MASSterList

MASSterList is a free morning newsletter delivered every weekday that focuses on politics and policy in Massachusetts. Each day, from Monday to Friday, we gather the top stories and noteworthy articles from various Massachusetts media sources. Along with these stories, we offer valuable insights and context for our readers, as well as a comprehensive daily schedule of political and policy-related events. MASSterList is a sister publication to the State House News Service.

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Energy prices are feeling the heat

3 days ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams |Chris Lisinski

HAPPENING TODAY: 8:30 | Gov.
"Angry" small businesses raise their voices

1 week ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams |Chris Lisinski

HAPPENING TODAY: 9:00 | U.S. Rep. Auchincloss addresses the New England Council in a fireside chat conversation moderated by New England Council President & CEO Jim Brett | Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St., Boston10:00 | Rep.
Special election nail-biter

2 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Sam Drysdale

HAPPENING TODAY: 9:45 AM | One year before the first game of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA World Cup 26 Boston unveils a public countdown clock. (Faneuil Hall, Boston)10 AM | New England Council hosts a roundtable discussion of mentorship featuring Patrick Bench, president of Benchmark Strategies; Alia Hamada Forrest, director of business development for the city of Boston; and John Valentine, senior director of MassChallenge.
Passing the hot potato

2 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Sam Drysdale

HAPPENING TODAY: 9:45 AM | Mayor Michelle Wu delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new schoolyard at the Henderson Upper School (18 Croftland Avenue, Dorchester)10:20 AM | Gov. Maura Healey gives keynote address at her administration's first Victim Services Conference (Four Points Sheraton, Norwood)3 PM | Senate President Karen Spilka participates in a roundtable hosted by Sen. Velis, focused on the youth mental health crisis (Agawam Junior High School) 4 PM | Gov.
Coming for Ed Markey's license

2 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams

HAPPENING TODAY: 10:00 | U.S. Sen.
Sitting down with Shortsleeve

3 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams

HAPPENING TODAY: 9:00 | Senate Pres. Spilka speaks at Accelerate the Future's event on workforce development in behavioral health | Framingham State University10:00 | Committee on Public Health holds public hearing on 10 vaccine-related bills | Gardner Auditorium1:30 | Gov.
Mayoral flames flare in Boston

3 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams

HAPPENING TODAY: 12:30 | Health Policy Commission meets with an agenda that includes updates on two new offices at the HPC that were created under recent market oversight and prescription drug reform laws: the Office of Health Resource Planning and the Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and Analysis | 50 Milk St., Boston1:00 | Mass Mentoring Partnership, Sen. Crighton and Rep.
House ready to light up pot reforms

3 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams |Chris Lisinski

HAPPENING TODAY: 10:00 | Mass. Dental Society hosts annual lobby day. Speaker Mariano is expected to speak | Great Hall10:15 | Lt. Gov.
Will this ICE "surge" spur action?

3 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Ella Adams

HAPPENING TODAY: 8:00 | MassBioEd hosts 10th annual Life Science Workforce Conference | Boston University, George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston10:00 | Sec.
‘I don’t know what my life would be like without Boston Children’s Hospital’: A family’s story of triumph and how your support can help save lives

3 weeks ago | massterlist.com | Dylan Rossiter

Something was wrong. The due date for their twins was still months away. Twenty-six weeks was far too soon. With emotions and fear running high, Molly and Maddy Needham were born weighing less than two pounds, and it wasn’t until day seven that their parents were able to hold their daughters for the first time. “That same day, we were told that Molly needed emergency lifesaving surgery,” said Mike Needham, Molly’s and Maddy’s dad.