Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Editorial: If they can’t lead, why should our legislative leaders keep their exalted posts?
Boston Globe
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Goldberg in difficult spot on O’Brien decision
Commonwealth Beacon
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‘The phones may get turned off.’ Mass. made calls free in prisons and jails, but funding cuts cloud program.
Boston Globe
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Cambridge rezoning could create nearly 5,000 new homes, city says
Boston Business Journal
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State to make cash infusion of up to $700 million to shore up surviving Steward hospitals
Boston Globe
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Taxes, health care costs top concerns for small biz
Salem News
National
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Anticipation swirls around potential Teamsters endorsement
The Hill
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Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens legal status
Texas Tribune
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'What gives her the right to run?' Trump launches overnight tirade at Kamala Harris
Raw Story
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They Served With Trump and Saw the Crazy. They Should Endorse Harris.
The Bulwark
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She’s the sitting vice president. She’s the candidate of change. How Harris is having it both ways.
Boston Globe
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Soaring Insurance Costs Could ‘End’ Affordable Housing, Developers Warn
New York Times
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Harris and Trump Avoid Detailed Policies in Favor of Big Ideas
The Wall Street Journal
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Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter Fraud Raids
New York Times
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How effective altruism went from a niche movement to a billion-dollar force
Vox
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Fears within Trump campaign that palace intrigue could cause distraction
The Guardian
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Joint Committee on Public Service: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Status of Persons with Disabilities
Virtual Hearing
12:00pm
Status of Persons with Disabilities
Virtual Hearing
1:00pm
Department of Energy Resources Public Hearing
Via Zoom
Birthday: State Senator Nicholas Collins
Birthday: Rep. Jeffrey Turco
Quote of the Day
“It’s not a good investment,” said Williams, the Boston health care consultant. “Over time, we want to move health care from hospitals to community settings and primary care. The state’s money should be used to ease that transition, not to prop up hospitals that are failing.”
Healey’s plan to rescue six struggling Steward Health Care hospitals could cost taxpayers as much as $700 million by 2027, according to people with direct knowledge of the bailout plan.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Lucas: Crossfire: Was Obama blasting Trump, or Biden?
Boston Herald
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‘It’s palpable.’ Democrats at the DNC believe momentum from Harris can help sweep them to control of Congress.
Boston Globe
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Honeymoon cash: Harris team reports $540M haul
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Iran meddling in US elections and protests
Boston Herald
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Howie Carr: RFK Jr. and the modern Democrats’ hatred of free speech
Boston Herald
Business
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Chambers urge lawmakers to take up development bill
Salem News
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Self-driving trucks are thriving in Singapore, thanks in part to this Boston company
Boston Globe
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Demonstrators demand Easthampton store ‘de-shelve’ Israeli products
MassLive
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UMass prof sues to protect ‘Unfollow Everything’ tool from Meta suit
Gazette Net
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‘We have a long way to go’: Two Martha’s Vineyard newspapers wrestle with reaching a growing Brazilian population
Boston Globe
Cannabis
Civil Rights
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Diversity matters in Lynn
Lynn Daily News Item
Education
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Opinion: Strong universities make for a strong United States
Boston Globe
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Community college is no longer just cheaper. It's free, thanks to new program MassEducate
Berkshire Eagle
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New Boston-area college opens doors for first-generation students
Boston Business Journal
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Saugus schools keeping admissions policy Massachusetts migrant groups call unconstitutional
Boston Herald
Health Care
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‘You must have just come in from the planet Mars’: Plan to seize St. Elizabeth’s by eminent domain raises eyebrows
Boston Globe
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State to make cash infusion of up to $700 million to shore up surviving Steward hospitals
Boston Globe
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Maternal Health Care Expansion Signed Into Law
State House News Service
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Push to keep Nashoba Hospital open: Parties meeting, but no deal done
Worcester Telegram
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State may spend hundreds of millions to shore up Steward hospitals
WBUR
Housing
Human Services
Local Government
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Few choices in Sept. 3 primary election in Agawam
thereminder
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Few choices on primary ballots as early voting begins in Greater Westfield
MassLive
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Regional chambers of commerce request action on state's economic development bill
Worcester Business Journal
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Boston City Council may debate residency requirement amid police staffing crunch, but BPD commissioner remains skeptical
Boston Herald
Politics
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Rep. Paul Frost rises to challenge from rival in state primary
Worcester Telegram
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Framingham, Ashland state rep. faces Democratic party primary challenger: Meet the candidates
The Metro West Daily News
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Mass. Secretary of State Galvin stops in Springfield to promote early in-person voting for primaries
WAMC
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A 2024 Summa Cum Laude grad of SSU, Alukonis takes Command of Sean Reid campaign
Lynn Journal
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Springfield Councilor Malo Brown pledges to ‘fight for the people’ if elected to Senate
MassLive
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State Sen. Adam Gomez focused on courthouse rebuild, boosting affordable housing in reelection bid
MassLive
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The Column: End run to the final game
Lowell Sun
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Political Notebook: What type of progressive does Somerville want? | Marty Walsh rumblings | Eng on move
Commonwealth Beacon
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‘A sight to behold’: Trahan, Moulton react to an energetic DNC
Lowell Sun
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State rep candidates make their pitches
Martha's Vineyard Times
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Opinion: On Sept. 3, vote for Marjorie Decker, true progressive warrior
Cambridge Day
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The most interesting part of your 2024 ballot could deal with this obscure panel
Brookline News
Public Health
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In Foxboro, remembering those lost to opioids
The Sun Chronicle
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Franklin County towns expanding access to opioid overdose reversal drug
The Recorder
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State plans to conduct wide mosquito spraying in Plymouth, Worcester counties amid EEE outbreak risk
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts towns on alert over potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus
Axios
Public Safety
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Massachusetts gun owners rally to repeal new firearms law
Boston Herald
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Union chief: Worcester firefighters reach contract agreement with city
Worcester Telegram
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Boston police commissioner says more cops, parade changes on tap to quell violence at Caribbean festival
Boston Herald
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‘I felt as if because I survived I was being punished’
Lowell Sun
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Programs that allow inmates to earn college degrees are flourishing in Massachusetts
Boston Business Journal
State Government
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State Representative Candidates Pitch Their Priorities
Vineyard Gazette
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State primary sees mostly uncontested races
Daily Times Chronicle
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Candidates in southern Berkshire state House primary look for new ways to address rural challenges
nepm.org
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Lucas: It’s a free ride for Gov. Maura Healey in Massachusetts
Boston Herald