Must-Reads
Massachusetts
'I will tie myself to a bulldozer if I have to': Westfield residents are up in arms over $4 billion data center
Boston Globe
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Zoning changes in state budget came from lawyers brainstorming about housing crisis
Boston Globe
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Payback politics? Wu backs challengers to state senators who blocked her tax plan
WBUR
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Mass. high court rules GOP candidate accused of submitting fake signatures can stay on primary ballot
Boston Globe
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Pioneer Valley communities continue to rally against data centers
WAMC
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Massachusetts Becomes the First State to Pass Permanent Protections for PrEP
lovebscott
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Melissa Higgins takes over as Children's Museum CEO, with new waterfront park on her to-do list
Boston Globe
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Complicated decisions ahead as lawmakers crystallize Big Tech response
Commonwealth Magazine
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Democrats in Mass. and Michigan Are Trying to Disqualify Trans Candidates. Here's How
Uncloseted Media
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Top judge denies Manning Martin appeal for ballot access
State House News Service
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The gas is cheap. The Trump administration isn’t saying who’s paying for it.
Politico
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Lindsey Graham’s Sister Appointed to Finish His Senate Term
New York Times
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Trans writer makes explosive allegations against Lindsey Graham
The Raw Story
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Trump’s attorneys, Justice Dept. leaders misused courts in IRS case, judge says
Washington Post
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Trump's sons invest heavily in defense tech as father's administration pours money in
Washington Post
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Startups launch new K Street counterweight to Big Tech
Politico Pro
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'Lettuce or Salad Greens' Identified as Potential Source of Cyclospora Outbreak
New York Times
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CO: He Says He Killed a Man. Republicans Nominated Him Anyway.
New York Times
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DSA Members Urge Campaigns to Ditch Platner Consultant Who Advised Mamdani
The Intercept
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Officials identify man killed by ICE in Maine, and security footage shows shooting's aftermath
Boston Globe
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Status of Persons with Disabilities
Northampton Senior Center
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Local Government Advisory Commission Meeting
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It’s official: Dem AGs are suing to block Paramount and Warner Bros.’ merger.
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Quote of the Day
“I know consultants tell Dems to only talk about affordability but it seems like you ought to be able to get voters to care about elementary schools being bombed & people being shot in the streets as Trump pardons thieves, drug dealers & violent criminals while grifting billions.”
Filipkowski's Threads post.
News by Category
Business
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Mass. AG Andrea Campbell joins lawsuit to block $111B Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount merger
MassLive
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Massachusetts wraps 2026 World Cup, a global destination
22WWLP.com
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Charles River Museum's Tesla exhibit asks: Who owns an idea?
Axios
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Sail Boston drives boost to local businesses, projected to deliver $120M economic impact
Boston Herald
Democracy
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City, state reps question Justice Dept. motives for voter list request
The New Bedford Light
Education
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UMass Amherst lands $2.1 million to expand life sciences research tools
Gazette Net
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Clark gets $27 million from federal government for IT apprenticeships
Worcester Telegram
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The importance of stemming campus suicides
Boston Globe
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MassLive
Environment
Health Care
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Kalavritinos: Congress must finally fix the 340B program
Boston Herald
Housing
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Menkiti receives $3.6M tax credit for Shack's downtown apartment conversion
WBJournal.com
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Healey announces tax credit awards to build almost 700 new homes in six Mass. cities
Boston.com
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Gov. Healey awards $18.6 million to six cities for new housing
Milford Daily News
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Housing development in the Acre gets state funding boost
Lowell Sun
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Around the Hamptons: Easthampton program offers three homebuyers $50,000 in down payment assistance
Gazette Net
Human Services
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Early childhood support awarded to institute serving Lakeville, Middleboro
Nemasket Week
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Senators advance anti-poverty bill focused on 'putting cash in people's hands'
State House News Service
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
Politics
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2026 Candidate Questionnaire: Democratic Gov. Maura Healey
MassLive
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Social justice heats up second debate between Decker and MacKay
Cambridge Day
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Data centers become flashpoint in gubernatorial races
22WWLP.com
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SJC upholds Walsh's spot on ballot; Manning Martin case still pending
State Affairs
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Lindsey Graham: The Good, the Bad, and the Banality of Evil
The Bulwark
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Local roots, national money shape 5th Middlesex Senate primary
Winchester News
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The Lindsey Graham Conspiracy Theories Are Already Running Wild
The Bulwark
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The Trump card is back in play
Boston Globe
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Kennealy keeps $1M in disputed loans despite OCPF objections
State Affairs
Public Health
Public Safety
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One year later: Chief reflects on Gabriel House fire and safety improvements in Fall River
Boston 25 News
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February storm review highlights weaknesses in Cape's emergency response
WCAI
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A year later, Massachusetts' most deadly fire in decades remains an open wound
Boston Globe
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A legacy of service: Hadley fire chief calls it a career
Gazette Net
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Cambridge Shut Down ShotSpotter. Seven Weeks Later, It May Have Cost Xavier Bautista His Life
New Boston Post
State Finance
Transportation
Utilities
Press Releases
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Warren Statement on State Attorneys General Lawsuit to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Boston Bar Foundation Invests More Than $2.1 Million to Expand Access to Justice Across Greater Boston
Boston Bar Foundation
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ACLU of Massachusetts Renews “What a Difference a DA Makes” Campaign for 2026 District Attorney Elections
ACLU of Massachusetts
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $1 Million to Help Communities Restore Rivers, Wetlands, and Reduce Flooding
Mass. Department of Fish and Game, Division of Ecological Restoration
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AG Campbell Shares Family Preparedness And Legal Resources For Haitian And Syrian TPS Holders
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates More Than $26 Million in Federal Grants for Transportation Improvements
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Joins Coalition Challenging Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Governor Healey Opposes Trump Proposal to Politicize Federal Grant Funding
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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The MA Senate Can Join the MA House on an Important Step to Address Our Housing Crisis
Progressive Mass