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Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Opinion: The guy helping to ‘bring hell’ to Boston? He’s from Boston. » Boston Globe

How Beacon Hill bosses quietly buried reform bills that threatened their power » MassLive

Senate putting reproductive rights bill on floor next week » State House News Service

Massachusetts state lawmaker ‘lucky’ to avoid serious injuries in hit-and-run » Boston Herald

Single payer supporters point to current system’s problems in Massachusetts » Fall River Reporter

Contest between Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft just got $1 million more expensive » Boston Globe

Karen Read verdict prompts calls for Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey to resign: ‘Do better, sir’ » Boston Herald

75 years later, Malcolm X’s pardon request resurfaced in Massachusetts. What should the state do with it? » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police leader vows further reforms after Karen Read trial » Boston Herald

'It is worth fighting for': Legislators protest shuttering of federal Jobs Corps program » Worcester Telegram

NATIONAL

Bill Cassidy Is Facing His Latest MAGA Test: How Closely He Aligns With RFK Jr. » NOTUS

LA Dodgers: ICE denied access to stadium grounds » The Hill

Senate GOP mulls shielding rural hospitals from Medicaid cuts » Roll Call

Wall Street Gets A Trump Tax Break To Fire Workers » The Lever

Trump Delays Enforcement of TikTok Ban for Another 90 Days » National Review

Trump’s megabill hits more trouble as Senate conservatives demand changes » The Hill

Congress Has the Power to Authorize War. They’re Handing It to Trump. » The Bulwark

"Just building new housing won't come close to solving our biggest housing crisis or preventing more people from becoming unhoused. We need to preserve existing, relatively affordable, homes, with rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase, and transfer fees."

Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville)

Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville) stresses that focusing only on supply ignores key factors driving unaffordability and homelessness.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Are the debt limit’s days numbered? Trump and Warren hope so. » Boston Globe

Business

Support is waning for Black-owned businesses as supplier diversity efforts retreat » Boston Business Journal

Fall River plows forward amid tariffs and harsh immigration policies » Boston Globe

For Boston’s budding biotechs, an uncertain future amid funding cuts » Boston Globe

The US was once a major supplier of rare earths. This Woburn startup aims to revive domestic production. » Boston Globe

A business lesson from the Red Sox-Devers saga: Don’t drop the ball when it comes to communication » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

‘No Longer Invisible’ Uncovers Views of State’s Asian Americans » Sampan

‘Forever Strong’: Roxbury’s Juneteenth celebration centers on Black joy and resistance » Boston Globe

Twin celebrations: Amherst to launch inaugural Pride event on Sunday, PrideFest returns to Holyoke on Saturday » Gazette Net

Brick thrown at Brookline kosher grocery store highlights antisemitism’s rise » Boston Globe

Crimes

Town officials briefed on progress of legislation to expand child abuse reporting requirements » The Sun Chronicle

'So much reasonable doubt': analysts reflect on Karen Read acquittal » WGBH

Education

UMass Amherst prepares for possible budget reductions in wake of changes in federal funding and policies » Boston Globe

Boston Focus, 6.20.25 » Will Austen

‘Far reaching consequences’ — UMass Amherst sounds the alarm amid federal uncertainty » MassLive

Five years after COVID closed schools, Mass. parents still worry about pandemic effects on kids » Boston Globe

Guest columnist Tobias Baskin: On the value of scientific research at universities » Gazette Net

Environment

National Marine Life Center on Cape Cod faces staff exodus amid plan for long-term growth » Cape Cod Times

Markey wants answers from Verizon over lead in old phone lines » MassLive

Health Care

Duration of physical restraints at state mental hospital raises concerns » WGBH

Trump travel restrictions bar residents needed at US hospitals » Boston Globe

Human Services

1 in 3 families in Massachusetts don't have enough to eat, according to new study » WGBH

Immigration

Mexican workers arrested in immigration raid in South End » The New Bedford Light

Advocates push for juvenile fingerprint data sharing to end, as ICE detains Chelsea teens » WGBH

