face of federal lawsuit
WCVB
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‘Treated like an animal’: ICE is moving detained immigrants quickly to conservative states, raising due process concerns
Boston Globe
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White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
WBUR
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Immigrant rights advocates say Mass. lawmakers must formally bar local police from working with ICE
Boston Globe
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Advocates testify on Beacon Hill in support of bills that protect immigrants
The New Bedford Light
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White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
WBUR
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Thanksgiving potluck celebrates bond between immigrant workers and people with disabilities
WGBH
Insurance
Judiciary
Labor
Local Government
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Nahant directs $25,000 state funding to restore Sears Pavilion
Lynn Daily News Item
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40th annual Shattuck awards honor Boston public servants
Boston Globe
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Cyr resigns as Newburyport's chief of staff
Newburyport News
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Framingham officials want meeting with state about prison. Here's why
The Metro West Daily News
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Native Americans sue Plymouth over Day of Mourning
Patriot Ledger
Politics
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New poll sheds light on state of 2026 Senate race in Mass.
NBC Boston
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Kennealy wins first State House endorsement in bid for governor
Boston Herald
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Ballot question volume creating unease among top Massachusetts officials
Boston 25 News
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Kennealy vows to release all Governor’s records on LaMar Cook, if elected
Boston Herald
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WI: Wisconsin Supreme Court says 3-judge panels must decide congressional redistricting cases
The Associated Press
Public Health
Public Safety
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Pittsfield Firefighters Gunn, Mazzeo Commended for Meritorious Conduct
iBerkshires
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170 Mass. firefighters honored for heroism at Firefighter of the Year ceremony
Boston Globe
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Crew of Fitchburg firefighters honored at awards event in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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Trial for North Andover officer shot by colleague set for February
Boston Globe
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New Bedford firefighters honored for response to deadly North End fire
South Coast Today
State Finance
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Healey signs $2.3 billion law to close out Massachusetts' 2025 fiscal year
NBC Boston
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Healey signs $2.3 billion law to close out last fiscal year
State House News Service