Must-Reads
Lawmakers Face Deadline To Set Sales Tax Holiday Dates
State House News Service
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A rural Mass. town paid $338,000 for a construction project. Then officials realized they’d been scammed.
Boston Globe
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Mass. launches ad campaign to combat crisis pregnancy center proliferation
Pluribus News
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Boston Mayor Wu vetoes City Council cuts to police, fire, core city services
Boston Herald
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Home services and nursing care struggle amid Mass. health workforce crisis, new survey shows
Boston Globe
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Louijeune Will Seek Voting Reform In Boston
State House News Service
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Exit rates at emergency shelters show slight improvement amid capacity challenges
NBC Boston
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‘It’s heartbreaking’: 225,000 Mass. students attend substandard segregated schools, new report finds
Boston Globe
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'I want them held.' Cape DA policy uses dangerousness hearings for fentanyl trafficking
Cape Cod Times
States take up AI regulation amid federal standstill
Boston Globe
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Another way the presidential race is unlike any other: the single criterion Trump is using to select a running mate
Boston Globe
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Forever Chemicals Are Poisoning Your Insurance
The Lever
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US elections 2024: seven key House races to watch
The Guardian
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America’s problem is massive inequality – not ‘woke’ educated elites
The Guardian
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No lawmakers have lost primaries yet. Will the streak end tonight?
Washington Post
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Trump in danger of losing liquor licenses now that he's a convicted felon
Raw Story
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Star witness Jose Uribe testifies Menendez was all in on bribery deal
Washington Post
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UAW President Shawn Fain under investigation by federal watchdog, court filing reveals
Detroit News
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Democrats launch effort to counter conservatives’ sweeping ‘Project 2025’
The Hill
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Justice Alito talked about political divide on purported secret recordings
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
Annual Heritage Day of Portugal
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries: Committee Hearing
40th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal
"Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio
Senate Informal Session
Auditor Diana DiZoglio on GBH's Boston Public Radio
Poverty in the Commonwealth
Birthday: Attorney General Andrea Campbell
Quote of the Day
“I think you’re probably right,” he replied. “On one side or the other — one side or the other is going to win. I don’t know. I mean, there can be a way of working — a way of living together peacefully, but it’s difficult, you know, because there are differences on fundamental things that really can’t be compromised. They really can’t be compromised. So it’s not like you are going to split the difference.”Windsor later told the justice people who believe in God have to keep fighting “to return our country to a place of godliness. "I agree with you,” Samuel Alito is heard saying. “I agree with you.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Xenos: Trump prosecutions a wake-up call
Boston Herald
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Americans are split on Biden’s student loan work, even those with debt, new poll finds
Boston Globe
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Hollywood vets and Biden alums launch super PAC to shore up his youth vote problem
Politico
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Battenfeld: Trump’s short list for VP uninspired, problematic
Boston Herald
Business
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At least nine GBH executives had salaries of over $300,000 last year. Reeling from layoffs, employees have questions.
Boston Globe
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Rural leaders meet in Orange to discuss economic needs
The Recorder
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Lawmakers Appeal For Statewide Eco-Dev Vision
State House News Service
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Have an old or forgotten credit card bill? You might end up carless.
WGBH
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Bigbelly launches Massachusetts manufacturing operation
Itemlive
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Lawmakers from Lowell, Springfield say cities would welcome economic jolt
Commonwealth Beacon
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Civil Rights
Education
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Mass. public school students fall through the cracks
Boston Globe
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Opinion: The new reality of racial segregation in Mass. schools
Boston Globe
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10 years later: Recalling President Obama's delivery of wisdom and credibility to Worcester Tech
Worcester Telegram
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Worcester School Committee votes down motion to slash administrative salaries
Worcester Telegram
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Ralliers Press For More Diverse Educator Workforce
State House News Service
Environment
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Report Card Grades Boston Area Beaches, For 2023
State House News Service
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Officials highlight $7M in EPA grants for brownfield cleanup
Lowell Sun
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Opinion: Here’s how to meet climate goals with the state’s existing infrastructure
Boston Globe
Health Care
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State Watching, Waiting On Steward Bankruptcy Case
State House News Service
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Nursing home chain with facility in Attleboro reaches $4 million settlement with state AG's office
The Sun Chronicle
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AG reaches $4 million settlement with nursing home operator
WBUR
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Nursing home chain with 3 Central Mass. locations reaches $4 million settlement with AG
The Gardner News
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Allegations of poor staffing at Mass. nursing homes lead to record $4 million settlement
Boston Globe
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Moderna's combo Covid, flu vaccine meets goals in late-stage study
Boston Business Journal
Housing
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Beacon Hill Roll Call: Reviewing widely supported housing package
Lowell Sun
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Amid housing crisis, let’s save older homes
Commonwealth Beacon
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Affordable housing on Cape Cod: Former Wing School in Sandwich to become 128 rentals
Cape Cod Times
Human Services
Judiciary
Local Government
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Rep. Giannino Revere Beach
State House News Service
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Mayor Michelle Wu vetoes changes to police, fire budgets made by City Council, frustrating some members
Boston Globe
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Cambridgeport, council fight being passed over as state sets its plans for BU overpass and rotary
Cambridge Day
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Political newcomer challenging incumbent for Whately Select Board seat
Gazette Net
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Amherst library dips into endowment to pay architects up to $551K to pare Jones project cost
Gazette Net
Politics
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'Age Can Be An Asset': New Lincoln-Sudbury Chair Ravi Simon Q&A
Brookline Patch
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Can Republicans grow their ranks?
Politico
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Parentage Act In House Plans For Wednesday
State House News Service
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Robbins: Leftist mobs take page from Proud Boys playbook
Boston Herald
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State GOP Points to Globe Critique of Insider Rewards on Beacon Hill
Franklin Observer
Public Safety
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Rep. Williams asks FBI, ATF for help after Springfield shooting
MassLive
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Berkshire Fire Departments Awarded Fire Safety Grants
iBerkshires
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Greenfield celebrates opening of new Fire Station after multi-million-dollar project
The Recorder
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Civil lawsuit against Northampton, officers stemming from 2017 arrest in front of City Hall set for fall trial
Gazette Net
Reproductive Rights
Taxation
Transportation
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Watchdog urges action on MBTA deficit
The Eagle Tribune
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Massachusetts drivers warned about new E-ZPass scam trying to steal information
Worcester Telegram
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Shrinking the transportation gap with micro-transit
Commonwealth Beacon