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Massachusetts
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Home heating industry leaders, GOP gov candidates bash Healey for Clean Heat Standard delay
Boston Herald
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How Mass. sheriffs add thousands of dollars to their six-figure salaries
Boston Globe
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Gov. Maura Healey launches reelection campaign by attacking Trump
WBUR
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A decade in the making, clean energy power line for Mass. is up and running
WBUR
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Segun Idowu, Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, is resigning
Boston Globe
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At Quabbin Reservoir, water level drops to lowest since 2017
MassLive
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More than a decade later, Hinton drug lab scandal resurfaces with high-stakes hearings
Boston Globe
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Mass. energy, budgets, and 2026 politics loom over Gov. Healey's state address
NEPM
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As cannabis prices tank, regulators want to cut red tape to help businesses
WGBH
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How Mass. sheriffs add thousands of dollars to their six-figure salaries
Boston Globe
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How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
New York Times
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America’s top Catholic clerics denounce militaristic US foreign policy
The Hill
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Congressional redistricting effort in N.H. effectively dead, as sympathetic GOP lawmaker cites lack of 'political will'
Boston Globe
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EU chief warns there's no going back after Trump's Greenland threats
Axios
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US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Boston Globe
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Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump's MAGA slogan with 'Make America Go Away' caps
The Associated Press (AP)
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How Trump Flexes Power in White House Meetings With Zelensky and Others
New York Times
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Justice Department weighs rollback of gun reulations
Washington Post
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Lawsuit contests RFK Jr.'s new vaccine guidance for children
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Pesticide Board Subcommittee Meeting
Via Zoom
10:00am
AI Ethics Roundtable -- Ethics, Trust, and Innovation: Guardrails for Growth
State House, Room 428
10:30am
Manufactured Homes Commission Meeting
Taunton City Hall, 15 Summer Street, Taunton and via Zoom
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
12:00pm
"Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio
GBH Studio, Boston Public Library, Central Branch, Copley and via YouTube
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion: Informational Hearing
State House, A-2
3:30pm
Mass. Food Policy Council Advocacy Committee Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
5:00pm
Close of Comment Period for Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Proposed Regulatory Changes
Submission via email, form or mail
Birthday: Rep. Donald Berthiaume Jr.
Birthday: Rep. Brian Murray
New Media
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YouTube
Quote of the Day
“We live in a system in Massachusetts where cities all across the commonwealth have to go begging to the state to make basic decisions about the health, welfare, prosperity and wellbeing of their communities,” Wu said. “We cannot let our commonwealth lean more on the lobbying of the chamber of commerce than the conscience of our community.”
Wu speech at MLK breakfast in Boston
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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He's no Walter Cronkite. "Beat the Press with Emily Rooney" digs into the shaky relaunch of "CBS Evening News" with anchor Tony Dokoupil and his "regular guy" shtick.
Contrarian Boston
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Mass. startups raised more VC money last year, but those in other states did much better
Boston Globe
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iRobot went from a pioneer in home automation to a bankruptcy fire sale. Here's how it happened.
Boston Globe
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Manufacturer to shut down Burlington location, lay off 81
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
Education
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Examining Marblehead school vaccine rates
Marblehead Current
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Report provides road map for Easthampton school district's future
Gazette Net
Federal
Health Care
Housing
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Trump is taking on high housing costs. Will his ideas help?
Boston Globe
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These are the Boston-area residential projects to watch
Boston Business Journal
Human Services
Immigration
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Editorial: What exactly is ICE's mission in Minnesota?
Boston Globe
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What does ICE tell local N.H. police in their 'task force' training? This lawsuit aims to find out.
Boston Globe
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'We're feeling a collective un-homing': Maine's Somali communities braces for possible ICE raids
Boston Globe
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Boston hosts hearing on TPS for Haitians as potential end date nears
WBUR
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A Bulgarian in Canada got too close to the U.S. border. ICE detained him for nearly 3 months
WBUR
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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'Somebody is up there with binoculars.' Parking is tops when it comes to Boston 311 calls.
Boston Globe
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How long before new Quincy City Council repeals mayor's raise?
Patriot Ledger
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Segun Idowu stepping down as Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion
Boston Business Journal
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Battenfeld: Boston councilors vie to be true voice of the Wu resistance
Boston Herald
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Segun Idowu, top Wu administration official accused of sexual misconduct, resigns
Boston Herald
Politics
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McGovern calls for an end to ICE, tyranny in passionate MLK Day speech
Worcester Telegram
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Lucas: Communication breakdown: Warren took Trump's call, unlikely Healey would
Boston Herald
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GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton on Mass. policy debates and global tensions
WGBH
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Governor Maura Healey launches re-election bid with an arrow aimed at Donald Trump
Boston Globe
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Healey launches reelection campaign focused on cost-cutting, Trump's impact
WGBH
Public Health
Public Safety
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Former Peabody police officer decertified by POST Commission
Salem News
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Local business steps up to fix Belchertown FD's leaking roof
Gazette Net
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Growing frustration over Boston's police accountability system on display at community forum
Boston Globe
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Vehicle buried in police department lobby after crashing through front doors
WCVB
State Government
Taxation
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Proposal would allow local sales taxes
The Eagle Tribune
Transportation
Press Releases
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15- to 18-year sentence for man convicted of 2022 Caribbean Carnival murder
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
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Markey, Warren Secure Over $30.7 MIllion in Federal Funding For Local Projects Across Massachusetts
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds, Bank Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Stolen $1,355,000 Tax Refund Check
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Senate Acts to Boost Campaign Finance Transparency
Mass. Senate
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Senate Creates New License Plate for Families of Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
Mass. Senate
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Senate Passes Housing Affordability Package Focused on Property Tax Relief
Mass. Senate
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Massachusetts Senate Launches ‘The Gavel Drop’ Newsletter on Substack
Mass. Senate
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Governor Healey Celebrates Completion of NECEC Transmission Line
Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
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Governor Healey Files Environmental Review Reforms to Accelerate Housing Permitting and Development
Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
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Clean Water Trust Approves $376.7 Million in New Loans and Grants at its January Meeting.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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Governor Healey Protects Federal Workers from Evictions and Foreclosures During Government Shutdowns
Office of