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Massachusetts
Immigration enforcement is up in Massachusetts courthouses. Should it be allowed to continue?
Boston Globe
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New report says tax refund ballot question could create costly problems for Beacon Hill
MASSterList
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Greater Boston sees slowest post-pandemic growth as outmigration accelerates
Boston Business Journal
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PROTECT Act will disrupt 'soft diplomacy' between ICE, state courts
Commonwealth Magazine
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Public defender law tilted pay landscape, and prosecutors are noticing
22WWLP.com
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AG sees 'pathway forward' to audit state Legislature
MassLive
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By charging a police officer with manslaughter, Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden has ignited the biggest firestorm of his career
Boston Globe
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New path on sheriffs' spending may come with pain
State House News Service
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Federal headwinds threaten the emerging Mass. climate tech industry
WBUR
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Backing Healey, unions look to Springfield courthouse, higher ed to keep members at work
MassLive
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Ahead of No Kings Rally, Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on resistance as celebration
WBUR
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It Begins as a Tick Bite and Can Be Devastating. And It’s Spreading.
New York Times
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'This is our fight': Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance ahead of No Kings protests
The Associated Press (AP)
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The world's deadliest infectious disease is on the rise in the US
Vox Media
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New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction
Wired
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In Trump's war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing
The Washington Post
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The Long War Is Coming and Trump Can't Stop It
TheBulwark
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GOP dinner veers wildly off track as Trump descends into Supreme Court onslaught
The Raw Story
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How to solve the DHS shutdown
Punchbowl News
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Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
8:45am
2026 State of Possible Conference hosted by MassBio
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, 450 Summer Street, Boston
9:00am
Board of Allied Health Professions Meeting
Via Webex
9:00am
Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
9:30am
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Massachusetts Lobby Day
Grand Staircase, State House, Boston
10:00am
Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting
Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams
10:00am
MDHA Dental Hygiene Day
Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston
10:00am
MBTA Board of Directors Meeting
Via Zoom
10:00am
Campaign for HIP Funding Lobby Day
Room 428, State House, Boston and via Zoom
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
6:00pm
Charles River Watershed Association's 60th Annual Meeting
MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street, Cambridge
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We’ll never have true justice for Stephenson King — justice would mean his life was not taken in the first place.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Podcasts
Substack
Bridgewater Budget and Finance Committee Advanced Veteran Tax Relief, Reviewed School Deficit
Bridgewater-Raynham News
Collaboration in Bargaining: An Update on Stoneham Teacher's Contract Negotiations
Stoneham Civic Ledger
TikTok
YouTube
Seth Moulton breaks down what he learned in the latest classified briefing on Iran
Congressman Seth Moulton
Quote of the Day
“Massachusetts ditched the Puritans’ blue laws — except the one that still bans Sunday hunting.”
The board encourages Governor Healey's support for legalizing hunting on Sundays to ditch the outdated law and control the deer population in Mass.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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How Vermont fended off the 'maple-pocalypse'
Boston Globe
Cannabis
Civil Rights
Education
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Accreditation at risk: Hampshire College must prove sustainability amid enrollment drop
Gazette Net
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Frustration grows over state's K-12 school funding approach
Greenfield Recorder
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Hadley School Committee seeks full funding to avoid 'catastrophic' cuts
Gazette Net
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'Slap in the face': Boston School Committee unanimously approves budget that would cut hundreds of jobs
Boston Globe
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Josh Kraft to deliver commencement address at Fisher College in Boston
MassLive
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If it's not about 'one big school,' where is the sustainability study for northern Berkshire leading?
The Berkshire Eagle
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Fair Share Funding Expands Tuition-Free Access Across Massachusetts
Insight into Academia
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Dighton-Rehoboth students could get extra summertime as school district's waiver approved
Turn to 10
Environment
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Mass. bottle deposit system continues nosedive, hitting new low last year
Commonwealth Magazine
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Editorial: Deer prudence
Boston Globe
Health Care
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Glendale Road condo proposal in Northampton draws traffic concerns ahead of vote
Gazette Net
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Trans kids in limbo as Trump takes 'unprecedented' actions to limit health care
WGBH
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Massachusetts payers, hospitals partner on care affordability, access
Becker's Hospital Review
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Expert calls retreat from GLP-1 drugs 'bordering unethical'
WGBH
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Massachusetts nurses fight DPH head for future of children's rehab hospital
Boston Herald
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
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DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?
