Must-Reads
-
Taxes, but not jobs, pouring in from sports betting
State House News Service
-
Cell phone ban passes among other top priorities
WWLP 22
-
Judge tosses trash company's latest lawsuit over strike
WBUR
-
Report: Federal funding cuts could cost Mass. $16 billion
WBUR
-
A Mass. judge just did something unprecedented to address state’s massive court crisis
MassLive
-
State Police solve most homicides. It’s cold comfort for families waiting for answers.
Boston Globe
-
Trump policies offer mixed messages on affordable housing
Commonwealth Magazine
‘The Kansas experiment’ should be a warning to Republicans touting Trump’s big, beautiful bill
Boston Globe
-
Israel losing Dem support amid Gaza crisis
punchbowl
-
Trump hits Canada with 35% tariff, keeps global baseline at 10%
Axios
-
The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People
The Bulwark
-
Legal Watchdog Files Bar Complaints Against Justice Dept. Lawyers
New York Times
-
County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
New York Times
Quote of the Day
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren took a tumble on the Senate floor on Wednesday...MAGA fans went wild. The 76-year-old stumbled as she leaned against a desk during a confirmation vote on Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Marshals Service, and it gave way. As she fell to the floor, members from both parties rushed to her aid ... Onlookers, meanwhile, rushed to social media, according to a roundup by The Daily Beast. The website Conservative Brief posted, “Boom! Pocahontas herself, Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren, just took a nasty fall on the Senate floor. Perhaps it’s time for her to retire?” Right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson mocked, “Yikes. Down she goes.) “It’s too bad Elizabeth Warren didn’t fall on her face,” wrote Ian Miles Cheong, an Elon Musk loyalist and commentator, according to the Beast. Warren was apparently uninjured and went on to join Democrats in voting against the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta as director of the U.S. Marshals Service. The Senate voted to advance his nomination.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
-
Opinion: ‘Babies over billionaires’: Why dads are turning on Trump
Boston Globe
-
Trump administration's DOJ seeks state voter records
The Eagle Tribune
-
McCloskey: Republicans just got families more money
Boston Herald
-
Former Biden adviser told House panel he was set to receive $8 million if president won reelection
CNN
Business
-
Scallopers still have eyes on northern edge of Georges Bank
State House News Service
-
Developers to buy Registry property in Northampton
Gazette Net
-
Healey unveils $400 million plan to bolster research under fire from Trump
Boston Globe
-
Wu has boosted Boston neighborhoods. But downtown still struggles with post-COVID blues.
Boston Globe
-
More than half of New England farmers are bringing in under $10,000 a year in sales. Many are getting second jobs.
Boston Globe
-
Market Basket meeting minutes offer inside look at boardroom fight over succession plan
Boston Globe
-
Food prices are rising, the economy is slowing, and the Fed is standing pat. What’s next?
Boston Globe
-
Mass. breweries crack down on troublesome kids
Axios
-
Vaccine maker Moderna cuts hundreds of jobs; CEO says 'every effort' made to avoid layoffs
Boston Business Journal
-
Mass. launches $400M initiative to fund research amid 'federal uncertainty'
Boston Business Journal
-
Alan Dershowitz decries ‘bigoted vendor’ who denied him pierogi at Martha’s Vineyard farmers’ market
Boston.com
Education
-
State Senate approves legislation banning cell phones in public schools
Boston Globe
-
Pilot Program Expands Access to AI Opportunities in Classrooms
Business West
-
Students, alumni alarmed at part of Brown’s deal with Trump that adopts the administration’s definitions for gender
Boston Globe
-
‘A civil rights issue’: Why Massachusetts needs a new literacy law
Boston Globe
-
Proposed ‘bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban clears Mass. Senate
NBC Boston
-
East Bridgewater Select Board Authorizes Construction Manager at Risk for Central Elementary School Project
South Shore News
-
How Trump is reshaping elite universities
The Ink
-
Massachusetts Senate votes to ban cellphones in public schools
WGBH
-
A new era for college borrowing: loan forgiveness is out, private loans are in
WGBH
Environment
Federal
Gaming
Health Care
Housing
-
Housing Crisis Hits Middle Income Earners
Vineyard Gazette
-
A Roslindale family was priced out of Boston. So they bought in Fall River. They’re not the only ones.
Boston Globe
-
Healey offers more tax credits to expand housing options
Gloucester Times
-
Why the broker fee ban kicking in today matters for renters – and what comes next
Cambridge Day
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
-
Massachusetts lawmakers pass raise for bar advocates, but some say they won't budge
CBS News
-
Bar advocates stand firm against Massachusetts bill that boosts pay by $20 per hour
Boston Herald
-
A Berkshire courthouse is feeling the pinch of a job action by bar advocates. A pay raise is on the table, but is it enough?
The Berkshire Eagle
-
Judge orders $100 pay for select indigent defense counsel as Beacon Hill passes raise
Lowell Sun
-
Massachusetts Parole Board grants release to man who raped woman, slashed her throat
Boston Herald
Legislative
Local Government
-
Springfield Marches into Court to Join the Legal Fight against Trump
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
-
Hadley officials plan $2.5M in override votes to cover insurance, fire needs
Gazette Net
-
8.1.25
Boston Focus
-
Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 8/01/25
Boston Policy Institute
-
‘You owe me an apology, you racially profiled me.’ New details emerge in allegation against Milton official.
Boston Globe
-
Springfield Marches into Court to Join the Legal Fight against Trump…
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
Politics
-
Moore: Desperately seeking a pro-growth Democrat
Boston Herald
-
Code Pink founder says at Northampton forum that US support for Israel no longer reflects public opinion
Gazette Net
-
Boston's Election: Early voting locations approved, more poll workers sought
Dorchester Reporter
-
A recent surge of candidates awakens ‘sleepy’ City Council races
The New Bedford Light
-
Boston's Election: Early voting locations approved, more poll workers sought
Dorchester Reporter
Reproductive Rights
State Finance
State Government
-
Mahaniah steps into the state's top health care role
Worcester Business Journal
-
Gov. Healey offers plan to offset federal research grant cuts
Boston Herald
-
Mass. launches $400M initiative to fund research amid 'federal uncertainty'
Boston Business Journal
Taxation
-
Teachers' union will explore new tax on "the richest 1%"
State House News Service
Press Releases
-
Mayor Michelle Wu Celebrates New Beer and Wine State Legislation and Promotes Available Liquor License Opportunities Available to Businesses
City of Boston
-
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Senate Pass Supplemental Budget Including Protect Education Equity Bill
The Arc of Mass.
-
In quotes: New Jersey paves the way for universal pre-K by 2030
Strategies for Children
-
Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Improve Health and Nutrition in K-12 School Meals
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
-
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $182 Million for 1,245 New Rental Homes
Office of Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
-
Governor Healey Launches DRIVE Initiative to Create Thousands of Jobs, Grow Research and Innovation Economy
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
-
Attorney General's Office Secures Guilty Plea from Former Medfield Town Official for Abusing Public Trust and Stealing Public Funds
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
-
MassDOT Launches Community-Driven Campaign to Curb Distracted Driving in Holyoke
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
-
Boston Children’s Under Federal Investigation for Child Mutilation
Mass. Family Insitute