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Massachusetts
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US Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts school gender-identity policy challenge
Reuters
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Beacon Hill's effort to restrict social media use by teens is clumsy and invasive
Boston Globe
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A 39-year-old lawyer says voters want a stronger fighter against Trump. Can Stephen Lynch stave him off?
Boston Globe
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Timeline: A State Police sergeant’s crash — and the years before the full story emerged
MassLive
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Opinion: Here’s how to fix primary care for the highest-need patients
Commonwealth Magazine
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DTA snaps back at study finding $1B in SNAP payment errors, 40% growth in two years
Boston Herald
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Veteran Central Mass. state rep will not seek re-election
MassLive
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Recreational marijuana could end in Mass if this ballot proposal passes
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Bristol County GOP recruiting historic slate of 2026 candidates
The New Bedford Light
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Trump says energy secretary ‘totally wrong’ on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year
The Hill
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Senate Republicans hope Supreme Court ‘surprise’ could help save majority
The Hill
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Trump's scheme to plunder $10 billion from U.S. Treasury
The Democracy Labs
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Mitch Landrieu for president? The former New Orleans mayor wants to test the 2028 waters
CNN
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Eric Swalwell Thought He Was Untouchable — Until He Wasn’t
Politico
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“I think she’s a scapegoat,' he said in an extended interview last month. 'She would never have been prosecuted had Jeffrey Epstein not committed suicide, or whatever, however he died.”
Marksu counts Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his client, an underdog who was wrongly prosecuted.
News by Category
2026 Midterm Elections
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Worcester Mayor Joe Petty, other elected officials endorse Markey
Worcester Telegram
Beltway Politics
Business
Cannabis
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Gov. Maura Healey signs new cannabis law. What to know
MassLive
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Cannabis Control Commission rebooted, Healey gets 30 days to name new regulators
Boston Business Journal
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Massachusetts hits reset on its Cannabis Control Commission
Axios
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Healey OKs shakeup for the Cannabis Control Commission. Here's what it means for consumers...
The Berkshire Eagle
Civil Rights
Education
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Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators
Boston Globe
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BPS adopts MassCore curriculum graduation requirements in line with state standards
Boston Herald
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Loss is keenly felt as Hampshire College is set to close
Boston Globe
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Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators
Boston Globe
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Wellness rooms in Worcester schools: How are they being used?
Worcester Telegram
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Thorbecke: AI should be taught in prisons, not primary schools
Boston Herald
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Concord-Carlisle Schools Reach Federal Settlement Over Antisemitic Bullying
New Boston Post
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Potential buyer ID’d for Boston school after leader hid millions in debt
MassLive
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Hampshire College to lay off over 200 employees as closure looms next year
MassLive
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What is the Five College Area with only Four Colleges?
Boston Globe
Environment
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Will this be the year Massachusetts bans plastic grocery bags?
Boston Globe
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Company that runs Oxford transfer station fined $20K
Worcester Telegram
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Will Joro spiders pop up in Massachusetts? The arachnids can live near human habitats, like noisy roads
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track state vehicle emissions
Commonwealth Magazine
Gaming
Health Care
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What Would You Give Up to Make American Health Care Better?
The Bulwark
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UMass Memorial's space-themed surgery unit helps kids feel at ease
Worcester Telegram
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A $250M cost: Insurers say prior authorizations reduce unnecessary care. Hospital leaders say new reforms could ease the administrative burden.
WBJournal.com
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Editorial: The ObamaCare subsidy cliff that never materialized
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Health insurance isn't containing costs. It's fueling them.
Boston Globe
Housing
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Locke: Financial literacy extends to housing policies
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Healey has made progress on housing. But the state still lags its goals.
Boston Globe
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29 apartments proposed for former auto repair site in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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Boston City Council considering eliminating parking requirements for development
Boston Herald
Human Services
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Threat of ICE is ripping at the fabric of early education
Boston Globe
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Belsito, Dublois: Mass. welfare programs on collision course with reality
Boston Herald
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Suspended director of St. John's Food for Poor gets 18 months
Worcester Telegram
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Report on safety net fraud meets sharp pushback
Sentinel & Enterprise
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Study: SNAP errors, Medicaid costs drive Mass. safety net surge
MassLive
Immigration
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Business groups resist anti-immigrant bills cheered by the White House
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: Yet another fake 'Boston Man' roughs up citizens
Boston Herald
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Plymouth passes anti-ICE policies restricting police cooperation, data sharing
Boston Herald
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Plymouth passes anti-ICE policies restricting police cooperation, data sharing
Boston Herald
Judiciary
Labor
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In tenure battle, Tufts medical professors secure $4.3M verdict
Mass Lawyers Weekly
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Teen activists press for Wu to restore jobs funding in latest budget proposal
Dorchester Reporter
Legislative
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A Brave Democrat Fights Corruption in Her Own Party
National Review
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Full interview: One-on-one with state Sen. Becca Rausch
NBC Boston
Local Government
Politics
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Warren rallies for Graham Platner in Maine, calling him 'real fighter' for sweeping change
Boston Globe
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Bernardston entrepreneur seeks election to state rep seat
Greenfield Recorder
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Pols & Politics: Baker makes return trip to Massachusetts this week
Boston Herald
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Poll: MA Voters View Senator Ed Markey Quite Favorably
WBSM
Public Health
Public Safety
Reproductive Rights
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Response to 'truly unacceptable' maternal health disparities forming
Sentinel & Enterprise
State Government
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Lucas: Healey hazy on transparency
Boston Herald
Taxation
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Editorial: Tax burden just one way to evaluate Mass.
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Taxachusetts strikes again
Lowell Sun
Transportation
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Editorial: E-bikes and mopeds and scooters, oh my
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts has spent $4.8 million on eminent domain for Sagamore Bridge. That number will grow.
Boston Globe
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How 2026 has sucked the remaining joy out of air travel
Boston Globe
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Beacon Hill Roll Call: House pushes transportation funding
Lowell Sun
Utilities
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As the state tries to streamline battery and solar permitting, some residents wary of projects
MassLive
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Silverstein: Data centers shouldn't drain our towns
Boston Herald
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Per permit problems, Pittsfield power plant penalized
WAMC
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Judge orders turbine manufacturer to stick with Massachusetts offshore wind farm project
The Associated Press (AP)
Press Releases
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Doing Away with 'Buy America' is Not the Solution to Construction Delays
Steel Fabricators of New England
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Federal Focus: Recent News and Opportunities for Action
Children's League of Mass.
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Arbella Insurance Group Wins ICMI “Best Customer Service Innovation” Award for Contact Center Excellence
Arbella Insurance
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Rep. Pressley Says Goodbye to Constituent Rümeysa Öztürk
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Planning Advances Affordable Housing in Charleston, Longwood Medical ARea, and Roslindale
City of Boston
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Support the Andrea James Independent Left Campaign for Massachusetts Governor
Independent Socialist Group
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Iberdrola receives dual recognition in the United States for its contribution to Massachusetts’ economic development
Iberdrola
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Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to Implement An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Anti-Hunger Task Force Recommendations to Protect Massachusetts Families
Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs