Beltway Politics
Patrick Kennedy’s ties to Iranian exile group becomes campaign issue in South Jersey »
Politico
Opinion: Calling for law and order isn’t fascist »
Boston Herald
By chance, Ed Markey was standing in his driveway. ‘Welcome to the compound!’ »
Boston Globe
Trump dodges police reform as Americans show huge shift in favor of Black Lives Matter »
Boston Globe
Trump picks Tulsa and June 19 for return of signature campaign rallies »
Boston Globe
Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back his 2016 team »
Boston Herald
Business
Simon Property leans on pandemic to nix deal with rival Taubman »
Boston Globe
Hampden County sheriff, Chicopee mayor distribute face masks, shields to salons, barbershops »
The Republican
AMC Theatres expects to fully open locations by July following financials woes caused by the coronavirus pandemic »
The Republican
North End restaurateurs optimistic as city accelerates outdoor seating »
Boston Herald
Financing crunch forces developers to downsize plan for Winthrop Center tower »
Boston Globe
Owner of Prime Fitness in Oxford ordered to close gym after operating in defiance of Gov. Charlie Baker’s phased coronavirus reopening plan »
The Republican
On tenterhooks, Mass. businesses navigate start of Phase 2 »
Boston Business Journal
Consumer prices dropped for a third straight month in May, a first »
Boston Globe
Coronavirus canceled this year’s pro.found market in Lancaster, organizers created a website for week-long virtual experience set to launch Thursday morning »
The Republican
Springfield’s promotion of outdoor dining has restaurants excited about opening »
The Republican
Plimoth Plantation staff gears up for reopening »
The Metro West Daily News
Simon Reopens Several Massachusetts Malls »
CBS Boston
Boylston Street Four Seasons hotel lays off nearly half its staff »
Boston Globe
More money for owner and employee pay? Experts weigh in on new PPP law »
Boston Business Journal
'I Have A Guy In China': Inside The Pandemic Market For Medical Masks »
WBUR
Millennium Partners cuts residential units from Winthrop Center »
Boston Business Journal
As Reopening Continues, a Not-Quite-Normal Mall Experience Awaits »
Boston Magazine
Fog Clearing and Some Sun in Cape’s Summer Biz Outlook »
State House News Service
State Putting Up $$$ to Help With Dining, Retail Logistics »
State House News Service
Mass. restaurant attracts many outdoor diners after rolling out ‘touchless’ menu »
WHDH
Four hotels announce layoffs; a sector struggles to survive »
Boston Business Journal
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Google, YouTube block Mass. marijuana PSAs »
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
King memorial nearly ready for Boston Common as backer begins second effort to honor civil rights leader »
Boston Globe
Why We March: For Morphic CEO, ‘it requires all of us’ »
Boston Business Journal
'I want my life to matter' -- Haverhill voices heard at forum on racism »
The Eagle Tribune
Crimes
Petition Calls For Hate Crime Charge Against Bus Driver »
Brookline Patch
Education
Newburyport schools to set up reopening task force »
Newburyport News
Massachusetts schools face uphill battle on reopening guidelines, funding for the fall »
Boston Herald
Students likely to attend school only part time this fall, local officials warn »
Boston Globe
Classes on weekends, no spring break: Colleges scramble academic schedules for upcoming year »
Boston Globe
‘I feel terrible about how all this has played out for you’: Gov. Charlie Baker tells Massachusetts high school graduates in state-wide virtual commencement »
The Republican
Dorothy Zinberg, a founding member of the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, dies at 92 »
Boston Globe
22 Spencer-East Brookfield teachers to get pink slips »
Worcester Telegram
Berklee College bans Boston cops from restrooms »
Boston Herald
Actress Jenny Slate asks Massachusetts high school graduates to vote and to ‘use your voices to make this world a sweeter, more just and safer place’ in virtual ceremony »
The Republican
Opinion: Police aren’t needed in schools »
Commonwealth Magazine
Plans for new consolidated school in Mason Square section of Springfield moving forward »
