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MASSACHUSETTS

Watertown rep arrested near State House on OUI charge » State House News Service

House votes to expand health care legal shield » State House News Service

Patrick Roath hopes to ride a youth movement into Congress and oust Stephen Lynch » WBUR

Republic Services sues striking Teamsters, as latest contract talks fail » Boston Herald

Two Mass. sanctuary cities head to court Thursday to defend their funding. What’s on the line? » MassLive

‘$100 million issue’ in talks at State House » Boston Herald

Fall River will hire more firefighters following deadly assisted living facility fire » WBUR

Mass. House announces hiring freeze in face of federal funding cuts » Boston Globe

Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says » Boston Globe

MBTA evaluating system for faulty cables after Blue Line evacuation » WBUR

Mutual aid covered Fall River fire stations, but not the Gabriel House fire — here's why » The Herald News

NATIONAL

“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison » Vanity Fair

1.4m of the nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump’s proposed HUD time limit » Boston Globe

Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds » New York Times

House Dems are California dreamin’ » punchbowl

Trump administration sued by 20 states over FEMA funding cuts » Axios

Trump Whines About Person Who Appointed Powell, Forgetting It Was Him » The New Republic

Democrats are finally beginning to appreciate the significance of the attention economy » The Bulwark

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Why Mass Deportation Is Doomed » The Bulwark

Epstein files uproar puts spotlight on Dan Bongino » The Hill

Why They’re Protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s Secrets » The Lever

“To paraphrase a quote attributed to one of America’s preeminent philosophers, Yogi Berra, being here is like deja vu all over again.”

Rep. Michael Day (D-Stoneham)

Rep. Michael Day (D-Stoneham), on legislation to protect anyone traveling to the state for reproductive care.

News By Category
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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