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OPINION: ON NOVEMBER 2, 2023, only seven weeks after the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, two high school ...
12/12/2025

OPINION: ON NOVEMBER 2, 2023, only seven weeks after the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, two high school students came before the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. They [& #8230;]

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2023, only seven weeks after the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, two high school students came before the state Board of

NEW: Cannabis Control Commission approves framework for social cannabis use sites
12/11/2025

NEW: Cannabis Control Commission approves framework for social cannabis use sites

The rules outline how ma*****na can be legally consumed at events and social settings, authorizing businesses with licenses to let customers use their products on site.

NEW: Municipalities seek big batch of state cash to navigate financial crunch
12/11/2025

NEW: Municipalities seek big batch of state cash to navigate financial crunch

The Massachusetts Municipal Association rolled out a suite of requests for Beacon Hill, led by a $351 million increase in unrestricted aid the state pays to cities and towns, as communities navigate an...

OPINION: LAST MONTH, my colleague Arno Michaelis and I spoke side by side at one of the final hearings of the Massachuse...
12/11/2025

OPINION: LAST MONTH, my colleague Arno Michaelis and I spoke side by side at one of the final hearings of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism, sharing our expertise on [& #8230;]

LAST MONTH, my colleague Arno Michaelis and I spoke side by side at one of the final hearings of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combatting

ICYMI: Healey’s energy affordability push faces test in one of Massachusetts’s poorest communities
12/11/2025

ICYMI: Healey’s energy affordability push faces test in one of Massachusetts’s poorest communities

Liberty Utilities, which services a small southeastern pocket of Massachusetts, filed its rate hike request in June and is asking the Department of Public Utilities for permission to raise gas rates...

OPINION: Massachusetts lagging on implementation of data equity policy
12/11/2025

OPINION: Massachusetts lagging on implementation of data equity policy

Over two years since the law’s passage, we have seen little progress and movement on implementation, and our residents are continuing to suffer the consequences.

NEW: Primary care spending proposal sets the stage for legislative action in 2026
12/11/2025

NEW: Primary care spending proposal sets the stage for legislative action in 2026

Pressure will rise on the Legislature to take action after a panel created to review primary care reforms coalesced around a “fundamental rebalancing” of how the state spends money on health.

New in OPINION: State antisemitism commission report is a strong call to action
12/11/2025

New in OPINION: State antisemitism commission report is a strong call to action

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2023, only seven weeks after the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, two high school students came before the state Board of

New in OPINION: The state commission on antisemitism doubles down on its mistakes
12/11/2025

New in OPINION: The state commission on antisemitism doubles down on its mistakes

RIGHT-WING ANTISEMITISM is exploding. Nick Fuentes recently complained to Tucker Carlson about “organized Jewry” and Young Republicans think it’s normal

New in OPINION: We’ve seen hate up close. The antisemitism commission’s recommendations can help stop it.
12/11/2025

New in OPINION: We’ve seen hate up close. The antisemitism commission’s recommendations can help stop it.

LAST MONTH, my colleague Arno Michaelis and I spoke side by side at one of the final hearings of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combatting

New in OPINION: Massachusetts lawmakers must reject the antisemitism commission’s flawed recommendations
12/11/2025

New in OPINION: Massachusetts lawmakers must reject the antisemitism commission’s flawed recommendations

AS MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATORS consider recommendations from the state's Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism, they face a critical choice: Will

COURTS: Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd noted questions surrounding the reliability, confidentiality ...
12/11/2025

COURTS: Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd noted questions surrounding the reliability, confidentiality and cost of using GenAI in courtrooms.

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd noted questions surrounding the reliability, confidentiality and cost of using GenAI in courtrooms.

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