Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Healey, teachers rally for gun reform question. What to know
The Herald News
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Minogue urges U.S. attorney to investigate Massachusetts' $2B Springfield courthouse deal
Boston Herald
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Health advocates warn of MassHealth changes for immigrants coming Oct. 1
WGBH
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He praises Mamdani, says he's not a socialist, and wants a 'big tent' for Democrats. Where does Dan Koh fit in?
Boston Globe
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More Boston Medical Center nurses vote to authorize potential three-day strike
Boston Globe
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How Boston-based DraftKings uses AI to target the gamblers likeliest to lose
Boston Globe
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The Globe endorses yes on Question 1
Boston Globe
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The big business of making the Mass. ballot
Boston Globe
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Providence is poised to have a pro-Palestinian mayor, leaving its Jewish community at a crossroads
Boston Globe
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Most residents think Massachusetts is a great place to live, and also unaffordable
Commonwealth Magazine
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Amid reelection fight, Healey proposes suspending state gas tax for two months
Boston Globe
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Republicans’ Cash Blitz Meets a $5-Gas Election
Politico
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Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds
Stateline.org
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Republicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they’re playing defense in red states.
Politico
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
The Guardian
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Kamala Harris launches into the 2026 midterms as her 2028 decision looms
The Associated Press (AP)
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GOP's war for eyeballs
Axios
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New poll shows NC voters across party lines see childcare as workforce, affordability issue
News From the States
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Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice
Politico
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Medical groups, patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
News From the States
Sponsored
Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
Board of Registration of Social Workers Meeting
Via Webex
9:30am
MassBudget PolicyTALKS: Progressive Revenue Solutions for Massachusetts
Via Zoom
9:30am
Board of Elementary & Secondary Education Meeting
Via YouTube
10:00am
Mass. Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Summit
Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
First Annual Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness & Remembrance Day
Memorial Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
Firearm Control Advisory Board Meeting
200 Arlington Street, Chelsea
1:00pm
Advisory Board to the Comptroller
Via Zoom
2:00pm
Department of Public Utilities Public Hearing
One South Station, Third Floor, Boston and via Zoom
7:00pm
Meet & Greet with Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Minogue
Irish Brewing Boston, 83 Morse Street, Norwood
Sponsored
New Media
Instagram
Know where the League stands before you vote. Our positions on all nine MA ballot questions are linked in our bio.
League of Women Voters of MA
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Quote of the Day
“These incarcerated women are not getting the prenatal visits that they’re supposed to get. They’re not getting high-risk prenatal visits if they need them. And if they do miscarry, the medical care they receive is minimal to none,”
A medical expert with Physicians for Human Rights on the treatment of pregnant ICE detainees
News by Category
2026 Midterm Elections
Artificial Intelligence
Beltway Politics
Business
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Beacon Bank's CEO Paul Perrault to retire, Sean Gray to take over top role
Boston Globe
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Mass. wants to get flounder back on the menu. They enlisted Boston chefs
Axios
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Boston Dynamics opens testing ground for humanoid robots
Axios
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Federal Reserve official says inflation persistence led her to support interest rate hike
Boston Herald
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Big E puts gag on staff, vendors, exhibitors in dealing with media
MassLive
Education
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UMass Boston Gives Students The Chance To Teach High Schoolers Health Education
WBZ News Radio
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MIT dethrones Princeton as No. 1 school in U.S. News rankings
Axios
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How do sport-specific schools such as Masters Academy mesh with concerns over burnout in youth sports?
Boston Globe
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Rep. Paulino: Lawrence Schools Failing Special-Ed Students
The Valley Patriot
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Fall River students receive free books for home use
The Herald News
Environment
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Fed judge blocks EPA over $7B solar program
The Eagle Tribune
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Mass DCR announces adaptive outdoor programs this fall
22WWLP.com
Federal
Health Care
Housing
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Alexandria proposes converting Moderna's former Cambridge headquarters into affordable housing
Boston Business Journal
Human Services
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They sang for the supper of those in need
The Berkshire Eagle
Immigration
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ICE Shot a DoorDash Driver in the Back in Austin
The Bulwark
Judiciary
Labor
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DiZoglio audit finds callers on jobless claims stuck on hold, waiting for payments
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts unemployment agency says improvements underway after state audit finds failures
22WWLP.com
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State audit faults state's unemployment assistance department on hold times and delayed benefits
WGBH
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Mass. retirees could see one of the nation’s biggest Social Security COLA boosts in 2027: Report
MassLive
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Mass. unemployment agency 'mismanaged' call center performance, 'failed' to quickly pay claimants, auditor concludes
Commonwealth Magazine
Legislative
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Stipend question resurfaces, but without its teeth
Commonwealth Magazine
Local Government
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Worcester City Council set to debate camping ban proposal
Worcester Telegram
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Arciero honors Cerullo for 20 years of public service
Lowell Sun
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Flock cameras, raises and statues on Quincy City Council agenda
Patriot Ledger
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
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Boston flight delays, cancellations due to cut line in NJ
Axios
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Federal Transit Authority ends its oversight of MBTA safety after 4 years
Boston.com
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Boston to remove unauthorized bike lanes at deadly Mission Hill crash site, second crash remains under investigation
Boston Herald
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Seven FTA safety orders for the MBTA stay open under direct state oversight
Railway Supply
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New Rourke Bridge rises from Merrimack River
Lowell Sun
Utilities
Press Releases
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Governor Healey Appoints Leaders in Western MA K-12 Education, Universal Pre-k to Foundation Budget Review Commission
Executive Office of Education & Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Prominent Environmental Leaders Gina McCarthy, Bill McKibben, & Bob Durand Endorse the “YES on 6” Ballot Campaign to Protect Water and Nature
Yes on 6
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GLP-1 Spending in Massachusetts Projected To Decrease Significantly in 2026 After Changes in Commercial Coverage
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
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MIT named the nation’s top university by U.S. News for 2026-27
MIT News
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Lynn Man Indicted for Transporting Minor to Engage in Prostitution
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Pioneer Calls on MA Leaders to Probe Department Of Revenue's Inaction
Pioneer Institute
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AG Campbell Announces Settlement In Paramount/Warner Bros. Lawsuit
Office of the Attorney General
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Audit Finds Violations of State Law, Failure to Meet Federal Standards, and Mismanagement at Department of Unemployment Assistance
Office of the State Auditor
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Treasurer Goldberg Announces $1 Billion Saved by BabySteps Families
Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg & Office of Economic Empowerment
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Governor Healey Demands Answers After Mass ICE Arrests in New Bedford
Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll