Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Officials are fed up as trash strike hits one month without negotiations
Boston.com
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Wu to respond to Bondi’s demands to end immigrant-friendly policies in Tuesday press conference
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts is getting a new state flag. Will it erase Native American history?
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts voters may weigh major tax questions on 2026 ballot
NEPM
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Challenge lodged against attempt to impose rent control via ballot question
Boston Herald
National
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Cuomo’s Attack on Mamdani’s Apartment Struck a New York Nerve
New York Times
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A brief history of how both parties lost their minds on immigration
The Hill
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Pam Bondi’s Power Play
The New Yorker
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Trump targets mail-in ballots, ‘seriously controversial’ voting machines
The Hill
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Zelensky meeting shows how the White House has remade the press corps to Trump’s liking
CNN
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3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force
The Associated Press (AP)
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Credible scientists can't hold up Kennedy's charade for much longer
The Hill
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Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true?
The Guardian
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Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit
New York Times
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Mass. Cultural Council Meeting
Via YouTube
10:00am
Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
10:00am
Special Commission on Senior Housing Public Meeting
Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities, 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room 2A, Boston and via Zoom
11:00am
Restorative Justice Advisory Committee Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
1:30pm
PCA Quality Work Force Council Meeting
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
““As a former warehouse worker myself, the recent ICE raids at an Edison, NJ warehouse targeting workers, was really disheartening and extremely unfair for all that were traumatized from such an experience."”
Tolani Taylor, a former warehouse worker and organizer for Clean Water Action, reacted to a July 8, 2025 ICE raid at an Edison, NJ warehouse—calling it “disheartening and extremely unfair” for the traumatized workers.
News by Category
Business
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Mass. Sen. Warren slams Trump for not lowering prices. What does the data say?
MassLive
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House advances bill putting new checks on patent trolls
State House News Service
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Opinion: Kate Merrill wasn’t wrong to correct the pronunciation of Concord
Boston Globe
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Last ally of Arthur T. Demoulas removed from Market Basket board
Boston Globe
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Fewer foreign tourists are visiting Boston this summer. Some blame Trump
WBUR
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Vacant Cumberland Farms lot may see new life in South Deerfield
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Avidia Bank Could Lose $17M on Medford Lab Project
Banker & Tradesman
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Trump widens metal tariffs to target baby gear and motorcycles
Boston Globe
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Last Artie T. ally on Market Basket board says he was removed by Demoulas sisters
Boston Herald
Cannabis
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Editorial: Goldberg, office should be held accountable for CCC dysfunction
Boston Business Journal
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Battenfeld: Cannabis commission suffering from serious case of the munchies
Boston Herald
Civil Rights
Education
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Smith Voc. program to train adult ed students for culinary arts positions
The Reminder
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OK: Oklahoma will test teachers from New York and California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology’
The Associated Press
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Editorial: Obscure anticompetitive school bus law deserves repeal
Boston Globe
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Harvard hiring investigation could upend employment practices for institutions well beyond academia
Boston Globe
Environment
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Heat waves and poor air quality are here to stay. Here’s how Boston is adapting.
Boston Globe
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Somerville Climatech organizations receive $450,000 in grants
The Somerville Times
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Spotlight on soil health
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Coast Guard to delay removing navigational buoys after pushback from marine users
WGBH
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How growing up in a changing climate connects Provincetown students to a community in Alaska
WBUR
Housing
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In Greenfield visit, lieutenant governor talks rural housing needs
Greenfield Recorder
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Halifax faces funding losses as MBTA non-compliance status triggers state penalties
South Shore News
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From parking lots to housing
WGBH
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Declining population and access to funding: Event explores housing in rural Mass.
MassLive
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Mega-landlord settles with DOJ for Mass. price fixing claims
Axios
Immigration
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Massachusetts AG Campbell sues over Trump immigration conditions on crime victim grants
Taunton Gazette
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At Boston’s Dominican parade and festival, fear lingers but joy wins
Boston Globe
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Mayor Wu to respond to feds’ demand to strip sanctuary protections: ‘Boston does not back down to bullies’
Boston Herald
Judiciary
Labor
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Secretive religious community on Cape Cod sued for allegedly forcing children to work construction without pay
Boston Globe
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Rising unemployment darkens jobless benefits fund forecast
WWLP 22
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'Beyond Untenable': North Shore Trash Strike Nears 8th Week With No New Talks In Sight
Peabody Patch
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Neighbors leaving their garbage at Malden High School amid ongoing trash strike
NBC Boston
Local Government
Politics
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MS: In Mississippi, one of the neediest states, Trump’s federal funding cuts hit with extra heft
Boston Globe
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ME: Meet the Disillusioned Veteran Who Thinks He Can Beat Susan Collins in Maine
Zeteo
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Kraft claims Wu is illegally using public resources for her campaign. Experts say that’s hard to prove.
Boston Globe
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White Stadium has taken over Boston’s mayoral race. Here’s what the candidates have to say
MassLive
Public Safety
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Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins’ arraignment moved to Thursday, court records say
Boston Herald
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Two Boston city councilors demand probe into police radio blackout at height of overnight violence
Boston Herald
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Violent night in Boston: Four shootings and a stabbing under investigation
NBC Boston
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Panel urges state to offer tax breaks for 'personalized' firearms
The Eagle Tribune
Reproductive Rights
State Government
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Governor Healey Unveils Art Exhibition by Berkshire Artists
iBerkshires
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Healey proposes releasing historical records of disabled people in state institutions
WGBH
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Senators want more direct line between governor, National Guard chief
State House News Service
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Key MassDOT staffer praised Suffolk Construction on social media, shared MRI with top Fish deputy
JohnFGately.com
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Massachusetts’ election chief pushes back against Trump’s call to end mail-in voting
WGBH
Taxation
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Local officials respond to PILOT commission
Athol Daily News
Transportation
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MBTA sees 'tremendous' potential for additional ferry expansions
WBUR
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Blue Line resumed full service on Monday but then delays happened right away
Boston Globe
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The Trans-Commonwealth RR: The Sinking Feeling of a Lake Shore Limited Status Quo
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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Downtown Amherst roadwork: Short-term pain for long-term gain
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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These local teens love transit so much they made a hyperrealistic MBTA bus simulator on Roblox
Boston Globe
Utilities
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State on cusp of first major energy storage procurement
State Affairs
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The Plan to Turn the Caribbean’s Glut of Sargassum Into Biofuel
Wired
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How many homes does an offshore wind farm actually power?
The New Bedford Light
Press Releases
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Senator Eldridge Honors the Legacy of Margaret Miley
Office of Sen. Jamie Eldridge
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City of Boston Announces Zoning Commission Approves First Substantial Changes to Boston's Development Review Process
Boston Planning & Development Agency
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Stopping the government-imposed rent control ballot question
Fiscal Alliance Foundation
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PNELF Admonishes DOR for Inaction on Unauthorized and Unconstitutional Commercial Tax Overcharges
Pioneer New England Legal Foundation
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Your Advocacy in Review: 2025 State Legislative Recap by the Numbers
The Arc of Mass.
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Massachusetts Leaders Tour Thermo Fisher in Plainville, MA
Mass. Life Sciences Center
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Massachusetts AG’s “Junk Fee” Regulations Take Effect September 2nd
National Federation of Independent Business, Mass.
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SFPP Announces Binding Open Season for Additional Capacity on Its East Line System
Kinder Morgan
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AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Illegal Conditions On Victims of Crime Act Grants
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Governor Healey Unveils Art Exhibition by Western Mass Artists
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll