Must-Reads
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To build housing, Boston gives away land Black and brown families once owned
WGBH
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As Mass. shelter system shuts them out, migrant families wander Boston streets at night, seeking a place to sleep
Boston Globe
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Healey's Family Shelter Rules Knocked As "Cruel"
State House News Service
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Mariano Flags "Difficult Situation" With Senate
State House News Service
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Free community college and online lottery: Healey signs $58 billion state budget, slices millions from elsewhere
Boston Globe
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Boston’s Mass and Cass plan failed because it put housing before treatment, Massachusetts senator says
Boston Herald
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Why are so many amendments being withdrawn on Beacon Hill?
Commonwealth Beacon
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Amid opioid crisis, Mass. Senate leaders unveil proposal to allow for supervised consumption sites
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts Senate OKs bill to create 264 new liquor licenses in Boston: ‘Long overdue’
Boston Herald
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Kamala Harris campaign and supporters embrace a new criticism of Republican ticket: ‘Just plain weird’
Boston Globe
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Roy Cooper Withdraws From Harris’s Vice-Presidential Field
New York Times
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Harris Camp Warns Supporters: Don’t Get Duped by ‘Scam PACs’
The Bulwark
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It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley as Political Fights Escalate
New York Times
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Elon Musk's Latest Kamala Harris Criticism Is A Truly Demented Distortion Of Her Words
The Huffington Post
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Hundreds Turn Out for Kamala Harris in Florida Enclave That Hasn’t Voted for a Democrat Since 2000
Vanity Fair
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One Word Has Elevated Minnesota’s Governor to the Democrats’ V.P. Wish List
New York Times
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The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally
The Atlantic
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Republicans Want to Bring Women Back to the 1950s
Vanity Fair
Today on Beacon Hill
Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources: Committee Hearing
Joint Committee on Revenue: Committee Hearing
House Full Formal Session
Senate Full Formal Session
Women in Government and Public Policy
Long Term Care
Quote of the Day
“Anytime you release a bill the day before the session ends, it's a very difficult expectation for us to hear it, especially when it has proposals, major proposals, that we haven't even had the opportunity to debate or vote on," Mariano told reporters after a bill-signing ceremony for the overdue fiscal 2025 state budget. "It sort of tells me you're not really serious about passing the bill to begin with.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Senate Approves 264 New Boston Alcohol Licenses
State House News Service
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Gridlocked on Greylock? Tourism officials suggest venturing off the beaten path
Berkshire Eagle
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Robbins: Jack Connors – the man who lifted a city
Boston Herald
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Legislative lowdown: Massachusetts passes pay transparency bill
HR Brew
Civil Rights
Education
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Comerford calls free community college one of the ‘great equalizers’
Commonwealth Beacon
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$250,000 ad campaign urges Mass. voters to reject MCAS ballot question
WBUR
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Harvard Will Ban Chalking and Unapproved Signage on Campus, Draft Document Shows
The Harvard Crimson
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Three school administrators remain on paid leave one year later. How much have they earned?
The Enterprise
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Some protesters from crackdown on pro-Palestinian encampment barred from UMass campus
Gazette Net
Environment
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Scallopers assail continued closure of Northern Edge
New Bedford Light
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MassDEP to take oversight of wetlands violations, erosion at Falls Farm
Gazette Net
Federal
Health Care
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Healey: "Nothing I Can Do" To Stop Carney, Nashoba Closures
State House News Service
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"Nothing that the state can do" to stop Steward hospital closures, Healey says
Axios
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Carney Hospital employees demand a plan from lawmakers to keep hospital open
WGBH
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Steward delays hospital sales as protesters rally against closings
Boston Globe
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It’s ‘decimating our community’: Patients and staff on edge as Carney closure looms
Boston Herald
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Steward Health works on deals for Mass. hospitals ahead of bankruptcy hearing
WBUR
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Healey: "Nothing I can do" to stop Nashoba Valley Medical Center closing
Worcester Telegram
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Boston City councilors, state senator seek emergency declaration over Steward closures
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Pharmacy benefit managers shouldn’t have free rein to drive up drug prices
Boston Globe
Housing
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Homeless advocates blast new shelter limits
The Eagle Tribune
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Advocates denounce 5-day limit on overflow shelter stays
WGBH
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City Councilors Blast Governor’s Cuts to Shelter Assistance
This Week in Worcester
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State's new 5-day shelter limit alarms housing providers
WBUR
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Haverhill City Council to implement tighter controls on housing developments
The Eagle Tribune
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In Roxbury, Warren announces bid to fix federal housing policy
Boston Globe
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Lexington embraced MBTA zoning. The housing proposals are rolling in.
Boston Business Journal
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
Legislative
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
Local Government
Politics
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Order for statewide ballot questions finalized
Boston.com
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A Q&A with Elizabeth Warren on Kamala Harris and the 2024 race
WBUR
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Warren talks Harris’s rise, Gaza policy, money in politics, and criticism from Massachusetts Republicans
WAMC
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Opinion: Memes are no way to pick a candidate to support
The Reminder
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Emhoff to fund-raise in Martha’s Vineyard, as Harris campaign taps deep pockets in Mass.
Boston Globe
Public Health
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What's in the Massachusetts Senate bill to allow overdose prevention sites?
WGBH
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More Vermont towns are turning to community nurses, offering free health care
WBUR
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Mosquitos in Boston test positive for West Nile
WBUR
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Officials eyeing revival of recovery campus plan around Mass. and Cass
Boston.com
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Regional approach offers safety and effectiveness in fighting opioids and federal risks, officials say
Cambridge Day
Public Safety
Reproductive Rights
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Opinion: Project 2025′s abortion stand is from the religious right
Boston Globe
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The Biden administration says it supports IVF. So why is the procedure not covered for all federal workers?
Boston Globe
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Harris campaign launches ‘week of action’ for reproductive freedom as Iowa abortion ban begins
The Hill
State Finance
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Healey signs state budget, vetoes $317 million
WHDH
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Healey Signs $1.66 Billion Info-Tech Bill
State House News Service
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Healey Signs Policy-Filled $57.8 Billion Budget
State House News Service
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Healey inks $57.8B budget
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts is the last in the nation to pass an annual budget
Axios
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Healey signs state budget, goes light on vetoes
Commonwealth Beacon
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Budget Signed, Critics Fault `Hands in the Cookie Jar'
Franklin Observer
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Healey signs budget bill, vetoes $317 million in spending
WBUR
State Government
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New shelter policy will put ‘children and babies’ on the streets
Boston Globe
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Mass. House approves standards for dog kennels
Athol Daily News
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Advocates outraged at Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s “cruel” emergency shelter restrictions
fallriverreporter
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Mass. House Speaker Mariano frustruated with late action by Senate counterparts
WBUR