Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Rice Message At Border: "Our Shelters Are Full"
State House News Service
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Following Healey, Mass. lawmakers seek more than $1 billion in life sciences, climate-tech investments
Boston Globe
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Addiction in mind, Mass Gaming officials mull stricter advertising regulations
Commonwealth Beacon
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Senate Plan Aims To Correct State's Housing Course
State House News Service
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Boston has 4th worst traffic in US, eighth in the world, report says
Boston Herald
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Healey offers $15 million to help Boston convert downtown office buildings into housing
Boston Globe
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State House Roundup: Mass. Senate GOP caucus sees chance to hold sway
Worcester Telegram
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Cannabis oversight agency needs a ‘different direction,’ Healey says
Commonwealth Beacon
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House Mostly Aligned With Healey On Eco-Dev Biill
State House News Service
National
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Boeing’s Old Friend Inside Biden’s Justice Department
The Lever
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Republicans unveil historic investments to defend majorities in state legislatures
Washington Examiner
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Conservative US lawmakers are pushing for an end to no-fault divorce
The Guardian
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Bowman’s primary resurfaces Democratic divisions
Washington Post
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171,000 Traveled for Abortions Last Year. See Where They Went.
New York Times
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Putin Is Banking On a Trump Win for His New World Order
Vanity Fair
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John Fetterman’s War
The New Yorker
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Special counsel falters in push to limit Trump’s attacks on FBI agents
Washington Post
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Hillary Clinton: I’ve Debated Trump and Biden. Here’s What I’m Watching For.
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
8:00am
Meet the Media hosted by State House News Service
MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston
9:00am
Joint Committee on Judiciary: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
10:00am
Celebration of Life Day
Great Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
1:30pm
Legislative Briefing on PFAS
Room 437, State House, Boston
5:00pm
Busing at 50: A Conversation on Boston's Busing Legacy hosted by the Boston Globe
Bruce C. Bolling Building, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury
Quote of the Day
“Families need time to prepare for transition, and we want to ensure that they receive the full range of benefits they are entitled to and for the entirety of the 9 months they are allotted under the supplemental budget,”
In a letter sent to Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus last week, 16 lawmakers from both chambers implore the administration to reconsider its plan to begin removing families from the shelter system in late September
News by Category
Business
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First step taken in developing Transit Oriented zone in downtown Attleboro
The Sun Chronicle
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House Prepping Eco Dev Bill For Vote This Week
State House News Service
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Robbins: Journalism takes a hit, and so does America
Boston Herald
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Maximizing state ‘Lemon Law’ protections
Boston Globe
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Ginkgo job cuts to hit at least 35% of workforce; as many as 400 jobs to be cut
Boston Business Journal
Education
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Boston's decision to cancel last day of school leaves some parents frustrated and angry
WGBH
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Charting their own course: Brockton drone club builds next generation of engineers
WGBH
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Teachers' union and former BPS student make case for eliminating MCAS graduation requirement
WGBH
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Boston integration fight is a testament to grassroots power
Axios
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History lesson: Old Doherty High School in Worcester being torn down
Worcester Telegram
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Wenzel: Richer and AMSA teachers win MJWC Teacher Appreciation Contest
Community Advocate
Environment
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Easthampton seeks comment on climate action plan
Gazette Net
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A shark was reportedly stabbed by a fisherman and left on a Massachusetts beach: ‘Be aware these protected sharks are out here’
Boston Herald
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Editorial: With Leominster aid, state tries to make up for federal flood snub
Sentinel & Enterprise
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Senate considering new model for developing clean energy
CommonWealth Beacon
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Senate Dives Into Latest Energy Reform Bill
State House News Service
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Massachusetts Senate Debates Bill to Expand Adoption of Renewable Energy
U.S. News & World Report
Health Care
Housing
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Healey offers $15 million to help Boston convert downtown office buildings into housing
Boston Globe
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Group wants more action to address New Bedford housing crisis, meeting with mayor
South Coast Today
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HERO Act ‘monumental’ for veterans, but one expert says it falls short on housing
Gazette Net
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Boston’s downtown office to residential conversion program gets $15M state boost
Boston Herald
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State senate releases $5.2B housing bill, rejects real estate transfer tax
Boston Herald
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State pours $15M into Boston office to residential conversion program
MassLive
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The one big thing Mass. could have done to build affordable housing isn’t happening
MassLive
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State funds backing Boston’s office-to-housing push
WHDH
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Boston extends office-to-housing conversion program until 2025
Axios
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Senate unveils $5.1B housing bond bill
Newburyport News
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Mass. Senate unveils $5 billion housing bill, killing hopes for transfer tax
WGBH
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
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Howie Carr: FBI witnesses a bombshell in Karen Read case
Boston Herald
Labor
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Worcester allocates $1.5M for youth employment program
Worcester Business Journal
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Antoni: The job market looks good if you ignore reality
Boston Herald
Local Government
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City Manager due for evaluation by City Council Tuesday
Worcester Telegram
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Lawmakers want to rename Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after Thomas Menino
Boston.com
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Springfield celebrates Juneteenth
The Reminder
Politics
Public Health
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Opinion: Long COVID is like having a gun to my head
Boston Globe
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As obesity drugs surge, Black Americans feel left out
Boston Globe
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Briefing Planned To Better Understand Long COVID
State House News Service
Public Safety
Reproductive Rights
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Healey executive order reminds hospitals, healthcare workers that abortion is protected in Massachusetts
Boston Herald
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Idaho Case Spurs Emergency Abortion Care Order
State House News Service
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Editorial: Parents through IVF, surrogacy need equal protection
Boston Globe
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Governor Healey says she would ‘absolutely not’ enforce a national abortion ban
Boston Globe
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On Dobbs anniversary, Healey announces new abortion care protections
NBC Boston
Taxation
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Wu warns of potential 33% property tax hikes for homeowners if Beacon Hill doesn't act
WBUR
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State Senate Cuts Transfer Tax From Housing Legislation
Nantucket Current
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Outlook Dim For Healey's Other Local Option Taxes
State House News Service
Transportation
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‘We are all just people trying to make it home alive.’ Vigil held for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge.
Boston Globe
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Deaths of two bikers spur look at intersections and aspirational call for side guards on trucks
Cambridge Day
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Boston has 4th worst traffic in US, eighth in the world, report says
Boston Herald
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Moulton again is championing the idea of a ‘Rail Link’
Commonwealth Beacon