Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Legislative Primary Primer: Progressive candidates creating pockets of competition
State Affairs
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Massachusetts VFW condemns head of progressive political advocacy group for "veteran" campaign sign comments
Boston Herald
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'Just sick and tired': For being Massachusetts' premier primary, Senate race drawing more icks than excitement
Boston Globe
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Suffolk County district attorney candidates face off in fiery forum
NBC Boston
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Littleton shut down Flock surveillance cameras on public roads. Without telling the town, Flock turned them back on.
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts calls for U.S. to join nuclear treaty
22WWLP.com
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At Tanglewood, the Fresh Air Is Tainted by Tension
New York Times
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City Council calls on Suffolk sheriff to change policies for officers involved in fatal incidents
Boston.com
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The governor's race hits a city that got a bit redder in 2024
MASSterList
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Beacon Hill’s summer cliffhanger: The biggest bills still aren’t done. What happens next?
MassLive
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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case
New York Times
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Senators ask Justice Department why Ralph de la Torre hasn't been charged with contempt of Congress
Boston Globe
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Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
Boston Globe
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VT: A campaign for Vermont prosecutor has become a referendum on the safety of its largest city
Boston Globe
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Murkowski Says She Will Oppose Blanche’s Nomination for Attorney General
New York Times
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“Massachusetts Democrats need to start thinking of who the #mapoli gubernatorial nominee will be four years hence. We need someone more like Mike Dukakis and less like a Charlie Baker clone.”
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2026 Midterm Elections
Beltway Politics
Business
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Faneuil Hall landlord sues seven tenants over $2M in unpaid rent
Boston Business Journal
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AG Campbell defending $2B contract given to Ayanna Pressley's husband, Convention Center chief
Boston Herald
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Opinion: The State Needs to Restore Confidence in the Process
Business West
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The assertion that 'Massachusetts has lost its mojo' struck a chord with readers. This is what they had to say.
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Concert ticket prices are out of control. But is capping resale prices a solution?
Boston Globe
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After two rejections and mass layoffs, Replimune melanoma drug wins FDA approval
Boston Business Journal
Education
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Alpha Schools, the AI-powered school network, expands into Boston
Axios
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AI-based private school will open two Boston locations, including former Croft space in Jamaica Plain
WBUR
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Federal deregulation of Head Start may increase class sizes in Mass., say education leaders
WGBH
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Mass. education chief condemns residency checks after Globe report found Black students in Milton faced more scrutiny
Boston Globe
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Boston University becomes latest school to cover tuition for families with incomes under $200,000
Boston Globe
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Healey's $100M supplemental education boost could offset Westfield preschool cuts
The Reminder
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New $25M grant aims to boost MA student reading skills
22WWLP.com
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A new home for literacy: Massachusetts Center for the Book moves to Easthampton
Gazette Net
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Gov. Healey urges federal water funding amid budget cuts
22WWLP.com
Environment
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‘It’s like the Hunger Games’: Quabbin Reservoir towns take funding fight to Beacon Hill amid extended drought
Commonwealth Magazine
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Cape Cod shark researchers find season's first tagged white shark 'Marty' pinging repeatedly
Boston Herald
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Herring return to Mystic River after years of restoration efforts
WCVB
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After EPA grant cuts, this Fitchburg school still has no outdoor space
Commonwealth Magazine
Health Care
Housing
Immigration
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Shutting door to Haitians here, Trump shakes a societal core
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: Haitian murder suspect TPS exhibit A
Boston Herald
Judiciary
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State's top court sends warning to Clancy judge after psychiatric records excluded in Sanders' trial
Boston Globe
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The state's highest court just overturned Latarsha Sanders' murder convictions. It's a second chance she shouldn't have needed.
Boston Globe
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Brockton woman who killed two of her children granted new trial by state's highest court
Boston Globe
Labor
Legislative
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DiDomenico and Garcia Celebrate Chelsea at the State House
Chelsea Record
Local Government
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Raising a stink in Worcester over railcars filled with garbage | Exclusive
Worcester Telegram
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Raising a stink in Worcester over railcars filled with garbage
Worcester Telegram
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Malden City Council holds special meeting to discuss Mass. AG finding that Councillor Colón Hayes violated Open Meeting Law
Malden Advocate
Politics
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Rowdy crowd cheers and heckles during Suffolk County DA forum in Roxbury
WGBH
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Political notes: Voting record evidence answers allegations; Barber's big endorsements; Lander flips three (updated)
Cambridge | Somerville Independent
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See What Candidates for 10th Middlesex State Rep. Seat Said About Health Care, Housing & More
Watertown News
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Our Opinion: If governor race won't bring a debate to Western Mass., then at least bring Western Mass. to the debates
The Berkshire Eagle
Public Health
Public Safety
Reproductive Rights
State Government
Press Releases
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Moulton Reintroduces Building Safer Streets Act to Modernize Outdated Federal Road Design Standards
Office of Congressman Seth Moulton
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ArtWonk: Survey Reveals $13.5 Million in Grant Cuts from New England Arts Organizations
Boston Art Review
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Learn about the PROTECT Act
Mass. Teachers Association
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The PROTECT Act
ACLU of Mass.
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Dominican National Indicted for Illegal Reentry
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Terms bill for transportation bond law sent to governor
Mass. Municipal Association
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Governor Healey Awards Nearly $25 Million to Improve Literacy Instruction Across Massachusetts
Mass. Executive Office of Education
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Returns $14.5 Million to Health and Dental Insurance Consumers and Businesses
Mass. Division of Insurance
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Mass-Care Candidates Pledge 2026
Mass-Care
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With State Senate vote, Commonwealth becomes 6th state to voice support for Back from the Brink Resolution
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility