10:00am Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing, Via Microsoft Teams

12:00pm CORE Plan Statutory Committee, Via Zoom

1:00pm Accessible Housing Commission Meeting, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room A, Boston and virtually

1:30pm Joint Committee on Rules, Permanent Joint Rules 2025-2026

7:00pm What Do We Do Now? A Conversation with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley hosted by the Boston Globe, Cambridge Street Upper School Community Complex, 830 Cambridge Street, Cambridge and virtual

7:00pm Lowell Town Hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, UMass Lowell Moloney Performing Arts Center, 35 Wilder Street, Lowell

MAGA already looking to anoint Vance for 2028 » Axios

As Trump dismantles the Kennedy legacy — with help from RFK Jr. — a storied American family is at odds with itself » Boston Globe

Democrats Want to Fight. But How? » The Liberal Patriot

The women most affected by abortion bans » Boston Globe

NRCC names 26 House Democrats to initial target list for 2026 » Roll Call

Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar » The Atlantic

How Oklahoma’s Right-Wing Superintendent Set Off a Holy War in Classrooms » Vanity Fair

Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser » Washington Post

The White House’s flimsy attack on Voice of America » Washington Post

Jan. 6 investigators hit back at Trump over pardon threat: ‘Do it. Or shut up’ » The Hill

Live Updates: Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes in Gaza and Warns of Intensified Attacks » New York Times

A Judge Ordered Deportation Planes to Turn Around. The White House Didn’t Listen. » New York Times

Paxton plots to take on Cornyn in Texas battle royale » punchbowl

State, federal health care timelines out of sync » State House News Service

Editorial: Four concrete ways Massachusetts can lower health care costs » Boston Globe

Healey's national profile on the rise as she takes on Trump and Musk cuts » NEPM

New Bedford mayor pushes back on Spotlight report on police abuses, seeks FBI review » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill shows no urgency on Boston tax package » State House News Service

Vaccine-related contracts at Boston Children’s Hospital ‘stopped’ amid funding uncertainty » Boston Herald

Springfield, the ‘asthma capital’ of the US, has improved. Now cuts to federal funding threaten those gains. » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers move — again — to extend pandemic-era rule allowing public boards to meet remotely » Boston Globe

Healey-Driscoll Administration to visit western Massachusetts during transportation roadshow » WWLP 22

Boston’s White Stadium opponents dealt major blow by judge on eve of trial » Boston Herald

Judge postpones hearing after feds deport Rhode Island doctor » WBUR

Boston Children's Hospital feeling pinch of federal funding cuts » WBUR

MBTA can be sued over assault by bus driver, SJC rules » Commonwealth Magazine

Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ makes no sense » Boston Globe

Mass. businessman becomes a voice of support for tariffs » Boston Business Journal

When did we sign up to be test subjects in Trump’s high-risk economic experiment? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Big Tech’s AI pitch seeks license to steal » Boston Herald

Lenox school district widens its net for educators amid a challenging hiring market » The Berkshire

School Committee eliminates Office of Educational Equity, rejects hybridization of food services » Brookline News

Bunker Hill Community College cancels study abroad programs over Trump immigration actions » WBUR

Harvard Will Make Tuition Free for More Students » New York Times

Fall River must change how it measures school bus distance. Will this affect students? » The Herald News

Harvard eliminates tuition for families earning under $200,000 » Axios Boston

Sunderland, Deerfield and Conway elementary school budgets heading to votes » Gazette Net

Mass. legislators head to Canada for renewable energy tour » Worcester Business Journal

'Alternative energy fact finding trip': What these MA Democrats visited in Canada » Cape Cod Times

State’s economic development chief says Trump cuts pose ‘very serious’ threat to Mass. » MassLive

Boston Children's Hospital feeling pinch of federal funding cuts » State House News Service

Amid zoning debate, advocates press for Roxbury birth center » Boston Globe

Boston Children's Hospital says it will lose over $100 million in federal funding after NIH cuts » WCVB

Mass. lawmakers call for stronger health care regulation, action » NEPM

Mass. home sales on the rise to start 2025 » State House News Service

Prosecutors say deported R.I. doctor had photos of Hezbollah, Iran leaders on her phone » Boston Globe

