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Massachusetts House votes to boost market-rate housing program for Gateway Cities » Boston Herald

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FL: Ron DeSantis May Have a Successor in the Wings: Byron Donalds » Vanity Fair

RI :Rhode Island puts pause on key part of offshore wind project. Here's why » The Associated Press (AP)

MN: Here's what Minnesota swing voters are saying about the DFL trifecta » Axios Twin Cities

GA: Nearly 100,000 low-income Georgians lost Medicaid health coverage last month » Georgia Recorder

Despite disputes, Kavanaugh touts respect among Supreme Court justices » Washington Post

Joe Lieberman has a warning for No Labels’ critics » Washington Post

Team DeSantis rearranges the deck chairs » Washington Post

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Republican senator finally ends crusade to defend white nationalists » The Guardian

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Scientists ramp up efforts to develop vaccine for virus linked to mononucleosis — and worse » Boston Globe

MariMed stages Boston Tea Party reenactment to protest cannabis tax rule » Boston Business Journal

Kentucky man found with 40 skulls in home, allegedly linked to Harvard morgue thefts » WBUR

Man facing charges following shooting death of 12-year-old boy inside Mattapan home » Boston Globe

Kentucky man with 40 skulls in apartment arrested in case tied to Harvard Medical School probe » Boston Globe

Matthew Nilo, lawyer accused in string of Charlestown sexual assaults, pleads not guilty to new rape, assault charges in North End attacks » Boston Globe

Arrest made in ‘nightmare’ shooting death of boy, 12, in Boston » Boston Herald

Student loan forgiveness is on the way for more than 800,000 borrowers » WBUR

This was Earth’s hottest June on record, report finds » Boston Globe

In hard-hit Ludlow, Vermont cleanup is underway: 'We are taking care of one another' » WBUR

Great white shark sightings reported in waters off Cape Cod » Boston Globe

How western New England is bracing for more rain after historic flooding » WBUR

As Vermont assesses flooding damage, the forecast calls for more rain » Boston Globe

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As bans on transgender care for minors grow, a migration of sorts is underway » Boston Globe

House Adds Housing Production Measure To Spending Bill » State House News Service

Rally at Mass. Statehouse calls for action on child care costs » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts’ system for migrant families seeking shelter approaches its breaking point » WGBH

Mass. Licenses For Immigrants Will Be Honored In Florida » State House News Service

‘A dream come true’: Greenfield celebrates long-awaited library opening » The Recorder

Residency challenge filed against embattled Boston city councilor Kendra Lara » Boston Herald

Salem leaders exploring rank choice voting switch » Salem News

Zondervan won’t run for a fourth council term, ensuring at least three new Cambridge leaders » Cambridge Day

Forced to resign: West Bridgewater selectman accused of lying about where he lives » NBC Boston

Big development project around Fenway Park wins key city vote » Boston Globe

Vice President Kamala Harris to offer keynote speech at NAACP Convention in Boston » Boston Herald

Despite her revoked license, City Councilor Kendra Lara ‘regularly’ drove to City Hall » Boston Globe

Former councilor joins race for Amesbury mayor » Newburyport News

Primary Payback: Some New Hampshire Democrats Hope ‘Wacko’ Kennedy Embarrasses Biden » The Messenger

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Michelle Wu administration admits it sent a list of vocal critics to police » Boston Herald

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Will the rainy weather raise the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses in New England this summer? » Boston Globe

‘We are still asking for justice’: Family of Lynn man found dead in marsh criticizes police investigation » Boston Globe

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MBTA adds commercial driver’s permit program to bus operator training amid shortage » Boston Herald

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