Legislation that would have sped up wait times for wheelchair repairs in Massachusetts has failed to pass the end of the formal legislative session on Beacon Hill — but advocates are holding out hope that it could still be passed before the end of the year.

Flyers advertising services, concerts and lost pets have long been part of urban culture. That's despite ordinances banning them. In Northampton, Massachusetts, a tension has been brewing in the last few months around its no-posting ordinance established in the 1970s. There's a movement to change it.

All 160 Massachusetts legislative districts are electing members this fall, while new operating rules keep the current Legislature in session.

The Trump Administration's financial threats against hospitals providing gender-affirming care to youth have not come to fruition, after court action by states. But Baystate Health is still not restarting its treatment.