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Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Crypto advocate John Deaton emerges as Elizabeth Warren’s GOP opponent, in one of few contested Mass. primary races » Boston Globe

Recount possible in Mass. House primary race as unofficial results show MacKay leading incumbent Decker by 40 votes » Boston Globe

Sean Reid rolls to win in 11th Essex District primary » Lynn Daily News Item

Rep. Frost cruises to victory in Seventh Worcester District primary » Worcester Telegram

Pires wins GOP primary in 10th Bristol, will face Sylvia in November » The New Bedford Light

Thomas Moakley Wins State Primary » Vineyard Gazette

Adam Gomez declares victory over Malo Brown in Hampden Senate race » MassLive

Uber-progressive Uyterhoeven defeats challenger from right » Commonwealth Beacon

18th Middlesex District race too close to call » Lowell Sun

In hot Boston race, Allison Cartwright declares victory over Erin Murphy for Suffolk SJC clerk » Boston Herald

Mara Dolan wins Governor’s Council 3rd District race » MassLive

Ad Buy, Endorsements Launch Union Driver Question » State House News Service

Dana-Farber president to step down; oncology head named as replacement » Boston Business Journal

Report: Legalization Didn't Undercut Illegal Sports Betting » State House News Service

Report: Q1 Limits Could Push Auditor-Legislature Battle To Courts » State House News Service

Boston stands to gain 225 new liquor licenses after House, Senate reach deal » Boston Herald

38 weapons seized inside Massachusetts prison, union says; After prison guard was sickened, DOC ‘finalizing an enhanced policy’ for drugs » Boston Herald

NATIONAL

The GOP Is Actually Better Off if Kamala Harris Wins » Politico

John McCain’s Son Says He’s Voting for Harris After Trump’s Arlington National Cemetery Incident » Vanity Fair

Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much” » ProPublica

Dems, GOP pump millions into legislative elections »

'Running out of time': New Hampshire Republicans privately agree Trump could be cooked » Raw Story

Donald Trump is deeply threatened by Kamala Harris – and desperately flailing » The Guardian

Trump could not surprise (Harris) as he did the young women in the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants he owned when he barged into the dressing rooms. “You know, they’re standing there with no clothes,” he told Howard Stern in 2005. “‘Is everybody OK?’ And you see these incredible-looking women. And so I sort of get away with things like that” .... Trump continued his obsessive theme on 29 August, retweeting a picture of Harris and Hillary Clinton with the caption: “Funny how blowjobs impacted both their careers differently.”

Donald Trump

Trump started to circulate debasing sexual innuendo about Harris on 18 August with a retweet of a video consisting of a warped version of Alanis Morissette’s song Ironic to suggest that Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee through oral sex.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Tate: Boston can’t afford 4 years of Kamala Harris » Boston Herald

Harris is visiting New Hampshire, away from bigger swing states, to tout her small business tax plan » Boston Globe

Why age is no longer an issue in the presidential election » Boston Globe

Business

Mass. lawmakers reach agreement on Boston liquor license bill » Boston.com

Boston would get hundreds more liquor licenses under lawmakers’ compromise bill » WGBH

Newspaper chain Gannett to close Cambridge-based website Reviewed, which was accused of using AI to write product reviews » Boston Globe

Repo company can be sued for towing attempt with owner inside car » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Negotiators Agree On 225 New Alcohol Licenses For Boston » State House News Service

Civil Rights

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: Growing signs of antisemitism in the open » Gazette Net

Education

Here’s what’s worrying college presidents in Mass. as school begins » MassLive

State to provide $61M in college debt repayment for health care workers » Salem News

MCLA president says enrollment is steady, confirms real estate shakeups ahead of first week of classes » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester School Committee to resume Thursday with tensions high between members » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts schools tighten cellphone restrictions » Axios

Why Massachusetts schools are having an 'extremely difficult' financial year » WBUR

Environment

Worcester's former school bus provider settles air pollution lawsuit » Worcester Telegram

Merrimack River Watershed Council awarded $200K from state » Newburyport News

Health Care

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down next month » Boston Globe

Long-term care bill that features infection control plans on Gov.’s desk » News 22 WWLP.com

Steward sale hearing today as objections pile up over hospital deals » Boston Herald

