Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Boston's housing market is so out of whack that it's in a class largely by itself
Boston Globe
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What is the most 'meh' political swing state in the country this summer, and why is it New Hampshire?
Boston Globe
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Gone to the dogs: Can Mass. lawmakers get a deal on bill ending pet shop sales of some animals?
MassLive
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Healey signs trio of bills on child welfare, home care, Norwood Hospital
State House News Service
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In Sixth District primary, it's 'outsiders,' an insider — and one Democrat trying to convince voters she’s both
Boston Globe
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Editorial: To reduce chronic absenteeism, schools should use their data better
Boston Globe
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In Sixth District primary, it's 'outsiders,' an insider
Boston Globe
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What happens to a rural community after its hospital closes?
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts town exposed: International trips, free suits on taxpayer dime
Boston Herald
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An often-missed program is helping Mass. residents stretch vital food assistance further
MassLive
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GOP guv hopeful Mike Minogue’s latest ad argues Mass. is ‘working for some, not for all’
MassLive
El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary
The Associated Press (AP)
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Bezos' Amazon AI Data Center Could Be Top U.S. Polluter: Mapping the pollution zone
The Democracy Labs
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Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out New AI Vision in 6,500-Word Essay
The Wall Street Journal
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Hunter Biden Sheds Light on His Dad’s Cancer and the Ex-President’s Life
The Wall Street Journal
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Public Health Hazards: Outbreaks & Republican incompetence
The Democracy Labs
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The Suspected Gangster Causing Headaches for Kushner’s Albania Deal
The Wall Street Journal
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How Roy Cohn Taught Donald Trump Everything
The New Yorker
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Actually Michael Harrington Would Probably Love Today’s DSA – and Hate It Too
Common Dreams
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Fauci contempt vote presents DOJ with ‘incredibly messy’ choices
The Hill
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Will Darline Graham face the same fate Pamela Evette did in South Carolina?
Politico
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As US Offshore Wind Disappears, a Generation of Workers Is Left Behind
Inside Climate News
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MassDEP Public Hearing
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Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board Meeting
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Town Hall Forum with U.S. Senate Candidate John Deaton
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Quote of the Day
“Mitch McConnell has not cast a Senate vote since June 14. That is 56 days of paid leave. The United States does not guarantee a woman who just gave birth a single paid day. And that’s thanks to guys like Mitch McConnell ironically enough.”
Royer contrasts the irony of McConnell’s lengthy paid medical absence from the Senate with the lack of federally guaranteed paid leave for new mothers.
News by Category
2026 Midterm Elections
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Schoen: Don't count on a 'Blue Wave' in November
Boston Herald
Artificial Intelligence
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AI commodifies human creativity. Is it theft?
Boston Globe
Business
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West Springfield forms committee to review Big E Trust after 30 years
MassLive
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Healey signs bill allowing state to take Norwood Hospital through eminent domain
Boston.com
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As dairy plants close in Vermont, the future of the state's most iconic industry is in question
Boston Globe
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'There's a future in fishing,' local family tells state leaders
Gloucester Times
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McCall: Mass. anti-ticket scalping bill could make problem worse
Boston Herald
Civil Rights
Education
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Plymouth School Committee Unanimously Approves Performance-Based Energy Contract with Ameresco
South Shore News
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Budget cuts threaten Mass. high schoolers’ path to college: ‘dangling on the edge of disaster’
MassLive
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Supporters raise $2M to preserve Hampshire College campus, block redevelopment
Boston Business Journal
Environment
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Tuna fishermen trolling gear too close to whales; Mass. Environmental Police respond to dozens of bear incidents
Boston Herald
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Appeals Court Ruling Offers Hope to Climate Grants, but a Clock is Ticking...
Western Mass. Politics and Insight
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Sewage overflows have canceled the Ironman Western Mass swim twice. Will they doom the race?
MassLive
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Mass. Legislature sheds light on light pollution with 'Dark Skies' bill
Gazette Net
Federal
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Precision Has a Price
The Bulwark
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How to Break the Fifty-Year Stalemate on Childcare Policy
The Bulwark
Gaming
Health Care
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Community health center leaders brace for federal cuts, cut positions
Boston Business Journal
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UMass Memorial Health finds partners for closing Community Healthlink programs
Worcester Telegram
Human Services
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When political rhetoric clashes with the social worker's ethics code
Boston Globe
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'Desperate': Healey anti-hunger task force member hasn't eaten for days to raise awareness for food-stamp funding needs
Boston Globe
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Resilience Center of Franklin County secures state grant to expand domestic violence prevention work
Athol Daily News
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Report: Taxpayers could pay for $1.4B in 'improper' SNAP payments
Newburyport News
Immigration
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Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families
Boston Globe
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Citing his oversight role, U.S. Rep. Neal visits ICE facility in Mass.
MassLive
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Silent detention: Mental health impact of ICE arrests on families reaches crisis point
WGBH
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What Massachusetts’s new ICE law protects, and what it doesn’t
Commonwealth Magazine
Judiciary
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Trump to Supreme Court: Make Me
The Bulwark
Labor
Legislative
Local Government
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Brockton mayor says he has no memory of meeting teen who accused him of inappropriate contact
Boston Globe
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Gloucester remembers crew of the Lily Jean in emotional ceremony: 'We need to bring them home'
Boston Globe
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East Bridgewater Select Board Tables $425K Fraud Investigation Proposal, Demands Focus on System Failures
South Shore News
Politics
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Fuentes: GOP can win with Puerto Rican voters
Boston Herald
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1-on-1 with Michelle Wu: Boston mayor on her primary picks, property tax tiff
NBC Boston
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Suspicious signatures, including GOP committeeman, flagged on Rachael Rollins' nomination papers
Boston Herald
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Less than a month before the GOP primary, Mass. Dems launch anti-Mike Minogue attack site
MassLive
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Pols & Politics: Former Gov. Charlie Baker to headline Dem DA candidate's fundraiser, snubs GOP hopeful
Boston Herald
Public Safety
Transportation
Press Releases
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NFIB Jobs Report: Boost in Demand for Workers, Labor Quality
National Federation of Independent Businesses
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Drought Conditions Improve Across Massachusetts
Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Drought Management Task Force
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Premiers, Governors Meeting to Strengthen New England Partnerships
Government of Nova Scotia
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Construction begins to restore Century Bog
Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $131,000 to Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments Across Massachusetts
Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation
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Senator Markey releases New Comprehensive Report "Under the Radar" Documenting Trump's Second Administration Stealth Attack on U.S. Immigration System
Office of Sen. Ed Markey
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Governor Healey Signs Bill Strengthening Safety, Quality and Oversight of Home Care
Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Governor Healey Signs Landmark Child Welfare Reform Legislation
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll