AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBoston Streets Leadership: Mayor Wu named longtime City Hall veteran Chris Osgood as interim chief of streets, a staffing move tied to the Blue Hill Avenue redesign and renewed street-safety pressure after a cycling crash. Massachusetts Housing & Planning: Lawmakers advanced major housing policy, including the PROTECT Act and moves to loosen local zoning rules, while local planning boards warned some proposals could sidestep town control. Immigration & Work Permits: A federal judge in Massachusetts weighed a challenge to TPS work-permit limits as advocates warned families could lose jobs and stability. Massachusetts Courts & Federal Policy: A Boston federal judge rejected Trump’s proposed $100,000 H-1B fee as an unauthorized tax, while another appeals court blocked mandatory detention without bond for detained migrants. Life Sciences & Business: Cambridge sleep-apnea biotech Apnimed priced an upsized IPO raising about $192M, and Burlington medtech CoreMap closed an oversubscribed Series C led by Medtronic. Local Economy & Culture: Boston’s Boloco and Hennessy’s Bar both announced final closures, marking the end of longtime neighborhood staples.
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