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MASSACHUSETTS

3 bills to watch as the clock winds down on Beacon Hill » WBUR

Should Mass. go big or small with upcoming offshore wind procurement? » Commonwealth Beacon

House joining Senate in prescription drug Push » News 22 WWLP.com

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell accused of assaulting husband with a crowbar, faces assault and battery charges » Boston Herald

A Massachusetts prison guard was reportedly ‘knocked unconscious’: ‘Enough is enough’ » Boston Herald

Will Mass. DNC delegates coalesce behind Kamala Harris? Meeting Monday night may clarify. » Boston Globe

Bids were due a week ago. There’s still no word on buyers for Steward hospitals. » Boston Globe

Firearm law overhaul criticized by gun groups » Salem News

Judge places 3 nursing homes, including South Hadley facility, in receivership » MassLive

Poll: Housing, Transportation Costs Pushing People Out Of Mass. » State House News Service

What happened at the Cannabis Control Commission? » Boston.com

NATIONAL

Harris donations top $100m after Biden's exit from presidential race » BBC News

Crime rates plunge to pre-pandemic lows » Pluribus

LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance » The Hill

The Kamala Gamble » The Liberal Patriot

RFK Jr. floated a job in a Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump » Washington Post

How the Bet on an 81-Year-Old Joe Biden Turned Into an Epic Miscalculation » The Wall Street Journal

Abortion access advocates are counting on Kamala Harris to energize voters on reproductive rights » Boston Globe

Kamala Harris Clinches the Crucial Brat Vote, Thanks to Charli XCX » Vanity Fair

Kamala Harris and the Political Power of Joy » New York Times

Harris gives Democrats hope of galvanizing young voters » The Hill

A brief guide to Kamala Harris' alumni on K Street » Politico

“I am really concerned about what we were not told during these months,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett in an interview. “I remain concerned about that—that for whatever reasons, this overprotective, stage-managed kind of operation not only appears to have denied the American people broadly of an understanding of the president’s current situation, but also other elected officials.”

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D., Texas)

Inside the Democratic party’s uppermost ranks, revelations about the toll aging has taken on the president seemed to catch many people by surprise in recent months.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Editorial: Take a deep breath, Democrats. Then pick a new presidential candidate. » Boston Globe

With enough delegates to become party’s nominee, Harris hits campaign trail » Boston Globe

Harris visits battleground Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president » Boston Globe

As always, the world revolves around the Red Sox… even when it comes to presidential politics » Boston Globe

Who might Kamala Harris pick for VP? Here’s a shortlist of candidates. » Boston Globe

Editorial: Biden enablers betrayed voters » Boston Herald

Robbins: GOP rivals rewrite what they feel about Trump » Boston Herald

Opinion: ‘Unity’? ‘Healing’? Trump and GOP are unfit for normalization. » Boston Globe

VP wastes no time, swings at Trump through new ‘Harris for President’ campaign » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Among Kamala’s baggage, Joe Biden » Boston Herald

Business

John Hancock puts block of Back Bay office space on market » Boston Business Journal

State Poised To Redefine Life Sciences Commitment » State House News Service

House moves to limit middlemen’s cut from drug sales, pass savings to consumers » Boston Herald

State poised to redefine life sciences commitment » News 22 WWLP.com

John Hancock puts block of Back Bay office space on market » Boston Business Journal

For small businesses in East Boston, sales lag during Sumner Tunnel closure » WBUR

Jack Connors, advertising titan and legendary philanthropist-power broker, dies at 82 » Boston Globe

Crimes

Rep. Kane rejects gun law reforms and calls for crackdown on illegal firearms » Shrewsbury Post

Woman gets probation for calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital » WBUR

Education

Free community college for… all? » Boston.com

Framingham Schools gets large share of Mass. Life Sciences Development and STEM grant » The Metro West Daily News

Opinion: JD Vance is going after higher ed despite benefiting from it » Boston Globe

Environment

Climate Bill Includes Rep. Gordon’s Amendment to Enable Massport to Consider Environment » The Bedford Citizen

