Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay after duty status hearing
Boston Globe
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Advocates press for more emphasis on environmental justice populations
Commonwealth Beacon
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Senate Bringing Forward $2.8 Billion Eco Dev Bill Thursday
State House News Service
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Elizabeth Warren to blame for Cape bridge funding problems, Republican rival says
Boston Herald
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Is housing the solution to downtown’s empty office problem? Not so fast.
Boston Globe
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Police oversight agency rebukes Boston Police over officer demotion
WGBH
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House Dems Propose Data "Shield" Around Reproductive Care
State House News Service
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In the face of climate change, mitigation is no longer enough
Commonwealth Beacon
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Revolution stadium proposal receives boost, included in Mass. Senate’s economic development bill
Boston.com
National
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, new poll finds
Boston Globe
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After Killing Roe v. Wade, Trump Pretends to Be a Moderate on Abortion
Vanity Fair
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Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can’t Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.
ProPublica
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Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months
New York Times
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The Kamala Calculus
Puck
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Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling shows risk of Jack Smith’s approach
Washington Post
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Apartments Could Be the Next Real Estate Business to Struggle
New York Times
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Biden is seeing a different world than other Democrats
Washington Post
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The Supreme Court's crisis of incompetence
Vox
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JD Vance is a rightwing troll disguised as a populist. He could be our next vice-president
The Guardian
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Jon Stewart unleashes profanity-laced tirade against 'get on board' with Biden campaign
Raw Story
Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
"Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio
89.7 FM or gbhnews.org
11:00am
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy: Informational Hearing
A-2
Quote of the Day
“J.D. has a beard. But Trump is a clean-shaven guy. He just doesn’t like facial hair,” a Trump confidant, who wants Vance on the ticket, told The Bulwark. “You just never know.”
J.D. Vance is the best bet on the predictive markets to be Donald Trump’s running mate. But an only-in-MAGAville issue might stand in the Ohio Republican’s way: facial hair.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Biden says he is ‘firmly committed’ to staying in the race
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: Democrats’ only play is for Joe Biden to resign citing medical reasons
Boston Herald
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Robbins: High Court gives Trump free ‘reign’ in White House
Boston Herald
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Opinion: What is Project 2025 and why is Trump distancing himself from it?
Boston Globe
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Biden tells Dems: ‘Challenge me at the convention’
Boston Herald
Business
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Eli Lilly buys Waltham biotech for $3.2B
Boston Business Journal
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Flynn wants commission to study downtown office vacancies
Boston Globe
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DoorDash cracks down on driver account sharing, traffic law violations
Axios
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Island Creek Oysters launches its cannery of tinned seafood
Boston Globe
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Mass. lawmakers to vote to borrow billions for life sciences, advance Everett stadium plan
Boston Globe
Education
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‘A rat fleeing a sinking ship’: Students, staff, alumni react to Hampshire woes
MassLive
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Four UMass protesters arrested in May sent to diversion program as judge begins hearing 130 cases
Boston Globe
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Four protesters arrested in UMass encampment agree to diversion program
Gazette Net
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Pakistani scholars in UMass program revel in multi-layered learning
Gazette Net
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Donalds: Teachers are unhappy – we can turn that around
Boston Herald
Environment
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New water quality technology makes its debut in Buzzards Bay
WGBH
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Defendants in Lee PCB lawsuit ask to have case dismissed as town seeks default judgment against General Electric
Berkshire Eagle
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Shark at Nantucket beach spotted devouring seal close to shore: ‘Beachgoers should never swim near seals’
Boston Herald
Gaming
Health Care
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CDH, Highland Valley Elder Services launch Hospital to Home program
Gazette Net
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BMC’s Alastair Bell takes a broad view of system’s role in Boston’s health scene
Boston Globe
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A healing approach: Cutchins Programs CEO Tina Champagne earns top honor in occupational therapy field for mental health focus
Gazette Net
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Amid financial woes, Tufts Medicine seeks to define its future
Boston Globe
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Long term care bill considered in Massachusetts Senate
News 22 WWLP.com
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State Senate chair upbeat on long-term care bill
Worcester Telegram
Housing
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What Massachusetts' top leaders are doing to bring down housing prices
WBUR
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Boston-area home prices creep up again
Axios
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Chelsea overflow shelter is 'La Casita' to migrant families in need
WGBH
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Mass. ban on 'de facto' shelter at Logan Airport begins Tuesday night
WBUR
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Migrant families to no longer stay at Logan Airport overnight
WHDH
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Local Government
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Girl Scouts honor Star Spangled Banner
Nemasket
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Quincy residents protest mayor’s massive pay raise
WHDH
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'Unsung heroine': Wendy Wiiks honored for behind-scenes work after Leominster flooding
Worcester Telegram
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Townsend voters reject overrides, again
Nashoba Valley Voice
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
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Governor Maura Healey signed a proclamation for ‘Hurricane Preparedness Week’
Western Mass News
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To fix State Police, Healey must look outside department
Gloucester Times
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Amherst firefighters raise alarm over 2-person response to night blaze
Gazette Net
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Big cities have seen drop in homicides. Not Springfield.
Boston Globe
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Lead investigator in Karen Read case Michael Proctor suspended without pay after internal hearing
Boston Herald
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Police deputy was appointed to state accountability panel. He was then demoted.
Boston Globe
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Fitchburg judge: State police broke law, gave testimony that was 'not credible' under oath
Worcester Telegram
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Lead investigator who sent vulgar texts about Karen Read is suspended without pay
The Sun Chronicle
State Government
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After R.I. Visit, Healey Prepares For Utah Trip
State House News Service
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Rep Celebrates "Unbelievable" State House Cafe Reopening
State House News Service
Transportation
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Audit Questions T's Station Inspection Track Record
State House News Service
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Immigrant Driver's License Law Credited With Surge in New Applications
State House News Service
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Audit faults MBTA for CharlieCard misuse by transit ambassadors
Commonwealth Beacon
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Boston explores congestion pricing in wake of New York’s failed plan
Boston Herald
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Boston City Council discusses congestion pricing, hears expert testimony in hearing
Boston Globe