Must-Reads
Today on Beacon Hill
Mass. State Lottery Commission Public Hearing
Senate Full Formal Session
House Full Formal Session
Quote of the Day
“Income and wealth inequality have now reached levels not seen since the 1920s, right before the Great Depression. And we have to face the fact that our state, Massachusetts, is one of the most unequal in the nation.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Healey Calls for Increased Cyber Security Measures
Cape Cod Online
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Gobi, Whipps announce grant for Polus Center
Athol Daily News
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Editorial: Business leaders don’t need voting prompts from AG
Boston Herald
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Mass. retailer stocks, sales rebound as US reopens
Boston Globe
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Pop-Up Retail Boosting Downtowns, Aspiring Entrepreneurs
State House News Service
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BioMed pitches first phase of Somerville lab campus in Assembly Square
Boston Business Journal
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SBA to make 2021 PPP loans public. Here's what you need to know.
Boston Business Journal
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Alex and Ani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Boston Globe
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Delivery fee cap, work incentives among pandemic extension amendments
News 22 WWLP.com
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Deep beneath New York’s Grand Central, a Canton company repairs a generator
Boston Business Journal
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Healey Urges Businesses to Join Voting Rights Fight
State House News Service
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Mass. AG calls on Mass. businesses to defend voting rights
Boston Business Journal
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White House drops Trump orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat
Boston Globe
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Area Breweries Have Steady Re-Opening After COVID
Everett Independent
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Grist for the Mill: Lost in the world
The Millbury Sutton Chronicle
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At One Neighborhood Rock Club, Returning Crowds Bring Anxiety And Hope
WBUR
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Dive bars Beacon Hill Pub, The Tam survive pandemic
Boston Herald
Civil Rights/Gender/Reproductive Rights
Education
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
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Health Connector Aims to Tighten Up Customer Service
State House News Service
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Cancer drug startup Valo is latest to ink billion-dollar SPAC deal
Boston Globe
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What’s next for the new Alzheimer’s drug? Lots of thorny issues ahead
Boston Globe
Housing
Human Services
Labor
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Gov. Baker Announces 1st Recipients of Funding Under Post-Pandemic Jobs Program
NBC Boston
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A working mother’s manifesto: Pandemic provides a once-in-a-generation chance to course correct how we work
Boston Globe
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State, Employers Prepare For First Juneteenth State Holiday
State House News Service
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US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight drop
Boston Globe
Local Government
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Great Barrington advisory urges 'good discretion' among soaring vaccination rates
Berkshire Eagle
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Janey signs off on changes to city charter
The Bay State Banner
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Boston City Council gives itself ability to strip Kim Janey’s power
Boston Herald
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Municipal Coffers Beginning to Fill Up With ARPA Aid
State House News Service
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North Adams' Pandemic State of Emergency Expires June 15
iBerkshires
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Hampden Board of Selectmen hears dog complaint, continues talks on shared health services
The Reminder
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Williamsburg selectmen debate building reopening, meetings
The Reminder
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After Continued Fight, Federal Money Finally Comes to Everett
Everett Independent
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Springfield approves Juneteenth state holiday as paid holiday for city employees
MassLive
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The $238 million pandemic question facing Plymouth and Norfolk counties
Patriot Ledger
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With Tyngsboro election around the corner, voting hours controversy resolved
Lowell Sun
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Guest columnists Nina Levison and Ethan Tupelo: Main Street’s redesign needs to be more progressive, forward-thinking
Gazette Net
Politics
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Feeney Launches Bid For Framingham District 3 Council Seat
Framingham Patch
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EDITORIAL: Infighting imperils state GOP
The Salem News
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Shrinking Mass. Republican Party struggles for direction
Berkshire Eagle
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Val Demings launches bid to oust Marco Rubio from Senate
Boston Globe
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Fissures in MassGOP come into view as party members clash over anti-gay remarks outside committee meeting
Boston Herald
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Peabody Mayor Bettencourt Launches Re-Election Bid
Peabody Patch
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Republican who made anti-gay remarks says she won’t be ‘bullied’ into resigning
Boston Globe
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Checking In On The State's GOP
WBUR
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Healey mum on gov run during Chamber address
Boston Herald
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Mayoral races taking shape in Northampton, Holyoke
Gazette Net
Public Health
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State vaccination grants target harder-to-reach groups
Daily Times Chronicle
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Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Are Being Sold Online. Using One Is A Crime
WBUR
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Municipal Health Proponents Seek $250 Million Investment
State House News Service
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116 confirmed cases, 5 deaths, and 30,550 vaccinations: See yesterday’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.
Boston Globe
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Boston health experts team with Google on tech to target 'vaccine deserts'
Boston Business Journal
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The Highly Contagious Delta Variant Is On The Rise In The U.S.
WBUR
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Baystate Health to close Whitney Avenue Vaccine Center in Holyoke
MassLive
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Coronavirus caseload slips to another new low
Lowell Sun
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US to buy 500 million Pfizer vaccines to share globally
Boston Globe
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Vaccination Rates Have Slowed Dramatically in Mass.
NBC Boston
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Dartmouth Vaccination Site Slated to Close July 13
WBSM
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New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
WBUR
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25 Investigates: Vaccination rates in low-income communities still lag behind the pack
Fox 25 News
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Public Health Council Rescinds State Emergency Mask Order
WGBH
Public Safety
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Lawmakers Still Chasing Reforms After Tragic 2014 Fire
State House News Service
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Newly released report offers conflicting information about fatal 2016 shooting by Pawtucket police
Boston Globe
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Boston Police officer arrested, accused of slamming person into a driveway
Boston Herald
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First Responders, Governor Baker Pay Their Respects At Wake For Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia
CBS Boston
State Government
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Senate to debate extension of pandemic provisions beyond June
Boston Herald
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Municipal officials oppose legislative redistricting proposal
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts House to consider making mail-in voting permanent
Boston Globe
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House advancing redistricting process bill opposed by Galvin
News 22 WWLP.com
Taxation
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It’s official: The millionaires tax question will go before voters in 2022
Boston Business Journal
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Massachusetts millionaires’ tax headed to 2022 ballot
Boston Herald
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State lawmakers advance income surtax to 2022 ballot
Berkshire Eagle
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Opinion: A taxing burden — but on some of us more than others
Boston Globe
Transportation
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Mass. Registry Announces Appointments for In-Person Transactions Are Continuing
East Boston Times-Free Press