8:00am AIM January Executive Forum 2025 with Governor Maura Healey, Westin Hotel, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

1:00pm Combatting Antisemitism, State House, Room A-2

1:00pm MassWildlife Public Hearing, Via Zoom

6:00pm MassWildlife Public Hearing, Via Zoom

7:00pm MassDems Congressional District 6 Listening Tour, Via Zoom

Health care cuts, a new candy tax, and big money for the T: Here’s what to know about Healey’s $62b budget proposal » Boston Globe

Coalition Forms To Oppose New Nicotine Crackdown » State House News Service

Deep rift remains on White Stadium plan as demolition gets underway » WGBH

‘A dark specter’: In Massachusetts, Trump administration threats against ‘sanctuary cities’ have chilling effect » Boston Globe

Breaking down the legal fight over birthright citizenship, as it heads to court in Boston » WBUR

Massachusetts cannabis cafe regulations take shape » Axios

For Native issues in Massachusetts, mixed intentions and a mixed bag » Commonwealth Beacon

Unlike other New England states, Massachusetts supports controversial new lobster harvesting rules » Boston Globe

Oyster growers say sewage-related closures threaten their business » The New Bedford Light

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda » New York Times

Chapo Trap House Isn’t Going to Save the Democrats » Vanity Fair

Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump Express Desire for Retribution » New York Times

Donald Trump Takes a Sharpie to Democracy » Vanity Fair

The D.E.I. Retreat Has Some Notable Holdouts » New York Times

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency » AP News

How Donald Trump Changed Pennsylvania’s Electorate: Tracking Voter Registration Trends Over the Past Decade » The Center for Politics

Rep. Nancy Mace says she is considering a run for South Carolina governor » AP News

Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch tapped to Musk-led DOGE subcommittee » Boston Herald

Massachusetts AG Campbell supports bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ people, migrants » Boston Herald

Lucas: Hat’s off to Trump back at the helm » Boston Herald

Editorial: Trump & Biden give presidential pardons a black eye » Boston Herald

Local tech manufacturers sign preliminary memorandums for CHIPS funding » Lowell Sun

Boston Globe Media buys Boston Magazine » Boston Business Journal

Prysmian abandons plans for offshore wind cable factory in Somerset » WBUR

Gender-neutral IDs remain valid in Mass., despite federal ban » WBUR

Opinion: The battle to protect LGBTQ rights is winnable — but will take a fight » Boston Globe

‘A devastating blow’: Trump’s transgender order raises legal questions and fears » Boston Globe

‘Our job is not to make people comfortable.’ Local religious leaders support Episcopal bishop’s sermon before Trump. » Boston Globe

Opinion: The peril in your cellphone » Boston Globe

Letter to the editor: Birthright citizenship needs another look » Boston Herald

Celebrating King’s legacy at UMass: National journalist Yamiche Alcindor urges US to live up to its promises » Gazette Net

Poll: Massachusetts parents have concerns with students’ college, career readiness after high school » Boston Herald

BPS leaders expect stable enrollment, to shutter 17 percent of school buildings by 2030 » Boston Globe

Opinion: Note that colleges’ nonfaculty posts include key research staff » Boston Globe

MCLA to build new art center named after donor whose work will be featured on its walls » WAMC

Massachusetts Online Casino Bills Filed » Legal Sports Report

UMass Memorial Health considering stand-alone emergency room in Nashoba Valley to replace shuttered Steward hospital » Boston Globe

UMass Memorial Health plans to build new emergency department in Nashoba Valley » Worcester Telegram

DiDomenico Celebrates New Law Boosting Oversight of Pharmaceutical Industry » Everett Independent

Mental health facilities in Canton, Pocasset closing as Healey tries to lay off case managers » Boston Herald

State plans to close Canton rehab hospital for children, move program to Westfield » News 22 WWLP.com

‘Difficult step’: Massachusetts plans to close state-operated rehabilitation hospital for children » Fox 25 News

‘I am infuriated:’ Derrick Todd accusers angry, frustrated over pace of criminal charges » Boston Globe

State Closing Mental Health Center In Pocasset » State House News Service

In Davis Square, proposed tower prompts ... a war of anonymous flyers » Boston Globe

Worcester Public Schools will not coordinate with ICE, superintendent says » MassLive

Mass. school districts, religious institutions vow protection amid Trump directive for ICE agents » Boston Globe

‘It’s terrifying’: An immigrant mother facing deportation under Trump prays to stay with her children in Boston » Boston Globe

Trump push to arrest illegal immigrants hits Boston » Boston Herald

Gov. Healey says Mass. "not a sanctuary state", but law prevents police from enforcing ICE detainers » CBS News

After federal agents spotted in East Boston, concerns grow over potential ICE raids » NBC Boston

Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak drug lab scandal fallout: Massachusetts federal court rules on seized property » Boston Herald

Springfield courthouse project to go forward with private developer despite fair competition concerns » MassLive

Local federal workers say they'll push back against Trump’s decision to end telework » WGBH

House Speaker To Set Special Election Dates For Beverly State Representative » Brookline Patch

Our Opinion: Legislature should stop dodging audit » Berkshire Eagle

Oliveira to continue work on education, transportation, health care » The Reminder

Dracut Fire Department Receives $17,554 Grant from Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program » jgpr.net

Boston taxpayer tab for controversial White Stadium rehab grows again to $100M » Boston Herald

Chants of 'shame' fill chamber as councilors take on Nguyen's allegations of 'transphobia' » Worcester Telegram

Nantucket community and offshore wind regulator meeting cancelled. Volume of emails cited. » Cape Cod Times

During a nine-hour City Council hearing, Boston residents voice opposition to White Stadium plan » Boston Globe

North Attleboro on solid financial footing but faces challenges, officials say » The Sun Chronicle

Worcester District 1 Councilor Jenny Pacillo won’t seek re-election » MassLive

Cape Republicans Call for Expulsion of State Rep. Chris Flanagan » Cape Cod Online

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu has earned a challenger, but is Josh Kraft the one? » Boston Herald

Massachusetts leaders push back on Trump’s executive orders » News 22 WWLP.com

State fix-eyed after stolen benefits protection ends » News 22 WWLP.com

Maura Healey files $62 billion Massachusetts budget as post-pandemic revenue slowdown limits spending » Boston Herald

Healey’s budget: Candy tax, hospital closures, and a big investment in the T » Boston Globe

Tax, Policy Measures Fill Healey Budget » State House News Service

Healey's budget proposal bolsters MBTA and education, cuts healthcare costs » WGBH

Five things to know about Gov. Maura Healey’s $62B budget plan » MassLive

Healey Budget Leans on Surtax to Drive Up Spending » State House News Service

Editorial: Gov. Healey 2.0 — a move from the political to practical » Lowell Sun

Clean energy project in Mass. hits major headwind » Boston Globe

Oil-Based Power, Emissions Spike In Cold Snap » State House News Service

Heat pumps are efficient and better for the climate. But with sky-high electric rates, will Mass. consumers buy in? » 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