10:00am Department of Fire Services Public Hearing, DFS Stow Campus, 1 State Road, Stow

10:00am Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Public Hearing, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room A, Boston

Spencer Republican plans to file bill that would repeal gun law Healey signed last summer » Boston Herald

How ‘administrative bloat’ swells staffing, costs at Massachusetts colleges » Boston Globe

Homeowners and renters in Boston are feeling the pain of higher property taxes. Who will they blame? » Boston Globe

Mass. Democratic leaders continue to be at odds over legislative audit as 2025 session opens » WAMC

Massachusetts budget writers expect to collect $2.4B from ‘Millionaires tax’ in FY26 » Boston Herald

Inspections of emergency shelters underway across Massachusetts » WBUR

Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents » Boston Globe

Q&A: A Conversation With Incoming CCC Executive Director Travis Ahern » State House News Service

What the SJC ruling on the MBTA Communities Act means beyond Milton » WBUR

Rhode Island’s home prices keep going up amid a rebound of New England’s housing market » Boston Globe

Federal judge vacates Biden’s Title IX rule » Politico

Home Losses From the LA Fires Hasten ‘An Uninsurable Future’ » TIME

Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing » Washington Post

DOGE is dispatching agents across U.S. government » Washington Post

North Carolina Republicans restart the steal » Public Notice

Right-Wing Pundits Blame DEI and Democrats in Predictable Deluge of Wildfire Misinformation » Vanity Fair

Recent Migration Patterns Spell Trouble for Democrats » The Cook Political Report

Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds » CNBC

US adds whopping 256K jobs in December » The Hill

Why a 24-year-old gun-control activist is running to help lead the DNC » Washington Post

Biden to deliver a capstone address on his foreign policy legacy as he makes way for Trump’s return » Boston Globe

Moore: Why America is in so much trouble » Boston Herald

Boston to allow more towers downtown, with a catch » Boston Business Journal

The Massachusetts biotech industry rebounded in 2024. Can the momentum last? » Boston Globe

Security unicorn reportedly lays off 'dozens' » Boston Business Journal

New Massachusetts law bans sale of puppies, kittens under 8 weeks, including roadside vendors » WCVB

New Laws Put Limits On Dog, Cat Sales » State House News Service

Gov. Healey signs bill banning cat declawing » MassLive

‘An abhorrent practice’: Declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts » Fox 25 News

Newton owner of now-closed addiction treatment centers sentenced to 8 years for fraud » WBUR

Freetown-Lakeville superintendent resigns, citing 'abusive treatment' » Taunton Gazette

Blankets, space heaters, and puffy coats. Students battle the cold in some BPS classrooms. » Boston Globe

500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls » Gazette Net

Gov. Healey voices "strong opposition" to vessel speed restrictions » The Inquirer and Mirror

Governor opposes NOAA vessel speed zones » Martha's Vineyard Times

Belsito: Hazard warning for Everett’s lithium battery park » Boston Herald

Bet-Blocking Technology In Works At MGC » State House News Service

With virus cases surging, Boston hospitals adopt more strict masking policies » WGBH

Prospect Medical Holdings, a cash-strapped hospital owner in R.I. and Conn., exploring restructuring finances » Boston Globe

New law aims to boost healthcare regulators' power » Boston Business Journal

Despite court ruling, Holden will wait and see about complying with MBTA housing law » MassLive

Former Attleboro nursing home to be redeveloped into a family homeless shelter » The Sun Chronicle

Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents » Boston Globe

Boom looms on creation of in-law units (The Republican Editorials) » MassLive

Residents evacuated Cambridge condo building amid structural issues. Now they’re worried it may have to be demolished. » Boston Globe

Taunton mayor cites strain on safety services after call for shelter inspections » WPRI.com

Planning Board works to make ADU law better fit Milton » Milton Times

Crimes in Mass. shelters fuel debate over Healey’s $425M funding request » MassLive

How many ICE requests did Boston police receive in 2024? It depends on who you ask » Boston.com

Editorial: Yes vote on Laken Riley Act a vote for safety » Boston Herald

Coalition Will Push For Automatic Record Sealing » State House News Service

Official says, ‘It’s all about the .01 percent’ during transgender nominee’s hearing, drawing criticism from LGBTQ bar » Boston Globe

Editorial: SJC should release court records in Harmony Montgomery case » Boston Globe

'We need to rattle some cages': Some Saint-Gobain employees claim no wages paid since October » Worcester Telegram

Boston Can Boost Civil Fines Under Law Guv Signed » State House News Service

Senate Must Weigh "Serious" Questions On Audit, Friedman Says » State House News Service

As Legislature opens 194th session, Hull resident takes on new role as House clerk » Hull Times

Auditor gets cold shoulder from lawmakers as 72-hour deadline passes » Boston Herald

Boston City Council kills ethics committee push amid Fernandes Anderson corruption charges » Boston Herald

Should Holyoke elect its city treasurer? Voters will decide this month » MassLive

Hadley Select Board seeking to join state’s Complete Streets program » Gazette Net

MassGOP Calls On Cape Cod Representative To Resign » 95wxtk

Newly inaugurated N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte calls Massachusetts ‘a cautionary tale’ » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Migrant bait-and-switch by Dems » Boston Herald

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte slams Massachusetts sanctuary policies, migrant crisis » Boston Herald

This time feels different: Despairing for America after Nov. 5 » Boston Globe

Newly inaugurated N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte calls Massachusetts ‘a cautionary tale’ » Boston Globe

Rep. Ayanna Pressley wants Biden to grant more clemency before the end of his term » WBUR

Great Barrington’s South County Recovery Center applauds new state mandates for substance-use treatment and recovery support » the Berkshire edge

New Orleans Police hires former Boston, NYC, LA Police leader William Bratton as security consultant » Boston Herald

Governor waives age limit for potential police and firefighters » The Haverhill Gazette

Worcester Sen. Peter Durant will seek repeal of Mass. gun reform law » MassLive

Budget Writers Agree To Work With Slower Revenue Growth » State House News Service

Worries Grow Over Federal, State Service Cuts » State House News Service

UMass staff lead state's highest-earning workers » Axios

Lawmaker works toward parity on public boards » CNHI

Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Repeal Arlington MBTA Station Ban » WBZ

'Driving whales crazy.' Mixed reactions as Trump links wind energy to whale deaths » Cape Cod Times

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