Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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House tees up Alzheimer's, dementia, ALS home care bills
State House News Service
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As Mass. prisons heat up, lawmakers delay action on extreme heat regulations
The New Bedford Light
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Former tech-group leader Tom Hopcroft drops state Senate bid
Boston Globe
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Clinton Was Here. So Was Obama.
Boston Magazine
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Brian Shortsleeve launches first TV campaign ad, attacks primary opponent Mike Minogue
Boston Herald
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Residents want a judge to pause Lowell data center expansion
WBUR
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Massachusetts is making free speech a guessing game
Commonwealth Magazine
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With more heavy storms and possible flooding this week, Mass. stormwater infrastructure gets a 'D+'
WGBH
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Long overdue recommendations are stalling action on the state's guardianship crisis
Boston Globe
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Democratic Socialists’ Rise Rattles Mainstream Democrats
The Wall Street Journal
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Obama to Headline Democratic Redistricting Fund-Raiser
New York Times
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Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy
The Wall Street Journal
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Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation court under new rule
Washington Post
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right at Paul’s hearing
The Hill
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Graham Platner is still there
Washington Post
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The Trump Administration Tells the Truth
The Atlantic
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What the Crackup of the Heritage Foundation Says About the Post-Trump Right
New York Times
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Trump Lieutenant Spills His Horrific Kennedy Center Plan
The Daily Beast
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Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Governor's Council Assembly
Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House
11:00am
House Full Formal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Conference Committee on Homecare Worker Standards: Home Care
State House, Room 319
11:00am
State House Life Safety Fair
Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
Department of Revenue Public Hearing
Via Zoom
11:00am
"Ask the Governor" with Gov. Maura Healey on GBH News' Boston Public Radio
GBH 89.7, gbhnews.com and YouTube
1:00pm
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
1:00pm
Conference Committee on Energy Affordability: Energy Affordability
State House, Room 428A
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New Media
Instagram
Podcasts
Substack
The State Auditor's Predictable Response to Emerging Public Records Reform Legislation
The MA Law Politics Project
TikTok
YouTube
Stoughton residents criticize town manager, back police chief at select board meeting
WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Why did Donald Trump refuse to sign the bipartisan housing bill that became law anyway?
Senator Elizabeth Warren
Quote of the Day
“President Trump, who was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in 2024, is cooking the books again, this time with the numbers of Iran war dead and wounded.”
Because Trump has previously been convicted of falsifying records, the Graham believes he is now similarly manipulating the reported numbers of soldiers killed and wounded in the Iran war by presenting the statistics in a misleading way.
News by Category
Business
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Barbara Lynch launches culinary comeback featuring classic dishes from No. 9 Park
Boston Globe
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In Milton, a 1929 bank gets a second life as a neighborhood market
Boston Globe
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Mass. pig protections threatened by U.S. House bill
Axios
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Mass. restaurant that served wrong-way driver 9 drinks faces dozens of alcohol violations
Boston Herald
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Guest columnist Alisa Clements: Two pet bills, one right answer for Massachusetts families
Gazette Net
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Saugus bar that allegedly overserved man in wrong-way crash that killed state trooper is focus of state hearing
Boston Globe
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The last Boloco will close in September
Axios
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Panera Bread to relocate headquarters from Fenton to Boston area in July 2027
Boston Business Journal
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After local pushback, popular wildlife clinic moves on from 'perfect' Carlisle property
Boston.com
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Editorial: House should second Senate's crypto ATM ban
Lowell Sun
Cannabis
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Kalcheff-Korn: Cannabis medicine vital to epilepsy care
Boston Herald
Civil Rights
Education
Environment
Federal
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How Trump Could Declare 'Bankruptcy' on Iran
The Bulwark
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Trump Is Making Government Worse on Purpose
The Bulwark
Gaming
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Record prize payouts, sales dip push Lottery profit down
State House News Service
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Online and phone lottery games are now live in Mass. Here's what to know.
