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Editorial: State aid to municipalities should be distributed rationally » Boston Globe

‘It just seems like amateur hour’: As climate bill worked through Beacon Hill, industry donations poured in » Boston Globe

Cannabis agency overhaul bill awaits final negotiations amid holiday slowdown » Worcester Business Journal

Opinion: Beacon Hill’s new rules are good. They should follow them. » Commonwealth Magazine

Four arrested at Mass. ICE facility while bringing ‘care packages’ to detainees, reports say » MassLive

State leaders highlight antisemitism report, urge implementation » WBUR

Brown University shooting investigation spills over into Massachusetts » MassLive

Boston sued by commercial property owner who alleges retaliatory overtaxation » Boston Herald

Did Phillip Eng fix the MBTA? Reliability and passenger satisfaction are up. » CBS News

Families are leaving Boston. What is Boston’s millennial mom mayor doing about that? » Boston Globe

MassDems slam GOP governor candidates for ‘hypocrisy’ on natural gas pipelines » Boston Herald

Property tax divisions clear on process, policy fronts » State House News Service

A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy » New York Times

Trump Is an Idiot Spoiling for War. Also, Maduro Is a Bastard. » The Bulwark

If Democrat policies make energy affordable, why are they backtracking from them? » The Hill

Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel » The Associated Press (AP)

Johnson faces new rebellion from the center » The Hill

How Trump’s Bid to Crush State AI Laws Splits His Own Party » TIME

The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics » Wired

This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like » The Atlantic

Sleepy. Divisive. A fan of young Trump: A look at the new plaques on the Presidential Walk of Fame » The Associated Press (AP)

The "Powerful" who Cowered in 2025 » The Contrarian

Annual inflation rate fell in November, defying expectations » The Hill

Trump’s glowing account of progress is at odds with his government’s own stats » The Associated Press (AP)

Lucas: Trump support taints Machado for Democrats » Boston Herald

Repair of home at Springfield Museums complete » The Reminder

High-level exec resigns from MCCA in solidarity with ousted convention center CEO » Boston Business Journal

The affordability ‘hoax’ meets the heating bill » Boston Globe

‘People business first and the food business second.’ Artie T. testifies in court battle to regain Market Basket post » Boston Globe

Biotech company to invest $250 million in Norton facility, add jobs » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: Structural racism strikes home, again » Bay State Banner

Roots Rising Awarded Urban Agriculture Program Grant » iBerkshires

Local Leaders Work To Stop Antisemitic Hate in Massachusetts » WBZ News Radio

Report details ways to fight antisemitism in Massachusetts » NBC Boston

State officials scrub requirement for foster parents to respect children’s gender identity » WGBH

Brown shooting triggers fears among school communities » Boston Globe

No room for 'it can't happen here': Central Mass. colleges react to Brown shooting » Worcester Telegram

Moore: Poor math, reading scores an economic crisis » Boston Herald

Boston School Committee approves closures of three schools, and reconfigurations of three more » Boston Globe

BU bolsters security following Brown University shooting, Gov. Healey sends MSP for support » Boston 25 News

Harvard to require ID for building access on heels of Brown University shooting » MassLive

Longtime Smith College professor dies in Northampton fire » Daily Hampshire Gazette

David Prouty High classes canceled through holiday break due to flood » Worcester Telegram

Former Harvard morgue manager, wife sentenced for selling stolen human remains » Boston Herald

In wake of women’s soccer allegations Boston University pledges to make changes to athletic department » Boston Globe

School Finance Professional Appointed to Whitman-Hanson School Committee Amidst “Crisis” » South Shore News

Deer hunting on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket expanded to fight tick illnesses » Axios

New report underscores statewide impacts of climate disaster » Bay State Banner

State gives towns in Central Mass. hospital desert $5M for strained EMS » MassLive

Amherst declares former VFW site as surplus for affordable housing development » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Keeping private rentals cheaper is key to Mass. housing crisis, new report says » WGBH

Two Mattapan store owners charged in alleged $7 million SNAP fraud scheme » Boston Globe

Massachusetts’ $7M SNAP fraud scandal: U.S. Attorney, Gov. Healey offer differing takes » Boston Herald

Massachusetts SNAP benefit fraud scheme busted after netting nearly $7M: Feds » Boston Herald

Boston bodega owners charged in $7 million food stamp fraud scheme » WBUR

In the case of Rümeysa Öztürk, a portrait of what we gain and lose » Boston Globe

Markey blasts "inadequate" conditions in ICE facility » The Eagle Tribune

Trump travel ban expansion sparks concern among local immigrant communities » WGBH

City of Boston hit with class-action lawsuit over commercial tax collections » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court takes up White Stadium lawsuit » Boston Globe

McGonagle Bill Protecting Transit Workers Signed by Governor Healey » Everett Independent

Comerford talks status of legislation at virtual town hall » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Is Plymouth on the brink of a fiscal crisis? » Plymouth Independent

Worcester city councilors spar over migrants resolution, vacant properties » Worcester Telegram

Will Brockton's new mayor be sworn in while legal challenge plays out? » The Enterprise

Taxes rise, reserve funds fall as Quincy City Council concludes term » Patriot Ledger

Outgoing Attleboro city councilors recognized for their service » The Sun Chronicle

Disagreements flare in Lenox over land, funding and future of workforce housing » The Berkshire Eagle

Tales of a Billionaire-Populist Wannabe Governor » The Bulwark

South Boston lawmakers denounce American flag desecration at war memorials: ‘Disgusting’ » Boston Herald

City Council honors former Worcester firefighter who saved woman from burning building » Worcester Telegram

‘A dangerous road’: Misinformation is spreading about the Brown University shooter » Boston Globe

Colleagues and neighbors reel as investigation continues in Brookline killing of MIT professor » Boston Globe

Norfolk DA’s office says no suspects in custody for killing MIT professor » Boston Herald

Investigation underway after American flags vandalized at South Boston memorials » WCVB

100 hours, no suspect: After a blur of screams and shots, a manhunt turns eerily quiet » Boston Globe

Brown shooting investigation expands into Massachusetts » WGBH

Shooting of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro has police searching for a suspect » WGBH

State leaders highlight antisemitism report, urge implementation » WBUR

Visiting Norton, Healey outlines her priorities for 2026 » The Sun Chronicle

Battenfeld: Mass. Democratic election officials stonewall Trump on voter rolls » Boston Herald

Campbell says lawsuit volume shows 'Trump 2.0 is very different' » State House News Service

Healey wants best team for event-full 2026 » State House News Service

Lawsuit challenges city over commercial property taxes » Boston Globe

Healey deflects on major income tax cut » State House News

Wu administration retaliated against tower owners who challenged their tax bills, jacking them even higher, lawsuit contends » Contrarian Boston

Gov. Healey invests $50M to pave 217 miles of local roads in 34 Mass. communities » Boston 25 News

State funds to boost safety and travel in these Massachusetts towns » WWLP 22

Gov. Maura Healey declined to take a position on a proposed income tax cut a key lawmaker called "irresponsible'" » The Berkshire Eagle

MassDOT Awards Funding for 5 Local Road Paving Projects » This Week in Worcester

National Grid gears up for rate increase that would drive up annual gas bills by about 10 percent » Boston Globe

Mass. to probe utility bills amid rising costs » MassLive

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission