Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Garbage strike reaches two-month mark with little movement, and no end in sight
Boston Globe
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Federal approval signals progress at Holyoke Veterans Home
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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New rules in Mass. crack down on hidden fees — and stir confusion at some restaurants
WBUR
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The Trump administration suggested Mass. is gerrymandered. Is that true?
WBUR
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SJC may consider public defender pay rates
The Eagle Tribune
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The Legislature is failing. Two key reforms could help restore its effectiveness.
Boston Globe
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Is this major Mass. tech company quietly shifting to San Francisco?
MassLive
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Labor group holds first Labor Day parade in Boston: ‘Workers are fed up with billionaires’
Boston Herald
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Keller: The losing fight
MASSterList
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Alan Leventhal, former ambassador to Denmark, considering running for governor in 2026
Boston Herald
National
Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules
The Associated Press
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Trump May Declare a National Housing Emergency: What to Know
TIME
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Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Boston Globe
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Trump, GOP face tough choices for second tax bill
The Hill
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This Is What—and Who—We’re Losing in RFK’s Purge
The Bulwark
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‘Political Suicide’: Dems See Huge GOP Vulnerability on Health Care
The Bulwark
Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets: Committee Hearing
Written Testimony Only
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources: Committee Hearing
State House, A-1 and Virtual
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Education: Committee Hearing
State House, A-2 and Virtual
7:00pm
Boston Mayoral Candidate Forum hosted by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization
Bethel AME Church, 100 Wachusett Street, Jamaica Plain
Quote of the Day
““He’s revolutionized the game by rooting out special interests, reforming self-serving bureaucracies, and restoring science over ideology under President Trump’s mandate to make America healthy again."”
The quote reflects Trump allies casting RFK Jr. as reforming health care, but in reality his HHS overhaul—firing CDC leaders, weakening vaccine science, and reshaping nutrition rules—has sparked alarm over politics overtaking science.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Many Boston employers will crack down on return-to-office this fall
Boston Business Journal
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The Celtics sale has closed. Now for the big question: Where to build a new arena?
Boston Globe
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Return-to-office has settled. Is this as good as it gets for downtown?
Boston Globe
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A downturn in international travel to the US may last beyond summer, experts warn
Boston Globe
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Bringing ‘a little bit of everything’: Three County Fair marks 208th year
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Plans for hotel on old Gazette property on back burner
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Market Basket goes to mediation with board, CEO deeply divided
Boston Business Journal
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Family feud at Market Basket: Mediation in Delaware set to begin
Boston Herald
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The Genius Next Door: Benjamin Van Mooy makes waves with his research on invisible sea organisms
WGBH
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The Codcast: Elyse Cherry talks BlueHub predatory lending lawsuit
Commonwealth Beacon
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Keeping it fresh, local, affordable at REC farmers markets
Worcester Mag
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‘People want to be outdoors’: Massachusetts named No. 1 in outdoor recreation
Greenfield Recorder
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Business outlook remains gloomy in Mass., according to AIM index
Boston Business Journal
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"Historic" new junk fee regulations take effect Tuesday
State Affairs
Crimes
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Tompkins disclosed ownership in holding company
JohnFGately.com
Education
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Abington Schools Secure $293,600 State Literacy Grant
South Shore News
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You can tell it's September, because the cell phones in schools debate has returned
Worcester Magazine
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Brandeis shuttle passenger warned of ‘fearing for my life’ weeks before fatal crash
Boston Globe
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Folan: Lessons in character important to school year
Boston Herald
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Suppor for next generation of doctors: Scholarships for med students to honor longtime Worcester oncology researcher, wife
Worcester Telegram
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HHS demands Massachusetts slash references to gender identity from its sex ed curricula
Cape Cod Times
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Late WPI alum leaves $12M donation to university
Worcester Telegram
Environment
Federal
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Xi and Putin reaffirm ‘old friend’ ties in the face of US challenges
The Associated Press (AP)
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In Trump’s federal workforce cuts, Black women are among the hardest hit
Boston Globe
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
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Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE’s arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions.
Boston Globe
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USCIS to resume interviewing neighbors and coworkers of citizenship applicants
WGBH
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New comments from mayor, governor on report of looming ICE surge in Boston
NBC Boston
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Springfield protest decries ICE detention of farmworker
MassLive
Labor
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Williams: Labor Day time to honor past, work for future
Boston Herald
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Workers march in solidarity and to get ready for more regime outrages
Universal Hub
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1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, according to census data
Boston Globe
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Union Members Rally And March At Boston Labor Day Parade
WBZ News Radio
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Service workers start school year with strike at South Hadley college
State House News Service
Legislative
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Watch your mouth in Foxborough this fall: Cursing at sports games is illegal in Mass.
The Metro West Daily News
Local Government
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Polls open at 7 a.m. for Worcester's preliminary election Tuesday, Sept. 2 with two races
Telegram & Gazette
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Worcester legislators accuse state of wrongdoing regarding $30M+ Holden sewer lawsuit
Worcester Telegram
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Here’s how Boston’s elections will change after last year’s problems
Boston.com
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Tania Fernandes Anderson asks federal judge to let her avoid prison time after conviction
Boston Herald
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Editorial: For Boston City Council, let’s start with the candidates who won’t embarrass us
Boston Globe
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Pols & Politics: Tania Fernandes Anderson hands out endorsement ahead of sentencing
Boston Herald
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City of Boston denies Globe records requests for internal cost projections for White Stadium project
Boston Globe
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New England Revolution, Wu administration clash over city’s information requests for new stadium
Boston Globe
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Hadley CPA panel raises doubts about sewer funding request
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Around the Hamptons: Easthampton sets hearing on 3 key projects
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Three city councilors, three state legislators ask judge to go easy on Tania Fernandes Anderson
Universal Hub
Politics
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Editorial: For Boston City Council: Let’s start with the candidates who won’t embarrass us
Boston Globe
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Bike and bus lanes have divided Boston. Here’s where the mayoral candidates stand on the issue
MassLive
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NJ & VA: The sprint to Election Day begins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor's races
NBC News
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NY: New York's Very Rich Reel Over the NYC Mayoral Race and Mamdani's Lead
New York Times
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NY: Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party's Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year
New York Times
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Defeating MAGA One Share at a Time
The Message Box
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Opinion: The gerrymandering battle has a historical precedent. It’s a warning we should heed.
Boston Globe
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Democratic voters see crime as a major problem. Their party is struggling to address it.
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Progressive pols call for ‘accountability lite’
Boston Herald
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John Deaton is looking to staff up ahead of a potential campaign against Ed Markey
Boston Herald
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A week before the preliminary election, Labor Day parade felt like a campaign rally
Boston Globe
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Today: Polls open for Worcester's preliminary election; two races on ballot
Worcester Telegram
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Your guide to Quincy's Sept. 2 preliminary elections
Patriot Ledger
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Brownsberger: GOP-friendly Mass. Congressional district "just not a thing"
State Affairs
Public Health
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Group that supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to change media messages on public health
Boston Globe
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Lynn honors Overdose Awareness Day
Lynn Daily News Item
Public Safety
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Former Franklin County sheriff terminated from East Falmouth Police Academy
Greenfield Recorder
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Boston city councilors say police oversight office — often overruled by commissioner — needs review
WBUR
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Boston City Council to hold Mass and Cass emergency declaration hearing after blocked vote
Boston Herald
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Worcester County sheriff says no to state P-Cards
Boston Herald
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Mass State Police trooper seriously injured in hit-and-run crash urges drivers to ‘move over’
Boston Herald
Reproductive Rights
Transportation
Press Releases
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Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Reaches 3.5 Million REAL ID Credentials
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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Joint Labor Day Statement on Offshore Wind from Governor Maura Healey, Governor Kathy Hochul, Governor Ned Lamont, Governor Dan McKee, Governor Phil Murphy
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Secures $10 Million Settlement With Major Springfield Landlord For Significant Housing Violations Impacting Over One Thousand Tenants
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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AG Campbell Files Brief In Support Of Federal Employees’ Right To Collective Bargaining And Free Speech
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Launch of No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools
Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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MassGOP Statement on Reinstatement of Shannon O’Brien as Chair of Cannabis Control Commission
MassGOP
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Former U.S. Postal Inspector Charged with Stealing Over $330,000 in Cash from Elderly Victims
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Alzheimer’s Association Welcomes FDA Action Approving Leqembi Weekly Subcutaneous Maintenance Dosing
Alzheimer’s Association
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Watch: Pressley Delivers Powerful Remark at Boston's First-Ever Labor Day Parade
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
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Governor Healey Proclaims September as ‘Emergency Preparedness Month’
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
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Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration’s Cancellation of $34 Million for Salem Offshore Wind Terminal
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG Campbell Prevents $184 Million In Cuts To AmeriCorps Service Programs
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Observes Overdose Awareness Day and Upcoming Recovery and Prevention Months
Mass. Department of Public Health
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AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell