Beltway Politics
Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’ »
The Associated Press (AP)
Business
Is Massachusetts keeping pace with the AI technology race? »
MassLive
Local teen testifies at State House supporting lobstering »
Marblehead Current
Sarepta Therapeutics lays off 500 after gene therapy setback »
Boston Business Journal
Sarepta Therapeutics lays off one-third of workforce in drastic cost-cutting »
Boston Globe
Sold-out TD Garden game fuels Connecticut Sun to Boston relocation talk »
MassLive
‘We definitely need a WNBA team here’: Fans celebrate Suns-Fever sellout at TD Garden »
Boston.com
State offers tax credits for theaters »
The Eagle Tribune
Education
Black home schoolers push back against racist, unregulated curricula: ‘They called slavery immigration’ »
The Guardian
Columbia Expands Efforts to Fight Antisemitism as Trump Deal Seems Near »
New York Times
Opinion: Mass. K-12 plan to address antisemitism is flawed »
Boston Globe
‘Without us, there is no UMass’: Unions representing staff decry bargaining tactics by administration at campus rally »
Gazette Net
Governor promotes ESOL to strengthen workforce and economy, invests $10M for English learners »
WWLP 22
DESE study will examine school funding aid to wealthy districts »
Bay State Banner
Environment
Campbell leads way in suing Trump over climate-change cuts »
The Eagle Tribune
Massachusetts sues Trump over cuts to climate disaster funds »
Boston Globe
Brigham, IBM's AI tool could help warn Boston's hottest neighborhoods of heat waves »
Axios
Massachusetts attorney general sues Trump administration for cutting billions in disaster funding »
WCVB
Federal
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs »
WGBH
Gaming
Where MGM Springfield mitigation funds were awarded in new FY2024 report »
WWLP 22
Health Care
Steward Health Care Approved to Sue Insiders Under Wind-Down Plan »
The Wall Street Journal
Federal Cuts Could Imperil Local Sexual Health Programs »
The Provincetown Independent
Editorial: One big disaster for Massachusetts health care »
Boston Globe
Battenfeld: Sweeping reform needed for assisted living facilities after Fall River tragedy »
Boston Herald
Fall River tragedy adds urgency to assisted living reform talks »
WCVB
Housing
In Brookline, a mostly vacant office park could soon become one of the largest developments in town history »
Boston Globe
$37M home sale sets record for Martha’s Vineyard »
Boston Business Journal
'Test case': Brockton approves first accessory dwelling unit. Will ADUs change Brockton? »
The Enterprise
Lawmakers weigh incentives to boost starter home production »
State Affairs
Human Services
Mass. advocates blast ending of special 988 hotline for LGBTQ+ youth »
WBUR
Federal government eliminates suicide prevention line dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth »
WGBH
Immigration
Lucas: Kerry stabs Biden in the back over border »
Boston Herald
Judiciary
Gov. Healey calls for 'swift resolution' to public defender pay dispute »
WCVB
Attorney work stoppage surfacing safety, due process, fiscal issues »
State Affairs
Council busy with Juvenile, District, Superior Court nominees »
State Affairs
Labor
Republic Services sues Teamsters union, faces contract suit over service lapses amid strike »
Boston Globe
State mental health case worker layoffs averted, union says »
NBC Boston
Bay State trash strike enters third week with no deal on the table »
Boston Herald
Republic Services sues Teamsters over alleged actions on picket line as strike passes two week mark »
WBUR
Republic Services sues union over trash strike, claims ‘unlawful and dangerous conduct' »
NBC Boston
Legislative
State lawmaker charged with OUI, property damage near State House »
WCVB
Watertown state lawmaker charged with drunken driving, Boston police say »
Boston Globe
Lawn pleads not guilty, next hearing Aug. 1 »
State Affairs
Local Government
Massachusetts LineGate fight: Newton residents try to restore neighborhood identity »
Boston Herald
Norwell Select Board Explores Strategies to Revitalize Town Center Through Mixed-Use Development »
South Shore News
Peabody access TV funding proposal raises concerns »
Lynn Daily News Item
Rules for 700-foot skyscrapers across downtown will have to wait »
Boston Globe
Residents paint over new yellow street lines in Newton as Italian festival begins »
WCVB
Former parks director suing city, Reardon »
Newburyport News
Williamsburg officials raise concerns about comprehensive plan consultants »
Gazette Net
North Quabbin state aid comes in short »
Athol Daily News
Sail Boston 2026: Officials prepare to welcome tall ships from across the globe »
Boston Herald
Dartmouth rep encourages veterans to attend town hall for HERO Act »
Dartmouth Week
$40,000 awarded to Arlington for new Foot of the Rocks Battlefield Memorial »
Your Arlington
Politics
NH: GOP Governor Defies Her Party and Vetoes Seven Republican Bills »
The New Republic
IA: Even if Ernst Retires, Iowa Senate Race Still a Heavy Lift for Democrats »
The Center for Politics
RI: Why does Rhode Island hate its governors so much? »
Boston Globe
Editorial: Cut, cut, cut GBH! »
Boston Herald
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey racks up endorsements »
Lowell Sun
Public Health
Holyoke receives $1 million from opioid settlement funds »
WWLP 22
Public Safety
Fall River fire lieutenant recalls 'sheer chaos' and rescues at assisted living facility fire »
WBUR
Fall River will increase staffing at fire department following deadly blaze at assisted living facility »
Boston Globe
City’s first Mayan officer marks milestone for a people, and a language »
The New Bedford Light
State rep charged with drunk driving, crashing into parked car, police say »
Boston Herald
In wake of deadly fire, Fall River reaches agreement to boost fire staffing »
MassLive
Ex-Massachusetts State Police trooper pleads guilty to crash that killed motorcyclist »
Boston Herald
Haverhill police say man who died after officers piled on top of him took drugs before police arrived »
Boston Globe
Family of Haverhill man killed during police interaction retains ‘Turtleboy’ attorney »
Boston Herald
Days after the Gabriel House fire, Fall River says it will increase firefighter staffing »
WGBH
Reproductive Rights
The Shield Act passes House »
WWLP 22
Mass. House votes to expand safeguards for abortion, gender-affirming care »
WGBH
State Government
Gov. Healey had quasi-public agencies in mind amid push to expand budget cutting powers »
The Huffington Post
Governor Healey traveled to France last week in personal trip she did not disclose ahead of time »
Boston Globe
Transportation
Mass. transportation company broke contract with transit authorities, AG’s office says »
MassLive
T will replace major sections of decades-old cable that prompted Blue Line evacuation »
WGBH
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