Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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
National
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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
9:30am
Recreational Tramway Board Public Hearing
Via Microsoft Teams and in-person, Union Station, Worcester
11:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
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.”
Rep. Michael Day (D-Stoneham), on legislation to protect anyone traveling to the state for reproductive care.
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