Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Cape Cod state rep won't run again as deadline passes, trial pending
Cape Cod Times
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Michelle Wu said 'I can show you my text messages.' We tried to take her up on her offer.
Boston Globe
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States Are Increasingly Trying to Keep Kids Off Social Media
Governing
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Massachusetts Senate Votes to Limit Cooperation With ICE
New Boston Post
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Can Massachusetts build more housing under rent control?
Boston Globe
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SJC orders quick decision in fight over Legislature audit
WCVB
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AI is already coursing through state government. Can workers be protected?
MASSterList
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Key senator says state lacks power capacity for data center expansion
State House News Service
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Defense lawyers sue over Mass. law they say stops them from fighting for better pay
MassLive
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The Boys Are Back in Town
Puck
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Voters ‘want us to do more,’ Republicans say. They’re just not sure what.
Politico
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Trump's Immigration Crackdown Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray
ProPublica
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Trump Administration Admits Alligator Alcatraz Is a Failure
Raw America
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MAHA Is Mad at Republicans. Some Democrats Want to Capitalize.
NOTUS
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US added 115K jobs in April, beating expectations
The Hill
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Democrats See an Opportunity in Iowa
The Dispatch
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Brian Poindexter wins Ohio’s 7th District Dem primary, incumbents Joyce, Brown fend off challengers
Cleveland.com
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Security incident hits Canvas as finals loom for students across US
USA Today
Sponsored
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Board of Registration of Psychologists Meeting
Via Webex
9:30am
Mass. Food Policy Council Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
1:00pm
First Annual Massachusetts Apprenticeship Awards
Great Hall, State House, Boston
Sponsored
New Media
Instagram
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Quote of the Day
“Barack Obama sent seasoned diplomats and nuclear scientists to negotiate with Iran. Donald Trump sent a few real estate bros and JD Vance. What’s happening now was a foregone conclusion.”
Weinstein's Threads post on the differing approaches to diplomacy with Iran and their nuclear program based on the Obama administration and the Trump administration.
News by Category
Business
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'Billion dollar club': These fast-growing companies are making it in Mass., and beyond
Boston Business Journal
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TD Bank doubles its Boston footprint in new International Place lease
Boston Business Journal
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Roche buys Boston AI startup for $750 million
Boston Globe
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Fidelity announces job cuts and hiring spree, all at once
Boston Globe
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Fidelity cuts about 1% of workforce in tech reorganization
Boston Business Journal
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Fidelity cuts about 1% of workforce in tech reorganization
Boston Business Journal
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Women are making AI more inclusive. Boston is becoming a center for that.
Boston Globe
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The 'America First' Corporate Graveyard
The Bulwark
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Fidelity laying off 1% of workforce as it evolves operations, Boston workers return to office
Boston Herald
Civil Rights
Crimes
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Rep. John Lawn: "I'm a Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse"
Watertown News
Education
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Timeout rooms in Mass. schools didn't disappear. Their name just changed.
Boston Globe
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'A train wreck': Hampshire faculty, staff left with no jobs, no severance as college prepares for closure
Boston Globe
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At METCO gala, supporters mark 60 years of educational opportunities
Bay State Banner
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BC High School officials explain why they decided to add a sixth grade
WGBH
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Philosopher and activist unveils plan he hopes will save Hampshire College
Gazette Net
Environment
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A rare 'monster' El Niño could emerge this summer. Here's what that means for New England.
Boston Globe
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Appeal Is Just One Stop on the Long Path to Saving Springfield's Climate Grant
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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DPW director urges residents to invest in rain barrels to help conserve water
MassLive
Health Care
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I became a doctor at 72. Our medical career paths are broken.
Boston Globe
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Worcester hospital adopts Infant Driven Feeding technique in NICU
Worcester Telegram
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
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Proposed bill would curb ICE operations in Massachusetts
WCVB
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US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting
The Associated Press (AP)
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Mass. Senate passes immigrant protection bill, teeing up negotiations with the House
WBUR
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Exclusive: The Dems' New Plan for When Mass Deportation Fails
The Bulwark
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Senate opens debate on bill to limit ICE operations, allow illegal aliens to sue agents
Boston Herald
Judiciary
Labor
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Bar advocates sue over 'antitrust' restrictions
The Eagle Tribune
Legislative
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111th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Commemorated at Mass. State House
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
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In reversal, Mass. AG blocks legislative stipend ballot question from moving forward
WBUR
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Mass. high court gives attorney general 30-day deadline to respond to DiZoglio in legislative audit dispute
Boston Globe
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
Local Government
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I was ready to hate the new Copley Square Park. Then I visited it.
Boston Globe
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Amherst council seeks tangible changes after racist incident
Gazette Net
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Leverett Council on Aging defends senior outreach position amid funding concerns
Gazette Net
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Mitchell: 'Historic' state aid proposal is too little, too late
The New Bedford Light
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Lowell residents file Massachusetts' first lawsuit against a data center
Boston Globe
Politics
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Mass. voters might face 11 ballot questions this fall. Here’s where each measure stands.
News From the States
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Mike Minogue won the GOP's endorsement for governor. He wants to clear the field for the nomination, too.
Boston Globe
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New Englanders turn out to protests every week. What keeps them showing up
Worcester Telegram
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Michelle Wu said 'I can show you my text messages.' We tried to take her up on her offer.
Boston Globe
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Senate race, income tax shockers in new poll
Boston Herald
Public Health
Public Safety
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Worcester joins lawsuit accusing companies of making fire gear with dangerous chemicals
MassLive
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Uxbridge officials mourn Trooper Trainor, remembering Officer LaPorta
Worcester Telegram
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Worcester joins federal lawsuit over PFAS in firefighting gear
Worcester Telegram
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Fund for Trooper killed in wrong-way crash raises more than $60K
Boston Herald
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A bright reminder: Westhampton honors its late volunteer firefighters with gravestone markers
Gazette Net
Taxation
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Schrager: Why taxing the wealthy won't work
Boston Herald
Transportation
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Editorial: Efforts underway to enforce biker rules of the road
Lowell Sun
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Spirit Airlines is no more, but two of their planes are still sitting at Logan Airport. What happens next?
Boston Globe
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Regulations for e-bikes could become tighter in Massachusetts. Many e-bikers and cyclists welcome that.
Boston Globe
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19 MBTA employees made more than $300K in 2025. Here’s a look at the agency’s payroll
MassLive
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CRRC extends worker layoff, as car shells, parts blocked by customs head to Springfield
MassLive
Utilities
Press Releases
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Mass Nurses Warn of Declining Patient Care Quality, Unsafe Staffing, and an Epidemic of Violence in 2026 State of Nursing in Massachusetts Survey
Mass. Nurses Association
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AG Campbell Protects Critical Homeland Security Funding From Politically Motivated Cut
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Governor Healey, Attorney General Campbell and Auditor DiZoglio Announce Andrew Jackmauh as Executive Director of Center for Health Information and Analysis
Office of State Auditor Diana DiZoglio
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $900,000 to Improve Water Supply and Treat PFAS in Five Ipswich River Communities
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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Governor Healey Nominates New Judges and Clerk Magistrate
Mass. Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Family Portal to Help Parents, Caregivers Pay for Child Care
Mass. Department of Early Education and Care
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Merita A. Hopkins named new Chair of State Ethics Commission
Mass. State Ethics Commission
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100 School Districts Attend Showcase about MyCAP Planning Process
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education