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Who will run for Tsongas' seat? » Lowell Sun

Safety, profiling concerns swirl over immigrant detainer billI » State House News Service

Suffolk Downs gets $800k in connection with two-day race schedule » State House News Service

Mass. finalizes rules to net additional emissions reductions » State House News Service

Castro launches political group ahead of possible 2020 run » Politico

Moulton Wants to Change Status Quo by Electing More Vets » Roll Call

Despite The Bio-Mass Flareup, Baker Continues To Move Forward On Renewable Energy » WGBH News

Plan to improve Wi-Fi on MBTA Commuter Rail struck down » Mass Live

Here's the Memo That Blew Up the NSC » Foriegn Policy

Trump is making lexicography great again » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren's overseas education continues in Poland and Estonia » Boston Globe

CNN drops Massachusetts native Jeffrey Lord for tweeting Nazi salute » MassLive

Before Tsongas, vets had a friend in Edith Rogers » Boston Globe

Rep. Keating Warns Of 'Present Danger' From North Korea, Calls Trump's Approach 'Disturbing' » WGBH News

The List: Largest architectural firms account for $457 million in Mass. billings » Boston Business Journal

With stock buy, GE's new CEO puts millions behind a turnaround » Boston Business Journal

Conflict minerals report flags small business impacts » State House News Service

WinnCompanies picked to expand, rebuild Southie housing complex, a $1.6b project » Boston Globe

Private Events Conflict With Public Access At The Boston Waterfront » WGBH News

The dot-Boston domain is now open » Boston Globe

Brockton medical pot dispensary seeks to extend hours » The Enterprise

Team effort needed to combat human trafficking in Billerica » Wicked Local Billerica

Mystic Valley cleared of Open Meeting complaint » Boston Globe

On healthy incentives, the SNAP Gap and new trees » Leominster Champion

Students, cities, states fight climate change in court » Berkshire Eagle

Scituate receives Coastal Resilience Grant » Wicked Local Scituate

State approves major new rules to cut carbon emissions » Boston Globe

$150M project includes new apartments in JP » Boston Herald

Mass. Governor Walks A Tightrope On Trump's Immigration Issue » NPR

Pioneer School Committee receives open meeting law complaint » The Recorder

Five Leominster contests set for the fall as school crisis looms large » Sentinel & Enterprise

Mansfield selectman George Dentino dies » The Sun Chronicle

Carr: Living is easy while suspended with pay » Boston Herald

LAURA ADAMS Weymouth: Don't believe gas industry on compressor » Patriot Ledger

Editorial: The taxman cometh, but he won't taketh a weekend break » Boston Business Journal

Public works projects can get done without drama and paralysis. Who knew? » Boston Globe

People of Cambridge should think twice before banning sales of pets » Boston Globe

ViewPoint: 'Infrastructure' includes harbor, ferries » Boston Business Journal

Teamster 4 were rude and crude, but is that illegal? » Boston Globe

Scramble for open house seat starts as Tsongas plans exit » Wicked Local Malborough

Ellen Murphy Meehan eyes Congressional seat » Boston Herald

Baker boosters raise big bucks in Bay State » Boston Globe

Fatal opioid overdoses have declined in parts of Eastern Mass. » Boston Globe

Police have used the Mass. Pike's electronic tolling system to track people 7 times since system launch » MassLive

Area police agencies open to transgender recruits » The Sun Chronicle

State auditor faults county leases, finances » Cape Cod Times

Inspector general gets pay hike to $170G -- even more than Gov. Baker » Boston Herald

OUR OPINION: Time to make good on promises to cut sales tax » Patriot Ledger

Sales tax holiday: No August sales tax holiday in Massachusetts this year » MassLive

Policymakers Peer Ahead At Crossroads Of Self-Driving Cars, Ethics » Banker & Tradesman

MBTA scraps WiFi project, citing public outcry over monopoles » Eagle Tribune

Contracted 'ambassadors' fired after T station tussle » Boston Herald

Don't let Eversource inflict shock therapy » Cape Cod Times

With higher rates looming, electric consumers face choices » The Sun Chronicle

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Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance