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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Adam Scanlon

"Some years the budget lands on June 22, some years it lands on July 22, some years it lands on Aug. 22. The commonwealth stills manages to find a way to function,"

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about the state budget which remains in conference committee.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Elizabeth Warren is finding her voice on foreign policy » Boston Globe

Warren to hold town hall–style forum July 15 » Martha's Vineyard Times

Atkins: Core U.S. values at play in voter commission fight » Boston Herald

Business

A day later, taxi drivers regroup and reflect on disastrous crash » Boston Globe

Uber is dealt a fresh blow in European legal case » Boston Globe

Drought over for Mass. biotech IPOs » Boston Globe

Pappalardo to continue work promoting fisheries » South Coast Today

Dorchester waterfront proposal revised » Boston Herald

Berkshire Life Sciences Industry Wants To See State Funding » WAMC

Cannabis & Psychedelics

What's that smell in the air? In Boston, marijuana » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

The gap between black and white infant mortality is creeping up again, leaving researchers puzzled » STAT News

Boston neighborhoods by birth nation »

Crimes

Hay files bill that would make 'hides' punishable » Sentinel & Enterprise

Education

Hogan hailed a hero as 'Father' of UML » Lowell Sun

Free meals at all Salem schools next year » Salem News

Environment

Fledgling Berkshire Communities Green Network seeks to rally 'green communities' » The Berkshire Eagle

United Church of Christ speaks out on climate change » Boston Globe

Health Care

Hospital care would not suffer under nurses' strike, Tufts says » Boston Globe

Advocates call for public vetting of MassHealth reforms » Worcester Business Journal

Human Services

A life-changing summer for every Boston kid » Boston Globe

Immigration

Walsh calls on Congress to figure out immigration » Boston Herald

Legislative

Long weekend failed to produce budget, pot deals »

Long weekend failed to produce budget, marijuana deals » Gloucester Times

Local Government

Self-described 'low-income' candidate Rachel Branch vies for North Adams mayor » The Berkshire Eagle

Amid recall effort, Southampton Select Board member abruptly quits » Gazette Net

Spilka: Let's dedicate ourselves to helping one another » Wicked Local Wakefield

Boston District 7 candidates face off in debate over city issues » Bay State Banner

Opinion

Time To Make Fireworks Legal Again » New Boston Post

Breaking free of fashion's constraints » Boston Globe

Donald Trump isn't normal; neither is America » Boston Globe

Economic inequality goes well beyond the bank account » Boston Globe

Globe's poll omission leaves Asian-Americans invisible and unheard » Boston Globe

Editorial: No day at the beach » Boston Herald

Here's how not to lead: Look at Chris Christie and Paul LePage » Boston Globe

Save the sales tax holiday » Boston Globe

Mega booze store out for self » Commonwealth Magazine

Even in crisis, UMass Boston can't shake its habit of political hiring » Boston Globe

Politics

Bay State Republicans not expecting Trump blowback from voters in local elections » Boston Herald

Dykes steps up for Indivisible Northern Essex » Newburyport News

US Rep. Richard Neal celebrates July 4 in Chesterfield; congressman has been criticized for not spending time in the hilltowns » MassLive

Is City Councilor Nadeem Mazen planning to challenge Rep. Capuano? » Boston Business Journal

Public Safety

Protecting our children » Newburyport News

State Finance

Happy New Fiscal Year... But Still No Budget » New Boston Post

Massachusetts Lawmakers Look To Close Budget Gap » WAMC

Mass. remains without state budget » The Valley Dispatch

Mass. among half dozen states without budget in place » State House News Service

Overdue budget's revenue base a "moving target," conferee says » State House News Service

State Government

Trial begins in ACLU suit challenging Massachusetts deadlines for voter registration » MassLive

Bill would change voter registration from opt-in to opt-out » Gazette Net

Should Massachusetts offer same-day voter registration? » WWLP 22

Taxation

Short-term rentals should be taxed » Newburyport News

Plans for short-term rentals face opposition » Gloucester Times

Transportation

MBTA hits pause on commuter rail WiFi plan » Boston Globe

Rail trail links Dennis and Yarmouth »

Mass. highway administrator is stepping down » Boston Globe

Tinlin resignation leaves new bosses in place at highway, MBTA » State House News Service

Arup USA chosen to conduct rail link feasibility study » State House News Service

Utilities

Massachusetts sets 200MWh energy storage procurement target »

Weekend News

Baker hits Trump for 'inexcusable' comments on MSNBC's Brzezinski » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers consider a new tool against 'patent trolls' » Boston Globe

State Representative Ponders Challenge To Senator Warren » GBH News

Anti-Elizabeth Warren super PAC aims to 'Deal Her Out' » CNN

Decoding Baker's Mass. Medicaid changes » Boston Globe

Tufts Medical, nurses hope to avoid strike with upcoming negotiating session » Boston Business Journal

Seth Moulton: rebel with a cause of yet-to-be-determined change » Boston Globe

MBTA control board calls for 30-day monopole review » The Eagle Tribune

Press Releases

Warren, Slotkin, Grassley, Ernst Unveil Plan to Take on Military Contractors’ Price Gouging, Expand Transparency in Maintenance Contracts » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

The Arc of Massachusetts Releases Impact Analysis of Current Federal Policies and Actions – Updated September 2025 » The Arc of Mass.

Follow the food: New research could better predict where North Atlantic right whales feed and gather » New England Aquarium

The Workforce Behind the Workforce » Mass. Taxpayers Foundation

Mayor Michelle Wu Officially Launches Annual Legacy Business Award Nominations » City of Boston

Seven Charged with Kidnapping Conspiracy » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Navy Week Proclamation Ceremony Announced for Springfield » Massachusetts Office of the Veteran Advocate

Governor Healey Announces DRIVE Acceleration Team Members to Advance Research and Discovery in Massachusetts » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants » Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Development of New State-of-the-Art Crime Lab in Marlborough » Mass. Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

MassHousing Awarded $342,000 to Six Organizations to Fund Summer Job Opportunities for More Than 100 Youths Across Massachusetts » MassHousing

Statement by Senator Warren on Appeals Court Decision Rejecting Trump's Illegal Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook » U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

MassDOT, MBTA, Keolis, and Massachusetts Operation Lifesaver Promote Safety Awareness during National “See Tracks, Think Train” Week » MBTA

Dedham Savings Community Foundation Supports 3Point Foundation » Dedham Savings

Senator Markey and Represenative Cherfilus-McCormick File Bicameral Amicus Brief in Defense of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces the 2025 COASTSWEEP Beach Cleanup » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Proclaims Forensic Science Week from September 14 -20, 2025 » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $14.5 Million Program to Upgrade Lab Facilities on Public Higher Education Campuses » Mass. Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Governor Healey Joins 17 Governors in Urging Congress to Extend Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG Campbell Secures Guilty Plea From Ringleader Of Worcester-Based Home Health Fraud Scheme Exploiting Vulnerable Residents » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell


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