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Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett » Boston Globe

Vineyard judge faces calls for removal » Martha's Vineyard Times

‘I have to be the face of this broken system’: As hospitals grow ever more corporate, doctors are fed up — and pushing back » Boston Globe

Soccer Stadium Bill Clears First Committee » State House News Service

Mass. Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum » Boston Business Journal

UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning' » WGBH

Bill would ban cell phone location sharing » The Eagle Tribune

More rain, more heat and rising seas: How climate change is affecting New England » WBUR

$187,000 pot leadership post opens up to nationwide search » Boston Herald

The T is paying consultants up to $610 per hour — to figure out how to save money » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

RI: Police reform bill OK’d by House » The Providence Journal

CT: Lamont expected to veto controversial bill for striking workers; Republicans call bill ‘trickery’ and ‘absurd’ » Hartford Courant

NY: Cuomo wins another court battle against New York’s ethics watchdog » POLITICO Pro

NJ: Their prison sentences are done, but N.J. is still holding 416 men indefinitely » NJ.com

IL: Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won't have another. » NPR

IL: How a CTA, Metra, Pace merger would work » Axios

CO: Colorado lawmakers leave decisions to voters in 2024 ballot measures » Axios

AZ: Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign » ABC News

NV: NRSC’s Trump strategy put to the test in battleground Nevada » Punchbowl News

CA: Most young adults, renters considering leaving L.A. due to high housing costs, poll finds » Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

“It Was Horrific”: A Situation Room Officer’s Harrowing Account of an American Insurrection » Vanity Fair

‘Police raids are nothing new’: Student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself » The Guardian

Trump Seems Worried About Losing Anti-Vaxxer Vote To RFK Jr. » HUFFPOST

As campus protests put Israel-Hamas conflict on center stage, Democrats urge Biden to listen to young voters » Boston Globe

The DNC Is Preparing for the Worst in Chicago — Without the Help of the City’s Mayor » Politico

House Democrats’ Surprise Campaign Play: Embracing Border Security » The Wall Street Journal

“I feel like I have the entire weight of not just MGB but the entire weight of the American health system pushing against my back,” said ER physician Owen Harris, 38, “and I have to be the face of this broken system telling the patient why they can’t get what they need.”

ER physician Owen Harris

Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire » Boston Globe

House GOP drafting Biden impeachment articles over Israel aid cutoff threat » Fox News

Editorial: Big spender Biden cuts funding for crime victims » Boston Herald

Franks: Would conviction sink Trump? Ask Bill Clinton » Boston Herald

Business

Bill allowing new Revs stadium rolls forward on Beacon Hill » MassLive

Boston Chamber chief urges City Council to rein in Mayor Wu’s spending amid economic uncertainty » Boston Herald

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett » Boston Globe

Editorial: White Stadium plan deserves support » Boston Globe

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen. » Boston Globe

Education

UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning' » WHSU

Police in riot gear cleared out pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT overnight. Here’s how it unfolded. » Boston Globe

2024 Commencement Speaker Colson Whitehead withdraws from ceremony following 130+ arrests » The Daily Collegian

MCPHS expands Worcester footprint with $12M buy of three properties » Worcester Business Journal

UMass graduation speaker Colson Whitehead pulls out over quashed campus protest » Gazette Net

Teaching their teachers: At Lexington High, these teens are redefining what it means to have a learning difference » Boston Globe

UMass student group declares no confidence in chancellor » Gazette Net

MIT students arrested during anti-Israel rally in support of suspended classmates » Boston Herald

Environment

Mancini Pleased by Large Turnout for East Boston Climate Workshop » East Boston Times-Free Press

Their batteries hurt the environment, but EVs still beat gas cars. Here's why » WBUR

Gaming

Gaming Regulators Want Bright Lines On Online Lottery » State House News Service

Gaming Commission uncertain of plan to change control of casino liquor sales » Boston Herald

Health Care

Steward Paycheck Delays Attributed To "Glitch" » State House News Service

Steward landlord denies its rents are excessive » Commonwealth Beacon

Research Illuminates Maternal Health Cost Disparities » State House News Service

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell blasts Steward in bankruptcy court » Boston Herald

Steward Health Care payroll delayed due to processing error, president says » WHDH

‘Come to work:’ State reassures Steward hospital employees ‘glitch’ was fixed after paycheck delay » Boston Herald

Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk » Boston Business Journal

Housing

State uses praise, not punishment, in new MBTA zoning pitch » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts real estate transfer fees could lead to losses in Boston, other cities, towns: report » Boston Herald

My Turn: Stop taking all equity in home seizures now » The Recorder

Tewksbury Town Meeting soundly rejects MBTA Communities article » Lowell Sun

Lori Trahan delivers nearly $8M in HUD funding to 3rd District » Lowell Sun

Cambridge moves toward elimination of single family–only zoning » WGBH

Labor

Editorial: One way to expand the state's workforce? Pass Clean Slate legislation » Boston Business Journal

Local Government

West Stockbridge passes budget, all articles but dog park proposal ‘ruffed up’ a bit » the Berkshire edge

Framingham mayor restores solar panel project to improvement plan, says more work needed » The Metro West Daily News

Auburn water supply foreman faces possible ethics violation for accepting paid ski trips » Worcester Telegram

Town gets state funds to expand services for seniors » The Eagle Tribune

South Hadley Town Meeting OK’s budget that lays off 24 school staff; nuisance bylaw tabled » Gazette Net

Politics

Howie Carr: Geoff Diehl the candidate time, and voters, forgot » Boston Herald

Public Health

Governor Healey attends public health roundtable discussion » Western Mass News

Mass. Sen. Warren, Rep. Pressley back bill tackling maternal mortality » MassLive

Public Safety

Victim Assistance Efforts Face Funding Squeeze » State House News Service

State Government

Healey says Vatican-led climate summit is an 'opportunity' to share Massachusetts' story » WGBH

Transportation

Why There Are Still Tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike » WBSM

MBTA Plans To Drain Savings To Boost Spending » State House News Service

Essex County communities receive Chapter 90 funding » Newburyport News

Transportation is moving economic development in Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

After five years of prep, New York to charge drivers $15 to enter Lower Manhattan. There’s no such plan for Boston. » Boston Globe

Utilities

My Turn: No good answers with utilities in control » The Recorder

Jarrett: EPA is mandating electricity shortfalls » Boston Herald

The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 117

Senate Actions This Week: 94


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