Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Mass. Gov. Healey signs $1.2B bill for roads and bridges. How did your town do?
MassLive
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Last one-room schoolhouse in Massachusetts is mostly empty on Cuttyhunk Island, and it can’t be closed
Boston Globe
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Pols & Politics: Another potential Republican challenger to US Sen. Ed Markey emerges
Boston Herald
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Boston’s lab building boom has gone bust. What can be done with the empty space?
Boston Globe
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State’s largest teachers union makes big play to influence more municipal elections
Boston Globe
National
Trump says he’s deploying National Guard to D.C., placing city’s police under federal control
Boston Globe
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Judge Will Not Unseal Grand Jury Papers in Epstein and Maxwell Cases
New York Times
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Abortion shield laws face mounting pressure
The Hill
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Bernie Sanders thinks Democrats have turned on their base. Now it’s time to fight back
CNN
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Another megabill? Senate Republicans have their doubts.
Politico
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High electricity bills spark call for PJM transparency
Pluribus News
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Department of Public Health Hearing
Via conference call
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
5:30pm
Governor's Council Assembly
Western New England School of Law, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Moot Courtroom, Springfield
Birthday: State Senator James Eldridge
Quote of the Day
“I think he’s too old. I think he’s too old to run for another six-year term.”
GOP hopeful Nathan Bech, eyeing a 2026 run against Sen. Ed Markey, said the 80-year-old is “too old” for another six-year term, framing the race around age, generational change, and readiness for long-term service.
News by Category
Business
Cannabis
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Cannabis impact fees: Where are they now?
The Recorder
Education
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Plymouth School Committee Approves Food Services Director Search with Aramark Backup Plan
South Shore News
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Alan Garber’s former student now holds the keys to Harvard’s future
Boston Globe
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North Shore school districts to receive free early literacy tutoring
Salem News
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Payano-Led Law Keeps Immigrant, Disabled Student Protections in the Event of Fed Changes
WHAV
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K-12 antisemitism draft recommendations approved over objections of Jewish educators
Boston Herald
Environment
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Don’t let the sun go down on Mass.: Markey slams Trump over solar program
MassLive
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Cape Cod experiencing significant drought conditions; what to do
Cape Cod Times
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City residents turn out to protest proposed waste transfer station
The New Bedford Light
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Boston’s climate plan balances activism with the art of the possible
Boston Globe
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Learning more about the Connecticut River’s natural filters: Research focusing on freshwater mussels
Gazette Net
Health Care
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Breaking ground for expanded ER at Sturdy
The Sun Chronicle
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Trump’s Medicaid cuts deal a damaging blow to federally qualified health centers
Boston Globe
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Claiming to fight waste, Trump administration slashes potentially cost-saving research
Boston Globe
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Columnist Dr. David Gottsegen: Two growing challenges to health care in the US: conspiracies and fairy tales
Gazette Net
Human Services
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Boston suicide prevention hearing order triggers City Council debate on terminology
Boston Herald
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Kids with autism are at greater risk of drowning. Swim classes can help.
WGBH
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Massachusetts becomes 17th state to recognize Agent Orange Awareness Day
MassLive
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Kandrach: SNAP restrictions won’t make people healthier
Boston Herald
Judiciary
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Murphy: Lawyer work stoppage doesn’t get the job done
Boston Herald
Legislative
Local Government
Politics
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LA: Louisiana redistricting case could change the rules nationwide
Roll Call
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Opinion: Could Somerville mayoral hopeful Willie Burnley fairly represent Zionist constituents?
Boston Globe
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Lucas: Josh Kraft should play the Patriots card
Boston Herald
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Pols & Politics: Another potential Republican challenger to US Sen. Ed Markey emerges
Boston Herald
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Lucas: Gerrymandering a home-grown political play
Boston Herald
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Howie Carr: Suffolk ‘High Sheriff’ Steven Tompkins earns his Democrat credentials
Boston Herald
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Beauregard makes pitch for reelection
The Eagle Tribune
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Editorial: Another day, another set of charges against a Mass. official
Boston Herald
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Suffolk sheriff joins other Massachusetts public officials who have fallen by the feds
Boston Herald
Public Health
Public Safety
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The latest alleged law enforcement misconduct in Mass, July 27-Aug. 9
The Mass Dump
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‘Legal sexual assault’: Mass. allows sex between older teenagers and their teachers. Will that ever change?
MassLive
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After Third Bomb Threat In Five Days, More Questions Than Answers
nantucketcurrent
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Massachusetts State Police ‘tracking’ cases linked to rumored New England serial killer
Boston Herald
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Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins arrested, indicted for extortion
WGBH
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Police respond to third bomb threat this week on Nantucket’s Main Street
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Our loved ones died biking in Cambridge last year. Boston-area candidates need to follow the facts on bike lanes.
Boston Globe
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Princeton police, DCR aim to quell reckless motorists on Wachusett Mountain summit road
Worcester Telegram
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Sheriffs aren’t supposed to get indicted. But Steve Tompkins just landed on the wrong side of the cell.
Boston Globe
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Will Sheriff Steven Tompkins keep his job? The answer may lie in a decades-old old court case.
Boston Globe
Taxation
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State tax collections rose 7.1% last fiscal year
State House News Service
Transportation
Utilities
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ND: They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.
ProPublica
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The latest in a ‘tsunami of bad things’: Trump claws back funds for solar in low-income communities
Boston Globe
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State authorizes supplying water to Lynnfield
Lynn Daily News Item
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Don’t let the sun go down on Mass.: Markey slams Trump over solar program
MassLive
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Spence: Time is now to underground Charlestown’s grid
Boston Herald
Press Releases
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TechNet Files Amicus Brief in Bartz v. Anthropic
TechNet
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Warren, Kelly, Padilla, Correa, Goldman Lead Push for Homeland Security Department to Investigate Arrests, Detention, and Deportation of U.S. Citizens
Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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What They're Saying: Leaders applaud Eversource smart meter rolout in Springfield
Eversource
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Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston to Celebrate 42nd Anniversary of New Edition
City of Boston
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Governor Healey Signs Chapter 90 Bill, Unlocking Over $1 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for Communities Across Massachusetts
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Collections Totaled $43.708 Billion
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
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Significant Drought Conditions Declared in Cape Cod Region
Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Drought Management Task Force
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Massachusetts Hospitals and HMOs Report Contributing Approximately $1.2 Billion In Community Benefits In Fiscal Year 2024
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell