Must-Reads
Police oppose new plan to overhaul qualified immunity
State House News Service
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Rent hike limits pitched as complement to housing production push
Commonwealth Magazine
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With thousands of life sciences workers needed, some say 'microcredentials' could revolutionize hiring
WBUR
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The vast majority of men in ICE custody in Mass. are classified as 'no threat'
WBUR
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Top Dems propose $20 raise over two years to resolve lawyer work stoppage
Boston Herald
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Boston City Hall staffer embroiled in alleged North End shoe fight
Boston Herald
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Senate poised to approve school cellphone ban
Newburyport News
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Norfolk migrant shelter slated to close on Thursday, but town divisions remain
WGBH
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A month after MassDOT picked Applegreen, saga over state’s highway plazas continues
Boston Globe
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Dems plan to send reproductive shield update to guv Thursday
State House News Service
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Big issues, big crowd expected at annual legislative summit in Boston
State House News Service
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Why Won’t Democrats Fight?
The Bulwark
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How Americans’ views of racial discrimination have shifted since 2021, according to AP-NORC polling
The Associated Press (AP)
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Where are they now? Happily, often anyplace but here - Many former members of the 118th Congress say they are glad to be away from the Hill
Roll Call
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Mind the Racial Wealth Gap
The New Yorker
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Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, opening door for 2028 run
Washington Post
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Republicans’ big bet on Latino candidates
punchbowl
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Sports gambling scandals raise concerns over game integrity
Axios
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Countries Promise Trump to Buy U.S. Gas, and Leave the Details for Later
New York Times
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Two More Trump Administration Officials Are Gone After Complaints From Laura Loomer
Vanity Fair
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Gaza Hunger Presents Trump With Moral Test Familiar to Past Presidents
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
Senate Full Formal Session
House Full Formal Session
Governor's Council Assembly
Quote of the Day
“When supporters face constant false urgency and manufactured crises, they develop skepticism toward all political communications—including genuine emergencies. I discovered after last year’s election that I’d missed several legitimate texts from the California Secretary of State’s Office with actual voting information—buried in the avalanche of fundraising spam.”
News by Category
Business
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82 acres. $83 million. Nine majors — in sports. Meet Masters Academy International, coming soon to Massachusetts.
Boston Globe
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Ozzy Osbourne, his Boston lawyer, and the bat that got its head bit off
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts fishermen look to cut red tape, access waters booming with scallops
Boston Herald
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Want to control Spot, the four-legged dancing robot? Now’s your chance.
Boston Globe
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Burlington 3-D printer company goes bankrupt after being acquired
Boston Globe
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Vaccine maker cuts hundreds of jobs; CEO says 'every effort' made to avoid layoffs
Boston Business Journal
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Newton-based CyberArk scooped up in one of 2025's largest tech acquisitions
Boston Business Journal
Cannabis
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Regulators flag "monumental day" for social cannabis use
State House News Service
Crimes
Education
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Universities leverage their real estate amid financial shortfalls and demographic cliff
Boston Business Journal
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Harvard turns over employee work authorization forms to Homeland Security
WBUR
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Amherst middle school counselor to be reinstated after being fired for allegedly misgendering students
Boston Globe
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Brown University reaches agreement with Trump administration to restore nearly $50 million in research grants
Boston Globe
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Mass. Democrats argue public school cell phone ban will improve students’ mental health
Boston Herald
Environment
Federal
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Custom House considered for closure – again
The New Bedford Light
Gaming
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DraftKings fined $450,000 for credit card wagers
State House News Service
Health Care
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Hospital Failures Following Private-Equity Payouts Leave Patients, Taxpayers in Lurch
The Wall Street Journal
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Baystate Health in talks about acquiring Mercy Medical Center, sources say
MassLive
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Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
The Associated Press
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Neal blasts cuts while marking Medicare, Medicaid anniversary
The Reminder
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Urgent care center opened in Haverhill
CNHI
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Massive health rate hike to hit local towns this fall
Gazette Net
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Editorial: No room for hospital lobbyist on this state commission
Boston Business Journal
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Healey cites challenges as Mahaniah slides into top HHS post
State House News Service
Housing
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Local lawmakers: Changes to MBTA zoning law unlikely to pass
Marblehead Current
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Trump policies offer mixed messages on affordable housing
Commonwealth Magazine
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A Place to Live: 2 years in, Worcester housing development celebrates tenants' success
Worcester Telegram
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Tenants take rent fight to Beacon Hill: Activists tell lawmakers housing costs are unsustainable without local caps
Gazette Net
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Nantucket: A tale of two islands
Boston Globe
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Swampscott has the keys to housing success
Lynn Daily News Item
Human Services
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Editorial: NIMBY-ism shouldn’t win in West Roxbury
Boston Globe
Immigration
Judiciary
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Beacon Hill leaders propose pay raise for court-appointed lawyers in effort to end work stoppage
Boston Globe
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A breakdown of Beacon Hill's proposed deal to bar advocates
WBUR
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Lawmakers announce pay raise deal with some bar advocates
State Affairs
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Court crisis debate turns combative; 100+ defendants have been let go
Dorchester Reporter
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Lawmakers plan raises for bar advocates, but it may not be enough to get them back to work
WGBH
Labor
Legislative
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Opinion/Guest column: Relegate state's archaic law against blasphemy to history
Worcester Telegram Gazette
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Lucas: Last call for old school Beacon Hill politics
Boston Herald
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House approves teacher pension, human trafficking bills
State House News Service
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“Transparency, accountability, and respect”: Foster youth advocate for a bill of rights of their own
The Shoestring
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Rep. Andy Vargas earns high marks as Mass. Black and Latino Caucus chair
Bay State Banner
Local Government
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Editorial: Wu, Kraft need to come clean on the numbers
Boston Herald
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Portuguese library in New Bedford lives to see another day
Boston Globe
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Lawrence pays $40K to settle suit alleging 'dirty politics'
The Eagle Tribune
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Boston aims to adopt AI and analytics tools for city services in Bloomberg partnership
Axios
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Edgartown Select Board Opposes SSA Term Limits
Vineyard Gazette
Politics
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Boston doesn’t have an employee dating policy, but neither do many other cities
WGBH
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TX: Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump
New York Times
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Briefings: Markey’s East & West Support United with Backing from McGovern…
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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TN: Pete Hegseth Is Reportedly Thinking About Taking His Talents to the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion
Vanity Fair
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NY: The rise of ‘Zohran Derangement Syndrome’
Politico
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Battenfeld: Joe Kennedy III trying to reinvent Camelot and his image
Boston Herald
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Josh Kraft accuses Boston Mayor Wu of hiding White Stadium taxpayer cost until after election
Boston Herald
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Briefings: Markey’s East & West Support United with Backing from McGovern
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
Public Health
Public Safety
Reproductive Rights
Taxation
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“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant
The New Yorker
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Norwell Launches New Senior Tax Exemption Program, Considers Veterans Benefits Expansion
South Shore News
Transportation
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Waltham firm organizes protest taking aim at highway service plaza bid process
Worcester Business Journal
Utilities
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Nantucket lays out demands for energy project developer
State Affairs
Press Releases
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MA Appeals Court Defends Common-Sense Outdoor Watering Restrictions During Droughts
Charles River Watershed Association
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Cyanobacteria Bloom Reported in Lower Basin of Charles River
Charles River Watershed Association
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Moulton Statement on the Hunger Crisis in Gaza
Office of Congressman Seth Moulton
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Research Advances from the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
Alzheimer’s Association
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Springfield Cultural Partnership Receives Community Placemaking Grant for Civic Spaces
Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce er
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Warren, Markey, Merkley, Whitehouse Press Top Trump Officials on Rising Electricity Prices for Americans
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Cannabis Control Commission Approves Draft Social Consumption Regulations
Cannabis Control Commission
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H.R. 1- Big Beautiful Bill Act: What North Central Massachusetts Businesses Need to Know
North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
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$1.7 Million in Neihborhood Jobs Trust Funding Awarded to Community Organizations Exapanding Job Training and Education Programs
City of Boston
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $6.5 Million to Assess & Clean Up Brownfields
MassDevelopment
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Governor Healey Pledges to Protect Health Care on the 60th Anniversary of Medicaid
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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IG Shapiro Urges Barre Town Officials to Improve Timekeeping Controls
Office of Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro