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Massachusetts
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What's behind Massachusetts's $250m investment in health insurance subsidies
Commonwealth Magazine
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The Mass. governor's race is heating up: What Healey's campaign launch reveals about her strategy
MassLive
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National dark money anti-pot group bankrolling efforts to ban recreational marijuana in Mass., Maine
Commonwealth Magazine
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The palace intrigue over Segun Idowu's departure shows that Wu has work to do mending fences with Black leaders
Boston Globe
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Why the company making the MBTA's new Red Line cars plans to furlough 40% of its local workers
WBUR
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Lawmakers criticize Trump administration's plan to end protections for Haitians
Commonwealth Magazine
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Governor Maura Healey boasted big wins in her first term. Here's a closer look at the facts.
Boston Globe
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Bill filed to ban ICE operations at Massachusetts courthouses
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Massachusetts backtracks a climate mandate. Better late than never.
Washington Post
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Bill filed to ban ICE operations at Massachusetts courthouses
Boston Herald
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James Comer rejects Clinton offer, teeing up contempt vote over Epstein files
The Hill
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Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
Washington Post
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Cubans in Florida Are Being Deported in Record Numbers
New York Times
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Democrats’ redistricting proposal could oust House Freedom Caucus chairman
Washington Post
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Rahm Emanuel says Democrats need a new education playbook to beat GOP
Washington Post
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MN: Michele Tafoya, a longtime sportscaster, launches a Republican bid for US Senate in Minnesota
CNN
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After Minneapolis, Democrats confront political vulnerabilities to battle Trump on immigration
The Associated Press (AP)
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Democratic Senators Demand Records on Powell Probe
The Wall Street Journal
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This Is the End
TheBulwark
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Trump 2.0 stock market underperforms Trump 1.0
Axios
Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston
12:00pm
Board of Agriculture Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
12:00pm
Board of Agriculture Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
2025 year-end campaign finance reports due
New Media
Instagram
Podcasts
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Invests $150 Million in AI Startup Baseten
Tech News Briefing, Wall Street Journal
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
MassFiscal Podcast with Mike Urban and Paul Craney: Episode 1-Taxpayer Victories & Healey's Agenda
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Quote of the Day
“I've asked them to get their affairs in order to make sure they have their wills written," he said, "because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable.”
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills.
News by Category
Business
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French national soccer team selects Boston as home base for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Boston Business Journal
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Bitternut hickory, once considered a 'trash' tree, could be the key to a new cottage industry in New England
Boston Globe
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New Steamship Boss Addresses Scathing Inspector General Report
Nantucket Current
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Recent Massachusetts "Manufacturer of the Year" winner to close Burlington facility
Boston Herald
Democracy
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Mass. ACLU director urges Americans to defend democracy in 'pivotal' year
Worcester Telegram
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Opinion: The Founding Fathers warned this could happen
Boston Globe
Education
Environment
Federal
Gaming
Health Care
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Filling the health care funding gaps
Commonwealth Magazine
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A missed deadline, a bankrupt owner, and a state on the hook for two Rhode Island hospitals
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Most medical care shouldn't require insurance preapproval
Boston Globe
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"Check the Box! Saving Lives Together" initiative promoting prostate cancer screenings
Western Mass News
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'A very bad plan': Brigham nurses testify against burn unit closure, merger with Mass. General Hospital
Boston Globe
Housing
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Consequences of not complying with 3A zoning unclear for Middleton and Marblehead
Salem News
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MBTA Communities Act Holdouts Are Losing State Funding
StreetsBlog
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Massachusetts home sales rose 3% in 2025
22WWLP.com
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Trump is taking on high housing costs. Will his ideas help?
Boston Globe
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Hochberg: D.C. could boost this step to cut housing costs
Boston Herald
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Somerville's shuttered Star Market finally razed as developer begins work on major housing project
Boston Business Journal
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Grants, loans boost housing projects in Franklin County, North Quabbin
Athol Daily News
Immigration
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Bill filed to ban ICE operations at Massachusetts courthouses
Boston Herald
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Opinioon: The ICE agents across the street
Boston Globe
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Revocation of immigration protection could put 45,000 Haitians in Mass. in limbo
Boston Globe
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Nearly 5,000 Mass. Haitians at risk as protections expire
Axios Boston
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Revocation of immigration protection could put 45,000 Haitians in Mass. in limbo
Boston Globe
Judiciary
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Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn says he is not seeking reelection
Boston Globe
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DA's office receives $126K to support domestic, sexual violence survivors
Greenfield Recorder
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Man who killed teenager in Dorchester in 1994 granted parole from life sentence
Boston Globe
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Bristol County DA Quinn will not seek reelection
The New Bedford Light
Legislative
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Opinion: Democrats are holding up the audit
Gloucester Times
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Sen. Comerford talks legislative priorities with Gill Selectboard
Greenfield Recorder
Local Government
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Segun Idowu's departure leaves a big hole in Wu's City Hall
Boston Globe
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Dudley Street activists hope to re-purpose city lot as arts haven
Dorchester Reporter
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Cahill seeks $28 million City Council approval for City Hall renovation
Salem News
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Howie Carr: The soap opera that's City Hall
Boston Herald
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Segun Idowu, top Wu administration official embroiled in scandal, resigns
Boston Herald
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Worcester veterans director submits 'nonresignation letter'; city says he's no longer an employee
Worcester Telegram
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Who put up the 'Private Way' sign on a Back Bay street corner?
Boston Globe
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Embattled Holyoke councilor booted off public safety panel after OUI arrest
MassLive
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Area Briefs: South Hadley Budget Task Force to hold final listening session
Gazette Net
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Idowu resigns as Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion
WGBH
Politics
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GOP gubernatorial candidates hit Healey's reelection campaign announcement
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Auditor's answers might finally end AG merry-go-round
Boston Herald
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'We have to be out here': About 100 denounce Trump in protest outside City Hall
Worcester Telegram
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Massachusetts ballot efforts cost $10 million, and price is growing
Boston Globe
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Bristol County DA Quinn will not seek reelection
The New Bedford Light
Public Health
Public Safety
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
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Chinese company building new Red Line trains to furlough workers in Mass. because of blocked train parts
Boston Globe
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Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza conflict
NBC Boston
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CRRC to furlough 161 Massachusetts workers due to detained subway car shells
State House News Service
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Bill to end driving restrictions for unpaid fines, including speeding tickets, advances in State House
Boston Herald
Utilities
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House energy affordability talks zero in on utilities
State House News Service
Press Releases
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News: Pressley in Boston globe Op-Ed: A Year Into Trump's Second Term, Democracy is Still Ours to Defend
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Launch Reelection Campaign
Maura Healey for Governor
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Cambridge Man Charged with Sex Trafficking
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Mayor Wu Announces Boston Saves' January Incentive to Help Families Activate Accounts and Unlock Program Benefits
City of Boston
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Behind the Breakthrough: MassBio’s 2026 State of Possible Conference
MassBio
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $830,000 to Help Cape Cod Towns Address Nitrogen Pollution
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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DPU-Approved Municipal Aggregation Plans Save Electric Customers Money
Mass. Department of Public Utilities
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors 63 Schools of Recognition
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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AG Campbell Launches New Federal Accountability Dashboard And Storytelling Portal Highlighting Efforts To Protect Massachusetts Residents From Trump Administration’s Attacks
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell