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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

This morning's top stories

Governor Ayotte: New Hampshire will not follow new lobster harvesting rules

Meant as a sustainability measure, the new regulations would increase the minimum size of a catchable lobster. Fishermen disapprove of the updated rule. Continue reading →

Home of the Week: Links, libations, and light in Newton

Newly built property comes with six bedrooms, seven full baths, two half baths, a golf simulator room, and a media room with a wet bar and a 1,000-bottle wine setup. Continue reading →

They spent $10,000 on a heat pump. So why didn’t their National Grid gas bill get any cheaper?

The couple's gas bill was as high as before they switched to electric heat. Clearly, something was wrong. Continue reading →

Trump targets Alaska’s oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging in the state. Continue reading →

LA fire victims see $100 million in donations with more to come

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Trump announces partnership that will invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure

The president says their new entity, Stargate, will make a “tremendous investment” in what he says will be the “largest AI infrastructure project, by far, in history.” Continue reading →

The feds gave Mass. $63 million for EV charging. Now Trump is taking it back.

The state has yet to award a single dollar it was allotted by the 2021 infrastructure law to build charging stations. Continue reading →

R.I. plans to open ‘ECHO Village,’ the small shelters for homeless individuals, by the end of February

The housing, which consists of 45, one-room structures, was supposed to open in June 2023 but has faced multiple delays. Continue reading →

Trump says 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy

Orders coming Monday, including one tied to Alaska, are meant to ease the regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production. Continue reading →

Josh Kraft plans to jump into Boston mayor’s race, sources say

Kraft, the younger son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is eyeing February for a formal announcement, according to people with knowledge of his plans. Continue reading →

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