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Birthdays: State Senator Joan Lovely

Bungling of forced-sex complaint leads Healey administration to rein in agency that serves homeless » Boston Globe

Suffolk Sheriff Steve Tompkins pleads not guilty on extortion charges » Boston Herald

Massachusetts expected to see third largest average tax cuts from 'Big, Beautiful Bill' » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Healey plan would double pace of land protection » State House News Service

This Democrat Thinks Voters Seeking Order Will Make or Break Elections » The Wall Street Journal

Mayor Wu hits back after ICE Director Todd Lyons vows to ‘flood’ Boston: ‘Stop attacking cities’ » Boston Herald

Warnings, fines coming soon for MBTA fare evaders » State House News Service

A farm grows in Springfield. But for how much longer? » Boston Globe

White House calls out 7 Smithsonian museums for their exhibits, messaging » Washington Post

F.B.I. Searches John Bolton’s Home » New York Times

Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC » CNN

Chip Roy headlines Freedom Caucus departures that could transform House GOP » The Hill

Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now » New York Times

Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans » New York Times

Immigrant population in US drops for the first time in decades » Boston Globe

Trump immigration policy may be shrinking labor force, economists say » CNBC

Newsom Raises $6.2 Million in First Week of Redistricting Fight » New York Times

Stop & Shop lowering prices amid shoplifting splurge in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

WMass farm comes out on top in state's annual tomato celebration » NEPM

Is the NBA pulling the strings in WNBA relocation? The approach to the Boston bid is undermining proof the W can stand alone. » Boston Globe

Latest L3Harris protest includes blockade, two arrests » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Governor Healey working with Steve Pagliuca, Bill Chisholm to broker deal to bring WNBA to Boston if Mohegan Tribe sells » Boston Globe

Breaking News: Struggling Boston tower owners readying lawsuit over alleged City Hall retaliation » Contrarian Boston

Tax change lifts plans for "hyperscale" data center campus in Westfield » State House News Service

Opinion: Cambridge should preserve Harriet Jacobs’s legacy » Boston Globe

Tompkins pleads not guilty to extortion » WGBH

Sheriff Tompkins pleads not guilty to federal extortion charges » WBUR

Ex-pastor at Pete Hegseth’s church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids » The Guardian

New leadership structure aims to boost oversight of schools, curriculum in Pittsfield » The Berkshire Eagle

WMass communities receive $1.5M in literacy grants » NEPM

A rash of educators have been accused of sex misconduct. Here’s how parents and schools should talk about it. » Boston Globe

Harassment, bullying incidents in school sports kept under wraps by MIAA » Boston Globe

Harvard To Remove Black Lives Matter Message From Biology Professors’ Office Windows » The Harvard Crimson

These Massachusetts school districts awarded grant to expand affordable pre-k » WWLP 22

High School teacher Whalen challenging Neal in 2026 Democratic primary » NEPM

Robinhood app to allow local wagers on Boston College football despite state ban » Boston Globe

Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research » New York Times

Patients sue noted former Mass. General surgeon over gender surgeries they say he botched » Boston Globe

Rebecca Haag Elected Hospital Board Chairperson » Vineyard Gazette

Worcester adds $1.25 million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund » Worcester Telegram

Bay State to offer tax credits for converting commercial spaces to housing » Boston Herald

FL: Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact » Washington Post

ICE director promises larger presence in Boston following Wu’s defiance » Boston.com

ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston after Mayor Wu’s refusal to strip sanctuary protections » Boston Herald

Canton mom back home after 10 days in immigration detention; questions remain » Boston 25 News

Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal » WGBH

Legacy of care: Judge honored for role in treating veterans » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut nearly $800 million of research funding in anti-DEI push » WGBH

Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 8/22/25 » Boston Policy Institute

Methuen hosts 1st preliminary vote in years » The Eagle Tribune

Lawrence city councilor pleads guilty to voter fraud in election that put her in office » MassLive

North Middlesex students create lasting memories of Townsend’s past through oral history project » Sentinel & Enterprise

Despite Objections, Select Board Approves Filming Of Elin Hilderbrand's "Five Star Weekend" On Nantucket » nantucketcurrent

CO: Trump threatens ‘harsh measures’ if convicted GOP election denier Tina Peters not freed » The Hill

IN: Trump Turns the Screws on Indiana » Puck

Josh Kraft, Boston Mayor Wu trade jabs after he rejects her signature tax shift bill » Boston Herald

New England AGs to Trump: ‘Bring it on’ » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Kraft joins chorus questioning city taxes on office buildings » Boston Globe

Sen. Markey endorsed by Rep. Keating as 2026 reelection campaign ramps up » WPRI.com

DotNews survey offers new insights on Boston's at-large City Council contest » WBUR

COVID levels tick up in Massachusetts as ‘Stratus’ variant dominates nationally » Boston Globe

Opinion: How big trash is threatening your life » The New Bedford Light

Quincy firefighter equipment tests positive for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ » WGBH

Howie Carr: Suffolk Sheriff Tompkins surrenders high life » Boston Herald

Sheriff Tompkins pleads not guilty to extortion charges » Axios

Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins pleads not guilty to federal extortion charges at arraignment » Boston Globe

Video shows Worcester police struggling with armed man outside Polar Park » Worcester Telegram

Former Fitchburg cop decertified over alleged sexual advances on coworkers, teen » Worcester Telegram

Attorney confident that sheriff will be cleared of extortion charges » State House News Service

Massachusetts’ Galvin Responds to Trump’s Voting Claims » WBSM

Globerman and Mitchell: A tax lesson From Scandinavia » Boston Herald

Opinion: Thank you, Massachusetts millionaires! » Boston Globe

Texas company plans to launch bus service connecting Worcester and Boston » Worcester Telegram

MBTA will begin citing riders who haven’t paid fare in September » Boston Globe

Nantucket Opposes Term Limits For Steamship Authority Board Of Governors » Nantucket Current

The Boston MBTA will start ticketing fare evaders » Axios

Coyle: Mass. needs affordable energy from all sources » Boston Herald

What to know about Mass.' new electricity rates for heat pump users » WBUR

HB4004 - An Act validating the results of the special election held in the town of Hardwick on January 18, 2025

SB2580 - An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Robert Tiro

HB801 - An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election

HB4245 - An Act relative to the Mattapoisett select board

HB4429 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB56 - An Act empowering municipalities and local governments

HB4431 - An Act relative to internet gaming

SB2575 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4405 - An Act relative to student and educator data privacy

HB633 - An Act relative to student and educator data privacy

HB4285 - An Act modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol permitting laws

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission