Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Nancy Pelosi honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at Kennedy Institute on heels of blue wave
Boston Globe
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Lessons – and opportunities – from starter home ballot question loss
Commonwealth Magazine
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'Princess Diana': Is Diana DiZoglio becoming Beacon Hill's new royalty?
Boston Herald
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How should Mass. decide whether students are ready to graduate?
Boston Globe
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Meet the 'red rain drop in a blue wave' on Beacon Hill
Boston Globe
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Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether they'll stay.
Boston Globe
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How Lindsay Clancy case could reshape postpartum mental health care
Wicked Local
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Billerica's big upset
MASSterList
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Elizabeth Dionne announces bid for MassGOP chair
Boston Herald
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New Jersey stripped Eli Mirlis of his license to operate nursing homes. Why was he able to buy 12 facilities in Massachusetts?
Boston Globe
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Democrats conquered the statehouses, too. Just look at New England
MassLive
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Ossoff, A.O.C. & The New ’28 Wild Cards
Puck
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AIPAC Wanted to Shape the Debate. Now It Is the Debate.
Politico
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‘Russ Vought’s gonna meet his match’: What Murkowski’s potential promotion means for the White House
Politico
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JB Poersch on how Senate Dems won
Punchbowl News
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Democrats begin asking: How far can we go on health care?
STAT News
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How Trump Opened the Door for the Christian Left
Rolling Stone
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Dartmouth's president has sidestepped politics so far. Why is she all in on AI?
Boston Globe
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Hakeem Jeffries said he would support impeaching Pete Hegseth as Democrats push for accountability
New York Times
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“They stood up and demanded, in record-breaking numbers, REAL change. And it was not just the election results. According to a recent AP poll, 80 percent of registered voters want either “complete and total upheaval” or “substantial change” in how this country is run - including 97 percent of Democrats, 90 percent of independents, and 58 percent of Republicans.”
News by Category
2026 Midterm Elections
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Off Beat: The election is over, rats!
Boston.com
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Why unhappy Massachusetts voters still chose Democrats
Cape Cod Times
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The Column: Voters worried more about the feds than the state
Lowell Sun
Artificial Intelligence
Beltway Politics
Business
Democracy
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To Rein In Trump, Pass a 'No Kings Act'
The Bulwark
Education
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Amid a difficult higher ed landscape in Massachusetts, Merrimack College is making a big bet on adding sports
Boston Globe
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Suffield Academy headmaster resigns amid IRS investigation
Boston Globe
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A big reason why wealthy students are skipping class? Travel sports.
Boston Globe
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Opinion/Guest column: High school annexes right course for MA voke ed
Worcester Telegram
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Emerson's newest major: Content creation
Axios
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Dynamic teaching duo connects seniors and students through storytelling
The New Bedford Light
Environment
Health Care
Housing
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Dracut Town Meeting to vote on MBTA Communities zoning for third time
Lowell Sun
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Voters narrowly reject zoning change to boost housing production
State House News Service
Human Services
Immigration
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
Politics
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John Kerry, Bill Weld call for bipartisanship, 30 years after they were political rivals
WCVB
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Secretary Galvin goes 'On the Record' about voter turnout, ballot questions
WCVB
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Mass. GOP head says she's weighing 'passing the torch' after Republicans' heavy election losses
Boston Globe
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Pols & Politics: Is Rachael Rollins distancing herself from Democrats?
Boston Herald
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Dems Won Big. Naturally, They're Fighting About It.
The Bulwark
Public Safety
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Lowell police have conducted bicycle safety operations, including downtown efforts
Hoodline
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Quincy ditched Flock surveillance. What exactly did it replace it with?
Boston Globe
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They came to Boston to make money, selling candy to strangers. Tragedy struck at South Station.
Boston Globe
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Mayor Wu resumes stalled street safety and bike projects. Advocates see progress but remain cautious.
Boston Globe
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New Bedford's state reps will press House leadership to fund Fire Station 9
BU News
Reproductive Rights
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Boston Archbishop, Mass Catholic leaders denounce Gov. Maura Healey's emergency abortion move
Boston Herald
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Archbishop Henning, Mass. Catholic bishops criticize Healey's implementation of abortion law
Boston Globe
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Gov. Healey takes emergency action to block effort to suspend abortion law
WBUR
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Healey move puts abortion law into effect early, relaxing restrictions and teeing up fierce 2028 ballot fight
Commonwealth Magazine
State Finance
State Government
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Former Massachusetts state official facing drug, firearm, and wire fraud allegations indicted on new count
Fall River Reporter
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New transparency for Mass. governor, lawmakers? Here’s how we plan to test it.
theshoestring.org
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Police Blotter: Ex-Healey aide LaMar Cook to be arraigned at federal court
Boston Herald
Transportation
Press Releases
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Watch: Pressley on MS NOW: "This is our Moment, and we have a Mandate From the People to Match Their Energy"
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $2M in Fire Safety Grants for Kids, Seniors
Mass. Department of Fire Services
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The blue wave was an anti-corruption wave
Act on Mass
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Preliminary Election Results: Single Payer Health Care Wins Again
Mass-Care