Behind prescription price hikes » Boston Globe

Flow Of Money, Catholic Identity Cited In Steward Objections » State House News Service

Housing

Residential tower proposed at Alewife site once considered for labs » Boston Business Journal

Some landlords have vacant apartments for homeless families. The paperwork required by the state is driving some away. » Boston Globe

For Mass. families, shelter safety net is the cold, hard ground » Boston Globe

Towns are grappling to control short-term rentals. One rural Berkshire County town has taken a strict stance » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

Mental Health Association headquarters officially opens in Chicopee » The Reminder

Top cities and towns for Massachusetts welfare, as California and Florida hits keep coming » Boston Herald

Granby priest tapped to lead Catholic Charities in new executive role; will continue to lead town church » Gazette Net

Child Care of the Berkshires Awarded Capital Renovations Grant » iBerkshires

Labor

Authentic Labor Day in Boston as MGB residents, hotel workers fight in the Common » Fox 25 News

Public Employees Irked By Unfunded Contracts » State House News Service

Influx of job hunters pushes Massachusetts unemployment rate higher » Boston Globe

Legislative

Massachusetts House and Senate pass bill to have Fall River boat ramp renamed for former State Rep » Fall River Reporter

Massachusetts Lawmakers Won’t Campaign Against DiZoglio Audit-The-Legislature Ballot Question » New Boston Post

Report: Ballot question unlikely to resolve audit fight » The Eagle Tribune

Local Government

Editorial: Fitchburg learns tax dollars do find way back home » Lowell Sun

Politics

Former Obama adviser David Plouffe goes all in for nephew in swing legislative seat » Colorado Politics

Massachusetts Primary Election Results » New York Times

Scaled-back Murphy’s Farm proposal goes before Dracut zoning board » Lowell Sun

Paul Frost and Michelle Frigon in primary battle for 7th Worcester District seat » Worcester Telegram

Less than 20% turnout: Rep. Lewis wins reelection in State House Democratic primary » The Metro West Daily News

Healey says she’s not interested in Harris administration post » Commonwealth Beacon

Amid wait for official results, Decker’s challenger declares victory » Commonwealth Beacon

Mass. US Senate and state Legislature primary election results: Live results from Tuesday’s 2024 Massachusetts primary » MassLive

A sleepy primary election day in Mass. has a few races to watch » Axios

Uyterhoeven holds State House seat in primary, saying Somervillians want her progressivism » Cambridge Day

Davis tops White, Minacci in 3rd Berkshire Democratic primary race to succeed Rep. Pignatelli, faces Mitts in November » WAMC

Less than 20% turnout: Rep. Lewis wins reelection in State House Democratic primary » Yahoo News

John Deaton declares victory in Massachusetts U.S. Senate Republican primary » Boston Herald

Mendes crushes Fontaine in Democratic primary for 11th Plymouth State House seat » The Enterprise

Mass. Primary 2024: A reminder that anything can happen in politics » MassLive

Cartwright declares victory in race for Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County clerkship over Murphy » Boston Globe

Attorney Allison Cartwright declares victory in race for clerk of the SJC for Suffolk County » WBUR

Schwartz wins State Rep race, Dolan takes Governor’s Council seat » Brookline News

Turnout slow amid few decisions on primary ballot » The Recorder

It's Warren v. Deaton after Mass. primaries » Axios

Most Incumbents Cruise In Primaries, Key Races Still Uncalled » State House News Service

John Deaton wins Republican Senate primary, will take on Elizabeth Warren in November » WBUR

Public Health

Editorial: Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious. » Boston Globe

State Government

Howie Carr: Nothing ‘regular’ about Maura Healey’s Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Taxation

Fair Share amendment is working as intended » Commonwealth Beacon

Transportation

New MBTA reduced fare program to open to the public on Wednesday » Boston.com

‘It’s going to transform lives’: After years of advocacy, low-income MBTA riders now eligible for half-price fares » Boston Globe

Tens of thousands of MBTA riders now qualify for half-price fares » WBUR

MBTA has major delays due to power issues; T to launch low-income reduced fare program » Boston Herald

Utilities

Editorial: Biden follows Harris’s lead in fuel flip-flop » Boston Herald

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