Must-Reads
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MBTA contactless payment will become reality in August, costing nearly $1 billion
Boston Herald
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Public defenders demand 'comprehensive reforms' at state police after Fitchburg ruling
Worcester Telegram
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Wu supports Boston Police following controversial officer demotion, contradicting BPD narrative
WGBH
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Barnstable at the center of offshore wind debate
Commonwealth Beacon
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Even when it opens, South Coast Rail may never be completely 'finished.' Here's why.
The Herald News
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"It's All Strategy" In Late-Session Lobbying Season
State House News Service
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The Mass. Senate passed aggressive environmental policy to curb plastic use. Will the House act in time?
Boston Globe
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Lawmakers urged to close 'loopholes' in child predator laws
The Eagle Tribune
Why progressives are backing Biden
Washington Post
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Joe Biden Is Putting His Legacy on the Line: “Everything Will Be Seen as His Fault”
Vanity Fair
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Democrats lose ground in 6 states with election forecaster’s postdebate shift
The Hill
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Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn’t hide her ambitions in timely book launch
AP News
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Is This Really How It All Ends?
The Lever
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In blow to Biden, Democratic Sen. Bennet says Trump could win ‘by a landslide’
Washington Post
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The Gospel of Matthew Trewhella: How a Militant Anti-Abortion Activist Is Influencing Republican Politics
ProPublica
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She’s Keeping Biden on Track as Democrats Try to Derail Him
New York Times
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Biden support slips in deep blue New York: ‘We’re a battleground state now’
Politico
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Ex-Obama aides are among Biden’s loudest postdebate Democratic critics
The Hill
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A ‘preposterous’ defense, prosecutor in Bob Menendez trial concludes
Washington Post
Today on Beacon Hill
"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio
House Formal Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government: Committee Hearing
Governor's Council Assembly
Public Meeting Notice at the Request of the Lead Conferees
Quote of the Day
“Meta has come a long way since the days in which Mark Zuckerberg refused to take action against Holocaust deniers posting on his platforms. The social media company said Tuesday that it will extend some of its hate speech policies to the word "Zionist," given that it can be used in an antisemitic manner. "We have determined that the existing policy guidance does not sufficiently address the ways people are using the term ‘Zionist’ online and offline," Meta said. "Going forward, we will remove content attacking ‘Zionists’ when it is not explicitly about the political movement, but instead uses antisemitic stereotypes, or threatens other types of harm through intimidation, or violence directed against Jews or Israelis under the guise of attacking Zionists." It's just the latest example of online platforms moving to address hate speech spurred by the Israel-Hamas war.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Lawmakers should give worker-owned cooperatives a boost
Commonwealth Beacon
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Letter: Urge lawmakers to get 'circus bill' rolling
Berkshire Eagle
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A tale of two Bobs: Furniture store assuages customer fears about closure
MassLive
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Massachusetts House Passes Economic Development Bond Bill
Brookline Patch
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State Senate to take key vote on proposed site for new Revs stadium
The Sun Chronicle
Cannabis
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Lawmakers Wade Into CCC "Trainwreck," Mull Possible Action
State House News Service
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CCC Readies Charter As Lawmakers Weigh 'Unique' Action
State House News Service
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Lawmakers shred embattled cannabis commission in oversight hearing
WBUR
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Weed out Cannabis Commission problems with legislation, IG tells lawmakers
Boston Herald
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Legislators wary of ‘nuclear option’ with cannabis commission
Commonwealth Beacon
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Alternatives sought as reparations funding from cannabis tax dwindles in Amherst
Gazette Net
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Mass. lawmakers mull receivership for cannabis agency
Axios
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Windsor Select Board agrees to put a cannabis business ban before the voters
Berkshire Eagle
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Weed out Cannabis Commission problems with legislation, Massachusetts IG tells lawmakers
Union Bulletin
Crimes
Education
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BCC Receives $85K Skills Capital Grant
iBerkshires
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Free-college program sparks NSCC
Lynn Daily News Item
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Interim leader Alan Garber is running Harvard without expiration date: ‘Pretty clear that there’s no search’
Boston Globe
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Maguire: Want to help teens? Encourage reading
Boston Herald
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Editorial: To keep colleges from closing, trim fat & lower tuition
Boston Herald
Environment
Federal
Health Care
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‘I don’t know the end state’: Tufts is weathering a financial turnaround. What’s next?
