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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

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

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

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

Why queer couples are marrying before Trump enters office » Axios

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

How Massachusetts is preparing for future wildfires » WGBH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Editorial: Making sure shelter residents are safe » Boston Globe

Editorial: No sanctuary for rapists! » Boston Herald

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

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

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

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

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

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