Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Healey administration pays consultants millions to help limit duration and cost of shelter stays
Boston Globe
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Healey signs gun law, says it ‘will save lives’
Lowell Sun
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Brigham and Women’s nurses inch closer to 24-hour strike
Boston Globe
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Will Mass. follow the lead of New York on climate change?
Commonwealth Beacon
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Despite chilly reception, Wu’s property tax home rule petition clears initial Beacon Hill hurdle
Boston Globe
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Fiscal ‘time bomb’ ticking in Bay State due to migrant costs, new report shows
Boston Herald
National
Inside the online army supercharging Kamala Harris’ campaign
Washington Post
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Justice Elena Kagan Calls for Enforceable Supreme Court Ethics Rules
The Wall Street Journal
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Why a GOP pollster is watching Harris’s impact in the Midwest
Washington Post
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In Win for Uber and Lyft, California Court Upholds Gig-Worker Proposition
New York Times
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Judge who ordered Trump to pay $454 million says he was ‘accosted’ by lawyer and won’t recuse himself from case
CNN
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Trump allies pour $32 million more into attacking Harris on the border and her record as prosecutor
Politico
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Will America Finally Put a Woman in the White House?
Vanity Fair
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J.D. Vance Endorsed Book That Calls Progressives “Unhumans” and Praises Jan. 6 Rioters
Mother Jones
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What 8 potential Kamala Harris VP picks bring to the table
ABC News
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JD Vance’s ‘Cat Ladies’ Riff Has Serious ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Vibes
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
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Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing
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Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
Birthday: Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven
Quote of the Day
“The prevailing sentiment is if Trump loses, [it’s] because of this pick,” the lawmaker said. “It doesn’t help.”
House Republicans are privately bashing Trump’s selection of Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, warning that the pick will not help — and could hurt — the party’s chances of winning in November.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Map shows "ice cream trail" in Massachusetts with more than 100 destinations
CBS News
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Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail makes its sweet debut
WGBH
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The Olympics in Boston? It almost happened — here's what it would have been like
NBC Boston
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Mass. House Approves Standards For Dog Kennels
State House News Service
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Big Boston law firm plans to open Worcester practice, with high-profile local lawyers
Worcester Telegram
Cannabis
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Peabody to enforce state hemp laws
Lynn Daily News Item
Civil Rights
Education
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Parents of Black student allege pattern of racial harassment at Brookline public school, file civil rights complaint
Boston Globe
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Norfolk schools will enroll migrant students staying at temporary shelter after all, officials say
Boston Globe
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State attorney general implements plan to reduce race-based bullying in the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District
MassLive
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Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools already talking budget for next year
Gazette Net
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Massachusetts' overflow shelter change could affect homeless, migrant families registering for school
WCVB
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Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools already talking budget for next year
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Environment
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Bicycles to solar panels to heat pumps: Springfield gets $20 million federal grant for a ‘broad suite’ of climate resilience
MassLive
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Northampton closes CT River Conservation Area due to trash, human waste
MassLive
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Northampton closes down conservation area, citing health and safety issues
Gazette Net
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Vineyard Wind crisis: Fishermen blast feds for saying they don’t care about whales
Boston Herald
Health Care
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Senate committee demands Steward CEO de la Torre testify
Boston Globe
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Embattled nursing home system asks judge to change receivership into monitoring
MassLive
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Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO
AP News
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State reps unanimously back Rx drug cost caps. pharmacy middlemen regulation
Worcester Telegram
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Healey doubles down on calls for Steward Health to leave Mass.
WBUR
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Steward closing hospitals in Boston, Central Mass.
Boston Globe
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Steward Health Care to close two Massachusetts hospitals
Boston Business Journal
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Steward Says It Is Closing Hospitals In Dorchester, Ayer
State House News Service
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EU regulator rejects Biogen, Eisai’s Alzheimer's drug
Boston Business Journal
Housing
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'It makes no sense': Worcester city councilor shares concerns over Gov. Healey's changes to shelter policy
Spectrum News
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Eldridge seeks changes to Devens housing working group as economic development bill heads to conference
The Harvard Press
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Cities are razing homeless camps across the US. New Bedford is considering building one.
Boston Globe
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
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Legislature approves pay-gap measure; heads to governor
Boston Globe
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Brigham and Women's nurses vote in favor of one-day strike
Boston Business Journal
Legislative
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With $58 billion compromise draft before Healey, Berkshire legislators talk delinquent 2025 Massachusetts budget
Yes Weekly
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Massachusetts Legislature Passes Wage Equity Legislation
Karen Spilka
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Massachusetts Legislature Passes the FutureTech Act
Karen Spilka
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Is Sen. Moran Unknowledgeable Or Misleading? - Letter
The Bourne News
Local Government
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Fall River is trying to save money on its $9 million annual trash bill. Here's how.
The Herald News
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Cape Cod town to go to trial after residents sue over closed-door meetings on wind farm
Boston Herald
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Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood gets public pool back after two-year wait
Boston Herald
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DeMaria “Disheartened” by Council’s Vote Against Revitalizing Everett Square
Everett Independent
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Lowell City Council appoints Corey Belanger to District 3 seat despite calls for special election
Lowell Sun
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Boys Lacrosse Team Honored At State House For State Title
Nantucket Current
Politics
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As Pittsfield readies for Kamala Harris' visit, women in politics see hope for future
Berkshire Eagle
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Former Gov. Deval Patrick ready for VP Harris' trip to Berkshire County Saturday
WAMC
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Here is the order of the five statewide voter questions that will appear on the ballot in November
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts ballot question numbers finalized ahead of November election
WCVB
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Violently Injured Police Officers Organization Announces Passage of Bill to Protect Police Officers
Karen Spilka
Public Health
Public Safety
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Massachusetts’ police watchdog says honor system not enough to monitor officers’ conduct
Boston Globe
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Editorial: The taking of Cell 15 aftermath: A brutal assault sets the stage for overdue reforms
Boston Globe
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Gov. Healey signs bill cracking down on hard-to-trace ‘ghost guns’
MassLive
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Howie Carr: Trooper Proctor’s epic Canton collapse
Boston Herald
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Healey Signs Gun Law, Says It "Will Save Lives"
State House News Service
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Massachusetts’ police watchdog says honor system not enough to monitor officers’ conduct
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts new gun bill bans possession of ‘Glock switches’ that turn pistols into machine guns
Boston Globe
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Live fire training requirement, ‘assault style weapon’ ban signed into law in Bay State
Boston Herald
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Healey signs gun reform bill, putting Mass. among a handful of states regulating ghost guns
WGBH
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Cape Cod police officer arraigned on child porn charges, placed on leave
Boston Herald
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Key Senator Signals Possible Vote On Firefighter Bill
State House News Service
State Finance
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
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Boston didn’t get to host the Summer Olympics. At least the T is all fixed, right?
Boston Globe
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More Bostonians are biking as bike lanes boom, but barriers remain
Boston Globe
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T hires Keolis to electrify Fairmount commuter rail line
Commonwealth Beacon
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MBTA approves $54 million plan to electrify service on Fairmount Commuter Rail line
WCVB
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MBTA approves plan for new electric trains on Fairmount Commuter Rail line
Boston.com
Utilities
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National Grid halts low-income energy savings program. Here's what to know in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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Experts say damaged wind turbine blade off Nantucket not a ‘substantial concern’
Boston Globe
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Feds Pledge "Comprehensive Investigation" Of Wind Blade Failure
State House News Service