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MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. House leaders scored big in chamber’s closed-door budget process. You just wouldn’t know it. » Boston Globe

Mass. restaurant group asks high court to block ballot question on tipped minimum wage » Worcester Telegram

Two big things are missing from the Mass. budget debate. What they are, why it matters » MassLive

Mass. lawmakers suggest changes to police handling of rape cases after WBUR investigation » WBUR

Steward can’t even get bankruptcy right, state says » Boston Globe

Big electricity shift coming: Are we ready? » Commonwealth Beacon

Encore and Everett locked in new host agreement game of poker » Boston Herald

Boston city councilors wrestle over how to declare support for local Jews » Boston Herald

New tone for Healey transportation funding task force » Commonwealth Beacon

THE OTHER 49

NH: Maggie Goodlander launches N.H. congressional bid after White House exit » Boston Globe

NH: NH Senate amends marijuana legalization bill to be more in line with Sununu's priorities » WMUR

RI: 'Granny cam' bill allowing cameras in nursing home rooms one step closer to law in RI. » The Providence Journal

CT: Seven key proposals adopted by the CT legislature during 2024 session » CT Insider

NY: NYC rents are rising 7 times faster than wages, report finds » Gothamist

NJ: Senate considers taking over power to appoint appellate judges » POLITICO Pro

NJ: The Case of the Developer, the Halal Exporter, US Senator Bob Menendez, and His Wife » Vanity Fair

FL: Balloons harm wildlife. Florida is set to ban their release. » Boston Globe

CO: Colorado bans cellphones while driving, closing loophole on 2024 session's final day » Axios

CO: Colorado blazes trail with AI regulation bill » Pluribus News

CA: AI-generated news is here from S.F.-based Hoodline. What does that mean for conventional publishers? » The San Francisco Chronicle

CA: California Invests $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth » Government Technology

MN: Infrastructure funding hangs in the balance as legislative session nears end » Axios

GA: Future of Fulton case against Trump muddled as appeals court considers attempt to disqualify Willis » Georgia Recorder

NATIONAL

Meet Allan Lichtman, the professor who predicted the president (and the last 9) » USA Today

Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention » NBC News

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign » Washington Post

Trump Nostalgia Is Real—And Could Decide the Election » The Liberal Patriot

Antiwar Protest Camp in Dublin Is Dismantled After College Agrees to Divest » New York Times

Democrats cry foul over Judge Cannon’s handling of Trump documents case » The Hill

House Republicans Clash With Leaders of Public Schools Over Antisemitism Claims » New York Times

Democratic state attorneys general are teaming up to protect abortion access » The 19th

R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain » New York Times

Suburban backlash threatens country’s biggest transit systems » Politico

DOJ ‘Stonewalling’ House Ethics Committee Probe of Matt Gaetz » The Daily Beast

City Trees Save Lives » Wired

“It not only offends principles of fairness among the members and basic ideas about transparency, it potentially opens the door to all kinds of sweetheart deals or even worse,” said Hecht. “There’s no opportunity for anybody in the public to see what’s being done — until it’s too late."

Jonathan Hecht, a former Democratic state representative

Five of the House’s highest-ranking Democrats slipped at least $5 million in earmarks into the budget in late April, fattening their own districts’ haul far beyond that of most others and almost entirely out of public view.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Editorial: RFK Jr.’s old brain worm tale evokes McCain smear » Boston Herald

Parker: Add Tom Cotton to Trump’s VP shortlist » Boston Herald

Lucas: Kristi Noem shoots Trump VP bid in the foot » Boston Herald

Business

Opinion: Boston area gains from helix-like entwining of AI, biotech talent » Boston Globe

Healey, members of the business community talk housing concerns at Worcester roundtable » Spectrum News

Tripadvisor stock plunges as company says M&A isn't in the cards yet » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Dennis shows support for recreational marijuana shops, but measure falls short » Cape Cod Times

Education

Here’s what Worcester’s new rules on cell phones in schools could be » MassLive

Amherst College faculty join students in urging divestment from military suppliers to Israel » Gazette Net

‘The university has blood on its hands’: Debate over imagery of bloody hands at protests divides community » Boston Globe

Editorial: Columbia canceled its main commencement. Other schools shouldn’t follow its lead. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Emerson College tarnished by police raid on protest » Boston Globe

Students demand UMass chancellor’s resignation after pro-Palestine protesters’ arrests » MassLive

‘You must leave campus immediately’: MIT suspends protesters as encampment tensions escalate » Boston Globe

More than 130 arrested at pro-Palestinian protest at UMass » Gazette Net

Dozens arrested at UMass Amherst protest clash » Axios

MIT begins issuing suspensions to students participating in protest encampment » WBUR

Federal

Biden says he would halt additional weapons shipments if Israel invades Rafah » WBUR

Health Care

Union Says Nurses Avoiding "Dangerous" Conditions » State House News Service

Black women in Massachusetts invited to take part in groundbreaking cancer study » WGBH

Shattuck’s cottage community, a relief to the unsheltered at Mass. and Cass, to close this summer » Boston Globe

Timeline for sale of Steward Health Care facilities laid out in bankruptcy hearing » WCVB

Opinion: Why is Healey pretending everything at Steward will be OK? » Boston Globe

Steward, staring down $9 billion in debts, will auction off 31 hospital properties » Boston Herald

Op-ed: Would leaders choose Steward hospitals for care? » Becker's Hospital Review

