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DraftKings backed Healey’s political nonprofit on housing. Other funders are a mystery » WBUR

T says weekend ridership nearly back to 2019 levels » State House News Service

Signs suggest South Coast Rail is boosting tourism, development » The New Bedford Light

Will MCCA fiasco be Healey's 'worst political nightmare'? » Boston Business Journal

Another convention center authority executive steps down amid leadership turmoil » WGBH

Jury awards $11 million in gender discrimination suit against State Police » Boston Globe

MBTA Communities fight heads back to the SJC » Commonwealth Magazine

DCF drops gender-identity requirement amid lawsuit, federal probe » Worcester Telegram

Mass. officials pledge to maintain access to gender-affirming care for trans youth — despite new Trump proposals » WBUR

Why Won’t Senators Stand Up to Trump? We Asked 3 Who Called It Quits. » New York Times

How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump » Politico

Bowditch & Dewey to merge with Boston boutique law firm in latest law firm consolidation » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has changed leadership, without solving its problems » Boston Globe

$500K state funding boost for Cape Cod fishermen » National Fisherman

Arthur T. Demoulas spars with board lawyer in final day of Market Basket trial » Boston Globe

‘Office-to-everything’ conversions may finally pay off for downtown Boston » Boston Globe

Former dead mall property gets new life in Springfield » WAMC

Bowditch & Dewey of Worcester to merge with smaller Boston-based firm » Worcester Telegram

Why a big Kendall Square landlord is selling an apartment tower, even as it builds a taller one around the corner » Boston Globe

Second building at massive Suffolk Downs breaks ground at last » Boston Globe

Editorial: What happened to Boston’s golden goose? » Boston Globe

Marijuana rollback among advancing ballot questions » State House News Service

Marijuana rollback among advancing ballot questions » State House News Service

Massachusetts Cannabis reform bill gets lost in Christmas season » Cape Cod Times

NY: A top Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns due to old antisemitic posts » CNN

How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case » WGBH

Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor murder found dead » WGBH

Boston School Committee votes to close 3 schools in 2027 » Boston Herald

Authorities have identity of person of interest in Brown shooting, investigating possible link to MIT professor’s killing, sources say » Boston Globe

After Epstein revelations, Arizona State University parts ways with Harvard professor and Larry Summers’ wife » Boston Globe

12.19.25 » Boston Focus

3 Appointed To Quinsigamond Community College Board Of Trustees » Worcester Patch

In wake of Brown University shooting, N.H. Republicans call for ‘campus carry’ bill to override gun-free policies » Boston Globe

MIT professor killed in Brookline, known as brilliant scientist, unassuming neighbor » Boston Globe

Amherst School Committee votes on new school names » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Boston Public Schools to close 3 more schools in 2027 » MassLive

Drones provide precise deer count, justifying Quabbin Park hunt » State House News Service

Massachusetts online casino push faces new opposition » iGaming Business

Regulators will seek more disclosure on sports wagering limits » State House News Service

Bill aims to secure community health workers amid job insecurity » The Worcester Guardian

Costs push 13 municipal entities to join state-run plan » State House News Service

State officials, BMC say plan for Shattuck Hospital recovery campus is officially dead » Dorchester Reporter

State Law Opens Records of Worcester State Hospital, Other Asylums » This Week in Worcester

‘I’ve lost so much hope in health care’: How the slow-moving Mass. board of medicine is failing patients » Boston Globe

Bucking state law, Greenfield City Council fails to pass ADU ordinance amendment » Greenfield Recorder

ADU law sparks Ipswich debate over zoning, rentals, and size limits » The Local News

Mass. housing agency speeds up processing times in program for homeless families » Boston Globe

Editorial: Lower housing prices, not loan standards » Boston Herald

A thick mortar of building codes, disability access, and inequity » Boston Globe

Ten additional Berkshire towns have been designated as seasonal communities, which could provide housing assistance » The Berkshire Eagle

Howie Carr: Taxpayers stomped on in latest EBT scam » Boston Herald

As flights increase, Hanscom commission says ICE is withholding information » Boston.com

Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet. » The Bulwark

Trump orders immediate halt to green card lottery used by Brown University shooter » MassLive

Violent ICE arrest one of dozens at Boston courthouse, neighborhood group says » MassLive

Willner and Sullivan: Visa misstep will help predators, scammers » Boston Herald

Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US » Boston Globe

MBTA Communities fight heads back to the SJC » Commonwealth Magazine

State’s highest court to take up lawsuit against Boston’s White Stadium soccer plan » Boston Herald

MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board Early Childhood Educator Grant » iBerkshires

House sets March 31 special election in Essex County » State House News Service

Springfield NAACP leader says resolution on drugs near parks, schools would be regressive » MassLive

Southampton unveils ‘Hometown Heroes’ banners honoring veterans » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Northampton Ward 3 Councilor Rothenberg sues three councilors, city over censure claims » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Around Amherst: Four town councilors bid adieu » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Hey Globe, we had that story first | Republican candidate Brian Shortsleeve makes his pitch to Emily Rooney | Apartments hard to find in Greater Boston's rental deserts, report finds | » Contrarian Boston

The Rourke Bridge, the fight for health care and a push for more housing: Trahan highlights 2025 in end-of-year report » Lowell Sun

Moriarty: Hepatitis B vaccines for babies crucial for safety » Boston Herald

Lanesborough fire officials order Berkshire Mall owners to board up windows and entrances — again » The Berkshire Eagle

Brown University, MIT professor shooter identified as former student, found dead in New Hampshire » Boston Herald

Bridgewater inmate convicted in beating death of Worcester man » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts Enacts Law to Unseal State Institutional Records Older Than 75 Years » Hoodline

Property tax divisions clear on process, policy fronts » NBC Boston

Inspector General Calls Out SSA Over Website Handling » Vineyard Gazette

T says weekend ridership is nearly back to 2019 levels » WGBH

Steamship Authority Ripped By State Inspector General For Website Project Failure » Nantucket Current

How many people ride South Coast Rail? MBTA 'super happy' with service » The Herald News

Report: Steamship Authority wasted millions in public funds on failed website » Boston Herald

Two options floated to replace key Morrissey drawbridge » Dorchester Reporter

Keolis teams with train manufacturer in bid to keep running commuter rail as T looks to move to more frequent, maybe even electric, trains » Universal Hub

National Grid mounts new push to raise gas rates » State House News Service

Healey opposes National Grid rate hike » The Eagle Tribune

National Grid is seeking to hike gas rates this winter » Boston Business Journal

HB3912 - An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five

HB4647 - An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay

HB4210 - An Act relative to the town resident requirement for the town manager of the town of Dalton

HB56 - An Act empowering municipalities and local governments

HB4831 - An Act to modernize participation in public meetings

HB4850 - certain revenue petitions relating to property & local taxes

HB4580 - An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin

HB4336 - An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health

SB2883 - An Act to address barriers to HIV prevention medication

SB2549 - An Act to promote student learning and mental health

SB2835 - An Act accelerating housing production

SB2529 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.

HB3299 - An Act to modernize participation in public meetings

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