Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Senator Brownsberger appears to have locked down race over Boston Mayor Wu-backed challenger
Boston Herald
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Labor Day parade emphasizes 'workers over billionaires' as thousands march from Copley Square
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Should 16-year-olds have a vote in Mass. municipal elections?
Boston Globe
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'It's not realistic': School districts brace for impact as cellphone ban bill languishes on Beacon Hill
Boston Globe
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Lucas: ICE spending millions in Mass
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Meta settlement shouldn't stop Legislature from crafting youth social media protections
Boston Globe
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Spill of the Hill: A louder Left in the Mass. Senate
Axios
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Massachusetts’s dwindling maternity care
Commonwealth Magazine
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State offers record $40M package to keep Insulet Corp. in state
Boston Business Journal
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A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
PBS Newshour
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'Nakedly political': US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report
The Guardian
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Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’
New York Times
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How the Unity of 9/11 Sowed the Seeds of America’s Deep Political Division
The Wall Street Journal
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For Trump’s Former Fixer, a Tortured Path From ‘Rat’ to Reconciliation
New York Times
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New England's most intense congressional race will be decided Tuesday. A guide to N.H.'s 1st District Democratic primary.
Boston Globe
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Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
News From the States
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Elon Musk wades into Maine’s Senate race
News From the States
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Local Teamsters and the union's Massachusetts-based chief at odds in crucial N.H. Senate race
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Emergency room waits are too long. Here's how Massachusetts can fix it.
Boston Globe
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Americans' satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows
The Associated Press (AP)
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The Coming Post-Trump Reality
The Dispatch
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Plastics Companies Are Writing Lesson Plans. What Could Go Wrong?
Wired
Sponsored
Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
6:00pm
Democracy Drinks at the Chemist's Lounge in Boston
109 High St Boston, MA 02110
Sponsored
New Media
Instagram
"Massachusetts will need about 64,000 immigrants entering Massachusetts annually between 2026 and 2030 to prevent the labor force from contracting...
The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Podcasts
Substack
TikTok
YouTube
Poll identifies Massachusetts teachers' top concerns as new school year begins
WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Quote of the Day
“At a moment when Phil Eng is getting his first negative publicity, it feels like improvements to the MBTA are beginning to stall.”
Kennedy says the T’s progress is stalling amid delays and shutdowns, as Eng faces scrutiny for pulling an employee’s hair and a $495,000 settlement.
News by Category
2026 Midterm Elections
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Week in review: Markey wins, school flag limits rejected, Second Chance expands
The Worcester Guardian
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Keller on the uphill climb to sway independents
MASSterList
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Primary season ends with a bang in two New England states
Boston Globe
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Enter the independents
MASSterList
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UnitedHealth executives shower Representative Katherine Clark with donations ahead of midterms
Boston Globe
Artificial Intelligence
Beltway Politics
Democracy
Education
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Springfield schools close after ‘cyber incident’ leaves educators with no computers, phones
MassLive
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Boston returns to school with a 'very strong academic agenda,' superintendent says
Boston Globe
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These Mass. colleges' finances are full of red flags
Boston Globe
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New survey of Mass. teachers show a dislike of statewide exams as a replacement for MCAS
WBUR
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Smith College remembers Gloria Steinem, the alumna who called campus her ‘enormous refuge’
Gazette Net
Environment
Federal
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
Labor
Local Government
Politics
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State Senate Recount Begins Wednesday
The Belmont Voice
Public Health
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RFK Jr.'s Sickening Measles Victory Lap
The Bulwark
Public Safety
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Massachusetts State Police hire independent firm to monitor training academy reforms
CBS News
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The American prison system is cruel. Maine is showing there is another way.
Boston Globe
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New Bedford police internal affairs reports detail Flock misuse
The New Bedford Light
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25 years later, former Logan director recalls the 9/11 attacks, aftermath
WCVB
Reproductive Rights
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Opponents of new abortion law eye 2028 repeal effort
Commonwealth Magazine
State Government
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Lawmakers move to honor Dolly Parton with '9 to 5 Day'
State House News Service
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Mass. lawmakers move to honor Dolly Parton with '9 to 5 Day'
Boston Globe
Taxation
Transportation
Press Releases
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The MLSC Celebrates Workforce Development Month
Mass. Life Sciences Center
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The Fight for an Affordable Energy Bill Continues
350 Mass
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City of Boston, MBTA Release Updated Design Proposal For Transformative Blue Hill Avenue Project
City of Boston
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NATCA National Executive Board Statement on Labor Day 2026
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Interfering with Mail Ballots in November Election
ACLU Mass.
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Massachusetts State Police Selects Independent Evaluator to Oversee Academy Reforms
Massachusetts State Police
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AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell