Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Tuesday is a big deadline for Mass Health Connector plans — and not all subsidies are going away
WBUR
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Map: How mass deportation happens in New England
WBUR
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A year inside the MAGA war on Harvard
Boston Globe
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Former Biden appointee leads agency push to crack housing crisis
State House News Service
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Our top five Gateway City stories of 2025
Commonwealth Magazine
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Trump administration suspends five offshore wind projects, including Vineyard Wind, escalating attack on renewables
Boston Globe
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Universities are in the spotlight. So what is it like in a UMass politics class right now?
Boston Globe
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From marijuana lounges to boating rules: Changes coming to Massachusetts in 2026
WCVB
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Massachusetts Convention Center asks for more time to produce records for legislative probe
Boston Herald
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Deadline to reshape Mass. housing is almost here. Map shows where towns stand
MassLive
National
More Than 50 U.S. Lawmakers Are Retiring Next Year. Why?
The Wall Street Journal
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Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence’s Nonprofit as Think Tank Fractures
The Wall Street Journal
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Denmark fumes as Trump appoints Louisiana governor envoy to Greenland
Politico PM
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Our Nazi-Agnostic Vice President
The Bulwark
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States look to overhaul how rural health care is paid for
Pluribus News
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Republicans divided on whether Trump should topple Venezuela’s Maduro with military force
The Hill
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The country’s founders carefully planned the architecture of the new democracy. Then came Trump.
Boston Globe
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The Pentagon and A.I. Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly.
New York Times
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More Epstein Files Are Released and Include Some References to Trump
New York Times
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ICE traps immigrants at green card interviews
Axios
Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
"Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio
89.7 FM or gbhnews.org
New Media
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Quote of the Day
“The hype doesn’t need your credence — it is puffed up enough on Silicon Valley finance to distort the global economy.”
Behr argues that AI hype feeds itself. Even if workers, governments, or the public are skeptical, massive Silicon Valley investment keeps inflating expectations, distorting markets, policymaking, and global economic priorities.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Gaskin: Why it mattered that a Black man led the MCCA
Boston Herald
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Holiday travel season is expected to a set new record for most people traveling
WGBH
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Southwick company settles whistleblower lawsuit for more than $2 million
MassLive
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As it charts a growth strategy, Alnylam looks to former Vertex executive Stuart Arbuckle for expertise
Boston Globe
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Training a robot to replace you? Local startup Tutor Intelligence says it could happen.
Boston Globe
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The rarest of birds in the Boston skyline: the construction crane
Boston Globe
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The ICA is riding high. But in the age of Trump and a city losing artists, how will its new director hang on to success?
Boston Globe
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Cintas makes $5.2B offer to acquire rival UniFirst for second time this year
Boston Business Journal
Cannabis & Psychedelics
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Editorial: Rescheduling marijuana opens opportunity for research, tax fairness
Boston Globe
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Marijuana rollback among advancing ballot questions
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Crimes
Education
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State orders end to receivership at Up Academy-Holland School
Dorchester Reporter
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Feds may pull student aid from Brown University over shooting
MassLive
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A painful recovery ahead for Brown and the wider community
Boston Globe
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UMass cook Joanne Keller continues legacy of kindness and community service
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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‘In every difficulty, there’s an opportunity,’ Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler says about developing a post-MCAS high school graduation requirement
Commonwealth Magazine
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With Transition Near, Simmering STCC Faculty Again Call out Cook, but Flame Trustees, Too
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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Voters said no to one-size-fits-all tests. The governor’s graduation framework can’t let them go.
Commonwealth Magazine
Environment
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Mass. receives payout from $150M multistate settlement with Mercedes-Benz
Boston Business Journal
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Cleaning up the mountain: One man’s stand against roadside dumping
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Our top five climate stories of 2025
Commonwealth Magazine
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Raising the profile of ‘Hadley grass’
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Health Care
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Towhey: Nonprofit hospitals acting like Big Business
Boston Herald
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MGB bolstered its bottom line this year. Other state hospital groups have reported multi-million losses.
Boston Globe
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‘The first pulse you check is your own.’ Meet the doctor leading the ER the night of the Brown shooting.
Boston Globe
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Data shows decrease in nursing vacancies in Massachusetts, experts say more work needs to be done
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Housing
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Boston advocates denounce federal housing discrimination probe as baseless
WGBH
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Small landlords push back against rent control ballot proposal
The New Bedford Light
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Greater Boston’s housing market is in an extended slump, and it has only driven prices higher
Boston Globe
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$5.5M in tax breaks to help build housing in New Bedford, Fall River
South Coast Today
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Federal changes threaten to swell ranks of homeless
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Human Services
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Belchertown Family Center eyes new home in former American Legion space
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Immigration
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Diversity visa program suspension over Brown shooter could put thousands of applicants in limbo
WGBH
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Immigration crackdown is sending away some of our brightest young minds (Viewpoint)
MassLive
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Framingham MA council plans vote on immigration ordinance. Here's why
The Metro West Daily News
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De-documentation: Legal immigrants being stripped of status, targeted for deportation
The New Bedford Light
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
Local Government
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Community leaders, officials express support for plans to redevelop Pier 5 in Charlestown
Charlestown Bridge
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Halifax Selects Steven Solbo as Next Town Administrator in Unanimous Vote
South Shore News
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Dry spell hits Worcester: City Council eyes recent water main breaks
Worcester Telegram
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A Year in Review: Taking a look back at Springfield’s 2025
The Reminder
Public Safety
State Finance
Taxation
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Healey announces tax relief for some health care workers
Western Mass News
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State House Roundup: Tax-cut question haunts lawmakers
Worcester Telegram
Transportation
Utilities
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Trump halts Vineyard Wind. Job losses coming, New Bedford mayor warns
South Coast Today
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Trump administration halts federal leases for Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind
MassLive
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Five offshore wind projects frozen, including Vineyard Wind
Boston Herald
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Mass. Gov. Healey condemns Trump administration’s stop‑work order on Vineyard Wind project
Boston 25 News
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New federal pause hits Mass. and RI offshore wind projects
Boston Business Journal
Press Releases
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AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell