Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Vineyard judge faces calls for removal
Martha's Vineyard Times
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‘I have to be the face of this broken system’: As hospitals grow ever more corporate, doctors are fed up — and pushing back
Boston Globe
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Soccer Stadium Bill Clears First Committee
State House News Service
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Mass. Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum
Boston Business Journal
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UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning'
WGBH
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Bill would ban cell phone location sharing
The Eagle Tribune
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More rain, more heat and rising seas: How climate change is affecting New England
WBUR
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$187,000 pot leadership post opens up to nationwide search
Boston Herald
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The T is paying consultants up to $610 per hour — to figure out how to save money
Boston Globe
National
“It Was Horrific”: A Situation Room Officer’s Harrowing Account of an American Insurrection
Vanity Fair
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‘Police raids are nothing new’: Student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself
The Guardian
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Trump Seems Worried About Losing Anti-Vaxxer Vote To RFK Jr.
HUFFPOST
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As campus protests put Israel-Hamas conflict on center stage, Democrats urge Biden to listen to young voters
Boston Globe
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The DNC Is Preparing for the Worst in Chicago — Without the Help of the City’s Mayor
Politico
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House Democrats’ Surprise Campaign Play: Embracing Border Security
The Wall Street Journal
Today on Beacon Hill
8:00am
2024 AIM Annual Meeting with Congresswoman Katherine Clark
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
8:00am
AIM's 2024 Annual Meeting Featuring Congresswoman Katherine Clark
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
Quote of the Day
“I feel like I have the entire weight of not just MGB but the entire weight of the American health system pushing against my back,” said ER physician Owen Harris, 38, “and I have to be the face of this broken system telling the patient why they can’t get what they need.”
Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire
Boston Globe
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House GOP drafting Biden impeachment articles over Israel aid cutoff threat
Fox News
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Editorial: Big spender Biden cuts funding for crime victims
Boston Herald
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Franks: Would conviction sink Trump? Ask Bill Clinton
Boston Herald
Business
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Bill allowing new Revs stadium rolls forward on Beacon Hill
MassLive
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Boston Chamber chief urges City Council to rein in Mayor Wu’s spending amid economic uncertainty
Boston Herald
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Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett
Boston Globe
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Editorial: White Stadium plan deserves support
Boston Globe
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Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.
Boston Globe
Education
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UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning'
WHSU
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Police in riot gear cleared out pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT overnight. Here’s how it unfolded.
Boston Globe
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2024 Commencement Speaker Colson Whitehead withdraws from ceremony following 130+ arrests
The Daily Collegian
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MCPHS expands Worcester footprint with $12M buy of three properties
Worcester Business Journal
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UMass graduation speaker Colson Whitehead pulls out over quashed campus protest
Gazette Net
Environment
Gaming
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Gaming Regulators Want Bright Lines On Online Lottery
State House News Service
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Gaming Commission uncertain of plan to change control of casino liquor sales
Boston Herald
Health Care
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Steward Paycheck Delays Attributed To "Glitch"
State House News Service
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Steward landlord denies its rents are excessive
Commonwealth Beacon
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Research Illuminates Maternal Health Cost Disparities
State House News Service
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Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell blasts Steward in bankruptcy court
Boston Herald
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Steward Health Care payroll delayed due to processing error, president says
WHDH
Housing
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State uses praise, not punishment, in new MBTA zoning pitch
The Eagle Tribune
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Massachusetts real estate transfer fees could lead to losses in Boston, other cities, towns: report
Boston Herald
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My Turn: Stop taking all equity in home seizures now
The Recorder
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Tewksbury Town Meeting soundly rejects MBTA Communities article
Lowell Sun
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Lori Trahan delivers nearly $8M in HUD funding to 3rd District
Lowell Sun
Labor
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Editorial: One way to expand the state's workforce? Pass Clean Slate legislation
Boston Business Journal
Local Government
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West Stockbridge passes budget, all articles but dog park proposal ‘ruffed up’ a bit
the Berkshire edge
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Framingham mayor restores solar panel project to improvement plan, says more work needed
The Metro West Daily News
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Auburn water supply foreman faces possible ethics violation for accepting paid ski trips
Worcester Telegram
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Town gets state funds to expand services for seniors
The Eagle Tribune
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South Hadley Town Meeting OK’s budget that lays off 24 school staff; nuisance bylaw tabled
Gazette Net
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
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Victim Assistance Efforts Face Funding Squeeze
State House News Service
State Government
Transportation
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Why There Are Still Tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike
WBSM
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MBTA Plans To Drain Savings To Boost Spending
State House News Service
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Essex County communities receive Chapter 90 funding
Newburyport News
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Transportation is moving economic development in Lynn
Lynn Daily News Item
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After five years of prep, New York to charge drivers $15 to enter Lower Manhattan. There’s no such plan for Boston.
Boston Globe
Utilities
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My Turn: No good answers with utilities in control
The Recorder
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Jarrett: EPA is mandating electricity shortfalls
Boston Herald