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Signing new abortion law, Healey cites stories of 'anguish and heartache'

WGBH

Electricity suppliers overcharged New England consumers billions of dollars over past decade, report says
Boston Globe
Maura Healey has two GOP rivals. Ahead of the primary, here's how they stand apart
WBUR
Beacon Hill versus local control: the battle over tiny towns and an empty seat
NEPM
Every Chelsea city councilor's signature appears on Rachael Rollins's nomination papers. Some say they never signed.
Boston Globe
Wu took on two senators over property taxes. New data say they were right.
Boston Globe

How excitement over Gov. Healey's proposed school funding quickly fizzled
MASSterList
Mass. puts "freedom to read" law on the books
Axios
Collectors, care providers want changes to medical debt regulations
State Affairs
Springfield advocate enters eighth day of hunger strike
22WWLP.com

National

The West’s demographic math problem

Politico

Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats
New York Times
Judge Pauses Rollout of N.Y.C. Second-Home Tax, Dealing Blow to Mamdani
New York Times
Patriot Games open with dodgeball, lots of MAGA caps and even more questions
Washington Post
Cassidy blasts vaccine order, saying Trump has no ‘expertise to make these changes’
The Hill
Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin Primary Lead Alarms Establishment Democrats
The Wall Street Journal

University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to ‘Curb Mental Health Crisis’
The Wall Street Journal
Progressives are on the cusp of a huge win. Their biggest stars are staying away.
Politico
The Delusions of John Roberts
The New Yorker
As voter anxiety over AI grows, candidates stake out positions
Pluribus News
The Democrats Can't Just Laugh Off 'Woke 1'
The Atlantic

Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am

"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell hosted by GBH

GBH 89.7, gbhnews.com and YouTube

3:00pm

Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council Meeting

Via Zoom

Birthday: State Senator James Eldridge

New Media

Instagram

Are we ensuring that homebuyers have the support they need to be long-term homeowners and build generational wealth? While a recent survey by TBF and a coalition of partners with The MassINC Polling Group

The Boston Foundation

Results of my poll are in. 86% of you do not believe Brian Shortsleeve fixed the MBTA. The central pillar of Shortsleeve’s campaign for Governor is a premise that nearly 9 out of 10 people say is false.

Mike Kennealy for Governor

Congressman Seth Moulton goes 'On the Record' about immigration enforcement. Watch the full conversation at the link in bio.

WCVB NewsCenter 5

Health care decisions belong to patients and their doctors. Not to politicians who have never met them.

Representative Christine Barber

Podcasts

Beacon Hill versus local control: the battle over tiny towns and an empty seat

Beacon Hill in 5

Can Dems Put Woke to Bed?

Pod Save America

The Hunter Biden Interview

The Tucker Carlson Show

BPR Full Show 8/10/26: On Courage

Boston Public Radio Podcast

Substack

Eversource Reports $1.69 Billion in 2025 Earnings as Customer Bills Remain Elevated

Chester Tam

Flocks Are for Birds

Don't Mourn Organize Eastern Mass

Another Commission, Another Double Standard

Political Contessa

Republicans roll the dice on anti-Muslim bigotry one more time

Public Notice

TikTok

It's time to vote for a Massachusetts Taxpayers' Treasurer in November! Massachusetts needs Elizabeth Dionne for State Treasurer!

Elizabeth Dionne

I'm proud to have the support of educators and the school committee. Quality education is a lifeline, and it must be made available to all young people in this country.

Senator Ed Markey

I stand with our teachers and librarians.

Governor Maura Healey

Gov. Healey signed a change to Massachusetts abortion rules into law, framing it as state leadership in a time of attack on reproductive health care by President Trump, Republicans and the Supreme Court.

WCVB Channel 5 Boston

YouTube

Trump demands that Iran pay compensation for war

CBS Boston

Court blocks HUD from cutting permanent housing funds

WWLP-22News

Massachusetts abortion bill signed into law by Gov. Healey

NBC 10 Boston

A closer look at Massachusetts' primaries, one month out

NBC 10 Boston

Quote of the Day

“But unless our utopian dreaming expands beyond the marvels of techno-wizardry and reckons with the full reality of human possibilities, we will only multiply our current problems on a greater and more dangerous scale. The moral curve must advance at least as quickly as the technological curve. There are no pills or devices for living in peaceful communities and quelling violence. Citizens incapable of compassion for their neighbors will not be prepared to wield awesome technological power in humane ways.”

David Albertson (professor of religion and philosophy at USC) and Jason Blakely (professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University).

The authors argues the tech utopianism of Elon Musk and Sam Altman is failing us