Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Tax ballot questions emerging as Beacon Hill boogeyman
Commonwealth Magazine
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The state wants to replace a crumbling women’s prison. But some lawmakers are trying to abolish prisons altogether.
Boston Globe
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Revenue outlook muted, still growing as fiscal 2027 budget begins
State House News Service
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Primary care has problems. Could doubling spending help?
Boston Globe
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Beacon Hill Democrats bristle at proposed ballot question to lower the income tax
WBUR
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A push to build housing in ‘God’s backyard’
Commonwealth Magazine
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Healey endorses Mills in Maine’s high-profile Senate contest
Boston Globe
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Mass. voters may decide rent control, tax cuts and election reforms on packed 2026 ballot
Axios
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ICE agents are staking out local courthouses. As they've roamed the halls, Mass. court arrests tripled
WBUR
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The debate over the possible 2026 income tax ballot questions in Mass.
WBUR
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Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
The Bulwark
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Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist
The New Republic
National
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Senate GOP grows uneasy as Pentagon’s Kelly investigation escalates
The Hill
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
The New Republic
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Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks.
Politico
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6 takeaways from Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles’ unvarnished interviews
CNN
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Susie Wiles Gets in Trouble for Saying What Everyone Knows
The Atlantic
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Ollie’s Law Advisory Committee Meeting
Via Zoom
11:00am
Mass. Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Meeting
Via Zoom
4:30pm
Chanukah Celebration at the State House
Grand Staircase, State House, Boston