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MASSACHUSETTS

Opinion: Mass. Senate isn’t transparent. Here’s how to fix that. » Boston Globe

DiZoglio Not Satisfied With Senate Democrats’ Audit Response » Commonwealth Beacon

One Massachusetts town’s rejection of water fluoridation foresaw a growing national debate » Boston Globe

How will Trump’s housing pick impact Mass.? One Bay State lawmaker wants answers » MassLive

Judge orders white supremacist group Patriot Front to pay $2.7 million to Black musician attacked in Boston » Boston Globe

In Revere, a push for answers after man arrested with assault rifle and 10 pounds of fentanyl at state shelter » Boston Globe

Negotiators don’t want to discuss failed transparency talks » News 22 WWLP.com

NATIONAL

DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump immigration crackdown » The Hill

Inside the Democrats’ Pete Hegseth playbook » Punchbowl News

Trump has not been exonerated, special counsel Jack Smith declares in final report » Politico

Mark Zuckerberg Doubles Down on the MAGA-fication of Meta » Vanity Fair

Drug Commercials Aren’t Just Annoying — They’re Costing You Money » The Lever

Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California » Washington Post

The immigration bill that’s accelerating a Democratic reckoning » Washington Post

Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode » The Guardian

Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’ » AP News

A bargaining breakdown and strikes: the ongoing union fight at Starbucks » The Guardian

“The Department's view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a President is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office stands fully behind. Indeed, but for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.”

Special Counsel Jack Smith

Six days before President-elect Trump is due to be sworn as the victor of the 2024 election, special counsel Jack Smith’s report into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is finally here.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

RFK Jr. faces a complicated confirmation with some opposition on both sides of the aisle » WBUR

Confirmation hearings to offer first big moments of the new Trump administration » Boston Globe

Business

A loss due to fear: What a crackdown on immigration could mean for agriculture » The Recorder

Boston Fed names new board of directors » Boston Globe

MassMutual CEO takes chair role at Boston Federal Reserve » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Why queer couples are marrying before Trump enters office » Axios

Education

At 82, the head of Boston College’s center for retirement research is ready for her own » Boston Globe

‘The pipelines are drying up’: Why teacher salaries are catastrophic for the profession » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: DEI is alive and well in higher education » Boston Herald

Teachers Plan Pickets At All Boston Schools Thursday » State House News Service

Massachusetts school district, church sued after girl was repeatedly raped by teacher, CCD instructor » Boston Herald

Brockton School Committee divided on extending Superintendent Tahiliani's contract, pay » The Enterprise

Environment

How Massachusetts is preparing for future wildfires » WGBH

Health Care

Subsidized Plans Drive Connector Enrollment To New High » State House News Service

‘Possibly the worst example of private equity greed’: In Prospect Medical bankruptcy, echoes of Steward » Boston Globe

R.I. braces for hospital fallout amid Prospect Medical Holding’s financial collapse » Boston Globe

Mass-Care’s ballot effort gives single-payer health care a boost » Gazette Net

Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy after owners took hundreds of millions in payouts » CBS News

Housing

Town officials plan to push for MBTA Communities Act compliance after high court decision » WBUR

Take it from a Milton resident: Needham should vote ‘yes’ on the controversial housing plan » Boston Globe

Governor Healey announces plan to eliminate renter-paid broker fees » Boston Globe

An MBTA Communities reality check » Commonwealth Beacon

In latest town to be split by housing plan, Needham voters head to the polls » Boston Globe

Governor Healey looks to revisit right-to-shelter law » News 22 WWLP.com

Opinion: Misguided MBTA Communities Act is based on a myth » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey announces plan to eliminate renter-paid broker fees » NBC Boston

Renters wouldn’t automatically pay broker fees in Mass. anymore under governor’s new proposal » WGBH

Fetherston: Inside the ‘Healey Hotel’ catastrophe » Boston Herald

Gov. Maura Healey says she’ll move to do away with renter-paid broker fees » Boston Herald

Immigration

Immigrants fear police involvement in Trump deportation arrests, but state law bans it » The New Bedford Light

Battenfeld: Trump takeover clock ticking on illegal immigration in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Legislative

Healey Signed All Bills Delivered In Final Push » State House News Service

GOP lawmakers to propose actions addressing emergency shelter crisis in Mass. » NBC Boston

DiZoglio blasts Senate offer to meet over audit push » Boston Herald

Top Dems Revisiting Unfinished Work: Transparency Reforms » State House News Service

The pitched battles for partisan control in state legislatures » Boston Globe

Local Government

Holyoke treasurer hopes to be fired, urges voters at special election to make position an appointed one » Daily Hampshire GAzette

500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls » The Recorder

Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to baby girl » WBUR

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to her third child, a girl » Boston Globe

It’s a girl! Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to healthy baby girl » Boston Herald

Politics

Rep. Richard Neal seeks workable agenda, not ‘chaos’ in second Trump term » MassLive

Public Health

Mass. DPH says drink-spiking test kits fall short as prevention method » WBUR

Public Safety

Editorial: Making sure shelter residents are safe » Boston Globe

Editorial: No sanctuary for rapists! » Boston Herald

State Finance

Beacon Hill’s budget balancing act: Tax revenue rises, but storm clouds loom for next year » NEPM

State Government

Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis not ruling out running for governor in 2026 » Boston Herald

Taxation

Wu Ties Residential Rebates To Property Tax Refile » State House News Service

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu renews effort to provide tax relief for homeowners, files updated home rule petition » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu’s tax relief bill welcomed by ‘struggling’ senior homeowners, but hammered by real estate industry » Boston Herald

What to know about Mayor Wu's refiled property tax bill » Axios

Transportation

Changing tables aren't required on Amtrak or Commuter Rail. Riders want that to change. » WGBH

Utilities

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge Of Vineyard Wind » Nantucket Current

Hadley Media aims to bring broadband to last 32 homes without it » Gazette Net


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