Must-Reads
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Should Mass. go big or small with upcoming offshore wind procurement?
Commonwealth Beacon
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House joining Senate in prescription drug Push
News 22 WWLP.com
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Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell accused of assaulting husband with a crowbar, faces assault and battery charges
Boston Herald
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A Massachusetts prison guard was reportedly ‘knocked unconscious’: ‘Enough is enough’
Boston Herald
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Will Mass. DNC delegates coalesce behind Kamala Harris? Meeting Monday night may clarify.
Boston Globe
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Bids were due a week ago. There’s still no word on buyers for Steward hospitals.
Boston Globe
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Firearm law overhaul criticized by gun groups
Salem News
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Judge places 3 nursing homes, including South Hadley facility, in receivership
MassLive
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Poll: Housing, Transportation Costs Pushing People Out Of Mass.
State House News Service
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What happened at the Cannabis Control Commission?
Boston.com
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Crime rates plunge to pre-pandemic lows
Pluribus
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LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance
The Hill
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The Kamala Gamble
The Liberal Patriot
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RFK Jr. floated a job in a Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump
Washington Post
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How the Bet on an 81-Year-Old Joe Biden Turned Into an Epic Miscalculation
The Wall Street Journal
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Abortion access advocates are counting on Kamala Harris to energize voters on reproductive rights
Boston Globe
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Kamala Harris Clinches the Crucial Brat Vote, Thanks to Charli XCX
Vanity Fair
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Kamala Harris and the Political Power of Joy
New York Times
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Harris gives Democrats hope of galvanizing young voters
The Hill
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A brief guide to Kamala Harris' alumni on K Street
Politico
Today on Beacon Hill
Department of Labor Standards Public Hearing
Briefing: How Artificial Intelligence is Influencing Legal Services: Are Lawyers Becoming Obsolete? hosted by the Pioneer Public Interest Law Center
Quote of the Day
“I am really concerned about what we were not told during these months,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett in an interview. “I remain concerned about that—that for whatever reasons, this overprotective, stage-managed kind of operation not only appears to have denied the American people broadly of an understanding of the president’s current situation, but also other elected officials.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Editorial: Take a deep breath, Democrats. Then pick a new presidential candidate.
Boston Globe
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With enough delegates to become party’s nominee, Harris hits campaign trail
Boston Globe
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Harris visits battleground Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president
Boston Globe
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As always, the world revolves around the Red Sox… even when it comes to presidential politics
Boston Globe
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Who might Kamala Harris pick for VP? Here’s a shortlist of candidates.
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Biden enablers betrayed voters
Boston Herald
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Robbins: GOP rivals rewrite what they feel about Trump
Boston Herald
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Opinion: ‘Unity’? ‘Healing’? Trump and GOP are unfit for normalization.
Boston Globe
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VP wastes no time, swings at Trump through new ‘Harris for President’ campaign
Boston Herald
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Battenfeld: Among Kamala’s baggage, Joe Biden
Boston Herald
Business
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John Hancock puts block of Back Bay office space on market
Boston Business Journal
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State Poised To Redefine Life Sciences Commitment
State House News Service
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House moves to limit middlemen’s cut from drug sales, pass savings to consumers
Boston Herald
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State poised to redefine life sciences commitment
News 22 WWLP.com
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John Hancock puts block of Back Bay office space on market
Boston Business Journal
Crimes
Education
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Free community college for… all?
Boston.com
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Framingham Schools gets large share of Mass. Life Sciences Development and STEM grant
The Metro West Daily News
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Opinion: JD Vance is going after higher ed despite benefiting from it
Boston Globe
Environment
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Climate Bill Includes Rep. Gordon’s Amendment to Enable Massport to Consider Environment
The Bedford Citizen
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Editorial: Leominster’s flood control efforts get more liquid assets
Lowell Sun
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EPA announces $4.3 billion in funding for 25 climate projects
Boston Globe
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Summer camps in New England are adapting as they feel the effects of rising temperatures
Boston Globe
Health Care
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House Joining Senate In Prescription Drug Push
State House News Service
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Senate Tees Up Long-Term Care Bill For Thursday Vote
State House News Service
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State Imposes Receiver On Three Long-Term Care Centers
State House News Service
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Some asthma, diabetes and heart medications would be free under proposal from Mass. lawmakers
WGBH
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Massachusetts Attorney General goes after nursing homes not paying workers following I-Team reports
CBS News
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State imposes receiver on three long-term care centers
Boston Globe
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3 long-term care facilities placed in receivership
Commonwealth Beacon
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State imposes receiver on Northbridge rehab hospital
Worcester Telegram
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Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Hadley under state receivership for two months
Gazette Net
Housing
Judiciary
Legislative
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Accords Reached On Wage Transparency, $1.26 Billion IT Bond Bills
Franklin Observer
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REP. HAMILTON: House Passes Massive Borrowing Measure
The Valley Patriot
Local Government
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Chesterfield officially a Right to Farm Community
Gazette Net
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is pregnant with third child
Boston Herald
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Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell bit her husband’s arm during fight, report says
MassLive
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Lynnfield spells out zoning options
Lynn Daily News Item
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Taunton mayor accused of biting, assaulting husband
WPRI.com
Politics
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Mass. Republicans react to Biden’s decision
Boston.com
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President Biden to drop out of presidential race – updated with statements from Governor Healey, Congressman Neal
the Berkshire edge
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Day after Biden withdrew from the race, Healey and Driscoll endorse VP Kamala Harris for president
Boston Globe
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Mass. Gov. Healey, a Biden loyalist, endorses Kamala Harris for president
MassLive
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Mass. Dem Delegates To Huddle Over Prez Race
State House News Service
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The Harris blitz begins
Politico
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Western Mass. Biden backers confront new November reality
WAMC
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Local Democrats: Different candidate, same stakes in presidential election
Gazette Net
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Massachusetts Democrats coalesce around Kamala Harris for president
Axios
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Wu, a Democratic delegate, says she'll back Harris for president even if others jump into the race
WBUR
Public Health
Public Safety
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Gun reform bill would allow teens to buy mace, pepper spray
Western Mass News
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Senate Approves IDs For Those Leaving Jail
State House News Service
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Toll free: Troopers help rescue grazing horse at side of Mass. Pike in Charlton
Worcester Telegram
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Big Brother is watching you: Boston Police surveillance detailed in new report
Boston Herald
State Finance
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Health Care Aid Features In Senate's $432 Mil Spending Bill
State House News Service
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Lawmakers sign off on $58B late budget
The Eagle Tribune
Transportation
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Construction of new hangar at Beverly Airport approved by Planning Board
Salem News
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Why didn’t Great Barrington repair a long-failing bridge? Because of all the other failing bridges (partly)
Berkshire Eagle
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West-East rail funding in state plan will go toward track development between Springfield, Worcester
Gazette Net
Utilities
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New England states win $450 million to launch heat pump adoption program
WBUR
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Valley Green Energy, a new electricity service, is coming to Northampton, Amherst, Pelham this fall
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Melissa Lavinson gets some help as she helps shepherd the state’s clean energy transition
Boston Globe