Must-Reads
Watertown rep arrested near State House on OUI charge
State House News Service
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House votes to expand health care legal shield
State House News Service
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Patrick Roath hopes to ride a youth movement into Congress and oust Stephen Lynch
WBUR
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Republic Services sues striking Teamsters, as latest contract talks fail
Boston Herald
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Two Mass. sanctuary cities head to court Thursday to defend their funding. What’s on the line?
MassLive
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‘$100 million issue’ in talks at State House
Boston Herald
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Fall River will hire more firefighters following deadly assisted living facility fire
WBUR
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Mass. House announces hiring freeze in face of federal funding cuts
Boston Globe
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Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says
Boston Globe
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MBTA evaluating system for faulty cables after Blue Line evacuation
WBUR
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Mutual aid covered Fall River fire stations, but not the Gabriel House fire — here's why
The Herald News
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1.4m of the nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump’s proposed HUD time limit
Boston Globe
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Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds
New York Times
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House Dems are California dreamin’
punchbowl
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Trump administration sued by 20 states over FEMA funding cuts
Axios
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Trump Whines About Person Who Appointed Powell, Forgetting It Was Him
The New Republic
Today on Beacon Hill
Recreational Tramway Board Public Hearing
Senate Full Formal Session
House Informal Session
Quote of the Day
“To paraphrase a quote attributed to one of America’s preeminent philosophers, Yogi Berra, being here is like deja vu all over again.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’
The Associated Press (AP)
Business
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Is Massachusetts keeping pace with the AI technology race?
MassLive
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Local teen testifies at State House supporting lobstering
Marblehead Current
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Sarepta Therapeutics lays off 500 after gene therapy setback
Boston Business Journal
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Sarepta Therapeutics lays off one-third of workforce in drastic cost-cutting
Boston Globe
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Sold-out TD Garden game fuels Connecticut Sun to Boston relocation talk
MassLive
Education
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Black home schoolers push back against racist, unregulated curricula: ‘They called slavery immigration’
The Guardian
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Columbia Expands Efforts to Fight Antisemitism as Trump Deal Seems Near
New York Times
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Opinion: Mass. K-12 plan to address antisemitism is flawed
Boston Globe
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‘Without us, there is no UMass’: Unions representing staff decry bargaining tactics by administration at campus rally
Gazette Net
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Governor promotes ESOL to strengthen workforce and economy, invests $10M for English learners
WWLP 22
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DESE study will examine school funding aid to wealthy districts
Bay State Banner
Environment
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Campbell leads way in suing Trump over climate-change cuts
The Eagle Tribune
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Massachusetts sues Trump over cuts to climate disaster funds
Boston Globe
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Brigham, IBM's AI tool could help warn Boston's hottest neighborhoods of heat waves
Axios
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Massachusetts attorney general sues Trump administration for cutting billions in disaster funding
WCVB
Health Care
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Steward Health Care Approved to Sue Insiders Under Wind-Down Plan
The Wall Street Journal
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Federal Cuts Could Imperil Local Sexual Health Programs
The Provincetown Independent
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Editorial: One big disaster for Massachusetts health care
Boston Globe
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Battenfeld: Sweeping reform needed for assisted living facilities after Fall River tragedy
Boston Herald
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Fall River tragedy adds urgency to assisted living reform talks
WCVB
Housing
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In Brookline, a mostly vacant office park could soon become one of the largest developments in town history
Boston Globe
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$37M home sale sets record for Martha’s Vineyard
Boston Business Journal
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'Test case': Brockton approves first accessory dwelling unit. Will ADUs change Brockton?
The Enterprise
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Lawmakers weigh incentives to boost starter home production
State Affairs
Human Services
Immigration
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Lucas: Kerry stabs Biden in the back over border
Boston Herald
Judiciary
Labor
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Republic Services sues Teamsters union, faces contract suit over service lapses amid strike
Boston Globe
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State mental health case worker layoffs averted, union says
NBC Boston
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Bay State trash strike enters third week with no deal on the table
Boston Herald
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Republic Services sues Teamsters over alleged actions on picket line as strike passes two week mark
WBUR
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Republic Services sues union over trash strike, claims ‘unlawful and dangerous conduct'
NBC Boston
Legislative
Local Government
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Massachusetts LineGate fight: Newton residents try to restore neighborhood identity
Boston Herald
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Norwell Select Board Explores Strategies to Revitalize Town Center Through Mixed-Use Development
South Shore News
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Peabody access TV funding proposal raises concerns
Lynn Daily News Item
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Rules for 700-foot skyscrapers across downtown will have to wait
Boston Globe
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Residents paint over new yellow street lines in Newton as Italian festival begins
WCVB
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Former parks director suing city, Reardon
Newburyport News
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Williamsburg officials raise concerns about comprehensive plan consultants
Gazette Net
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North Quabbin state aid comes in short
Athol Daily News
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Sail Boston 2026: Officials prepare to welcome tall ships from across the globe
Boston Herald
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Dartmouth rep encourages veterans to attend town hall for HERO Act
Dartmouth Week
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$40,000 awarded to Arlington for new Foot of the Rocks Battlefield Memorial
Your Arlington
Politics
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NH: GOP Governor Defies Her Party and Vetoes Seven Republican Bills
The New Republic
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IA: Even if Ernst Retires, Iowa Senate Race Still a Heavy Lift for Democrats
The Center for Politics
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RI: Why does Rhode Island hate its governors so much?
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Cut, cut, cut GBH!
Boston Herald
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey racks up endorsements
Lowell Sun
Public Health
Public Safety
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Fall River fire lieutenant recalls 'sheer chaos' and rescues at assisted living facility fire
WBUR
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Fall River will increase staffing at fire department following deadly blaze at assisted living facility
Boston Globe
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City’s first Mayan officer marks milestone for a people, and a language
The New Bedford Light
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State rep charged with drunk driving, crashing into parked car, police say
Boston Herald
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In wake of deadly fire, Fall River reaches agreement to boost fire staffing
MassLive
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Ex-Massachusetts State Police trooper pleads guilty to crash that killed motorcyclist
Boston Herald
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Haverhill police say man who died after officers piled on top of him took drugs before police arrived
Boston Globe
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Family of Haverhill man killed during police interaction retains ‘Turtleboy’ attorney
Boston Herald
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Days after the Gabriel House fire, Fall River says it will increase firefighter staffing
WGBH
Reproductive Rights
State Government
Press Releases
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An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts is the solution to federal cuts to health care.
Mass-Care
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Maribel Carvajal
Strategies for Children
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Pressley Mourns Death of Haverhill Man, Champions Bills to Support People in Mental Health Crisis
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Kinder Morgan Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Kinder Morgan
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Over $1.2 Million in Grants Announced to Expand Community Engagement and Behavioral Health Support for Boston's Older Residents
City of Boston
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.7 Million in Workforce Skills Grants
Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Live Theater Tax Credit Pilot Program
Mass. Executive Office of Economic Development
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Governor Healey Nominates Judge Emily Karstetter and Thomas Townsend to the Superior Court
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Announces Over $1 Million Settlement With Worcester County Transportation Provider For Defrauding MassHealth And Department Of Developmental Services
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Massachusetts Receives Highest Rating for Special Education for Seventh Consecutive Year
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Unlawfully Cutting Billions In Disaster Preparedness Funding
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell