Business
New England auto dealership chain Herb Chambers Cos. to be acquired by Georgia company in billion-dollar deal »
Boston Globe
Herb Chambers Companies selling for $1.34B to Asbury Automotive Group »
Boston Herald
Herb Chambers auto group, which employs 2,200 in Mass & RI, sold for $1.3 billion »
NBC Boston
Downtown office vacancies gave Boston nonprofit a chance to expand »
Axios
Researchers warn New Hampshire’s economy could suffer from NIH funding cuts »
Boston Globe
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Regulators take aim at ‘wild west’ of cannabis host community agreements »
CommonWealth Beacon
Civil Rights
Opinion: Without trans women of color, there would have been no Stonewall rebellion »
Boston Globe
The Trump administration is expanding the affirmative action ban beyond college admissions »
Boston Globe
Education
Pioneer mulls new high school graduation requirements with MCAS gone »
The Recorder
Teacher Retirement Tribulations Color Legislative Momentum »
State House News Service
‘We have no voice or vote:’ Amid BPS’s struggles, a renewed call for an elected Boston School Committee »
Boston Globe
‘Father Jack,’ a popular Jesuit on campus, chosen as Boston College’s new president »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts Higher Education Board uncertain of what Trump anti-DEI push means for colleges »
Boston Herald
Environment
Watch live as wind gusts at Mount Washington Observatory reach 161 mph »
MassLive
Restoration in high gear for hard-hit hilltowns »
Gazette Net
Letter: Give law enforcement power to protect pets »
Berkshire Eagle
Federal
President José Manuel Bolieiro meets with visiting US delegation »
Portuguese American Journal
JFK Presidential Library and Museum set to reopen after Trump executive order reportedly shut it down »
Boston Herald
IRS in turmoil over taxpayer information sharing, staff cuts »
WGBH
JFK Library in Dorchester temporarily closed due to workers’ ‘sudden dismissal’ Tuesday. National Archives says it will reopen today. »
Boston Globe
JFK Library to reopen after federal firings forced a 'temporary closure' Tuesday »
WBUR
Health Care
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester names new CEO »
MassLive
Lawmakers on Both Sides of the Aisle Oppose Cape Cod Mental Health Cuts »
Cape Cod Online
As blue states battle Trump's NIH funding cuts, red states benefit too »
WBUR
Mass League CEO warns funding cuts could impact health access »
WGBH
KS: Kansas Lawmakers Override Veto of Ban on Transition Care for Minors »
New York Times
Apple devices are fueling a huge new health study. This Boston doctor expects big breakthroughs. »
Boston Globe
Housing
Worcester’s Lakeside Apartment redevelopment project gets state money »
MassLive
Sheffield: Homelessness soared in ’24 – what we can do »
Boston Herald
Behind the scenes of the fight over accessory dwelling units »
CommonWealth Beacon
Human Services
Massachusetts Auditor DiZoglio’s Bureau of Special Investigations identifies over $2.5 million in public benefit fraud in Q1 of FY25; here is the breakdown »
Fall River Reporter
Inside Breaktime: A Boston nonprofit's vision to serve unhoused youth »
Axios
Immigration
Opinion: We must push back on attack on sanctuary cities »
Commonwealth Beacon
ICE Boston arrests illegal immigrant convicted of battery on a family member »
Boston Herald
In a Boston courtroom, ICE and local prosecutors in a tug of war over man accused of rape »
Boston Globe
Insurance
Federal budget cuts could trigger a N.H. law to end state’s Medicaid expansion »
Boston Globe
GA: Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story. »
ProPublica
Judiciary
Editorial: A handful of prosecutors are heroes in the cause of justice »
Boston Globe
Karen Read murder case: Feds involved as judge shares ‘grave’ concerns »
Boston Herald
Karen Read hearing ends abruptly as judge expresses 'grave concern' »
WCVB
Healey Taps Two For Juvenile Court Posts »
State House News Service
Legislative
House Readying Rules For Post-Vacation Week Debate »
State House News Service
Local Government
🔨 State Slaps City Over Trash Disposal »
The Ham’er
Resident capital requests in Amherst top $200K »
Gazette Net
Meeting in Huntington raises old, newer concerns »
The Reminder
Politics
Pushback: A BAD mandate and the smell of sausage »
The Recorder
Josh Kraft calls on Mayor Michelle Wu to ‘immediately halt’ Boston’s White Stadium demolition »
Boston Herald
Howie Carr: Welcome to our world, snowflakes »
Boston Herald
Amid confusing Trump executive orders, local state reps believe information is power »
The New Bedford Light
‘This is the stuff that keeps me up at night’ »
Lowell Sun
Public Health
COVID and flu vaccine rates plummet »
Boston Globe
Public Safety
Police Chief Paul Oliveira will retire in May »
The New Bedford Light
State Government
Battenfeld: Is DiZoglio fight with Legislature about an audit, or revenge? »
Boston Herald
State Completes Merger Of Two Eco-Dev Agencies »
State House News Service
Taxation
Editorial: Healey’s drug fee a prescription for high cost pain »
Boston Herald
Raise Up targets corporate taxes, rainy day fund »
News 22 WWLP.com
Transportation
T trolley hit by ‘wall of water' from icy river, 7 people rescued by boat »
NBC Boston
In Boston, who has the right to public space? Cyclists or drivers? »
Boston Globe
Utilities
Gas Delivery Rates Eyed For Short-Term Ratepayer Relief »
State House News Service
Massachusetts Senator Dooner files new legislation over rising utility costs as Governor Healey, legislators, issue letters demanding action by Department of Public Utilities »
Fall River Reporter
Healey, Oliveira join calls to reexamine gas bill prices »
News 22 WWLP.com
With gas bills skyrocketing, Mass. Gov. Healey demands relief for customers »
MassLive
Winter isn't over yet, but fuel assistance is running out for some Berkshire households »
Berkshire Eagle
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