Must-Reads
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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)
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
Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight: Committee Hearing
House Informal Session
Senate Informal Session
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.”
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