Last day of the 2023-2024 legislative cycle

Renters struggle to afford housing in Greater Boston more than owners, Census data shows » Boston Globe

Legislature Sends Healey Bill Targeting Drug Costs, Oversight » State House News Service

Mass. lawmakers pass CDL change, hospital oversight, dozens more in final frenzied hours » WCVB

Healey task force on transportation funding will miss its December 31 deadline » Commonwealth Beacon

Steward, Boston’s tax fight and fixing the T: The top 5 Mass. political stories of 2024 » MassLive

Health insurance premiums in Massachusetts are among the most expensive in the country. Why? » Boston Globe

We Need to Cover Donald Trump Differently This Time » Vanity Fair

We Need to Talk About Kay Granger » Puck

Chinese Muslims, After Finding a Refuge in Queens, Now Fear Trump » New York Times

Alaska ranked-choice system threatened with fresh repeal efforts » The Hill

How Elon Musk Has Planted Himself Almost Literally at Trump’s Doorstep » New York Times

Trump tests influence over GOP with Johnson Speakership vote » The Hill

TikTok is headed for a ban — but can Trump still save it? » Vox

Darling: Trump has chance to pass Taxpayer First act » Boston Herald

Western Mass. roots helped shape one of Trump’s top economic advisers » Boston Globe

Biden orders ‘National Day of Mourning’ for Carter » Boston Herald

BlueHub CEO benefited from 2014 Massachusetts Attorney General lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac » Fall River Reporter

State spent $8 million on mail-in voting » Boston Globe

Here’s how much the average family actually pays in private school tuition in Mass. » Boston Globe

Editorial: Higher ed needs more diverse viewpoints » Boston Herald

New Amherst elementary school construction to begin in January » Gazette Net

Legislature salvages Steward crisis response bill » The Eagle Tribune

Shrewsbury Rep. Hannah Kane Supports Prescription Legislation » Shrewsbury Patch

In a late scramble, state lawmakers send health care bills on Steward collapse and drug costs to Healey » Boston Globe

On four acres left centuries ago to ‘the poor,’ Milton fights another battle over housing » Boston Globe

Public virtual hearing set for discussion on new Springfield courthouse » MassLive

REP. REYES: My Priorities for a Second Term as Your State Rep. » The Valley Patriot

My Turn: ‘Moving together ahead as a community’ » The Recorder

Electoral College has proven that it's far from perfect. Is it time for a change? » The Metro West Daily News

Dukakis reflects on Jimmy Carter, 'a guy of real integrity' » WGBH

2024 in Politics: Democrats plan path forward » Boston Globe

‘The greatest former president’: For Valley residents, Carter’s consequential term overshadowed by life of global human service » Gazette Net

New Boston film makes the case that Larry DiCara is ‘the best mayor we never elected’ » Boston Globe

Baker v. Markey in 2026? Not so fast, NCAA says. » Boston.com

Domestic violence nonprofit aims to raise awareness in Western Mass. » MassLive

Personnel File - Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 » State House News Service

Massachusetts increases coverage for substance use disorder treatment » Spectrum News

New Mass. law mandates insurance coverage of Narcan, opioid reversal drugs » MassLive

Franklin: Fauci got a fact-check pass during COVID » Boston Herald

Report tracks trends in Massachusetts births » Gazette Net

Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill to legalize school bus traffic safety cameras » WCVB

‘See something, say something:’ Boston officials urge residents to keep safety in mind during New Year’s Eve » Boston Herald

N.H. bills would bar teachers from transporting minor students to nonemergency medical care, including abortions » Boston Globe

Healey Transpo Task Force Needs More Time » State House News Service

Eversource Starts Construction on Greater Cambridge Energy Program, Including Only Underground Substation of its Kind in the U.S. » Eversource

MTA statement on NAEP scores » Mass. Teachers Association

Pioneer Institute Study Compares MA Workforce Development System to Those in Peer States » Pioneer Institute

Public Service Unions File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Efforts to Politicize the Civil Service » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Neal Statement on Trump Administration Rescinding OMB Memo & Federal Judge Granting Restraining Order » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Announces $19 Million for Statewide Digital Equity Efforts » Mass. Tech Collaborative

Urge Your Legislators to Take Climate Action » Environmental League of Mass.

The future of Offshore Wind is blowing in the wind » Mass Fiscal Alliance

State Ethics Commission Finds Auburn Water District Foreman Scott Callahan Violated Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

MassDOT Launches Naloxone Pilot Program for Public Safety and Health » Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Offers New Resources for Community Impact Fees, Host Community Agreements » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and other aid » Providers' Council

Statement from the Boston Teachers Union on Trump’s Federal Grant Freeze » Boston Teachers Union

Governor Healey Appoints Lori Streeter as Interim Franklin County Sheriff » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AFSCME’s Saunders on the federal funding freeze: This is a blatant overreach straight from Project 2025 » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Statement on the Federal Funding Pause » MassBudget

Secretive, spending ways… » MassGOP

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $600,000 in Grants to Strengthen Watershed Protection and Public Water System Resilience » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

AG Campbell Sues to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $325K to Restore Critical Wildlife Habitat » MA Department of Fish and Game