‘You are not alone’: Inside jail, volunteers work to save ICE detainees from deportation » Boston Globe

Guest columnist David E. Sullivan: A duty to call out demeaning immigrants and the rule of law » Gazette Net

We asked every Mass. lawmaker whether they should be subject to public records law. Only a handful responded. » Boston Globe

Amid Boston payroll hikes, city councilor says Hub should look to hire laid-off federal workers » Boston Herald

Hochman joins Peabody council race for at-large seat » Salem News

With no one to enforce its new social media policy, the Pittsfield School Committee has tabled the proposal for the moment » The Berkshire Eagle

Central Mass. select board chair leaves post, another resigns amid controversy » MassLive

Weymouth schools facing staff cuts. What we know about the $1.9M shortfall » Patriot Ledger

Barnstable teacher petitions for 'Anti-Racist School System' » Cape Cod Times

What to know as the White Stadium lawsuit heads to trial » WGBH

Prepare for Mayor Wu's State of the City Speech: Comparing Emerson & BPI's polls » Boston Policy Institute

Worcester payroll: 98 city employees made $200K in 2024. See the full list » Worcester Telegram

After years of advocacy, Somerville plans to build the city’s first universally accessible playground » Cambridge Day

The White Stadium trial starts this week. Here’s what to know beforehand. » Boston.com

Here’s how your state legislators responded to our public records survey » Boston Globe

Boston's White Stadium lawsuit heads to trial » Axios

McGovern calls on voters to resist federal cuts to food services » The Recorder

TX: As Texas gets redder, John Cornyn could face toughest primary season of his career » Texas Tribune

Healey’s making her pitch on a national stage » WGBH

03.17.2025 » Contrarian Boston

Taunton City Councilor Estele Borges considers running for mayor. What she said » Taunton Gazette

Opinion: What’s slowly killing Boston » Boston Herald

State senator for Gardner, Westminster, Templeton considering run for governor » The Gardner News

Vaccine-related contracts at Boston Children’s Hospital ‘stopped’ amid funding uncertainty » Boston Herald

Southie brawls, underage drinking, cops assaulted at Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Police reports » Boston Herald

Randolph Police sergeant killed off-duty in Abington commuter rail accident » Boston Herald

Murphy: Rivals need to push Wu on drug policy » Boston Herald

Out-of-state firefighters in Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade were reportedly kicked out of the parade » Boston Herald

On the 35th anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, retired FBI agent offers theory on whodunnit » Boston Globe

TX: Texas Arrests Midwife and Associate on Charges of Providing Abortions » New York Times

Mass. lawmakers plan to extend remote meeting rules » MassLive

Lawmakers agree to extend remote meetings law » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Voters vent their displeasure with state of the state » Sentinel & Enterprise

State legislature poised to extend remote and hybrid meetings » the Berkshire edge

Rhyme and reason: Cultural Council pushes for poet laureate stipend » State House News Service

Oregon, nine other states hit 2013 goal of getting 3.3 million electric vehicles on roads by 2025 » Oregon Capital Chronicle

Two taken to hospital after crash involving MBTA bus near Franklin Park Zoo » WHDH

API Applauds Interior Action to Support Production in the Gulf of America » American Petroleum Institute

Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics » Common Cause Mass.

Best Practices for Transparency in Financial Reporting for Nonprofits » Mass. Non-Profit Network

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $3.7 Million to 23 Massachusetts Manufacturing Companies » Mass. Tech Collaborative

The Providers’ Council Celebrates 50 Years of Impact » Providers’ Council

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce today announced support for The Fairgrounds » North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

AG Campbell Launches Justice Review Unit to Lead Office’s Conviction Integrity, Innocence and Wrongful Conviction Work » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts Celebrates 3rd Annual Right Whale Day at the New England Aquarium » Massachusetts Environmental Police

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Relaunches the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition with more than 50 Business Organizations » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Hearing Happening Tuesday 4/29! An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights » National Association of Social Workers - Mass. Chapter