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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am House Session, Informal Session

10:00am Sex Offender Registry Board Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Committee Hearing

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

James Retiring After 26 Years As House Clerk » State House News Service

The Greater Boston Eviction Crisis Will Hurt You, Too » Boston Magazine

Massachusetts spent less on emergency shelters in FY24 than originally projected, report shows » Boston Herald

Progressive groups urge Beacon Hill to make anti-Trump push before year’s end » WGBH

How an elusive math problem killed Mayor Wu’s tax plan » Boston Globe

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson defies calls to resign amid public corruption charges » Boston Herald

Why did Vineyard Wind’s turbine blade fail? » The New Bedford Light

Worcester police unions blast bombshell DOJ report on department as ‘inaccurate’ » MassLive

Mass. public pension fund hits record high » Boston Business Journal

For some cash-strapped Bostonians, property tax hike will make a costly city costlier » Boston Globe

NATIONAL

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences in ‘largest single-day grant of clemency’ » Washington Post

Power, Intimidation and the Resurrection of Trump’s Support for Hegseth » New York Times

Trump declares a new war on Big Tech » Politico

Trump’s Kari Lake ‘pick’ sparks fears at Voice of America » CNN

Drug overdose deaths have declined. No one knows why. » Vox

Regulators Warn Crypto Could Cause Another Financial Crisis » The Lever

Why Ben Wikler Wants the Keys to the DNC: “The Democratic Brand Is Broken” » Vanity Fair

Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates » New York Times

The Press Is Down and Shut Out in Palm Beach. Steven Cheung Is Not Sympathetic. » New York Magazine

Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants » AP News

"The first priority of the incoming Republican majority is to extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts, many of which are due to expire in 2025. Those tax cuts added almost $2 trillion to budget deficits, but there is little evidence that they produced the economic growth their supporters promised. At the same time, the income tax cuts delivered an average tax cut of $252,300 to households in the top 0.1%, $61,090 to households in the top 1%, but just $457 to the bottom 60% of American households. The corporate tax cuts were even more skewed to the wealthy."

Heather Cox Richardson, American historian

Trump and his team embrace the supply-side economics Biden abandoned. They argue that the way to nurture the economy is to free up money at the top of the economy through deregulation and tax cuts.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

RFK Jr.’s unusual fund-raising was a windfall for an obscure Massachusetts group » Boston Globe

Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America » Boston Globe

Opinion: If Trump really wants to help working people he won’t kill this federal agency » Boston Globe

Business

MCCI and Foundation for Business Equity merge to become Nectar Community Investments » Bay State Banner

‘Team Massachusetts’ becomes a point of pride, and humor, at economic bill event » Boston Globe

Crimes

Feds arrest Pittsfield High School dean for alleged cocaine distribution » Berkshire Eagle

Education

Worlds collided when a museum steward found clues about her Chippewa family in Harvard’s possession » Boston Globe

Interviews of Easthampton superintendent hopefuls underway » Gazette Net

At MIT, his father studied how he learned as a child. Now, Henry Minsky has his own AI company. » Boston Globe

Environment

MBC Annual Hearing Focuses on Climate Adaptations and Access for All to State’s Recreational Beaches » Winthrop Transcript

How rescuers save endangered sea turtles cold-stunned on Cape beaches » WBUR

Federal

Postal Service audit finds significant problems, including mail unprocessed for days » Boston Globe

Health Care

Senator Warren says ‘visceral’ response to killing of insurance CEO should be ‘warning’ to health care system » Boston Globe

To ease a doctor shortage, Mass. looks outside the U.S. » WBUR

State Mapping Out Maternal Health Upgrades » State House News Service

Internationally-trained doctors could solve primary care physician shortage » News 22 WWLP.com

State In "New Phase" Of Steward Crisis Fallout » State House News Service

Warren on UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing: ‘People can only be pushed so far’ » Politico

New law grants pathway for foreign-trained doctors to fill Mass. physician shortage » The Metro West Daily News

Elizabeth Warren on UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination: ‘People can only be pushed so far’ » Boston Herald

Car tycoon Herb Chambers gives MGH $100M for cancer care » Axios

Herb Chambers donates $100 million to Mass General Hospital expansion — where he hopes a cure for cancer will be discovered » Boston Globe

Housing

Figures reveal depth of problem in Mass. housing market (The Republican Editorials) » MassLive

Officials celebrate the opening of New Bedford’s new housing development » ABC 6

Michelle Wu says Senate defeat of property tax plan 'heartbreaking' for local homeowners » WGBH

Wilmington Town Meeting rejects MBTA Communities zoning » Lowell Sun

How housing squeezes Mass. wallets » Axios

This week, Mass. changed its approach to homelessness. Some advocates are far from satisfied. » Boston Globe

Human Services

Massive new food distribution hub in Roxbury aims to combat food insecurity, provide more fresh produce » Boston Globe

Boston-based New Balance Foundation donates $5 million to support The FieldHouse+ project in Dorchester » WCVB

Judiciary

Governor's Council expresses support for Parisella to become judge » Salem News

Opinion: How clemency can help save us all » Boston Globe

Labor

TD Garden concession workers to vote this weekend on strike authorization » NECN

Legislative

Just-Reelected Rep On Track For Judgeship » State House News Service

Disability commission selects 2025 priority » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Wu Undeterred By Rising White Stadium Costs » State House News Service

Adams voters nix Greylock Glen Commission request at special town meeting » WAMC

Will 3rd time be charm?: Northampton council OKs new RFP with reduced requirements for former Registry of Deeds building » Gazette Net

ACLU says Worcester broke law in silencing Gaza protesters at City Council meeting » Worcester Telegram

Adams town meeting members reject creation of a Greylock Glen Commission » Berkshire Eagle

Radiothon raises the bar for Salvation Army » Lowell Sun

Peabody’s downward trend of tax rates stabilizes for 2025 » Item Live

Easthampton Mayor LaChapelle vetoes salary increase council approved » Gazette Net

Battenfeld: San Francisco fiscal chief who busted budget in charge of Michelle Wu’s spending » Boston Herald

Councilor Robinson’s criminal case dismissed due to no-show by key witness » Lowell Sun

Council backs 3-year deal for City Manager Eric Batista; pay to reach $314K » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Transparency Mayor Wu’s best bet after tax shift debacle » Boston Herald

Politics

How did Fernandes Anderson go from barrier-breaker to another Boston politician facing corruption charges? » Boston Globe

Mass. Rep. Ayanna Pressley targeted in bomb threat » MassLive

Lucas: Warren, Markey’s Trump tantrums could hurt Mass. » Boston Herald

At ‘Walkout for #ERA rally’ in Amherst, young feminists worry about future under Trump presidency » Gazette Net

Guest columnist Kevin Lake: Out of touch government real lesson of election » Gazette Net

Ex-US Attorney Rollins calls Fernandes Anderson indictment ‘petty’ » MassLive

Public Health

War on recovery » Boston Globe

Worcester officials call for police reform after ‘shocking’ DOJ report. Advocates express doubt anything will change. » Boston Globe

Taxation

Wu Reflects On Boston Tax Bill Drama » State House News Service

After months of debate at City Hall and on Beacon Hill, council greenlights higher property taxes » Boston Globe

Boston Rep. Michlewitz says House did its part for Wu’s scuttled tax bill » MassLive

Boston Mayor Wu knocks Senate for killing tax shift bill, City Council sets rates » Boston Herald

Worcester City Council votes for higher residential tax rate to ease burden on businesses » Worcester Telegram

Transportation

After high-level meeting, massive I-90 Allston project remains a work in progress » Commonwealth Beacon

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