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Warren Amplifies Push For Healey Housing Bill » State House News Service

Healey administration proposes dipping into surplus funds to fill hole in shelter funding » Boston Globe

Child care bill backers see Massachusetts poised for 'transformational' change » WGBH

Massachusetts housing prices hit all-time high, as home sales drop » Boston Herald

Feds probe child labor issues in New Bedford seafood plants » New Bedford Light

Mayor Wu is optimistic about the future of Boston Public Schools » WBUR

Authorities seek charges against 28 accused of buying sex from Cambridge, Watertown brothels » Boston Globe

Lawmakers defend abortion pill access » The Eagle Tribune

RI: Active shooter drills harm students and teachers, lawmaker says. Here's what RI might do about it. » The Providence Journal

CT: CT towns have seen nearly 150 sewage spills this year. See where, why and what’s being done. » Hartford Courant

NY: NYC has held up emergency food stamps for thousands of residents, prompting contempt of court demand » NY Daily News

NY: New York’s ‘Right to Shelter’ No Longer Exists for Thousands of Migrants » The CIty

PA: Philadelphia's police watchdog shields documents around police-involved shooting » Axios

OH: America’s best example of turning around a dying downtown » Washington Post

FL: Harvard student goes viral for takedown of Moms for Liberty co-founder in Florida » Boston.com

TX: Abbott Signs Law Allowing Texas to Arrest Migrants, Setting Up Federal Showdown » New York Times

CO: Second Colorado State lawmaker resigns this month, citing financial strain and ‘contentious atmosphere’ » Colorado Public Radio

CA: Why Google’s lobbying in California skyrocketed this year » Los Angeles Times

CO: Denver businesses affected by homeless encampments apply for city grants » Axios

Poll Finds Wide Disapproval of Biden on Gaza, and Little Room to Shift Gears » New York Times

Jan. 6 Rally Organizers Lied About Plan to March to the Capitol, Report Finds » New York Times

The Secret of Trump’s Appeal Isn’t Authoritarianism » New York Times

Senate Republicans recoil at Trump ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ remarks » The Hill

The Newest Union Members Are Undergrads » New York Times

United Steelworkers union blasts $15B U.S. Steel-Nippon deal » Axios

Federal appeals court rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move his Georgia election case to federal court » ABC News

American Jews Need to Stop Being Stupid About Politics » Tablet

Robbins: Recklessness, ignorance go viral in America » Boston Herald

RFK Jr. is attracting support with celebrity and conspiracy. But can he get on the ballot that way? » Boston Globe

Google to pay $700 million in case over whether its app store is an illegal monopoly » WBUR

The state’s first THC drink ‘package store’ is opening in Medford » Boston Globe

Worcester Diocese responds to Pope Francis allowing blessings for same-sex couples » Worcester Telegram

As Harvard’s Statements on Israel-Hamas War Stir Controversy, Some Affiliates Call for Policy of Institutional Neutrality » The Harvard Crimson

Worcester State, QCC & MWCC begin to reverse enrollment declines » Worcester Business Journal

Police went to a Berkshires middle school after receiving a complaint about an explicit book » Boston Globe

Editorial: BPS exam school move a win for parents, kids » Boston Herald

Trump says he’d go after university tax breaks if elected again » Boston Globe

Coppola, Magnolia honored by Lynn School Committee » Lynn Daily News Item

Faced with a lack of funding, collegiate cheer and dance teams pay their own way » WGBH

Storm leaves widespread outages around Boston » Axios

Stream barriers mark sign of progress in Varian cleanup » Salem News

Bill Strips Local Vote On Public Health, Safety Grants » State House News Service

Dana-Farber requires masks again as respiratory illnesses rise » Boston.com

Lahey, UMass Chan break ground on new medical school campus in Burlington » Boston Business Journal

NJ: Lawmakers to move 'aggressively' on bill overhauling affordable housing » POLITICO Pro

Oak Bluffs considers housing municipal workers » Martha's Vineyard Times

Maura Healey expects Massachusetts to spend $915 million on emergency shelters in FY25 » Boston Herald

Warren: Federal government needs to ‘step up’ on housing crisis » MassLive

Fewer Breaking Into Market As Home Prices Soar Higher » State House News Service

Editorial: $2 billion redevelopment will turn public housing into mixed-income community » Boston Globe

Concerns aired over 108-unit Carriage Grove housing plan at former Belchertown State Hospital » Gazette Net

Lifebridge North Shore provides critical resources to people experiencing homelessness » CBS News

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, to be laid to rest at funeral Tuesday » Boston Globe

Advocates push for sealing of criminal records » The Eagle Tribune

Visiting nurses union, Berkshire Health Systems reach tentative agreement on contract » Berkshire Eagle

New mayoral appointments confirmed by City Council » MassLive

Town of Reading reckons with racism and its past as it looks to honor Celtics great Bill Russell » WBUR

Manchester weighs state, local harbor management plans » Salem News

Jasper Lapienski resigns from Greenfield City Council » Greenfield Recorder

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu follows familiar playbook in blaming others for problems » Boston Herald

Boston mayor says ‘political motive’ drove ‘electeds of color’ holiday party leak, coverage » Boston Herald

Boston Mayor Wu hits back at critics over ‘Electeds of Color’ party flap » MassLive

Peter Lucas: Wu party flap shows her inexperience » Boston Herald

How did the baby die? And can caregivers really be blamed? » Boston Globe

NJ: Proposal to set 14 as minimum age for juvenile delinquency sparks debate » New Jersey Monitor

Armed officers on a rooftop were not snipers, commissioner says, and were there to protect » Cambridge Day

'Scary to us.' Should mainland towns get bigger say in Steamship Authority matters? » Cape Cod Times

‘Oh my god, finally’: Temporary Commuter Rail platform opens in Lynn after more than a year » Boston Globe

After damaging and deadly storm in New England, crews fan out to restore power and clear roads » Boston Globe

Power coming back: Region rebounds from rough weather » Worcester Telegram

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Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association