Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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The Mass. GOP endorsed John Deaton for US Senate. Then he gave the party $350,000.
Boston Globe
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Criminal justice advocate Andrea James plans independent gubernatorial run
WBUR
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Trump administration cannot slash research funding at major universities, Boston-based appeals court rules
Boston Globe
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Councilor Liz Breadon elected Boston City Council president
Boston Globe
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'We are in class five rapids right now.' New England's liberal arts colleges are in crisis. Can their model survive?
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts governor races to reclaim buyout from fired aide in cocaine case
Boston Herald
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How Worcester's innovative police unit helped slash the city's murder rate by 87% in just one year
MassLive
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Opinion: Did Wu's second term start with a City Council power play?
Boston Globe
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Mass. reports 3 flu-related child deaths this season
Boston Globe
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Latest delay puts wind power contracts two years behind schedule
State House News Service
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Don't Call It Regime Change. This Is Something Else Entirely.
New York Times
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Why legislation is suddenly swamping Congress
Punchbowl News
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Grassley, Durbin protest exclusion from Venezuela briefing, given ‘law enforcement’ justification
The Hill
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Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states
Axios
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For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn't Enough
New York Times
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New signs of life for government funding, but a shutdown still looms
Punchbowl News
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The war for minerals, oil and AI
Axios
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VT: Nursing home bailouts: Why Vermont has given millions to keep care centers afloat
Boston Globe
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Michigan loophole makes it difficult to track utilities' donations to politicians
The Guardian
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Hilton-Branded Hotel Apologizes for Refusing to Book Rooms for DHS Agents
NOTUS
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Ollie's Law Advisory Committee Meeting
Via Zoom
10:00am
Mass. Board of Library Commissioners Strategic Planning Focus Group
Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
12:00pm
Joint Committee on Housing: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
1:00pm
Conservationist Pesticide Advisory Council
Via Zoom
Last day of the 1st annual session (2025)
New Media
Instagram
Unused vacation pay buyout for the cocaine trafficker, you can't make this stuff up!
Brian Shortsleeve MA
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
Over the next four years, Boston will be the proof that the nation we fought for is possible
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
YouTube
Quote of the Day
“When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations. This is UNACCEPTABLE. Why is Hilton Hotels siding with murderers and rapists to deliberately undermine and impede DHS law enforcement from their mission to enforce our nation’s immigration laws?”
DHS X post on ICE agents' hotel cancellations in Minneapolis.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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The 'FAFO' Presidency
So What
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McGovern to introduce bill to restrict Trump from military action in Venezuela
Worcester Telegram
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Kelly fires back at Hegseth over demotion threat: ‘I will fight this with everything I’ve got’
The Hill
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Battenfeld: Democrats so Trump Deranged they're defending the indefensible
Boston Herald
Business
Civil Rights
Crimes
Education
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This Harvard scholar lost his freedom because of Maduro. Here's what he has to say about Venezuela's present.
Boston Globe
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Three weeks after mass shooting, Brown launches major recovery initiative: Brown Ever True
Boston Globe
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MIT, Harvard will see an endowment tax hike this year. Wellesley and Amherst will pay none.
Boston Business Journal
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Struggling Western Mass. college misses enrollment goal by half
MassLive
Environment
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Environmental organization sues federal government to protect horseshoe crabs in Maine and U.S.
