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We talk to author Duston Spear about her book "Bird Girl," we speak with The Shoestring Managing Editor Brian Zayatz about a lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft, and check in with Mr. Universe about the weaponization of space.

Today on The Rundown panelists discuss the recent cyberattack on Springfield schools, the status of lawsuits involving a Springfield courthouse and MGM casino, and the root of data center discontent.

Federal fraud indictments for a sitting state representative, Beacon Hill accountability, and EBT card skimming safeguards shape the week ahead in Mass. politics.

Longtime state Rep. Angelo Puppolo faces first-time candidate Michael Lachenmeyer in the Sept. 1 primary.

From immediate primary matchups in Western Mass. to sweeping November ballot initiatives, state voters face critical choices that highlight the dynamic between local representation and direct policy fights.

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.

Public health leaders sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in 2024 because player data from casinos were not yet made available to researchers, as required by law. But in July, the commission created a portal for researchers.

Under new rules, Mass. lawmakers can schedule formal sessions to take up any of the numerous bills that they have been dumping into six-person conference committees, after the end of July.

The journalist turned novelist discusses embedded surveillance with gang task forces and how the callousness of young Boston gang members kept him up at night.

Less than a week after signing the new Massachusetts budget, Gov. Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget seeking an additional $100 million for public schools this year.