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Opposition to data centers grows in Mass. cities and towns

WBUR

How North Carolina beat Mass. on jobs — and what taxes have to do with it
MassLive
Online gambling has been shelved on Beacon Hill. Here's who wins, and who loses.
Boston Globe
Rural Western Mass. schools demand equity as funding falls short
MassLive
House plans vote to ban social media use for children under 14
State House News Service
Sued for blocking audit of Massachusetts Legislature, Spilka says: 'There's nothing to hide'
Boston Herald

National

Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran

New York Times

Trump drags GOP through Iran war
Punchbowl News
Impeach Him Again
The Bulwark
The massive economic impact of the global energy crisis
Axios
Sen. Ruben Gallego considers a 2028 presidential run: 'We have to look at it'
NBC News

Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am

Joint Committee on Transportation: Committee Hearing

Written Testimony Only

10:00am

Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration

State House, 428 and Virtual

11:00am

House Informal Session

House Chamber

11:00am

Senate Informal Session

Senate Chamber

1:00pm

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy: Committee Hearing

UMass Amherst Henry M. Thomas III Center

2:00pm

Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing

Via Zoom

2:00pm

Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District Commission Meeting

Via Zoom

New Media

Instagram

As higher ed faces a demographic crunch, Mass. schools are adding teams and watching their rosters reshape their entire student bodies.

MassLive

$100 million budget hole, a 13% property tax hike, and Boston City Hall won’t even allow a vote to audit the books.

Brian Shortsleeve

In a time seemingly loaded with things for young people to be angry about, the coming together of college students in mass demonstration is pretty hard to find on campuses.⁠ ⁠

The Boston Globe

Podcasts

Another sign the long winter is over: The Red Sox are back at Fenway Park

Wbur News

What it means that a state "AI assistant" will handle your data (with Technology Sec. Jason Snyder)

The Codcast

The Americans Caught in ICE's web of surveillance

Up First From Npr

Substack

Want to Make a Difference Locally? Quincy Invites You to Earth Month Eco-Action Night

Community Connections

A Quorum of the Marshfield School Committee Was Involved in Initiating the Recall Against Eric Kelley

Duxbury and Marshfield

Former Boston Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty in $72,000 Overtime Fraud Scheme

Chester Tam

Halifax Faces "Devastating" $1.5M Budget Gap: Public Safety, Schools, and Seniors on the Chopping Block

South Shore News

TikTok

The idea of this country isn’t just that we’re going to be a democracy. It’s that your everyday life is better because we are

Harvard Kennedy School

Former Speaker Paul Ryan reflects on the policy goal he most wishes he had achieved in office: comprehensive entitlement reform.

Harvard Kennedy School

State Rep. Danielle Gregoire thinks you're not capable of knowing what you're voting for. The conversation was turned into an attack on the audit and the voters who supported it.

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, who is challenging incumbent Senator Ed Markey in the state’s Democratic primary, is Jon’s guest for this week’s Keller at Large interview.

WBZ-TV News

YouTube

Lawrence police union calls for mayor's resignation over alleged 'secret' recordings

CBS Boston

Don’t listen to the lies, watch the actions.

Representative Auchincloss

CityLine: Why Rep. Pressley is not running for Senate

WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Seth Moulton calls President Trump "senile" as he challenges Ed Markey for Senate

CBS Boston

Quote of the Day

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell—JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened once more to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure if it does not move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising the specter that the U.S. could commit what are considered to be war crimes in the country.

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2026 Midterm Elections

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Local Government

State Officials Deliver For Methuen Arlington Neighborhood
The Valley Patriot
Here’s what every Springfield city employee made in 2025
MassLive
State Approves Low-Interest $66.5M Loan for Haverhill, $45M for Groveland, Others
WHAV
Westfield snow and ice removal costs exceeded $2.7 million
MassLive

Politics

Public Health

Save lives - don't tax nicotine products
Boston Herald
Worcester County Wonders: The local history behind 'The Pill'
Worcester Telegram

Public Safety

More Massachusetts police officers are being prosecuted. Experts have theories as to why
MassLive
Editorial: Sheriff marshals impetus for novel drug-therapy center
Sentinel & Enterprise
Inmate approved for parole dies in Massachusetts prison
MassLive
Boston pays $12 million settlement to man freed from prison amid revelations of police misconduct
Boston Globe
This Mass. correctional facility is turning into a movie set in April
MassLive

Massachusetts police dogs could get pension funds honoring Boston Marathon hero K-9
Boston Herald
Gaskin: Making good on police reforms 5 years on
Boston Herald
Body cameras coming to North Andover police following Kelsey Fitzsimmons case
MassLive
Fatal police shooting, recent violence near Northeastern has shaken some students
Boston Globe

State Government

What it means that a state AI assistant’ will handle your data
Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Utilities

How Beacon Hill Is Bankrupting the Merrimack Valley
The Valley Patriot
Opinion: Healey's energy policy is destructive
Boston Globe
New England Governors Look to Nuke High Energy Prices
WBSM

Press Releases

Avangrid, MIRA, Hillcrest and Secretary Jones Win AIM Leadership Awards
Associated Industries of Mass.
AISC Applauds Strengthened Section 232 Tariffs Supporting Domestic Industry
Steel Fabricators of New England
Civil Rights Groups Sue to Stop Trump Order on Mail in Ballots
Common Cause
TechNet Releases Comment Submitted to GSA on Draft Procurement Guidance for AI
TechNet
FACT CHECK: Income Tax Cut Won’t Cost $5 Billion
Mass. Opportunity Alliance
Payroll Jobs Increase Again in January, Unemployment Rate at 4.7%
Mass. Department of Economic Research
Local Police Officers Graduate from the MPTC Police Academy
Municipal Police Training Committee
Fatal Fire Under Investigation in Brockton
Mass. Department of Fire Services
Regeneron Collaborates with TriNetX to Access De-Identified Electronic Health Records of 300 Million Patients to Drive Research and Product Development in Life Sciences and Digital Health Solutions
Regeneron
City of Lowell Awarded $173K State Grant to Advance Biodiversity in Centralville
City of Lowell

Must-Reads

Today on Beacon Hill

Joint Committee on Transportation: Committee Hearing

Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration

House Informal Session

Senate Informal Session

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy: Committee Hearing

Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing

Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District Commission Meeting

New Media

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