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MASSACHUSETTS

Gov. Healey’s budget cut puts region’s antipoverty services in jeopardy » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Going Long: Boston has solution to opioid epidemic but it’s years away » Boston Herald

UMass Chan’s legal bills swelled to $7.2M in battle with hospital, MassLive investigation shows » MassLive

MassHealth Cleared 61,000 From Rolls In July » State House News Service

Once seen as opponents to climate action, utilities and the business community are making changes. Is that a sign the tides are turning? » Boston Globe

Troopers in overtime fraud scandal left out of new state disciplinary database » Axios

Rep. Bud Williams appeals for aid with Springfield’s gun violence » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston, Harvard, BU pledge $300m for I-90 Allston project » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Parents tagged by DCF policy should be allowed to appeal » Boston Globe

Wu names new Boston School Committee member » Boston Herald

NATIONAL

Pressley presses big banks for updates on $30 billion in racial equity pledges » The Hill

Scorecard: Grading the debate performance of the Republican candidates » Boston Globe

Trump lashes out at Fox News, Bill Barr, Chris Christie in Tucker Carlson interview: highlights » The Hill

Giuliani Declares “I’m the Same Rudy Giuliani That Took Down the Mafia” Before Facing RICO Charge in Georgia » Vanity Fair

Who Won the Debate? Political Observers Weigh In. » New York Times

'I literally am furious!' Marjorie Taylor Greene loses it after being 'blocked out' by Fox News » Raw Story

The Atlas of Post-Dobbs Abortion Ballot Measures: Part Two » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Vivek Ramaswamy Got to Introduce Himself, but the GOP Debate Showed Donald Trump’s Power » Vanity Fair

THE OTHER 49

RI: Kids as translators? Non-English speakers lack trained interpreters in RI's local courts » The Providence Journal

CT: State Police Union criticizes fake tickets scandal, leadership and treatment in press. ‘Stop with the twisting of the facts’ » Hartford Courant

CT: Some CT lawmakers see need for changes following juvenile auto thefts: 'They’re getting bolder' » CT Insider

NY: Tired of paying for NYC shelters to house migrants? Advocates say their plan would save $3 billion. » Gothamist

NY: New York Mulls New Trash Fee as Landfills Near Tipping Point » New York Focus

NJ: Diversity in law enforcement remains elusive in New Jersey » NJ Spotlight News

NJ: Gun traffickers face stiff new penalties in NJ. Here's why » NorthJersey.com

PA: Philly is offering loans for landlords to repair properties and maintain the city’s affordable housing » The Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Dave McCormick is preparing for a possible Senate bid » Politico

MI: Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war » AP News

MN: Allina cancels controversial policy that denied care to those with debts » Star Tribune

TN: Gun Control Advocates Kicked Out Of Tennessee Special Session For Holding Signs » HUFFPOST

SC: South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision » New York Times

GA: State lawmakers renew debate over Georgia version of ‘Don’t Say Gay law’ at Capitol » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida is spending $61.6 million to bulletproof Capitol windows » Orlando Sentinel

CO: Denver's top noise contributor is its airports, study finds » Axios

"Vivek is a facile, clownish, shallow, shameless, pandering demagogue, but he is exactly what GOP voters crave these days. So, he will likely get a bump in the polls, at least in the short-run. Last night, Vivek was Trumpier than Trump. He touched all the erogenous zones of the MAGAverse with a fluency and zeal unmatched by anyone on the stage, from his anti-Ukraine memes to his fawning praise of the absent God King. Trump himself loved it, posting a video clip of Vivek declaring him “the BEST president of the 21st century, and thanking him: “This answer gave Vivek Ramaswamy a big WIN in the debate because of a thing called TRUTH. Thank you Vivek!” For most of the night, Vivek seemed to dominate the debate. Until he was utterly and thoroughly gutted by Nikki Haley."
Charlie Sykes, Bulwark podcast
During last night's Republican presidential debate, 38 year old entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was the breakout star.