Sign up to receive the day's curated top stories, legislative schedule, press releases, and other daily features every morning in your inbox!

MassInsider
Jump To...
Go to our Job Board
MassInsider introduces our free Job Board.
Please contact jobs@instatrac.com to post open positions.
Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Governor's Medal of Liberty Presentation, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Center for Health Information and Analysis Public Hearing, 501 Boylston Street, Boston

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm Educator Alumni Award Luncheon, Great Hall, State House, Boston

7:00pm Walpole Rally for Keiko Orrall for State Treasurer

7:00pm Walpole Rally for Keiko Orrall for State Treasurer

“You have to be happy with who you are. God made you this way and loves you this way, and the pope loves you this way.”

Pope Francis

Responding to a man who told the Pope that God made him gay.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Donald Trump critic suggests Charlie Baker run in 2020 » Boston Herald

Business

Three new bidders are sweet on acquiring Necco » Boston Globe

Senator Cyr Reports Bill to Permit Hayrides Passed State Senate Today » Cape Cod Today

Central Mass. brewers tap success with craft-beer consumers » Worcester Telegram

A missing pair of Sox » Commonwealth Magazine

Toys ‘R’ Us lays off nearly 1,000 people in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Boston Globe lays off non-newsroom employees » Boston Business Journal

Breaking Ground: Work starts on $21M Harding Green in Worcester’s Canal District » Worcester Mag

Fidelity sues Omni hotel developers over use of ‘Seaport Hotel’ name » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Will legal marijuana put an end to Massachusetts’ black market? » Patriot Ledger

Civil Rights

State House anti-racism protesters arrested » Boston Herald

Education

Springfield Technical Community College faculty, staff protest, demand ouster of President Cook » MassLive

In a setback for UMass Boston, all finalists for top job withdraw » Boston Globe

Mass. ponders hiring a computer to grade MCAS essays. What could go wrong? » Boston Globe

Searching for a school chief, Lawrence hopes fourth time is the charm » Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts higher education chief: 'In the last five years, we've had 15 Mount Idas' » MassLive

University of Massachusetts Boston faculty blamed for chancellor finalists' dropouts » Boston Herald

An 'unceremonious end': Read UMass President Marty Meehan's letter on the failed search for a new UMass Boston chancellor » MassLive

Everett teachers fearing massive layoffs amid district budget crisis » My Fox Boston

Mount Ida president hires lawyer who faced scrutiny in Brian Joyce case » Boston Business Journal

Meehan, UMass Boston faculty at war » Commonwealth Magazine

Gaming

Time Right For Massachusetts to Launch Online Gambling Drive » Online Poker Report

Housing

With market-rate housing and a public market, Harding Green project at Kelley Square taking Worcester 'to the next level,' officials say » MassLive

Immigration

Federal judges in Boston are often sharply critical of ICE tactics » Boston Globe

Police departments’ data sharing raises sanctuary concerns » Gazette Net

Judiciary

Retired SJC justice Bob Cordy is still busy writing his next chapter » Boston Globe

Local Government

City Council divided on Walsh’s proposed rules to restrict Airbnb-type short-term rentals » Boston Globe

Fall River rolls out new app for residents to report issues » The Herald News

Town renames bridge after fallen Auburn police officer, who was killed on the job two years ago » Boston Globe

Framingham, Marlborough approved for tax incentive program » The Metro West Daily News

Central MA celebrated with bipartisan unity the Armed Forces Day in Shrewsbury » Shrewsbury Post

State: Hingham Housing Authority director violated conflict of interest law » Wicked Local

New Bedford sues ABC Disposal over recycling » South Coast Today

Quincy bans commercial vehicles from Long Island Bridge access roads » Patriot Ledger

Opinion

Capuano should focus on record, not race » Boston Herald

More questions for Mount Ida’s former president » Boston Globe

John Lewis endorses status quo by backing Michael Capuano » Boston Globe

A deeper look at the roots of the opioid crisis needed » Gazette Net

Martin Meehan must take control of UMass Boston crises » Boston Herald

Keating must fight egregious land taking by feds » The Inquirer and Mirror

Chris McCarthy: Governor Baker’s Fall River Donors » WBSM

'A false choice' in Somerville: Affordable housing versus good jobs » Wicked Local Somerville

Politics

Four candidates interested in Walsh's seat » The Metro West Daily News

Surge in youth voters yet to materialize, local officials say » The Sun Chronicle

First Franklin District: 8 Dems look for an edge in crowded field » The Recorder

Bump backs Gonzalez for gov » Sentinel & Enterprise

Democrat Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, challenging US Rep. Richard Neal, looks to bring new perspective, progressive policies » MassLive

Democrats sweep Hopkinton election » The Metro West Daily News

Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus honors Swampscott resident » Wicked Local Swampscott

Northampton resident Jo Comerford to run as a write-in candidate for Rosenberg’s vacant seat » The Recorder

Maine Governor Campaigns for Mass. US Senate Candidate Diehl » NBC Boston

Public Health

Opioid-related overdose deaths continue to decline in Massachusetts » South Coast Today

Public Safety

State wants to show compassion to ill inmates — and save money » Boston Globe

House bill would license stun guns like firearms » Sentinel & Enterprise

This May Be The Most Expensive County Inmate In The Massachusetts Jail System » WGBH

State Finance

State Senate debates $41 billion budget bill » News 22 WWLP.com

Senators to Weigh Amendments to $41.4B State Budget » Cape Cod Online

Tarr: Teamwork needed to tame budget cost drivers » State House News Service

Transportation

Cape transit official sees way to turn rider data into $$$ » State House News Service

Cape transit authority chief seeks data for money swap » Cape Cod Times

Henry Thomas III, head of UMass Boston chancellor search, blasts faculty after finalists pull out » MassLive

'Leisure' MBTA commuter rail, with special $10 summer weekends, starts June 9 » MassLive

T approves $10 weekend commuter rail pass » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA introduced Sikorski as fare project overseer » State House News Service

Regional bus system may cut services in Merrimack Valley » Eagle Tribune

Utilities

North Adams Airs Concerns About Charter Spectrum » iBerkshires

Job Board
Access Specialist - Mass. Office on Disability

Looking for jobs? Check out our Job Board
Hiring? Email us at jobs@instatrac.com

45 Bromfield Street, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
About Us
Privacy Policy
Connect With Us
Phone: (617) 292-1800

You have received this message because you are signed up for MassInsider. Click here to unsubscribe. Email us at info@instatrac.com. We appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Copyright © 2024 Instatrac, Inc. All Rights Reserved.