Must-Reads
Massachusetts
A child’s alleged rape by a group home worker sparks scrutiny of Massachusetts welfare system
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees
Boston Globe
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Budget drops mental health case worker protections
WWLP 22
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A Daughter of Immigrants in Boston Emerges as a Top City Leader
Governing
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Boston fire union backs tax provisions in President Trump's 'big beautiful bill' amid local tensions
Boston Herald
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Hanscom as ICE hub: Detainee flights elevate ire toward airfield
The Concord Bridge
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Healey administration shutters hotels, transfers families through HomeBASE program
WGBH
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‘How do you negotiate with that?’ Mass. lawmakers cut a proposed pay hike for court-appointed attorneys amid work stoppage.
Boston Globe
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Nearly 1 year after death of state Trooper Delgado-Garcia, family, lawmakers await answers
Worcester Telegram
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Negotiators quietly arranged for $800M of budget wiggle room
State Affairs
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Healey again puts offshore wind on back burner
Commonwealth Magazine
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Mass. budget deal includes an unusual $800 million cushion amid 'economic uncertainty'
WBUR
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U.S. brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons program
WBUR
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Mass. AG: Trump birthright citizenship order won't go into effect in Mass.
WBUR
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New K-12 state education commissioner begins tenure with mixed support
WBUR
National
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Zohran Mamdani on Why He Won
New York Magazine
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Trump’s Administration Goes All In on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
NOTUS
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Then they came for the naturalized
The Ink
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A Saber-Rattling Musk Promises a New Political Party if the G.O.P. Bill Passes
New York Times
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Progressive millennials are old now
Slow Boring
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Colin Allred Launches Comeback Bid for Texas Senate Seat
NOTUS
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The Decline and Fall of Christianity in America
The Bulwark
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Suspect Mounted Deadly Firefighter Ambush From a Tree, Sheriff Says
New York Times
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Trump’s agenda teeters after all-night voting session
punchbowl
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Trump says DOGE may "go back and eat Elon"
Axios
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing: Committee Hearing
State house, Gardner Auditorium and Virtual
10:00am
Mass. Gaming Commission Public Meeting
Via conference call
12:00pm
Mass. Commission for the Blind Statutory Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting
Via Zoom
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources: Committee Hearing
State House, A-1 and Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing: Committee Hearing
State House, Gardner Auditorium and Virtual
Birthday: State Senator Ryan Fattman
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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21 Boston restaurants get zip code-restricted liquor licenses
Boston.com
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CEOs set to dine this week, with Mass. competitiveness on the menu
Boston Globe
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Celebrated Roxbury restaurant may close after manager detained by ICE on Father’s Day
Boston Globe
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No one has made fusion power viable yet. Why is Big Tech investing billions?
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Education
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Vocational school admission change quietly dropped from state budget deal
MassLive
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Trump Admin Issues Finding That Harvard Permitted Antisemitism in Violation of Civil Rights Law
The Harvard Crimson
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Lynn schools receive $4.8M grant
Lynn Daily News Item
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Editorial: Decade of Holyoke receivership ends with mixed results
Boston Globe
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Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
Boston Herald
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Trump administration threatens to cut all of Harvard’s funding after finding treatment of Jewish students violated civil rights law
Boston Globe
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Harvard inches closer to losing more federal money after civil rights accusation
Politico
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State Opens Application for $250,000 in STEM Education Grants
Business West
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Federal investigation finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students on campus
WGBH
Environment
Federal
Health Care
Housing
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From Old Harbor to new housing: Ground breaks on $2b re-do of Southie’s biggest public housing complex
Boston Globe
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Governor's proposal aims to change who pays broker fees in Mass.
WCVB
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A campground until 2028, then Wellfleet plans to build housing. 'Vibrant neighborhood'
Cape Cod Times
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Healey administration shutters hotels, transfers families through HomeBASE program
WGBH
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Boston’s oldest housing development breaks ground on massive redevelopment
Boston Herald
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Mass. is finally closing its hotel shelter system. What other housing is available for the families living there?
Boston Globe
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A heated meeting
The Beverly Beat
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Revere Beach apartment tower sells for $122M
Boston Business Journal
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Investment is Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s prescription for future: Hospital spending millions on emergency care, clinical education, recruitment and technology
Gazette Net
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New England's first public housing complex is getting a makeover
WGBH
Human Services
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Feed the Kids launches online auction to combat food insecurity in western Mass.
WWLP 22
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In the oppressive heat, fear, food, and hope collide on Broadway in Chelsea
Boston Globe
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Budget leaves Healey’s proposed layoffs of 170 mental health case workers in limbo
Boston Business Journal
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Healey urges Congress to reject food program cuts
The Andover Townsman
Immigration
Judiciary
Labor
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Mass. provides $1.5M for behavioral health workforce development in Worcester County
Worcester Business Journal
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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs
New York Times
Legislative
Local Government
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Whitman Select Board Faces Criticism Over Last-Minute Budget Decision
South Shore News
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Blandford residents raise concerns about proposed projects in town
Western Mass News
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Another story you saw here first | Deal of a lifetime for the Red Sox shortchanges Boston taxpayers | Contrarian Boston Iran strike poll results
Contrarian Boston
Politics
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The introvert’s guide to being mayor
Commonwealth Magazine
Public Safety
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Boston police sergeant charged with child rape
Boston Globe
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At emotional change of command ceremony, Lenox pays tribute to outgoing fire chief and welcomes his successor
The Berkshire Eagle
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Police misconduct, employment allegations have cost Springfield a whopping $11 million in recent years
Boston Globe
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Boston police sergeant charged with aggravated rape of 14-year-old
Boston Herald
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Boston police sergeant charged with aggravated rape of a minor
NBC Boston
Reproductive Rights
State Finance
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Beacon Hill passes $61 billion budget
WBUR
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Legislature sends $61B budget to Healey, mindful of storm clouds
WGBH
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Negotiators quietly arranged for $800M of budget wiggle room
State House News Service
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Budget drops mental health case worker protections
State House News Service
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What is — and isn't — in the new Massachusetts state budget deal
WBUR
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
Utilities
Press Releases
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Exposing What Beacon Hill Tries to Keep Quiet
MassFiscal Alliance
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Maura Healey Out of Touch With Her Own Party While GOP Caucus Holds Spending Back From Fiscal Brink
MassGOP
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Welcoming a new board member: Kimm Quinlan
Strategies for Children
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Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Release $16.6 Billion Capital Investment Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030
Mass. Executive Office for Administration and Finance
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health announces new partnership with the Fenway Institute
Mass. Department of Public Health
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $250,000 in STEM Education Grants
Mass. Executive Office of Education
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Capital Investment Plan to Re-Imagine MCI-Framingham
Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
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Massachusetts State Police Launches ‘Excellence Initiative’ To Enhance Operational Effectiveness, Strengthen Community Trust and Promote Public Safety
Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Judicial Court Announces New Board of Bar Overseers Officers and Members
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AG Campbell Reminds Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Pressley Condemns Trump's Cruel Termination of TPS for Haitians
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley