Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Bostonians of the Year 2025: First responders, university presidents, and others who exemplified courage
Boston Globe
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Democrats from Gloucester, Rockport plan to seek open House seat
Commonwealth Magazine
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Most Massachusetts Parents Favor Banning Phones at School
Govtech.com
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Editorial: Home care workers should be licensed and regulated
Boston Globe
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UMass Memorial could have used taxpayer funds to help keep maternity unit open, audit suggests
Boston Globe
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GOP lawmaker won't run for reelection in Central Mass. district
Worcester Telegram
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Wu amps up pressure campaign on state Senate to pass tax shift bill, but still earns cool reception
Boston Globe
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Healey’s energy affordability push faces test in one of Massachusetts’s poorest communities
Commonwealth Magazine
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Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins accepting political donations to pay for legal defense
WBUR
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Federal judge in Mass. throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
WBUR
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Trump's offshore wind permitting moratorium is illegal, Boston judge finds
Boston Business Journal
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GOP guv hopeful Michael Minogue clears the air: ‘I support President Trump and the Republican Party’
MassLive
National
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The Intellectual Vacuity of the National Conservatives
The Atlantic
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A Democrat takes on Trump-backed candidate for Miami mayor in a key Hispanic battleground
Boston Globe
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President Trump has denigrated immigrants before. But calling Somalis ‘garbage’ represents a new front, historians say.
Boston Globe
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States embrace energy storage to combat climate change, lower costs
Pluribus News
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The Right’s Post-Trump Civil War Is Already Underway
New York Magazine
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Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
New York Times
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Republicans’ health care spiral
Punchbowl News
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Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits
New York Times
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Women in corporate America are backsliding, warns new report
Axios
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Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members
The Associated Press (AP)
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Senior Housing Commission Meeting
Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities, 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room 2A, Boston and via Zoom
11:00am
LGBT Aging Commission
Virtual Hearing
11:00am
19th Annual DOER Leading By Example Recognition Awards
Great Hall, State House, Boston
1:00pm
Senate Art Committee
Virtual Hearing
Quote of the Day
“Hamas unleashed all this hatred upon the world, backed by Israel-hating forces in the Middle East, and innocent people on all sides have suffered. You’d hope those smart enough to attend Harvard, MIT, Brown and more could help carry that message.”
Comments made by the Boston Herald's Editorial Staff in light of StopAntisemitism's bad report on Harvard and MIT.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Mass. business confidence has dropped 16% since November 2024
Worcester Business Journal
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Beyond The Breach: How Breaches of Contract May Trigger Chapter 93A Liability in Mass. Business Litigation
National Law Review
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Mass. court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
Providence Business News
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Synergy buys Boston office building for $22.5M, a fraction of its assessed value
Boston Business Journal
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Opinion: Big tech wants a free pass — even if AI toys harm children
Boston Globe
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Busier dining rooms, more pressure, bigger visibility: Honorees reflect on the Michelin effect
Boston Globe
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Boston developer makes big bet with Woburn project, with no tenants lined up
Boston Globe
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At Berkshire East resort, US Rep. Neal touts pandemic recovery success
MassLive
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Mass. Sen. Warren hated Netflix/WB deal. She likes Paramount’s $108B hostile bid even less
MassLive
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MCCA board looks to be moving to oust CEO after one year on the job
Boston Globe
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French tech giant locks in 320,000-square-foot Waltham headquarters lease
Boston Business Journal
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Holyoke’s bid for next-gen cement plant derailed by lost federal grant
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Massachusetts Convention center board takes no vote on CEO, source says
Boston Herald
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Developers wanted Michelle Wu out. She’s still here. Now what?
Boston Globe
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State investigations into convention center authority spark leadership crisis
Boston Business Journal
Cannabis
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Cannabis lounges could soon be legal. Will the South Coast opt in?
