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  ❤️  Donate Wednesday, December 17, 2025 🌤️   Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Good Morning Boston, We gave you  Dickens earlier this week at CitySpace . Tonight, it's time for something different: the vocal ensemble Blue Heron returns for a Christmas celebration in the style of 16th-century Spain, featuring lots of music and a dash of comedy.  Get tickets here , or   check out our arts team's weekly events roundup  for more local holiday-themed events happening tonight through Sunday. But first, the news: Ballot question battle lines:   Rent control  isn't the only bruising 2026 ballot fight  shaping up  in Massachusetts. As WBUR's Chris Van Buskirk reports, leaders on Beacon Hill are warning against a ballot campaign to lower the state's income tax at a time when the state's budget is already feeling a little shaky. Here's what to know: What it would do: The business-backed Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance is actually...

  ❤️  Donate Friday, December 12, 2025 ☀️  Sunny and breezy, with a high near 33. Good Morning Boston, Happy Friday! We  could get a few inches of snow this weekend . But first, the news: Green light:  No fewer than 3,320 days after Massachusetts voted for marijuana cafes as part of  the 2016 legalization ballot measure , the state finally settled on some rules so they can actually open.  As WBUR's Zeninjor Enwemeka reports , the state's Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously yesterday to approve rules for "social consumption sites" where people can buy and smoke (or eat) marijuana products all in the same place. The vote came just over a year after the  tumult-ridden  agency's first draft of the rules, positioning Massachusetts to be the first state in New England with marijuana social consumption sites. However, it could very well be another year before sites are actually a reality. Here's what to know: The basics: The newly approve...