Must-Reads
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
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
Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: Committee Hearing
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.”
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