Boston Globe
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New evidence prompts recall of prosecutors in Fitchburg murder case
Worcester Telegram
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Governor Picks Nominee for Edgartown Clerk Magistrate
Vineyard Gazette
Labor
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'We Work Hard.' Teenagers march on State House demanding restoration of youth job funding
Boston Globe
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UMass Memorial Health nurses plan to picket on Thursday. Here's why
Worcester Telegram
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Massachusetts Building Trades Unions meet to set legislative goals
22WWLP.com
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Construction union holds annual conference at MGM Springfield
Western Mass News
Legislative
Local Government
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Boston City Council votes to keep the booze flowing at White Stadium pro soccer matches, rejects proposed ban on sales
Boston Herald
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Boston Mayor Wu, unions strike deal to limit GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage amid 'skyrocketing' health costs
Boston Herald
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Boston Mayor Wu, unions strike deal to limit GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage amid 'skyrocketing' health costs
Boston Herald
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City Council drop kicks measure to ban alcohol sales at White Stadium as a way to protect BPS students there
Universal Hub
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Potholes, dark streets, and dead trees: Why services in New Bedford can take weeks
The New Bedford Light
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Worcester signs agreement to pay Holden $35 million for sewer overcharges
Worcester Telegram
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Northampton's Picture Main Street cost climbs to $37M amid delays, new concerns
Gazette Net
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Town Council Raises Concerns over More CPA Funding for the Jones Library, Requests Increased School Funding from Legislature
Amherst Indy
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
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Boston City Council demands body camera footage of fatal police shooting after controversial cop charge
Boston Herald
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Attorney accuses Mass State Police of 'deliberate cover-up' in fatal crash
Boston Herald
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Letter accuses State Police of 'deliberate cover-up' in fatal crash
Lowell Sun
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Healey touts preparations for 'safe and secure and successful' World Cup games
WGBH
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Gov. Maura Healey announces security measures for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Boston Herald
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'We need a hero': Lily Jean families believe bodies could still be with sunken Gloucester boat
Boston 25 News
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Hampden County sheriff’s workers, services will be scarcer after cuts; 50 jobs at least
MassLive
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Massachusetts State Police trooper 'relieved of duty' after drunken driving arrest in Boston
Boston Herald
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Gov. Healey, Authorities Detail Preparations For World Cup
WBZ News Radio
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Plymouth police officer, husband taken into custody on child rape charges
Boston Globe
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Attorney accuses Mass State Police of 'deliberate cover-up' in fatal crash
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts pours nearly $86 million into World Cup prep
Axios
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'Cancer is in the back of every firefighter's mind.' Quincy approves $2.65 million for PFAS-free equipment.
Boston Globe
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DA names man killed by Westminster police
Boston Herald
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World Cup in Massachusetts among series of large-scale events "we haven't seen in years," state police say
CBS News
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'Match-ready Massachusetts': Officials prep for public health, safety ahead of World Cup
Boston Globe
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Jujitsu could replace boxing in Massachusetts State Police training
WPRI.com
Taxation
Transportation
Utilities
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Maine tries again to unlock wind energy
Canary Media
Press Releases
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A hair trigger for automatic tax refunds
Center for State Policy Analysis
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Health Insurance Costs and Policy Choices Facing the City of Boston
Boston Municipal Research Bureau
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Pressley Demands Accountability for Boston Police Shooting of Dorchester Constituent Stephenson King
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Battery storage moves forward in Massachusetts as barriers fall
Sherin and Lodgen
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2026 MA Tech Leadership Awards: A Reflection
Mass Technology Leadership Council
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Global Culture Meets Local Creativity
Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
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U.S. Attorney's Office Entered Settlements Exceeding $900 Million and Collected Over $70 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Governor Healey Nominates Robert E. Manning, Jr. as Clerk Magistrate
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Literacy Launch Grant for Instructional Materials Partnership for Reading Success
Mass. Department of Early Education and Care
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Emily Bailey Appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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HIP lobby day March 26 room 428 the State House
MA Food System Collaborative