Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Cambridge shooting re-sparks debate on Mass. gun reform
NBC Boston
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Shortsleeve battles GOP pressure to drop out of Mass. governor’s race: ‘It’s an insiders’ game’
MassLive
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Healey’s reelection bid confronts volatile energy politics
Commonwealth Magazine
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As school districts cut budgets, DEI work may be first to go
Commonwealth Magazine
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Opinion: Hampshire College, as we know it, is closing. We still think it has a future.
Commonwealth Magazine
National
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Obama meets with Talarico, aiming to boost Democrat's bid for US Senate in Texas
The Associated Press (AP)
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MAHA Keeps Being Weird as Hell About Fertility
Wired
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Japanese snack giant resorts to black-and-white bags of potato chips as Iran War literally sucks color out of the world
Fortune
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Your School District Is Probably Scoring Worse Than 10 Years Ago
New York Times
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FBI Created 'Payback Squad' to Handle Political Cases, Sources Say
NOTUS
Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
Boston Globe Health Equity Summit
David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University, 20 Western Avenue, Boston
10:00am
Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government: Committee Hearing
State House, B-1 and Virtual
11:00am
Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission Meeting
10 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Medford and via Zoom
11:00am
House of Reps. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston
Last day for late filed proposals for amendments to the Constitution
Deadline for reporting of the FY27 House Ways & Means budget
New Media
Instagram
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Quote of the Day
“Overall, he revives an idea that came up so often in Trump’s first term that it somehow became a liberal-bashing joke: This is not normal.”
Reflections of Bruce Springsteen's concert where Springsteen gave speeches about how overwhelming Trumpian politics can be.
News by Category
Artificial Intelligence
Beltway Politics
Democracy
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A Civil Cold War Is Coming
The Bulwark
Education
Environment
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Healey’s reelection bid confronts volatile energy politics
Commonwealth Magazine
Health Care
Housing
Immigration
Judiciary
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Judge allows Boston tax-assessment lawsuit to proceed
Boston Business Journal
Local Government
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Here's what Provincetown voters decided in Select Board race
Cape Cod Times
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Longmeadow Daze: Something Wicked Dark Money This Way Comes
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
Public Health
Public Safety
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Police received a call about 'suicidal statements' and a rifle. Then, 'shots fired' on Cambridge roadway.
Boston Globe
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In Cambridge, an uneasy calm returns to area that saw chaotic violence on Monday
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Parole Board released alleged Memorial Drive gunman Tyler Brown early
Boston Herald
Transportation
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MSN
The Huffington Post
Utilities
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A Massachusetts proposal for PILOT equity and solar energy
the Berkshire edge
Press Releases
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New National Collaborative Aims to Improve Our National Response to People in Mental Health Crisis
National Alliance on Mental Illness
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Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Welcomes Destiny Maxam as Policy Coordinator
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
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MassDEP Fines Rutland Water Supplier for Drinking Water Violations
MassDEP
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Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Welcomes Richard (Rick) Glassman as Legal Disability Policy Analyst
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
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Senior Residents Living at Beacon House in Boston Will See Property Improvements and the Longterm Extension of Affordability with $26.4 Million in MassHousing Financing
MassHousing
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Governor Healey and Boston Pops Announce Star-Studded 2026 July 4 Fireworks Spectacular
Mass. Office of Travel and Tourism
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Gardner Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Governor Healey, City of Boston Announce $10.5 Million Partnership to Build 110 New Homes in Roxbury
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
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Representative Kane pushes for affordability, municipal relief measures in FY27 House budget
Office of Representative Hannah E. Kane