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Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. Owes Feds $2.1 Billion To Resolve Unemployment Mistake » State House News Service

Just ‘arrest the illegals’? It’s not that simple, Mass. sheriffs say » MassLive

MTA pushes to legalize teacher strikes & guarantee minimum teaching salaries of $70,000 » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell looking to boost budget to battle Trump » Boston Herald

Mass. Latino divisions on Trump: Some see threats, others promise, in his presidency » WBUR

In reliably-blue Massachusetts, leaders and advocates prepare to fight Trump on transgender rights, climate efforts » Boston Globe

Trump citizenship order targeted in lawsuits filed by Massachusetts civil rights groups » Boston Herald

Kraft eyes February for a campaign launch » Politico

Mass. has a primary care physician shortage. A new law aims to help fill it with internationally trained doctors. » Boston Globe

NATIONAL

Musk Enthusiastically Makes The Nazi Salute, Twice » Hopium Chronicles

Infighting. Panic. Blame. A Special Report From Inside the Democratic Party’s Epic Hangover » Vanity Fair

Trump Orders a U.S. Exit From the World’s Main Climate Pact » New York Times

What Melania Trump wore to the inauguration — including the hat » Boston Globe

Newly minted Secretary of State Rubio is meeting with members of the Quad. What’s it for? » Boston Globe

Democrats move to protect Medicaid, wary of Trump’s looming changes » Washington Post

Trump administration sued over DOGE as soon as swearing-in over » The Hill

Trump’s Billionaire Arbitrage » Puck

"As the Bidens choppered away in the presidential helicopter for the final time, several senior Democrats texted me their dismay with Biden’s last-minute, preemptive family pardons. While some liberals thought these were smart defensive moves, others were furious about the precedent it set for an outgoing Trump administration four years from now—and curious why members of Biden’s family the public had never heard of, such as his sister Val and her husband, John Owens, would need pardons in the first place. As one Biden appointee texted me, the family pardons gave “credence, as they packed their bags, to bogus ‘Biden crime family’ narratives the right is foaming at the mouth to pick up and drive. Mission accomplished!”"

Abby Livingston, reporter for Puck

Inauguration day offered at least one silver lining for Democrats: the exit of Joe Biden. The party has been at war with itself for the past year, and, apart from the actual conflict in Gaza, the main source of conflict has been its leader.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Mass. lawmakers are split between tradition and defiance over Trump's inauguration » NEPM

Battenfeld: President Trump promises ‘revolution of common sense’ and slams outgoing Biden administration » Boston Herald

Trump holds off on tariffs, but paves the way for future trade action » Boston Globe

Editorial: Biden works to thwart Trump right until the end » Boston Herald

Greenberg: Electoral College well worth keeping » Boston Herald

Amid gravity of Senate confirmation hearings, the hot air rises » Boston Globe

AGs urge Congress to protect Inflation Reduction Act » The Eagle Tribune

Washington tried to hold a normal inauguration. Trump had other ideas. » Boston Globe

Business

Mayflower Brewing saved from closure » Boston Business Journal

Some US states not running on Dunkin’ doughnuts due to temporary supply shortage » AP News

Civil Rights

‘His dream is slowly becoming a nightmare’: Springfield honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Inauguration Day » MassLive

Gaskin: Boston helped shape MLK, Malcolm X » Boston Herald

‘We are a beloved community.’ Boston’s MLK Breakfast offers ‘counter narrative’ to Trump on inauguration day. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG picks her first fight: Birthright citizenship » Universal Hub

Democracy

Trump pardons 1,500 involved in Jan. 6 riot, likely including those from Mass. » WBUR

Education

Getting the Boston Public Schools rightsizing right » Commonwealth Beacon

Environment

Removing contaminated sediment from Woods Pond will take 3 to 4 years — some residents say it's not fast enough » Berkshire Eagle

Health Care

Millard: Are hospitals the real high-cost villains? » Boston Herald

Remedies sought for state health care failings, challenges » CNHI News

HPC lays out possible primary care remedies » Sentinel & Enterprise

Housing

Opinion: Healey’s shelter plan turns cold shoulder to people in dire need » Boston Globe

Human Services

New Mass. law focuses on people with Down syndrome. Here's how it helps families. » The Herald News

Early educator recruitment lags amid low wages, licensure delays » Gazette Net

Immigration

Trump’s executive orders expected to slow immigration to Massachusetts, ‘ease the pressure’ on shelter system » Boston Herald

Editorial: Trump’s deportation plans align with views of Clinton, Obama » Boston Herald

Trump administration set to conduct ICE raids in Boston after Chicago, New York » Boston Herald

Trump promises to deport ‘millions and millions’ of immigrants; dismayed local advocates vow a fight » Boston Globe

As Trump remakes US immigration policy, Mass. braces for major change » NBC Boston

How Trump's immigration crackdown affects Massachusetts » Axios

How will Trump's immigration crackdown impact Massachusetts? » NBC Boston

What's going on with Massachusetts' emergency shelter system? Here's how the governor wants to change it » Berkshire Eagle

Judiciary

A rape case against a State Street executive from two years ago is in danger of completely falling apart » Boston Globe

For Springfield Courthouse, Is All DCAMM Saying Is Give Lease a Chance? » Western Mass. Politics & Insight

Labor

Healey administration reaches deal with feds on $2.5 billion bill for unemployment insurance payments » Boston Globe

Legislative

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: January 20, 2025 » JD Supra

Local Government

Easthampton School Board seeks censure of city councilor after his probing into antisemitism in district » MassLive

Briefings: Garcia Suits up to Seek Second Term as Mayor of Holyoke » Western Mass. Politics & Insight

A remote Town Meeting? Concord’s state reps are on board » The Concord Bridge

Politics

A busy weekend for Mitchell at mayors’ conference » The New Bedford Light

MassDems Chair Steve Kerrigan suggests Gov. Maura Healey running for a second term » MSN

‘A great comeback story’: Valley residents celebrate Trump’s return to White House on Inauguration Day » Gazette Net

Marching through Boston Monday, protesters aim to direct anti-Trump energy toward progressive causes » Boston Globe

New England Republicans fete Trump's inauguration, while Democrats fret » WBUR

'The darkest inaugural address ever': Mass. congressional delegation reacts to Trump's speech » WGBH

Josh Kraft plans to jump into Boston mayor’s race, sources say » Boston Globe

Public Health

McCall: Mass. must get ahead of illegal vape problem » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Peabody police working to regain accreditation after lapse » Salem News

Massachusetts emergency shelter incident report details sexual abuse of children by other children » New Bedford Guide

Transportation

Steamship Authority panel peppered with questions, as general manager search begins » Cape Cod Times

School bus stop-arm cameras reveal traffic violation hotspots in Salem » CNHI News

Utilities

Peng: Growing electricity demand calls for coal » Boston Herald

Massachusetts offshore wind project that Biden visited is no more as Trump retakes office » Boston Herald

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Press Releases

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


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