Boston Globe
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Long term care bill considered in Massachusetts Senate
MSN
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Three ways to stave off hospital closures, like North Adams Regional Hospital's in 2014, according to Medicare for All advocate
Berkshire Eagle
Housing
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The Wright Building redevelopment is on track to welcome tenants next year thanks to $4 million from the state
Berkshire Eagle
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Editorial: Lowell benefits from incremental housing production funding
Lowell Sun
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‘Everything is urgent’: Local rental agents talk jobs, housing market ahead of Sept. 1 lease turnovers
Boston Globe
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OPINION: New Bedford is not Newport! Gentrification will increase cost of intervention for homeless
New Bedford Guide
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Local Government
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Howie Carr: Big bucks pensions Boston’s (costly) legacy
Boston Herald
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Newbury official asks Markey to suspend Pink House auction
Newburyport News
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Belchertown unveils more user-friendly website
Gazette Net
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Cool relief out of commission: No joy at Amherst spray park
Gazette Net
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Wu declares heat advisory in Boston through Friday
WBUR
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United Way Honors Sen. Edwards as Legislative Champion Advancing thriving, Equitable Communities
East Boston Times-Free Press
Politics
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Where the Mass. delegation and other state politicians stand on Biden's candidacy
WGBH
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Campaigns behind five ballot initiatives in Massachusetts filed a second round of signatures for a spot on the November ballot
Ballotpedia
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Joe Biden has some Bay State headaches. Why they matter | John L. Micek
MassLive
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New Boston poll is pitting Josh Kraft against Mayor Michelle Wu in 2025 election
Boston Herald
Public Health
- Supporters of bill banning youth supplements, diet pills in Mass. bring awareness to the issue
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Editorial: New mothers should not be penalized for taking prescription medications
Boston Globe
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Group advocates for age limit for weight loss supplements, hope to prevent childhood eating disorders
Spectrum News
Public Safety
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Demotion of Boston Police official named to POST Commission spurs outcry
MassLive
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Why can’t the Boston Police Department explain Eddy Chrispin’s demotion?
Boston Globe
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Wu defends police commissioner’s demotion of deputy over seat on state accountability panel
Boston Globe
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Union says state police ‘punishing’ Proctor’s family with no-pay suspension
Boston Herald
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Karen Read murder trial fallout: Canton Police Officer Kevin Albert placed on paid leave
Boston Herald
Reproductive Rights
State Government
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Educator sex abuse bill: ‘I hope it makes it to the finish line this session’
The New Bedford Light
Taxation
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Mayor talks tax shift with Boston delegation ahead of hearing
Boston Business Journal
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Boston Delegation, Mayor Huddle To Talk Tax Shift
State House News Service
Transportation
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Massachusetts receives nearly $60 million in “low-no” federal grants to electrify buses
Fall River Reporter
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‘Worst public transportation’: Commuters frustrated after MBTA derailment halts Red Line service
Fox 25 News
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No need for a CharlieCard to board T buses and subway come Aug. 1, agency says
Boston Globe
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Driver’s license numbers are way up in Mass. — probably thanks to migrant drivers law
Boston.com
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MBTA offers free Red Line service for Tuesday PM commute after earlier derailment
CBS News
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Advocates Celebrate 1 Year Of Work And Family Mobility Act On Beacon Hill
WBZ News Radio
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Immigrant driver’s license law credited with surge in new applications
Boston Globe
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As Logan migrants are funneled to a former prison, changes at Terminal E
WBUR
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MassDOT reverses course, includes $243m for I-90 Allston project in capital plan
Commonwealth Beacon
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Brockton Area Transit buses to stay fare-free through end of 2024
The Enterprise
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Slow down: Boston is installing more than 2,000 speed humps on city streets
WBUR
Utilities
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DPU Clears Backlog, Resets Muni Aggregation Program
State House News Service
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Massachusetts, neighbors sign power transmission pact
MassLive