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GAMBLING: The move falls in line with the Legislature’s penny-pinching efforts to alleviate state budget pressures amid ...
12/05/2025

GAMBLING: The move falls in line with the Legislature’s penny-pinching efforts to alleviate state budget pressures amid a host of federal funding claw backs nearly a year into the second Trump administration. Gateway Cities with budgets already nearing a breaking point will now lose out on funds they have used for nearly a decade.

The move falls in line with the Legislature’s penny-pinching efforts to alleviate state budget pressures amid a host of federal funding claw backs nearly a year into the second Trump administration....

OPINION: It’s tempting to blame one side of partisan politics. But the truth is that both liberals and conservatives are...
12/05/2025

OPINION: It’s tempting to blame one side of partisan politics. But the truth is that both liberals and conservatives are failing our children. The village has eroded—and parents are being left to figure it out alone.

It’s tempting to blame one side of partisan politics. But the truth is that both liberals and conservatives are failing our children. The village has eroded—and parents are being left to figure it...

NEW: ‘It couldn’t come at a worse time’: Legislature strips casino mitigation funds amid municipal budget woes
12/05/2025

NEW: ‘It couldn’t come at a worse time’: Legislature strips casino mitigation funds amid municipal budget woes

The move falls in line with the Legislature’s penny-pinching efforts to alleviate state budget pressures amid a host of federal funding claw backs nearly a year into the second Trump administration....

ICYMI: Green Line anti-collision system sees ‘real, tangible progress’ despite slight delay
12/05/2025

ICYMI: Green Line anti-collision system sees ‘real, tangible progress’ despite slight delay

More than 16 years after federal overseers recommended it, the MBTA is on the verge of deploying anti-collision technology on the Green Line, even though the timeline has slipped later than officials...

ICYMI: A third tilt at the windmill for Wu’s tax shift
12/05/2025

ICYMI: A third tilt at the windmill for Wu’s tax shift

In letters to the city council and business leaders on Wednesday, Wu warned that residential property taxes are poised for a second double-digit year-over-year increase in a row, with officials projecting...

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:1. Green Line anti-collision system sees ‘real, ta...
12/05/2025

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:

1. Green Line anti-collision system sees ‘real, tangible progress’ despite slight delay

More than 16 years after federal overseers recommended it, the MBTA is on the verge of deploying anti-collision technology on the Green Line, even though the timeline has slipped later than officials...

New in OPINION: When systems falter, families must step in to anchor education
12/05/2025

New in OPINION: When systems falter, families must step in to anchor education

It’s tempting to blame one side of partisan politics. But the truth is that both liberals and conservatives are failing our children. The village has eroded—and parents are being left to figure it...

ICYMI: Bill to prioritize teacher quality over seniority faces uphill battle
12/05/2025

ICYMI: Bill to prioritize teacher quality over seniority faces uphill battle

The proposal aims to revise how districts decide which teachers get laid off when budgets shrink or enrollment drops.

OPINION: Nuclear energy should be part of our carbon-free future
12/05/2025

OPINION: Nuclear energy should be part of our carbon-free future

Nuclear technology has evolved dramatically since the Pilgrim-era reactors started operation in the 1970s.

COURTS: The case, scheduled for oral argument Friday morning, puts Massachusetts at the center of a debate over Section ...
12/05/2025

COURTS: The case, scheduled for oral argument Friday morning, puts Massachusetts at the center of a debate over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from lawsuits over user-generated content.

The case, scheduled for oral argument Friday morning, puts Massachusetts at the center of a debate over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from lawsuits over...

OPINION: A SWATH OF potentially consequential cases for kids’ online safety are making their way through US courts. On F...
12/04/2025

OPINION: A SWATH OF potentially consequential cases for kids’ online safety are making their way through US courts. On Friday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments in a pivotal [& #8230;]

A SWATH OF potentially consequential cases for kids’ online safety are making their way through US courts. On Friday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial

NEW: AG’s suit against Meta hits the SJC
12/04/2025

NEW: AG’s suit against Meta hits the SJC

The case, scheduled for oral argument Friday morning, puts Massachusetts at the center of a debate over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from lawsuits over...

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