Residents petition Amherst to help curb ICE actions in town » Gazette Net

An Indian student went home when the US terminated his legal status. He’s allowed to study here again but can’t come back. » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Now that Karen Read’s trial is over, John O’Keefe family’s civil suit can go on » Boston Herald

Labor

Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans’ ‘no tax on tips’ budget proposal » Boston Globe

Legislative

Massachusetts state lawmaker ‘lucky’ to avoid serious injuries in hit-and-run » Boston Herald

Lobbying & Campaign Finance

‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid » New York Times

Local Government

Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 6/20/25 » Boston Policy Institute

Island gears up for ‘Jaws’ 50th » Martha's Vineyard Times

Weymouth Town Council Approves $212 Million Budget for FY2026 » South Shore News

A half decade of Worcester Sucks » Worcester Sucks and I Love It

West Springfield town councilor, a former cop, aims to silence mayor’s ‘echo chamber’ » MassLive

Déjà vu: Northampton City Council fails to pass budget for second straight year » Gazette Net

Worcester city councilors fear for their safety amid rise in threats and harassment » WGBH

'Absolute destruction': Bridgewater-Raynham teachers speak out ahead of override elections » Taunton Gazette

How New Bedford is reviving vacant properties » The New Bedford Light

Politics

Contest between Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft just got $1 million more expensive » Boston Globe

TN: Man accused of stalking Memphis mayor, knocking on his door with Taser » Boston Globe

McCauley stepping down from ward 5 for likely mayoral run » Newburyport News

Whistleblowers Claim 2024 Psychedelics Ballot Initiative Violated Campaign Finance Laws » Binj

Michelle Wu bashes Josh Kraft for leaking ‘entirely false’ $172M tax hit for Boston’s White Stadium » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Lawmakers seek tougher penalties for 'upskirting' » CNHI

After Karen Read debacle, Michael Proctor’s work in other murder cases faces scrutiny » Boston Globe

State Finance

Legislature sends Healey bill spending $1.3 billion from taxes on wealthy » WWLP 22

Senate adds hospital aid, reproductive health emergency measure to spending bill » WWLP 22

House budget chief also wants more info on surtax impacts » The Huffington Post

State Government

Corruption ‘A Way of Life’ in Massachusetts According to Report » WBSM

Taxation

How should Mass. lawmakers spend the money from the state’s millionaires tax? We asked around. » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Hos much did the Karen Read trials cost Massachusetts taxpayers? » Boston Herald

Transportation

MassDOT goes with Irish service plaza operator over local objections » Boston Herald

MassDOT pledges $1 billion toward Cape bridges in newest five-year plan » Boston Herald

Utilities

State adding to cable costs with tax on some boxes » State Affairs

The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 394

Senate Actions This Week: 158

Press Releases

Weighted Lottery for Vocational HS Admissions is in effect; proposal to block this backed by vocational superintendents in the House budget was NOT included in the final House-Senate Conference Committtee » Vocational Education Justice Coalition

Brown Rudnick Advises Vor Bio in $125 million Global License Agreement with RemeGen for Ex-China Rights to Telitacicept » Brown Rudnick

Supreme Court Upholds Parental and Religious Rights in Landmark LGBTQ Storybook Ruling » Mass. Family Institute

93 Healthcare Professionals at BMC – Brighton File for Union Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Citing Need for a Stronger Voice in Patient Care and Working Conditions » Mass. Nurses Association

Fenway Health Commends Supreme Court Braidwood Decision Preserving Access to PrEP & Other Preventive Care » Fenway Health

AFSCME’s Saunders on SCOTUS decision: We remain undeterred in our commitment to defend our freedoms and democracy » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Massachusetts RMV Program Initiatives and Staff Receive AAMVA Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

AG Campbell Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Trump Administration Terminates $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Farms, Forests, Wetlands » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

MassDOT Announces $6.8 Million Shared Streets & Spaces Program Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division

Mass NOW and MTPC’s Second Annual Trans Period Pride » Mass NOW


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