The Republican
UMass Dartmouth chancellor to exit after three years »
Boston Business Journal
Environment
Bump in wildlife sightings as Salem quarantines »
Wicked Local Salem
DCR Re-opens Parking at Constitution Beach Last Thursday after a Flurry of Complaints from Neighbors »
East Boston Times-Free Press
Health Care
Despite pandemic, health care jobs may be lost »
Commonwealth Magazine
Testing accelerated for coronavirus vaccine developed by Beth Israel, Johnson & Johnson »
Boston Globe
Moderna’s expedited Covid-19 vaccine trial to test 30,000 »
Boston Business Journal
Mass. health-spending target won’t change in 2021 »
Boston Globe
Furloughed nurses concerned Mass. hospital money problems will impact care »
Health Leaders
Mass. physician practices face potential closures, consolidations »
Boston Business Journal
Close, Sell, Consolidate? Tough Prognosis For Some Massachusetts Health Care Providers »
WBUR
Human Services
DiDomenico Leads the Fight to End Deep Poverty »
Everett Independent
Governor Baker tours Greater Boston Food Bank »
News 22 WWLP.com
Insurance
Connector Asks Feds to Mitigate Health Insurance Risks »
State House News Service
Judiciary
Appeals Court Judge Plans Return to Superior Court »
State House News Service
Gov. Baker nominates Judge Edward McDonough of Longmeadow for return to Superior Court »
The Republican
Labor
Editorial: Public-sector cuts next cloud on jobs horizon »
Boston Herald
Job Losses Sting Usually Stable Health Care Sector »
State House News Service
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits »
Boston Herald
Unemployment fraud is on the rise in Massachusetts »
WCVB
Legislative
Taunton Rep. Doherty sworn in, ready to focus on school budgets »
Taunton Gazette
Rep. Day visits Life Care Center of Stoneham »
Wicked Local Stoneham
Black and Latino Caucus meet with legislative leaders to discuss changes to policing in MA »
News 22 WWLP.com
New Taunton Rep Worried About School Budget Cuts »
State House News Service
Senate President Spilka Forms Senate Advisory Group on Racial Justice »
Framingham Source
Moran Appointed to 3 Senate Committees »
Cape Cod Online
Local Government
Our View: Town meetings innovate under stress »
The Eagle Tribune
Melrose departments prepare to re-open, residents patience with coronavirus protocals appreciated »
Wicked Local Melrose
O.B. town hall set at $13.4 million »
Martha's Vineyard Times
Springfield won’t open city pools amid coronavirus pandemic »
The Republican
Beach rules change for Phase 2 »
Gloucester Times
Boston city councilors call for policing, school reforms »
Boston Herald
Vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus will be removed pending a review, Mayor Walsh says »
Boston Globe
Walsh: Boston Playgrounds, Splash Pads Can Reopen June 15 »
CBS Boston
Mayor Walsh says he's open to talks on renaming Faneuil Hall »
Boston Business Journal
Brookline Election: Hamilton, VanScoyoc Win Seats On Select Board »
Brookline Patch
Brookline To Raise Banner To Support Black Lives Matter: Greene »
Brookline Patch
Motion over redirecting $4.1M in police funding causes council to explode in anger, accusations »
Cambridge Day
Beheading of Columbus statue prompts discussion »
Commonwealth Magazine
Someone Beheaded the Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston…Again »
Boston Magazine
BOSTON USED FACE RECOGNITION BEFORE. DESPITE POTENTIAL BAN, IT LIKELY WILL AGAIN. »
Dig Boston
Politics
Could crises end Marty Walsh’s reign of mayor? »
Boston Herald
Mary Foley Bulger, wife of former state Senate president, dies at 84 »
Boston Globe
Will protesters march into voting booths this year? »
Boston Globe
Councilor Gomez to Again Contest Hampden Senate Primary »
Western Mass Politics and Insight
In race for open Kennedy seat, candidates try anything to break through »
Boston Globe
SEIU backs Mermell in 4th District race »
WPRI.com
Democrat Auchincloss, seeking Kennedy seat, was a registered Republican in 2014 »
Boston Globe
Walsh goes from shoo-in to hot seat »
Commonwealth Magazine
Progressive Caucus co-chair endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary »
The Hill