WBUR
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Boston Harbor shellfish harvest changes will be 'tremendous boon' to Massachusetts residents
Boston Herald
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Finding healing in the face of climate change: Amherst therapist helps people cope with 'eco-grief' as changing landscapes take a toll on mental health
Gazette Net
Gaming
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Regulators probe alleged credit card use in sports wagers
State House News Service
Health Care
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Former state rep Charley Murphy leads Harvard Street toward new $57 million health center
Boston Globe
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Nursing home bailouts: Why Vermont has given millions to keep care centers afloat
The Associated Press (AP)
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Boston Medical Center patient allegedly rapes paralyzed woman: 'Brutal and brazen'
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Congress needs to fix healthcare robbery
Boston Herald
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Your AI doctor may be working for someone else
Boston Globe
Housing
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Boston-based developer seeks to add 197 apartments near Polar Park
Worcester Telegram
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
Local Government
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BEACON HILL ROLL CALL: State reps also no fans of Healey's vetoes
Lowell Sun
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'We are a mosaic': Rodrigues sworn in as Brockton's first elected mayor of color
WGBH
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu takes oath of office for second term
WBUR
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Health insurance costs are rising sharply, and Mass. towns and schools districts face a budget nightmare
Boston Globe
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Guest columnist Raymond La Raja: Amherst has a democracy problem
Gazette Net
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Wu promises housing solutions as Boston faces a fiscal crisis
Axios
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Boston Mayor Wu takes aim at President Trump, outlines priorities in inauguration speech
Boston Herald
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Wu sworn in for second term as mayor of Boston
WGBH
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Springfield swears in first Black woman as City Council president
MassLive
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Brockton swears in first elected mayor of color. What he said
Brockton Enterprise
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Ryan Pereira unanimously elected New Bedford City Council president
South Coast Today
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'The renewing of an oath': Northampton's elected officials sworn into office
Gazette Net
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'Representation, perspective and progress': Holyoke government enters new era with first-ever vice president, female-majority City Council
Gazette Net
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New Transportation and Parking Commission formed in Amherst
Gazette Net
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'Boston will be the proof that the nation we fought for is possible': Mayor Michelle Wu sworn in for second term
Boston Globe
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Hadley Zoning Board to decide fate of former Howard Johnson hotel conversion
Gazette Net
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In a shocker, Liz Breadon elected Boston City Council president, to defeat Brian Worrell
Boston Herald
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Leverett outlines capital needs
Gazette Net
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Liz Breadon elected Boston City Council president in last-minute upset
Axios
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Sumbul Siddiqui Elected Mayor of Cambridge for Third Term
The Harvard Crimson
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Boston Council presidency shifts in last minute upset: 'She has impressed me'
MassLive
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Mayor Wu Bolsters Boston School Committee with New Appointments and a Reappointment
Hoodline
Politics
Public Health
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US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
Boston Globe
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Mass. physicians, residents chime in after CDC decreases child vaccine recommendations
WCVB
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Massachusetts reports three pediatric flu deaths: 'Devastating losses'
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts may not be immune from 'chaos' after federal vaccine changes
Boston Globe
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'Dangerous' Mass. health officials respond to CDC overhaul of childhood vaccine schedule
NBC Boston
Public Safety
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Bristol County Sheriff's Office goes 3 years without inmate suicide
The Herald News
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Governor Healey declares January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
22WWLP.com
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New Study Shows Increased Seatbelt Use in Massachusetts
Business West
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Questions linger about policing in Cambridge three years after killing of Sayed Faisal
WGBH
State Government
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Cannabis cafes, abortion protections: 6 new laws in MA in 2026
Worcester Telegram
Transportation
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MBTA shortlists three potential commuter rail operators
State House News Service
Utilities
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Relief is near for Worcester residents who've gone 5 weeks without steady power
Worcester Telegram
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Canadian hydropower line to Massachusetts expected to be running in January
Boston Herald
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Electric supplier settling telemarketing violations with BMC donation
State House News Service
Press Releases
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Expansion of Coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for Individuals with Down Syndrome
The Arc of Mass.
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In Unprecedented Uncertainty, We Joined Together
United Way of Mass. Bay and Merrimack Valley
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RELEASE: Bill to tackle PFAS pollution passes key House Public Health Committee
MassPIRG
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Leading the Way: BCNC’s Kathy Cheng
Strategies for Children
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Senator Markey Demands Answers from Trump on His Illegal War for Oil with Venezuela
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Massachusetts reports very high flu activity with cases climbing
Mass. Department of Public Health