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  • [H2] ‘Frustration’ remains among lawmakers despite shrinking unemployment delays
  • [H2] Competitiveness fears weave through budget hearings
  • [H2] Mariano weighs in on energy bill savings, audit preferences
  • [H2] How energy affordability in Massachusetts reached crisis mode
  • [H2] Two veteran Democrats sue to block all-party primary ballot question
  • [H2] The MWRA cleaned up Boston Harbor. It’s time to do the same for the Charles and Mystic rivers.
  • [H2] Why Massachusetts needs a climate bank
  • [H2] Holding the line on Gateway Cities designation
  • [H2] Salem, Quincy receiving millions in tax credits for Gateway Cities despite no longer qualifying for the designation
  • [H2] Were MBTA Communities costs unfair, or a self-imposed expense?
  • [H2] Lawmakers and DiZoglio clash again – this time over public records reform
  • [H2] Housatonic Valley residents grapple with a PCB disposal site planned for construction this spring
  • [H2] Students elevate on AP exams, and Healey celebrates
  • [H2] ‘You want to put me back on the street?’: Advocates brace for deep cuts to ‘Housing First’ programs
  • [H2] ‘Couldn’t come at a better time’: Six Gateway Cities to get economic boost in downtown districts
  • [H2] House passes landmark energy bill with deep cuts to Mass Save, sending it to Senate
  • [H2] Often at odds, Mariano and Spilka united by ballot question frustration
  • [H2] Commonwealth in depth
  • [H2] BY THE NUMBERS
  • [H2] From the Archives
  • [H2] POLITICS
  • [H2] Political Notebook: Wu and Rooney on collision course, again
  • [H2] Healey won’t attend White House events with governors
  • [H2] DiZoglio sues Beacon Hill leaders for snubbing voter-approved audit
  • [H2] Galvin to seek record ninth term as state secretary
  • [H2] Sharp decline in immigration slows Mass. population growth
  • [H2] Healey calls on Homeland Security chief Noem to resign
  • [H2] Healey comes out swinging against Trump in election-year address
  • [H2] National dark money anti-pot group bankrolling efforts to ban recreational marijuana in Mass., Maine
  • [H2] TRANSPORTATION
  • [H2] Mass. falling short of key climate targets, with some bright spots, after one year of Trump attacks
  • [H2] From T support to school aid, surtax emerges as crutch for state budgeting
  • [H2] Researchers find MBTA housing law benefits ‘modest’ so far
  • [H2] Another MBTA deficit is on the horizon. Did the state miss its chance for a more permanent fix?
  • [H2] Keolis was once on thin ice over commuter rail concerns. Now, it’s a finalist for another lucrative MBTA contract.
  • [H2] Talk of new transportation dollars? Bring it on, says Senate chair
  • [H2] T says weekend ridership nearly back to 2019 levels
  • [H2] Phil Eng earns rave reviews for simultaneous MBTA, transportation chief jobs
  • [H2] HOUSING
  • [H2] Ed Augustus becomes eighth member of Healey’s Cabinet to depart
  • [H2] Reluctant MBTA Communities start to buckle
  • [H2] Rent control opponents sue to keep measure off the ballot
  • [H2] Holyoke’s unsheltered homeless count hits new record as threats to federal aid loom
  • [H2] Providers seek $115 million to care for homeless adults
  • [H2] AG sues towns flouting MBTA Communities law
  • [H2] Trump administration targets program for chronically homeless residents, sparking fear for vulnerable populations in cities like Springfield
  • [H2] Prospects shaky for real estate transfer fee
  • [H2] EDUCATION
  • [H2] Massachusetts is poised to shake up literacy instruction — and some educators don’t like it
  • [H2] Healey has called for universal pre-K in every Gateway City by the year’s end. Providers say they won’t get there.
  • [H2] Senate and House aligning on evidence-based reading instruction
  • [H2] Bill to prioritize teacher quality over seniority faces uphill battle
  • [H2] Graduation framework recommends new high school tests
  • [H2] Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans
  • [H2] Controversial curriculum swept up in literacy reform debate
  • [H2] Half of Holyoke’s middle school students started the year at a new school. The other half were ‘left behind.’
  • [H2] ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
  • [H2] House tees up sprawling energy package that would cut $1B from Mass Save
  • [H2] Governor’s budget proposal seeks to trim environmental programs roughly 4 percent
  • [H2] Mass. climate chief missed her own deadline to calculate the cost of state’s climate commitments
  • [H2] Was a vote to seize Northeastern University land for conservation in ‘bad faith’?
  • [H2] Cold weather threatens to take bite out of Healey’s energy savings bid
  • [H2] House energy chair must be removed from post over his controversial climate bill, Mass. Sierra Club says
  • [H2] Next up on Beacon Hill: House leaders plan closed-door meetings on Healey’s energy affordability bill
  • [H2] Vineyard Wind joins in as second project wins court relief
  • [H2] HEALTH CARE
  • [H2] ‘It just requires people to be destitute’: Healey draws criticism over push to tighten eligibility for safety-net program
  • [H2] Report: Health insurers denied one in five claims in 2024
  • [H2] Growing health care pressure drives up spending in Healey’s annual budget
  • [H2] What’s behind Massachusetts’s $250m investment in health insurance subsidies
  • [H2] State recommends vaccine schedule backed by pediatricians’ academy
  • [H2] Healey unveils $250 million health insurance relief plan
  • [H2] As cases rise, flu-related illness claims lives of two Boston children
  • [H2] What to expect when you’re expecting (legislative action)
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  • [H3] IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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  • [H3] ‘They’re making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives
  • [H3] Phoning it in – Mass. residents still lean toward in-person care as telehealth booms 
  • [H3] Rooting for the home team
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  • [H4] How energy affordability in Massachusetts reached crisis mode
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  • [H4] Director of Decarbonization and Energy Transition
  • [H4] Chief Administrative and Financial Officer
  • [H4] Economic Development Director
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National dark money anti-pot group bankrolling efforts to ban recreational marijuana in Mass., Maine Internal Passing Juice
Mass. falling short of key climate targets, with some bright spots, after one year of Trump attacks Internal Passing Juice
From T support to school aid, surtax emerges as crutch for state budgeting Internal Passing Juice
Researchers find MBTA housing law benefits ‘modest’ so far Internal Passing Juice
Another MBTA deficit is on the horizon. Did the state miss its chance for a more permanent fix? Internal Passing Juice
Keolis was once on thin ice over commuter rail concerns. Now, it’s a finalist for another lucrative MBTA contract. Internal Passing Juice
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Reluctant MBTA Communities start to buckle Internal Passing Juice
Rent control opponents sue to keep measure off the ballot Internal Passing Juice
Holyoke’s unsheltered homeless count hits new record as threats to federal aid loom Internal Passing Juice
Providers seek $115 million to care for homeless adults Internal Passing Juice
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AG sues towns flouting MBTA Communities law Internal Passing Juice
Trump administration targets program for chronically homeless residents, sparking fear for vulnerable populations in cities like Springfield Internal Passing Juice
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Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans Internal Passing Juice
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House tees up sprawling energy package that would cut $1B from Mass Save Internal Passing Juice
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Mass. climate chief missed her own deadline to calculate the cost of state’s climate commitments Internal Passing Juice
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Cold weather threatens to take bite out of Healey’s energy savings bid Internal Passing Juice
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