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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Citizens' Legislative Seminar, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

1:00pm Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism, Via Microsoft Teams

3:00pm 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator Marc Pacheco

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

‘You can be nice and polite, and tough as nails’: How Katherine Clark wields power in Congress » Boston Globe

Mass. House Republican again blocks climate bill, forcing Democrats to table it until a formal vote » Boston Globe

Mariano Will Delay Energy Bill Vote Until Eco-Dev Accord » State House News Service

Convention center authority names new head, aims to move on from recent controversies » Boston Globe

Cannabis Commission chooses former employee as executive director » Commonwealth Beacon

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg funnels $2.5M toward opposing MCAS ballot measure » WBUR

Trump rally joke about Puerto Rico riles Bay State Latinos » Axios

Mass. Sheriff Slams State's Sanctuary Policies That Ignore ICE Detainers » Newsweek

MBTA making less of its revenue from monthly passes since COVID, data shows » NBC Boston

Reproductive rights experts wary of more restrictions » The New Bedford Light

NATIONAL

Post owner Bezos defends endorsement decision » Washington Post

Inside Trump’s Truth Social Conspiracy Theory Machine » New York Times

Trump’s Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania » Politico

This Country Can Break Your Heart » Vanity Fair

Michelle Obama’s Brutal Takedown of Trump’s Mental State Shames Media » The New Republic

Johnson and Jeffries hop between key battlegrounds » Punchbowl News

Trump’s Shock Comic Was Set to Call Harris a ‘C*nt’ » The Bulwark

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda » ProPublica

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC over $1M sweepstakes » CNN

The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media » Washington Post

Would Trump’s mass deportation plan actually work? » Vox

“If you look at all of our hospitals, even our historically financially secure ones, all of them are struggling,” said Friedman. “All of our community health centers are struggling. And I don’t mean just that we’re trying to clean up little pockets here and there. They are really struggling. The cost of health care is just beyond what anyone I think had envisioned it would be, especially since Covid. So nobody’s on great footing.”

Sen. Cindy Friedman

THE STEWARD HEALTH CARE bankruptcy debacle revealed several large cracks in Massachusetts’ health care system, but so far the House and Senate have not been able to reach agreement on what the state’s response should be.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Racist comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s N.Y. rally spur outrage in Mass. and beyond » Boston Globe

Gen Z voters could decide the election. From TikTok memes to Twitch livestreams, here’s how they’re following it. » Boston Globe

‘People are angry’: Trump rally’s comments on Puerto Rico reverberate among community » Boston Globe

Editorial: Credibility AWOL as MSNBC runs Nazi footage with Trump rally » Boston Herald

Robbins: Critics connect dots between Trump & fascism » Boston Herald

Business

Snowport, a Hugely Popular Winter Holiday Market, Returns to Boston’s Seaport » Boston Magazine

Worcester Auditorium, Gardner redevelopment among Central Mass. economic projects to receives $31M » Worcester Business Journal

Dunkin' brings distribution close to home » The Eagle Tribune

Boston nonprofits from Harvard to hospitals escape tax classification wars » Boston Herald

Convention board picks new executive director » Boston Herald

CVS plagued by financial woes, unrest, CEO shake-up » Boston Globe

Federal aid sought for Lynnfield businesses » Lynn Daily News Item

Take a look inside Amazon's new delivery station at the old Greendale Mall site » Worcester Telegram

Cambridge returns to short-term rental law, looking at loopholes allowing bad Airbnb’ers » Cambridge Day

Convention Board Picks "Agent Of Change" As Executive Director » State House News Service

Cannabis & Psychedelics

WMass mayors back psychedelic ballot question, citing mental health crisis » MassLive

Illinois Official Chosen As Next CCC Director » State House News Service

Democracy

Opinion: Democracy dies in broad daylight, thanks to Jeff Bezos » Boston Globe

Education

Mission-based Amherst nonprofit’s next step: A private school » Gazette Net

Environment

Massachusetts gets $45 million in federal funding for land conservation across state » Fox 25 News

