Boston’s mayor bracing for potential National Guard deployment
The Trump administration has already dispatched the Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts ecologists build a winter ‘hotel’ for snakes
The success of the rocky structure will be measured once temperatures drop.
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It’s not just Harvard. Public universities are also hurting from Trump’s cuts to science.
President Trump’s proposed budget would slash National Science Foundation support for graduate students by more than 50%. -
With extreme heat warning in effect, experts urge safety for outdoor workers
Record-breaking temperatures reaching into the 100s will blanket Massachusetts and southern New England, with the exception of Cape Cod, and that may endanger outdoor workers with a higher risk for health-related issues. -
State lawmakers poised to open up ‘black box’ of committee votes
Top Democrats on Beacon Hill say their rule reform agreement will bring more transparency and efficiency -
Moulton: Trump Administration ‘outright lying’ about Iran outcome
The Massachusetts congressman says it’s too soon to say the strikes were an unequivocal success. -
Mass. health commissioner worries CDC vaccine panel won't allow open discussion
Dr. Robbie Goldstein worries about the credibility of the new eight-member panel appointed by RFK Jr.
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