Editorial: Leominster’s flood control efforts get more liquid assets » Lowell Sun

EPA announces $4.3 billion in funding for 25 climate projects » Boston Globe

Summer camps in New England are adapting as they feel the effects of rising temperatures » Boston Globe

Health Care

House Joining Senate In Prescription Drug Push » State House News Service

Senate Tees Up Long-Term Care Bill For Thursday Vote » State House News Service

State Imposes Receiver On Three Long-Term Care Centers » State House News Service

Some asthma, diabetes and heart medications would be free under proposal from Mass. lawmakers » WGBH

Massachusetts Attorney General goes after nursing homes not paying workers following I-Team reports » CBS News

State imposes receiver on three long-term care centers » Boston Globe

3 long-term care facilities placed in receivership » Commonwealth Beacon

State imposes receiver on Northbridge rehab hospital » Worcester Telegram

Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Hadley under state receivership for two months » Gazette Net

Housing

State funding programs to renovate housing in Springfield » The Reminder

Closure of state's oldest men's prison opens up prime real estate; Healey eyes plot for housing » WBUR

Poll: Housing, transportation costs are squeezing Mass. residents' budgets » WBUR

Judiciary

Karen Read back on trial Jan. 27, all original charges remain for now » Boston Herald

Karen Read's next trial set for January 2025 » Axios

Legislative

Accords Reached On Wage Transparency, $1.26 Billion IT Bond Bills » Franklin Observer

REP. HAMILTON: House Passes Massive Borrowing Measure » The Valley Patriot

Local Government

Chesterfield officially a Right to Farm Community » Gazette Net

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is pregnant with third child » Boston Herald

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell bit her husband’s arm during fight, report says » MassLive

Lynnfield spells out zoning options » Lynn Daily News Item

Taunton mayor accused of biting, assaulting husband » WPRI.com

Franklin County transitions to new interoperable radio system » The Recorder

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pregnant, expecting third child in January » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is pregnant with third child, due in January » WBUR

What Westborough Gets In State's $58.1 Billion 2025 Budget » Patch

Politics

Mass. Republicans react to Biden’s decision » Boston.com

President Biden to drop out of presidential race – updated with statements from Governor Healey, Congressman Neal » the Berkshire edge

Day after Biden withdrew from the race, Healey and Driscoll endorse VP Kamala Harris for president » Boston Globe

Mass. Gov. Healey, a Biden loyalist, endorses Kamala Harris for president » MassLive

Mass. Dem Delegates To Huddle Over Prez Race » State House News Service

The Harris blitz begins » Politico

Western Mass. Biden backers confront new November reality » WAMC

Local Democrats: Different candidate, same stakes in presidential election » Gazette Net

Massachusetts Democrats coalesce around Kamala Harris for president » Axios

Wu, a Democratic delegate, says she'll back Harris for president even if others jump into the race » WBUR

Public Health

'Biggest baby boom.' Mashpee tribe wants to reduce baby formula use, strengthen community » Cape Cod Times

Public Safety

Gun reform bill would allow teens to buy mace, pepper spray » Western Mass News

Senate Approves IDs For Those Leaving Jail » State House News Service

Toll free: Troopers help rescue grazing horse at side of Mass. Pike in Charlton » Worcester Telegram

Big Brother is watching you: Boston Police surveillance detailed in new report » Boston Herald

State Finance

Health Care Aid Features In Senate's $432 Mil Spending Bill » State House News Service

Lawmakers sign off on $58B late budget » The Eagle Tribune

Transportation

Construction of new hangar at Beverly Airport approved by Planning Board » Salem News

Why didn’t Great Barrington repair a long-failing bridge? Because of all the other failing bridges (partly) » Berkshire Eagle

West-East rail funding in state plan will go toward track development between Springfield, Worcester » Gazette Net

Utilities

New England states win $450 million to launch heat pump adoption program » WBUR

Valley Green Energy, a new electricity service, is coming to Northampton, Amherst, Pelham this fall » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Melissa Lavinson gets some help as she helps shepherd the state’s clean energy transition » Boston Globe


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