Attleboro water supply 'becoming a critical concern' » The Sun Chronicle

New England’s last coal plant passed an emissions test. But part of it still needs repairs. » NHPR

50 wildfires are burning across CT, as state officials plead with residents to stop outdoor burns » Connecticut Public

Wildfires spread across Massachusetts amid dry, windy weather » MassLive

Smelling smoke? Eastern Mass. wildfires send hazy smoke across the sky » Boston Globe

More Money Awarded To Herring River Estuary Restoration Project » Cape Cod Online

North Shore fires send smoke to Boston, elude some air quality readers » Axios

Health Care

Amid divorce with Dana-Farber, Mass General Brigham touts its own cancer institute » Boston Globe

Breast Cancer Screening Bill Closer To Healey's Desk » State House News Service

Housing

Reparations advocates urge city to pause plan to give away vacant lots to build housing » WGBH

'It's a blessing': Homes For Our Troops builds life-changing homes for disabled veterans » Worcester Telegram

Immigration

Bail set at $150K for Haitian migrant charged with rape at Mass. shelter » MassLive

Immigration a key issue in the presidential race » The Eagle Tribune

Labor

Do SouthCoast Uber drivers need a union? Rideshare drivers say gig work 'not like it was' » The Herald News

Legislative

Question 1: Should voters empower the auditor to look into the state Legislature? » Boston.com

Mariano Will Delay Energy Bill Vote Until Eco-Dev Accord » State House News Service

A rock solid memorial: Former Senator Walter J. Boverini is honored » Lynn Daily News Item

Local Government

Armenian Catholicos rededicates Lowell’s Armenian Genocide monument » Lowell Sun

Boston City Council reschedules free museum hearing due to Wu administration absences » Boston Herald

Boston city councilors trade jabs in tax showdown ahead of Wednesday vote » Boston Herald

Politics

Almost 25% of Mass. voters have already cast their ballots » MassLive

Over 1 million ballots cast in Bay State as almost a quarter of voters participate early » Boston Herald

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal touts accomplishments as he seeks 19th term in Congress » Gazette Net

WMass furious over denigration of Puerto Rico at Trump rally at Madison Square Garden » MassLive

Number of unenrolled voters rise in the state, but not high-ranking independent lawmakers » The Sun Chronicle

Nadia Milleron ready to fight on behalf of people of Neal’s 1st Congressional District » Gazette Net

How Massachusetts politics made Jill Stein run » WGBH

Battenfeld: DiZoglio part of legislative club getting donations from lobbyists’ families » Boston Herald

‘A difficult line’: Maine Democrat Jared Golden is fighting for his political life in a district Trump won in 2020 » Boston Globe

Globe endorsement: Reelect Elizabeth Warren » Boston Globe

Letter: Davis would be ready to represent 3rd Berkshire on day one » Berkshire Eagle

Some Mass. voters express frustration over lack of emphasis on climate change » Milford Daily News

Puerto Rican leaders in western Mass. call Trump rally comments 'offensive, hateful' » New Hampshire Public Radio

Do political signs have sway?: Some experts say yes, but many residents refute that idea » Gazette Net

Public Safety

Here’s what we know about the illegal Jamaica Plain nightclub that two police officers allegedly ran » Boston Globe

A new fire and EMS plan calls for three towns to share emergency services. But is it enough for Richmond? » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts State Police trooper arrested after alleged drunk driving crash in Tewksbury » Boston Herald

Backlog of cases stands in the way of parole reform » Boston Globe

State Government

Mariano sets legislative game plan for rest of year » Commonwealth Beacon

Transportation

Airport gets $15 million for terminal renovation » Martha's Vineyard Times

Rich Davey embarks on new role as Massport CEO » Boston Globe

Complaints getting Northampton’s attention on sidewalks » Gazette Net

Utilities

Massachusetts Awards $5 Million to Establish a Quantum Computing Complex » hpcwire

8 offshore wind leases in Gulf of Maine up for auction next week » Portland Press Herald

Barnstable State Rep, Town Council Take Action Against Dowses Beach Cables » Cape Cod Online

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