Boston.com
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Record prize payouts trim state lottery profit to $1.045 billionRecord prize payouts trim state lottery profit to $1.045 billion
The Berkshire Eagle
Health Care
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Western Mass nursing home operator ordered to pay $2.1M
Greenfield Recorder
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With clock ticking, Senate weighs next steps on Norwood Hospital
NBC Boston
Housing
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$16.3M affordable housing project to transform former Hadley EconoLodge
Gazette Net
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Developer plans more than 200 units on Worcester Academy athletic fields
Worcester Telegram
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Federal housing bill includes modest help for Mass., but buzzy investor limitation unlikely to have much impact here
Commonwealth Magazine
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Small infill housing project wraps up on new Paintbox Lane in Northampton
Gazette Net
Immigration
Labor
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Social workers eye compact to erase licensing hurdles
Commonwealth Magazine
Legislative
Local Government
Politics
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Mass. Dem Party chair takes 'full responsibility' after OUI arrest
WBUR
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Letter: It's time for leaders like Barrett to step aside
The Berkshire Eagle
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Before India's Cockroach Janta Party went viral, its founder was learning media strategy in Boston
Boston Globe
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Ed Markey is just now returning fossil fuel-linked donations. Joe Kennedy quietly did, too.
Boston.com
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Where summer vacation meets campaign season
Boston Globe
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Just seven months as N.Y.C. mayor, Mamdani has done so much that some Wu fans are envious
Boston Globe
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Letter: Independent voice for Cape Ann
Gloucester Times
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Character Is Countercultural
The Bulwark
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Six of 11 Massachusetts congress members score 'F' grades in integrity: Group
Boston Herald
Public Health
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Howie Carr: Fauci gets the call, under oath
Boston Herald
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FDA official says food supply is safe as cyclosporiasis cases climb
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts bans certain chemicals in IV medical devices
Becker's Hospital Review
Public Safety
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Lawyers for troopers in Delgado-Garcia case seek texts of colonel
Worcester Telegram
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Healey signs Dakota's Law, extending care benefits to retired K-9s
Western Mass News
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From the pediatric trauma room: A warning about e-bikes
Boston Globe
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DA’s office launches domestic violence awareness campaign
Gazette Net
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Investigation finds ex-Haverhill police chief lied, deputy used derogatory language
The Eagle Tribune
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Stoughton firefighters back police chief in battle with town manager
EnterpriseNews.com
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As Mass. fire chiefs struggle to replace aging trucks, Elizabeth Warren wants answers
MassLive
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Editorial: Mass. Parole Board desperately needs balance
Boston Herald
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Police oversight board suspends state trooper for allegedly stealing contractor's Bobcat
Boston Globe
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Worcester police: Crime down, arrests up in first half of 2026
Worcester Telegram
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Mass. honors Boston Marathon Bombing K9 hero with new retired police, military dog fund
MassLive
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Massachusetts Gun Law Repeal Will Be Ballot Question 9
WBSM
State Government
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UK speaker talks democracy and 250 years of Mass.-Britain ties
State House News Service
Transportation
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School bus company will pay Mass. towns $2.4M to settle price inflation claims
MassLive
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New MBTA affordability initiatives being announced
NBC Boston
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Healey announces new MBTA pilot programs to make transportation more affordable
NBC Boston
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MBTA riders could save hundreds this fall. See new discounts
Worcester Telegram
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Speed cameras may finally be coming to Mass. Proponents call it a 'game changer' for road safety.
Boston Globe
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Traffic speed cameras could be coming to Mass. What do you think?
Boston Globe
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MBTA announces continuation of summer and new savings for Commuter Rail, subway, buses
Boston Herald
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MBTA extends commuter rail discounts into the fall, lowers some bus and subway costs
WGBH
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Officials debut solar EV carshare program in Framingham
The Metro West Daily News
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Logan Airport remote terminal in Framingham "a smashing success." More could be coming to Massachusetts.
CBS News
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ISO-NE Selects Preliminary Solution to Maine Transmission Constraints
RTO Insider
Utilities
Press Releases
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A Victory Worth Defending
Mass. Fiscal Alliance
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MassGOP Statement on Shortsleeve Accusations
MassGOP
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USW, IAM Urge USTR to Reconsider Canada Trade Policy
United Steel Workers
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Markey, Khanna Reintroduce Green New Deal for Health to Invest in Patients, Workers, and Infrastructure for Today's Climate-Health Threats
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Warren, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Sanders Press Social Security Head on Field Office Closures
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Mosquitoes Are Being Tested in Massachusetts. Here’s Why It Matters.
Barnstable County
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Partridge Snow & Hahn Receives Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Empowering Women” Award
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
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Primary Care Can’t Wait — Massachusetts Must Act
Health Care for All
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Governor Healey Announces New MBTA Affordability Initiatives, Extends Commuter Rail Savings Through Fall
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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ACTION ALERT: Senate votes THURSDAY on undercutting public records ballot question
Act on Mass