The New Bedford Light
Civil Rights
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Massachusetts lagging on implementation of data equity law
Commonwealth Magazine
Crimes
Education
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya visits MIT
MIT News
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Amid uncertainty, some colleges brace for more cuts
WGBH
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Milford High School sheltered in place Monday morning. Here's why
Worcester Telegram
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MIT launches major quantum initiative
NBC Boston
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MIT launches quantum initiative to tackle challenges in science, health care, national security
Boston Business Journal
Gaming
Health Care
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Company says it warned Fall River assisted living facility about recalled sprinklers months before deadly fire
WHDH
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Gov. Healey expected to demand Congressional action on Obamacare tax credits
WCVB
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Fire inspectors, Gabriel House owner sue each other over sprinklers
The Herald News
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Fulcrum study suggests improved efficacy for higher dose sickle cell pill
Boston Globe
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UMass Memorial could have used taxpayer funds to help keep maternity unit open, audit suggests
Boston Globe
Housing
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Massachusetts lost its ‘middle’ housing. This study has 6 tips for getting it back.
Smart Cities Dive
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Plan to create housing at former Worcester hotel hits financing snag
Worcester Telegram
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Opinion: Los Angeles tries to ‘fix’ rent control
Boston Herald
Immigration
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Mother of White House press secretary's nephew to be released on bond
WBUR
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship oath ceremony at Faneuil Hall, group says
Boston Globe
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Dedham church says it will keep ‘ICE was here’ nativity display pending a meeting with Boston’s Archbishop
Boston Globe
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Federal judge reinstates Öztürk’s online record so she can resume work at Tufts University
WBUR
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Dedham priest defends ‘ICE was here’ Nativity scene after political pushback
MassLive
Judiciary
Legislative
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Democrats from Gloucester, Rockport plan to seek open House seat
State House News Service
Local Government
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Officials: Mix-up prompted councilor-elect’s video warning about voting in Springfield
MassLive
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Lexington voters approve $660 million high school construction project
Boston Globe
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A decisive “Yes” for Lexington: Residents pass LHS debt exclusion in pivotal vote Monday
The Lexington Observer
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Area Briefs: South Hadley community meeting, tour about new school
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Politics
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Former biotech executive Michael Minogue pours $2M into his campaign for governor
WBUR
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North Shore lawmaker’s aide says he’ll carry her legacy as 5th Essex race takes shape
MassLive
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Battenfeld: Unhinged Seth Moulton takes aim at President Trump
Boston Herald
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Attorney General Andrea Campbell includes WMass on campaign launch
NEPM
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Kennealy renews call for GOP debate
JohnFGately.com
Public Health
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CDC’s newborn hepatitis B vaccine advice stirs debate
WWLP 22
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CDC’s hepatitis B reversal puts newborns back at risk
Boston Globe
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Blue States Push Back Against Hepatitis B Vaccine Advice Changes
Bloomberg Tax
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Amherst and Leverett pass Nicotine Free Generation policy
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Public Safety
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Ceremony held for Firefighter Jon Davies Sr., who died in 2011 fire
Worcester Telegram
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DA, Boston police investigate death of Suffolk County inmate
MassLive
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Opinion: Settling the detention center lawsuit was the right decision
The New Bedford Light
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
Utilities
Press Releases
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Kinder Morgan Announces 2026 Financial Expectations
Kinder Morgan
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3rd Annual Menstrual Equity Summit
Mass. NOW
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Warren, Blumenthal, Goodlander File Amicus Brief Pushing for Independent Examiner in Genesis Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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2025 MassNextGen Showcase
Mass. Life Sciences Center
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Call for Nominations for Officer and Director Candidates
Mass. Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
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In Memory of Charles "Chuck" Raso
Mass. AFL-CIO
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Healey Driscoll Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Veteran Housing in Winchendon
Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
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Massachusetts Public Health Officials Issue Safety Alert to Employers After State’s First Confirmed Silicosis Case in Stone Countertop Industry
Mass. Department of Public Health
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AG Campbell Delivers $2.11 Billion in Savings for Massachusetts Consumers in 2025
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Governor Healey Demands That Congressional Republicans Vote to Extend ACA Credits to Prevent Huge Spikes in Health Care Costs
Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Charles River Watershed Association announces four new staff members
Charles River Watershed Association