6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for State Rep. Candidate Todd Rotondo

Governor's FY26 budget due

‘Giving her opponents political ammunition’: Governor Healey spent at least 76 days out of state in 2024 » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey files $2.5B borrowing bill to improve public higher education infrastructure » Boston Herald

Can Josh Kraft mount a serious challenge to Michelle Wu? » Boston Globe

Trump order targets offshore wind, but stopping projects in progress won’t be easy » The New Bedford Light

Could congestion pricing work in Boston? What we're learning from NYC's example » NBC Boston

Massachusetts lawmakers weigh link between federal immigration officers and local authorities » Boston Herald

State Plans To Close Canton Rehab Hospital » State House News Service

The feds gave Mass. $63 million for EV charging. Now Trump is taking it back. » Boston Globe

DiZoglio turns up heat on audit meeting » CNHI

Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1, punting Day 1 pledge » CNN

How can Black and Brown communities combine their collective might for the fight ahead? » The Emancipator

Trump’s Day One Executive Orders Will Worsen Climate Crisis » Wired

Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders federal DEI workers on leave » Washington Post

Senate learns of new allegations against Hegseth » Politico

How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis » Wired

Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump’s shock-and-awe campaign » AP News

Five takeaways on Trump’s executive actions on gender » The Hill

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson launches bid for governor » AP News

Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement » Washington Post

In swift move, Trump names Leah B. Foley as US attorney for Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: No pardon for Biden’s reign of error! » Boston Herald

Opinion: Trump’s American carnage, part II » Boston Globe

Editorial: Trump’s fed hiring freeze a shot across the bloated budget bow » Boston Herald

Editorial: Israel-Hamas cease-fire is necessary though imperfect » Boston Globe

Biz Group Chief Outlines Public Agenda » State House News Service

Grocery stores are scrambling amid egg shortage as bird flu spreads » Boston Globe

Mass. and 17 other states sue to block Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship » Boston Globe

Mounting birthright citizenship battle in Mass. and beyond » Axios

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell joins states in lawsuit against Trump citizenship order » Boston Herald

‘In the Constitution’: Mass. leaders decry President Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship » Fox 25 News

Uxbridge Superintendent Michael Baldassarre arrested on drunken driving charge » Worcester Telegram

Governor Healey unveils $2.5b plan for construction, maintenance projects on ‘aging’ state college campuses » Boston Globe

Healey pitches $2.5 billion higher education plan » WBUR

Overflowing crowd attends ribbon cutting for new elementary school » MassLive

Healey Offering $2.5 Billion Higher Ed Infrastructure Plan » State House News Service

Outside report calls UMass protest breakup reasonable but tweaks Reyes on handling of it » Gazette Net

To settle lawsuits, Harvard says it will use debated definition of antisemitism » Boston Globe

Turnaround leader Wingenbach leaving helm of Hampshire College » Gazette Net

Harvard University reaches settlements in antisemitic complaints with Jewish students » Boston Herald

Fall River teachers have a deal: Union OKs contract with big pay raises. See the terms. » The Herald News

Trump’s immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school » Boston Globe

Governor Healey announces $2.5B for higher education in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

New $2.5 billion plan to modernize Massachusetts’ public universities and colleges, governor says » Fox 25 News

Healey announces bill to invest billions in computer tech, maintenance at Mass. higher ed campuses » The Sun Chronicle

Uxbridge school superintendent arrested on drunk driving charges » NBC Boston

Harvard agrees to adopt a broad definition of antisemitism to settle two lawsuits » WBUR

FEMA gives Boston, MBTA $13M to reduce flood risks » WBUR

New Hampshire will not follow new lobster harvesting rules, Governor Ayotte says » Boston Globe

State mulls changes to how public entities get approval to alter open space » MassLive

Trump's pause on offshore wind leasing may have limited impact in New England » WBUR

Trump's Jan. 6 order pardons dozens of New Englanders, releases 3 Mass. residents from prison » WBUR

Boston launches free legal aid program for families facing eviction » MassLive

Cost Concerns Threaded 1983 Shelter Debate » State House News Service

State Fix Eyed After Stolen Benefits Protection Ends » State House News Service

Boston homeless shelter Pine Street Inn increases capacity as temps plummet » Boston Herald

Mass. school district, immigration group, vow protection amid Trump directive for ICE agents to enter schools, churches » Boston Globe

Trump sparks fear of mass deportations among Bay State immigrants » MassLive

Families of Afghans abroad anxious as Trump halts resettlement, parole programs » WGBH

Mass. and nearly two-dozen states sue Trump for move to end birthright citizenship » WBUR

'High levels of fear:' Immigration attorney 'concerned' over Trump executive orders » Spectrum News

Trump administration appoints new US Attorney for Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Trump Admin Swiftly Fills U.S. Attorney for Mass. Position » State House News Service

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

Northampton bans use of fossil fuels in new buildings, renovations; new rules start Jan. 27 » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Town Meeting warrant open through February 19 » The Concord Bridge

Charter objection forces Northampton to call special meeting Wednesday » Gazette Net

‘Do better or step aside’: Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester councilor » MassLive

Josh Kraft, philanthropist son of Patriots owner, plans to run for mayor of Boston, sources say » WCVB

Opinion: America’s most enduring bipartisan tradition: political hypocrisy » Boston Globe

Moulton says Trump's early anti-trans actions show Democratic reset is needed » WGBH

‘Don’t agonize, mobilize.’ Markey, Warren meet virtually with community leaders to discuss Trump agenda. » Boston Globe

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

Josh Kraft crafts a run for Boston's mayor » Boston Globe

Josh Kraft plans to run against Michelle Wu for Boston mayor, sources confirm » Boston Herald

Spill of the Hill: Healey hears it from both sides » Axios

Josh Kraft to challenge Michelle Wu for Boston mayor » WGBH

Boston mayor to face challenge from Patriots Foundation president » Politico

What’s behind the meteoric rise of weight-loss drugs in Massachusetts? » Boston Globe

Cops are only as good as the training they get, and in Massachusetts it’s a mixed bag » Boston Globe

Police, POST Commission Reach Settlement » State House News Service

Lawrence council to discuss report that called for police chief's termination » The Eagle Tribune

Is $2.1 billion a good deal? Explaining the bargain to resolve Massachusetts' massive jobless claims mistake » WBUR

Here’s why solar could expand under Trump — and why some are worried » MassLive

Company seeks input on 'slightly taller' cell tower proposed on Canyon Ranch Lenox property » Berkshire Eagle

Did Trump just cancel offshore wind? Some projects off Mass. coast may be dead in the water. » Boston Globe

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