Housing

Legislative Committee Expands Equity Theft Bill » State House News Service

'This is not the right place for it': 152-unit affordable housing project in wooded Auburn area met with opposition » Worcester Telegram

Proposal to Abolish Single-Family Zoning in Cambridge Moves Forward » The Harvard Crimson

Marblehead Town Meeting votes down new zoning to comply with MBTA Communities law » Boston Globe

Healey visits Port to promote housing plan » Newburyport News

Human Services

Senators Taking Second Swing At Cash Aid Increases » State House News Service

Labor

SJC Weighs Two Pieces Of Tipped Worker Plan » State House News Service

Hampshire Regional School Committee signs off on new three-year deal with union » Gazette Net

Legislative

Caucus Forms To Augment Life Sciences Push » State House News Service

Local Government

West Stockbridge residents approve town and school spending. But why did a proposed dog park provoke howls of dissent? » Berkshire Eagle

Springfield budget calls for a 5.8% increase to continue existing services, pay raises » MassLive

Attleboro mayor says no fireworks this year, proposes laser light show instead » The Sun Chronicle

Amid growing worry about city tax base, chamber pushes back on Wu’s proposed budget hike » Boston Globe

Worcester moving forward on plan for public plaza outside Polar Park » Worcester Telegram

With Jones project in question, Amherst won’t sign lease for temporary digs » Gazette Net

Political newcomer defeats Shores Ness for Deerfield Selectboard seat » Gazette Net

Session 4: Four articles win approval between warnings about addressing Gaza issue » Your Arlington

Politics

Gov. Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu plan to use public dollars to pay for Italy trip » Boston Herald

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu used campaign funds for ‘electeds of color’ holiday party, records show » Boston Herald

MassGOP blasts Wu’s holiday party spending: ‘Blatant disregard for public finance rules’ » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s use of public resources for campaign party raises legal questions » Boston Herald

MassGOP blasts Wu’s holiday party spending: ‘Blatant disregard for public finance rules’ » Boston Herald

Public Health

Why Western Mass. is being disproportionately harmed by ‘tranq’ » MassLive

Public Safety

Mass. lawmakers suggest changes to police handling of rape cases after WBUR investigation » WBUR

State Finance

How many earmarks did your state representative insert into the House budget? » Boston Globe

State Government

In Worcester, Gov. Healey, biz leaders talk housing and the high cost of living » MassLive

Transportation

Town Meeting Day 3: Voters narrowly reject MBTA Communities Act » Hopkinton Independent

Utilities

Valley lawmakers seek shorter license for FirstLight hydropower projects » The Recorder

NJ: Plan to move natural gas through N.J. killed as another forges ahead » NJ.com

Press Releases

X4 Pharmaceuticals Announces Restructuring Of Business Operations Designed To Drive Long-Term Value Creation » X4 Pharmaceuticals

Senator Markey Reflects Upon Two Years of Azerbaijani Military Action Against Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Watch: Pressley in Hearing: GOP Attacks on EPA Risking Lives in Boston and Beyond » Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

MassBio CEO named to DRIVE Acceleration Team by Governor Healey to advance research and discovery in Massachusetts » MassBio

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Accessible Fall Recreation Opportunities » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

Governor Healey Nominates Three Attorneys to District Court » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG Campbell Announces Second Annual Youth Council » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Healey-Driscoll Administration Issues Evidence-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance to Ensure Access for Residents » Mass. Department of Public Health

Women in Emergency Management Forms Executive Steering Committee » Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Interfaith Clergy at the MA State House to Advocated for Clean Slate Laws » Public Health Institute of Western Mass.

Warren, Slotkin, Grassley, Ernst Unveil Plan to Take on Military Contractors’ Price Gouging, Expand Transparency in Maintenance Contracts » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

The Arc of Massachusetts Releases Impact Analysis of Current Federal Policies and Actions – Updated September 2025 » The Arc of Mass.

Follow the food: New research could better predict where North Atlantic right whales feed and gather » New England Aquarium

The Workforce Behind the Workforce » Mass. Taxpayers Foundation

Mayor Michelle Wu Officially Launches Annual Legacy Business Award Nominations » City of Boston

Seven Charged with Kidnapping Conspiracy » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Navy Week Proclamation Ceremony Announced for Springfield » Massachusetts Office of the Veteran Advocate

Governor Healey Announces DRIVE Acceleration Team Members to Advance Research and Discovery in Massachusetts » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $9 Million in Literacy Launch Grants » Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Development of New State-of-the-Art Crime Lab in Marlborough » Mass. Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

MassHousing Awarded $342,000 to Six Organizations to Fund Summer Job Opportunities for More Than 100 Youths Across Massachusetts » MassHousing

Statement by Senator Warren on Appeals Court Decision Rejecting Trump's Illegal Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook » U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

MassDOT, MBTA, Keolis, and Massachusetts Operation Lifesaver Promote Safety Awareness during National “See Tracks, Think Train” Week » MBTA

Dedham Savings Community Foundation Supports 3Point Foundation » Dedham Savings

Senator Markey and Represenative Cherfilus-McCormick File Bicameral Amicus Brief in Defense of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces the 2025 COASTSWEEP Beach Cleanup » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Proclaims Forensic Science Week from September 14 -20, 2025 » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $14.5 Million Program to Upgrade Lab Facilities on Public Higher Education Campuses » Mass. Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Governor Healey Joins 17 Governors in Urging Congress to Extend Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG Campbell Secures Guilty Plea From Ringleader Of Worcester-Based Home Health Fraud Scheme Exploiting Vulnerable Residents » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell


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