Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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How Boston's bike lane debate became so divisive
WBUR
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Cannabis Commission hangs up phone over P-Card spending
Boston Herald
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Job-seekers in Southern Mass. are hit hard by unemployment as hiring deteriorates throughout the state
Boston Globe
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‘Boston will not back down’: Wu blasts Trump administration after Bondi’s latest demands on immigration enforcement
Boston Globe
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A Mass. law was meant to help students go to college — some say it’s doing the opposite
MassLive
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Primary care push by CVS meets resistance
WWLP 22
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The teacher taking on Rep. Richard Neal
Politico
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Editorial: The Boston City Council isn’t doing its job by dodging tough issues
Boston Globe
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Cannabis Commission cites progress in wake of critical audit
State House News Service
National
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Companies can't hold the line on prices much longer
Axios
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Texas Republicans Ready to Pass New Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted
New York Times
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Elon Musk Pledged to Start a Political Party. He Is Already Pumping the Brakes.
The Wall Street Journal
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More than 2.8m people in US identify as trans, including 724,000 youth, data shows
The Guardian
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President Trump says Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’
Boston Globe
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Trump’s "Crime" Canard
The Contrarian
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Tim Scott thanks crypto for toppling Brown
punchbowl
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Trump wants a big beautiful cage fight - so Ivanka is getting back in the ring
The Guardian
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The Plot To Outlaw AI Lawsuits
The Lever
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
10:00am
Division of Occupational Licensure Public Hearing
Division of Occupational Licensure, Room 6008, One Federal Street, 6th Floor, Boston and via Microsoft Teams
1:00pm
MWRA Board of Directors' Meeting
Via Webex
Quote of the Day
“Washington had a lower violent crime rate than Indianapolis, Albuquerque, Memphis, Nashville, or Milwaukee. Washington also had a lower property crime rate in 2024 than Tucson, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Albuquerque, Memphis, or Seattle,” Washington Monthly reported. “FBI data show that the homicide rate in the nation’s capital fell 39 percent in 2024 to a rate lower than Indianapolis, Baltimore, Detroit, Nashville, and Milwaukee, and DC’s rate for all violent crime was its lowest in more than 30 years.”
The Contrarian's Jennifer Rubin frames D.C.’s 2024 crime drop—violent, property, and homicides at decades-low—as a direct rebuttal to Trump’s ‘crime canard’ narrative.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Trump can’t seem to quit Senator Elizabeth Warren. Here’s the latest reason why.
Boston Globe
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Moulton urges Israel to increase aid to Gaza
The Eagle Tribune
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Howie Carr: Trump broke the Dems!
Boston Herald
Business
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Long-planned towers could soon rise along Morrissey Boulevard
Boston Globe
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Stop & Shop to cut prices on 3,000-plus items in Mass. stores
Boston Globe
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Developers eye 7-story hotel for Allston
Boston Business Journal
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What's going up: Development in and around Boston
Axios
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New Balance exec joins World Cup tourism push
Boston Business Journal
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Grace Lee takes helm at St. Mary's Credit Union as new president and CEO
Boston Business Journal
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Grace Lee reached the pinnacle of her banking career. Then she walked away.
Boston Globe
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Wealthy households are driving Boston’s rising income segregation. Here’s how.
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Shoppers just want to buy groceries, not be data mines
Boston Herald
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Massive Dorchester development gets green light: Two 18-story towers to reshape Morrissey Boulevard
Boston Business Journal
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If Trump doesn’t think you’re good at your job, he’ll tell you. That’s worrisome.
Boston Globe
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Dedham developer plans $500 million lab, housing project off Route 128
Boston Globe
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Farmers and judges agree: "There's nothing like a fresh tomato"
State House News Service
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The Boston Celtics have a new owner. The drive to add more NBA championships won't change
WBUR
Civil Rights
Education
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Easthampton schools get $340K boost for early literacy education
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Boston summer programs sail through to record-breaking enrollment
Boston Herald
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Miss Hall’s School failed to stop teacher from sexually abusing five students over 20 years, independent investigator finds
Boston Globe
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State expands career technical programs
CNHI
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Meet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooks
Boston Globe
Environment
Health Care
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Massachusetts hospitals surpass $1B in community benefits for second consecutive year
Boston Business Journal
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Levy: Unsustainable growth will collapse Medicaid
Boston Herald
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Task force backs "fallback" decision-makers to ease hospital discharge backlog
State House News Service
Housing
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Gov. seeking proposals for housing development on underused MCC parking lot
Lowell Sun
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Massachusetts home prices rise 2.3% to $665,000
Fall River Reporter
Human Services
Immigration
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Mayor Michelle Wu says Boston won’t comply with feds’ order to dismantle sanctuary protections
Boston Herald
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Frozen Out: As ICE Acts on Cape Cod, Locals React
Cape Cod Wave
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Wu fires back at Bondi's demand to shed so-called 'sanctuary' policies, saying 'Boston will never back down'
WBUR
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'Stop attacking our cities': Boston mayor responds to Trump administration on sanctuary cities
WGBH
Judiciary
Local Government
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Longmeadow School Committee to discuss ‘criminal matter’ likely related to librarian’s pornography charge
MassLive
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'A day to celebrate' Rob Gronkowski opens new Gronk Playground in Boston
WCVB
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Worcester committee to city manager: Hatch a task force for raising chickens
MassLive
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Quincy loses its finance director. Who will take the helm? What we know
Patriot Ledger
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Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski breaks down as Boston playground opens up
Boston Herald
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Veterans Memorial in East Longmeadow in the works
WWLP 22
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Community gardens coming soon to Worcester's Green Hill Park
Worcester Telegram
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Construction progresses on Shutesbury Library, fall opening anticipated
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Rockland Moves Forward with $5 Million Landfill Capping Project at No Cost to Taxpayers
South Shore News
Politics
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MI: The Democrats’ Israel split is defining the Michigan Senate primary
Punchbowl News
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Opinion: The convictions that count are the ones that sometimes sting
Boston Globe
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Wu vs. Kraft tries to stay local in the Trump era
Axios
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Rent control measure triggers ballot eligibility debate
State House News Service
Public Safety
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Federal authorities probing controversial 2023 arrest by Lawrence police of Black man over noise complaint
Boston Globe
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BPD radio breakdown did not compromise response to overnight violence: Boston Police
Boston Herald
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Pirro’s office won’t pursue gun charges over carrying rifles, shotguns
Washington Post
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New Public Safety Facility Transforms Police Operations and Attracts Job Applicants
South Shore News
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State Awards Annual First Responder Staffing Grants to Haverhill and Lawrence
WHAV
State Government
Taxation
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Larson: Ending ‘de minimus’ tax break = fewer choices
Boston Herald
Transportation
Utilities
Press Releases
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Pressley Applauds Passage of Updated Shield Act, Right to Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care in Massachusetts
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Brown Rudnick Secures Major PTAB Win for Mobile Data Technologies against Samsung
Brown Rudnick
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Keolis' Lizzie Baker Named to Mass Transit Magazine's 40 Under 40
Keolis
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Overdose Prevention Center Hearing September 15th at 11:00am
NASW-MA
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Delivers Over $5.7 Million to Support Fire and Police Staffing
Mass. Office of Grants and Research
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AG Campbell Reaches $795,000 Settlement with Property Management Company for Failing to Protect the Personal Information of Thousands of Massachusetts Residents
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Career Technical Education to Support 900 More Students This School Year
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Latest Seasonally Unadjusted Unemployment and Job Estimates for Local Labor Markets in Massachusetts for July 2025
Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
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AG Campbell Testifies Before EPA to Oppose Proposed Rescission of Landmark Finding that Greenhouse Gas Emissions Endanger Public Health and Welfare
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9.3 Million in Second Round of Literacy Launch Grants
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll