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With auditor's office funding on the line, DiZoglio and Legislature play nice for an hour

Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. officials, environmentalists criticize EPA's revocation of scientific finding
WGBH
Why Massachusetts is staring down new rules for stairs to build more housing
WBUR
US Attorney Foley reports 12,000 percent spike in immigration-related lawsuits filed in Mass. under Trump
Boston Globe
Editorial: Boston gets rent-control fever
Washington Post
Pushback stalls state employee health benefit changes
WWLP.com

National

A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS

The Wall Street Journal

'I Just Want to Get Out of Here': ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children
New York Times
Annual inflation rate fell to 2.4 percent in January, below expectations
The Hill
He's 26 and Ready to Fix the Democrats' Strategy
New York Times
The Watchdog Designed To Keep ICE In Check Is Being Quietly Erased
The Lever
Is Trump Losing His Grip on the White Working Class?
The Cook Political Report

Explosion of companion chatbot bills signals legislator alarm
Pluribus News
Jared Kushner... Redacted?
Zeteo
Why the DHS shutdown could drag on
Punchbowl News
Another month, another Rahm Emanuel policy proposal. What’s he up to?
Politico

Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am

Board of Registration of Psychologists Meeting

Via Webex

10:00am

Conservationist Pesticide Advisory Council Meeting

Via Zoom

1:00pm

Department of Public Health Hearing

Via conference call

New Media

Instagram

I was honored to receive the @alliance_of_ma_ymcas Legislative Champion Award today.

Rep. Christine Barber

As the Trump administration works to weaken federal fair housing law, the Massachusetts Senate took action today to give everyone a fair shot at access to housing by passing An Act regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth.

Mass. Senate

I am proud to support @simon_ravi for State Representative for the 13th Middlesex District!

Sen. Jamie Eldridge

Wonderful to celebrate the 20th Anniversary Mass211 at the State House!

Sen. Joan Lovely

Substack

Voter ID Laws: A Bay State Inquiry into Democratic Resistance

Chester Tam

Forget Congress-the Real Leaders Who Might Stop ICE Are Local

New Republic

Trump just gutted U.S. climate policy

America Explained

Massachusetts Voters Await Legislative Audit Amid Ongoing Impasse

Chester Tam

TikTok

The most important job as Governor is to keep communities safe. If they don't do that, then they don't have a function.

Mike Minogue

I voted NO on Republican's attempt to shovel billions to ICE without any restraints.

Senator Elizabeth Warren

We caught up with Attorney General Andrea Campbell to ask why she is refusing to enforce the audit law against the Legislature. This year, as she declined to enforce the audit, the Legislature approved a 12% increase to her office’s budget.

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

Massachusetts House lawmakers passed two bills to limit Artificial Inteliigence in Elections. The bill now goes to the Senate.

Sharman Sacchetti

YouTube

Who’s Blocking the Audit the Voters Approved? Auditor Diana DiZoglio Has the Answer!

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney handling 12,000% increase in immigration lawsuits

CBS Boston

Beacon Hill rushes to reopen long-shuttered Norwood Hospital

NBC 10 Boston

Springfield City Council President Whitfield repeatedly violates conflict-of-interest laws

WWLP-22News

Quote of the Day

“That’s not the culture I see right now. In this microgeneration, there would be more eye rolls than snaps in response to classroom political speechification.”

Eitan Hersh, Tufts University Political Science Professor

Hersh argues today’s “microgeneration” of students is tired of performative politics. Instead of applauding ideological grandstanding in class, they’re more likely to roll their eyes than cheer it.