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Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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How a Cambridge developer's lawsuit could unravel an affordable housing policy
WBUR
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Healey's new $63 billion budget, up 3.8%, would eliminate coverage for weight loss drugs
WBUR
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Massachusetts utilities agree to waive interest charges for Healey's winter energy bill relief plan
Boston Herald
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Caucus leader reports 'robust' talks on immigration bill
State House News Service
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Republican Governor Candidates Blast Governor Healey's Budget Proposal
New Boston Post
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Researchers find MBTA housing law benefits 'modest' so far
Commonwealth Magazine
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Democratic fight brewing over Stephen Lynch's House seat
Boston Herald
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ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says
Boston Globe
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Pressure Builds on ICE After Judge Said It Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
New York Times
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The Killing of Alex Pretti Put Democracy Back on the Ballot
The Bulwark
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Another Democrat is considering entering the N.H. gubernatorial race
Boston Globe
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The House GOP's Homeland problem
Punchbowl News
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ICE to legal observer in Maine: 'Now you're considered a domestic terrorist'
Boston Globe
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Trump's fire-free zone
Axios
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Republicans set to make ‘best and final’ Obamacare offer, Moreno says
Politico
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The Senate: A Couple of Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans Still Favored Overall
The Center for Politics
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Bruce Springsteen Responds to Minneapolis Killings With Fiery New Protest Song
Rolling Stone
Today on Beacon Hill
8:00am
AIM's 2026 Massachusetts Annual Business Address
Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton
9:00am
Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy's Condition of Education in the Commonwealth
UMass Club, 1 Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston
9:00am
Mass. Health & Hospitality Association's 2026 Annual Meeting
Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston
9:30am
Mass. Gaming Commission Public Meeting
Via conference call and YouTube
10:00am
Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting
Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams
10:00am
GCSADVHT Human Trafficking 5-Year Plan Release
Room 157, State House, Boston
10:00am
Mass. State Retirement Board Meeting
Via webcast
10:30am
Declaration of Independence from ICE
Room 222, State House, Boston
11:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Status of Persons with Disabilities
Virtual Hearing
2:00pm
TURA Program Advisory Committee
Via Zoom
2:30pm
Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District Commission Meeting
Via Zoom
2:30pm
ICE Press Conference with Governor Healey
Grand Staircase, State House, Boston
7:00pm
Polling Results on Questions of Clean Water and Climate Resilience in Mass. hosted by the Charles River Watershed Association
Via Zoom
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New Media
Instagram
Donald Trump wants to withhold federal funding from the states that voted against him.
Congressman Jim McGovern
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Seth Moulton with Anderson Cooper on How Trump is Normalizing ICE Violence | Live from Minneapolis
Congressman Seth Moulton
Quote of the Day
“I would like to believe that with the shift in public opinion on immigration, now is the moment for the Legislature to take action...There will never be a better time to get this passed.”
Cohn on the need for immigration reform to pass through the legislature at lighting speed in light of recent ICE killings and raids.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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MFA in Boston cuts jobs as it faces budget deficit of millions
Boston Globe
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Hotels adjust World Cup revenue expectations downward
Boston Business Journal
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Boston's Museum of Fine Arts announces layoffs
WBUR
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Hotels adjust World Cup revenue expectations downward
Boston Business Journal
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Layoffs hit MFA Boston
WGBH
Education
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Senate to vote on long-awaited reading overhaul aimed at boosting achievement for high-needs groups
Boston Globe
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Students are finding new ways to cheat on the SAT
Boston Globe
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A struggle for school buses as Worcester students return to school
Worcester Telegram
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Fitchburg State joins state program to help ex-students earn degree
Worcester Telegram
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Forensic review uncovers accounting errors at Hampshire Regional Schools
Gazette Net
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Entire special ed parent advisory council resigns from Wachusett school district over service complaints
Boston Globe
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Six weeks into the federal probe of the Brown University shooting, police and Congress are left in the dark
Boston Globe
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Pelham parents, teachers plead: 'Don't move us'
Gazette Net
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Troubled Plymouth preschool changes ownership
Plymouth Independent
Environment
Health Care
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Mass. will spend millions to comply with Trump's health policies
WBUR
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Science at risk: Massachusetts must lead the fight for facts
Boston Globe
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Growing health care pressure drives up spending in Healey's annual budget
Commonwealth Magazine
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Community health centers face multiple threats to financial stability
WGBH
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Mass. hospitals are filling with patients who can't make their own medical choices. What's the solution?
