Healey freezes state hiring amid federal funding cuts
Starting in two weeks, Massachusetts state agencies and departments will be blocked from bringing on most new workers.
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For Mass. RNC delegates, a more somber optimism after Trump assassination attempt
Some delegates blamed Democratic rhetoric for the attack. -
Should Joe Biden run for reelection? Voters in Boston gave a shruggy ‘yes.’
Most willing to talk seemed resigned to President Joe Biden running for a second term. -
As Dems grapple with Biden as candidate, can Project 2025 give them a boost?
The calls for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential campaign are growing louder. Is Vice President Kamala Harris growing traction as the top pick for 2024? This and more on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley's this week with the Mass Politics Profs. -
Senate $2.86B economic development bill loaded with policy
Eighteen-year-olds who get arrested could be prosecuted as juveniles under a policy senators tacked onto their sweeping $2.86 billion economic development bill Thursday. -
Lab-grown meat, tickets and a stadium: Here's what's in the Mass. Senate $3B bond bill
A wide-ranging economic development bill with a price tag of nearly $3 billion is set for a vote Thursday in the Massachusetts Senate. -
Where the Mass. delegation and other state politicians stand on Biden's candidacy
There’s no clear consensus on whether the president should keep running. -
State lawmakers consider 'nuclear option' of receivership for Cannabis Control Commission
The state's inspector general told lawmakers the CCC has a leadership crisis and asked them to quickly authorize a receivership. -
Republican 'never Trump' voters lack good options, former Mass. GOP chair says
"Both of them have passed their prime," Jennifer Nassour says of Biden and Trump, despite voters wanting more options. -
How to vote in the 2024 Massachusetts primary and general elections
The Mass. primary is on Sept. 3 and the general election is Nov. 5, 2024. -
Gen Z voters debate US immigration policy: clamp down or fix the system?
Two voters with immigrant parents discuss the issue in the latest edition of Politics IRL.