Greenfield mayor, other officials endorse Markey for Senate »
The Recorder
Our View: Another sleepy election »
The Andover Townsman
CANDIDATE FOR PLYMOUTH SELECT BOARD: John T. Mahoney Jr. »
Wicked Local Plymouth
Public Health
UMass forecast update: COVID-19 deaths nationwide will reach 130,000 by July 4 »
The Republican
Mass. reports 267 new coronavirus cases, 46 new deaths as key metrics continue to fall »
Boston Globe
Opioid Overdose Deaths Down 5.7 Percent in First Quarter »
State House News Service
Focus shifts to racial disparities in the health of mothers as lawmakers respond to coronavirus pandemic, calls for racial justice »
The Republican
UMass team forecasts 130,000 COVID-19 deaths in US by July 4 »
Gazette Net
Protests, reopenings cause fears of coronavirus spikes in Massachusetts cities with highest infection rates »
Boston Herald
Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts declined in first three months of 2020, state health officials say »
MassLive
Massachusetts DPH reports steady decline in Covid-19 testing »
News 22 WWLP.com
Late night deals, international holdups, and curious characters: Inside the state’s quest for PPE »
Boston Globe
Group pushes Baker on opioid deaths »
The Metro West Daily News
Public Safety
National Guard moving out of Boston as protests continue »
Boston Herald
Big 3 on board for policing, racism legislation »
Commonwealth Magazine
Massachusetts Police Reform Bill Would Require Officers Be Certified, Ban Chokeholds »
CBS Boston
Protesters call for city to reallocate police funding, remove officers from schools »
Boston Globe
Surveillance technology used by police gets fresh scrutiny after nationwide protests, looting »
Boston Globe
‘More of a free spirit’ than anarchist, pastor says of Worcester teen arrested for allegedly possessing Molotov cocktails at protest »
Boston Globe
DeLeo, Spilka Attach Immediacy to Policing, Justice Bill »
State House News Service
‘Cutting the budget doesn’t deal with racism’: Mayor Walsh says slashing police funding isn’t enough to bring change »
Boston Globe
Boston police officers’ personal info leaked online »
Boston.com
Marty Walsh not looking to lay off Boston police as he mulls reallocating funds »
Boston Herald
Boston police support the effort to ban facial recognition technology — for now »
Boston.com
Fireworks complaints in Boston skyrocket by 2,300% during coronavirus pandemic »
Boston Herald
A massive group of athletes, including Tom Brady and several Patriots, are voicing support for Ayanna Pressley’s qualified immunity bill »
Boston.com
A longtime effort to license Mass. police officers is gaining support — and lawmakers could take action soon »
Boston.com
Baker readies bill to create statewide certification process for police »
Boston Globe
'We're Tired Of Being Scared': Bostonians Who Have Had Close Encounters With Police Say It's Time For A Change »
WBUR
Time for standardized police training in Massachusetts? »
Commonwealth Magazine
State Government
HHS Secretary Was Warned Of 'Crisis' At Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Earlier Than Administration Has Said, Documents Suggest »
WBUR
Brockton legislators split over legalizing online Lottery sales »
The Enterprise
Healey Advises Stimulus Debit Cards are Legitimate »
Cape Cod Online
Gov. Charlie Baker stands by timeline for when he learned about coronavirus deaths at Holyoke Soldiers Home as reports question when administration knew »
The Republican
Baker Warns That Reopening Plans Could Change if Infections Rise Again »
NECN
Taxation
As Massachusetts analysts take stock of economic toll of coronavirus, report makes case for Baker’s sales tax modernization proposal »
The Republican
Transportation
East-West rail facing big hurdles »
Commonwealth Magazine
MassDOT Jacks Up East-West Rail Ridership Estimates »
State House News Service
East-West Rail Use Estimates Were Way Off, MassDOT Says »
New England Public Radio
Senate, House Now In Agreement on $300 Mil Road Program »
State House News Service
$5 million grant program aims to create new shared spaces in Massachusetts »
WCVB
MassDOT Offering Municipal Grants to Outdoor Dining, Mobility »
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