Boston Globe
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Enrollment in Connector health plans rises by 1.6%
State House News Service
Housing
Immigration
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Maura Healey doubles down on criticism of ICE, says Massachusetts is not a sanctuary state
Boston Herald
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Federal immigration mandates rattle Boston as visa pause, TPS uncertainty grip communities
Bay State Banner
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Federal immigration mandates rattle Boston as visa pause, TPS uncertainty grip communities
Bay State Banner
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'All-hands-on-deck moment': WMass delegation outlines work to counter federal actions at Tikkun Olam event
Gazette Net
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says immigration system is 'broken' at book tour stop in Newton
Boston Globe
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80 lawmakers call out ICE's 'mistake,' urge return of deported Babson College student
MassLive
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Warren, Markey sign letter demanding 'immediate return' of Babson freshman deported in November
Boston Globe
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Owner of popular Mass. breakfast joint arrested by ICE, state sen. says
MassLive
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Massachusetts lawmakers call on homeland security chief to resign
Gazette Net
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McGovern and Neal Join Drive to Boot Noem from the Cabinet
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts population growth slows with decline in immigration, Census data shows
Boston Herald
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Gov. Healey to announce new actions to protect Mass. residents from ICE
NBC Boston
Local Government
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Vanna Howard, Rodney Elliott face off in candidate forum ahead of 1st Middlesex Senate special election primary
Lowell Sun
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Boston City Council term begins with chaos, insults and a demand for an apology
Wicked Local Weymouth
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Ex-Gloucester Harbormaster bummed classwork off shellfish constable
Boston Herald
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Snow-clogged streets, sidewalks plague Boston
Boston Herald
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Temporary leader in place after departure of Worcester veterans officer
Worcester Telegram
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
State Finance
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Amid federal cuts, Healey files $63 billion Massachusetts budget proposal for fiscal year 2027
WAMC
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Gov. Healey's MA FY2027 budget is $2B more than last year. What it covers and what it doesn't
EnterpriseNews.com
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Governor Healey just released a $63 billion budget proposal. Here's what's in it.
Boston Globe
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What's inside the Mass. governor's $63.4 billion budget
Axios
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Editorial: Healey's budget proposal reflects sober fiscal situation
Boston Globe
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Healey budget proposal allocates $2.7B from millionaires tax for education, transportation
Boston Business Journal
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High earner tax now holding together education, transportation budgets
State House News Service
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Lottery sales flat, scratch tickets dipped in December
State House News Service
Taxation
Transportation
Utilities
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Mass. utilities back off plan to charge customers interest on bill reductions
WCVB
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Massachusetts utilities agree to waive interest charges for Healey's winter energy bill relief plan
Boston Herald
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State takes control of battery storage permits as towns grapple with controversial projects
Boston Business Journal
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Vineyard Wind's final turbine tower heads out of New Bedford port
The New Bedford Light
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Vineyard Wind's final turbine tower heads out of New Bedford port
The New Bedford Light
Press Releases
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Warren, Blumenthal, Markey, Alsobrooks Press RFK Jr. on “Dangerous Backdoor Overhaul” of Vaccine Court That Could Potentially Enrich Allies, Harm Public Health
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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MTA raises concerns about literacy bill shortcomings
Mass. Teachers Association
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Vineyard Wind Allowed to Resume Full Activities Following Decision by U.S. District Court
Vineyard Wind
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Quality Beverage Workers in Massachusetts Join Teamsters
Teamsters Local 170
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Review of early results of MBTA Communities Act finds law has produced “real but modest” gains, but not necessarily near transit
The Boston Foundation
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New Report: Massachusetts Must Continue Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use Amid Federal Cuts
American Lung Association
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Massachusetts National Guard leaders deepen partnership with Paraguay
U.S. Army
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Former Gloucester Harbormaster Thomas Ciarametaro Jr. pays $16,200 for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
State Ethics Commission
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Governor Healey Files Fiscal Year 2027 Budget That Controls Spending, Prioritizes Affordability and Continues Transformative Investments in Education, Transportation
Mass. Executive Office for Administration and Finance
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AG Campbell Secures $515,000 Settlement with Ambulance Billing Vendor for Failing to Safeguard Sensitive Patient Medical Information
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell