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Massachusetts
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National leaders remember Barney Frank in Faneuil Hall ceremony
Boston Herald
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The Massachusetts GOP's own worst enemy
Boston Globe
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A deadly Boston school bus crash is among dozens missing from a company's federal safety record
WBUR
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Pressure mounts on state to beef up responses to school bullying
WGBH
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States are pushing back last call for the World Cup. Bar owners aren’t elated.
Washington Post
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Editorial: Endless audit denial is embarrassing
Boston Herald
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Editorial: House plays political games over audit, public records
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill to scrap 'offensive language' from state's General Laws
Fox News
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Hampshire College counts on loan from philanthropic partner to open for final fall semester
Boston Globe
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Boston's new approach to special education may be leaving out the kids who need it most
Boston Globe
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'He helped change the course of American history': Barney Frank remembered for public service at Faneuil Hall memorial
Boston Globe
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Andrew Tate's Empire of Abuse
The New Yorker
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‘Islamification’ fears drive appeals to conservative base
The Hill
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Trump ridiculed for insisting he wasn't booed by NBA Finals crowd: 'Sure Donald'
The Raw Story
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Democrats Keep Losing Voters in Swing Districts
NOTUS
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Trump 'inventing fraud' in California, experts warn as president ramps up baseless claims
The Guardian
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Today's Referendum On Graham Platner
The Lever
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How Jared Kushner used his position to hop in bed with autocrats
Mother Jones
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Republican leading AI effort has ambitious timeline for getting his bill through the House
Politico
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Trump calls on Thune to fire Senate parliamentarian to pass SAVE America Act
The Hill
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Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General
New York Times
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How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.
New York Times
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Board of Registration in Podiatry Meeting
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2026 Medicaid Summit
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42nd Annual Heritage Day of Portugal
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LGBT Aging Commission
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Office of the Attorney General Public Hearing
Conference Room 3, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston
1:00pm
Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness' Committee for Supportive Housing Production and Services
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1:00pm
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“This is shameful, yet I’m not surprised. President Trump can try to censor our stories, but he will never be able to erase Massachusetts' abolitionist, suffragist, and immigrant history.”
Campbell's response to the National Park Service's order to remove language about slavery, immigration, and suffrage from the Bunker Hill Memorial.
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2026 Midterm Elections
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Democratic group launches ad campaign to help flip control of Congress in midterm elections
The Associated Press (AP)
2028 Presidential Election
Beltway Politics
Business
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Clover will reopen some of its restaurants today. See which ones.
Boston Globe
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Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon Wood, who was fatally struck by car in R.I.
Boston Globe
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Over 1,100 Mass. young people getting free World Cup tickets
NBC Boston
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Governor Healey signs bill allowing 3 a.m. last call for the World Cup, expanding public drinking through July
Boston Globe
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Healey declares Massachusetts 'match ready' after World Cup preparations
State House News Service
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Massachusetts actually had the highest GDP growth in the country — so why does everyone think it’s falling behind?
MassLive
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Pope Leo XIV: Is Ai just another Tower of Babel?
Boston Herald
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Meet the CEOs, founders, and other leaders on the Globe's annual Tech Power Players list
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts is ‘match ready’ for World Cup opener. What to know before game day
MassLive
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Governor Healey signs bill allowing 3 a.m. last call for the World Cup, expanding public drinking through July
Boston Globe
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Why are birth rates down? You might be looking at the answer.
Boston Globe
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Healey signs bill extending last call for World Cup
Axios
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Massachusetts to extend alcohol service hours during summer events
22WWLP.com
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Massachusetts passes law to allow later last calls and public drinking zones this summer
WBUR
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More than 1,100 free World Cup tickets will be made available for Mass. youth, Healey says
Boston Globe
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AI eggshells
MASSterList
Democracy
Education
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Hampshire College reverses course again, says it can remain open through fall
Boston Business Journal
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Nauset study probes school consolidation amid enrollment dip
Cape Cod Times
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Anna Maria faculty given stiff new deadline to clean out offices
Worcester Telegram
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Can a major in AI help students in a shaky job market?
Boston Globe
Environment
Federal
Immigration
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'I have a lot of dreams': For one Boston family, Supreme Court ruling on TPS means everything
Boston Globe
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Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
The Associated Press (AP)
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Mass. judge throws out Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee for highly skilled workers
Boston Globe
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Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee struck down
Axios
Labor
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Who's hiring? Not the industries that made Massachusetts rich.
Boston Globe
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Baystate Franklin nurses continue push for better pay, staffing levels
Greenfield Recorder
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Square One, union see progress as strike enters 2nd week at early ed centers
MassLive
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Baystate Franklin nurses continue push for better pay, staffing levels
Greenfield Recorder
Legislative
Local Government
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Boston Mayor Wu's financial chief warns City Council off further budget changes that would lead to layoffs
Boston Herald
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Westhampton override fails by 16 votes, putting town services at risk
Gazette Net
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Distraught mom interrupts mayor's speech at Brockton High graduation
EnterpriseNews.com
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Boston City Council budget chair facing state ethics concerns over wife's nonprofit ties to city grant funding
Boston Herald
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Boston Mayor Wu's financial chief warns City Council off further budget changes that would lead to layoffs
Boston Herald
Politics
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The limits of Mayor Wu's hardball politics
Boston Globe
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'He helped change the course of American history': Barney Frank remembered for public service at Faneuil Hall memorial
Boston Globe
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No audit? No funding for the Legislature, GOP guv hopeful Brian Shortsleeve says
MassLive
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Opinion: Gerrymandering craze a pox on both houses
Boston Herald
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'His greatest legacy may be the courage he showed': Barney Frank lauded at memorial service
WGBH
Public Safety
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Possible 'beach takeovers' promoted on social media have law enforcement officials on alert
Boston Globe
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Former Trooper Michael Proctor denied deposition delay, rescheduled for later this month
Boston Herald
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Possible 'beach takeovers' promoted on social media have law enforcement officials on alert
Boston Globe
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Judge denies Proctor bid to delay deposition in O'Keefe wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and others
Boston Globe
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A timeline: Hinsdale PD's scuttled body camera program
WAMC
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Transportation
Press Releases
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Help us Get Co-Sponsors for the Social Work Interstate Compact, Amendment #42!
NASW-MA
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Zevra Therapeutics Announces Orange Book Listing of U.S. Patent Strengthening Exclusivity for MIPLYFFA
MassBio
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Warren Statement on NVIDIA President & CEO Jensen Huang’s Declination to Testify at Upcoming Committee Hearing on AI and the American Dream
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Rural business development funding available
Mass. Municipal Association
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Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Provides Soccer Fans with Education on Responsible Consumption
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
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Massachusetts Guard Enhances Emergency Decontamination Skills
Massachusetts National Guard
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Court-Ordered Report Reveals Low Voting Rates in Jails; Highlights Need for More Voter Engagement
Campaign Legal Center
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District court vacates $100,000 H-1B visa filing fee
American Hospital Association
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Holyoke Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Governor Healey Announces More Than 1,100 Free World Cup Tickets for Massachusetts Youth
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Match Ready Massachusetts: Governor Healey Highlights State’s Preparation for World Cup
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll