By French Edition 
Over the past week, The Boston Globe’s coverage traced a Massachusetts pulled in two directions at once: buffeted by federal policy shifts on health care and immigration, and physically tested by a record-breaking heat wave and a jarring public-safety scare. From the state attorney general’s docket to the banks of the Charles River, here are six substantive stories the paper reported over the last week, each cross-checked against independent outlets.
Five New England states sue to block Medicaid work requirement
The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts joined Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont in a lawsuit filed June 29 in Boston federal court to block new federal Medicaid work requirements that could strip health coverage from hundreds of thousands of state residents. Independent reporting from STAT and Stateline confirms the suit is part of a broader coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and D.C. challenging a rule that most enrollees aged 19 to 64 prove 80 monthly hours of work, school, or volunteering, with the provision set to take effect January 1, 2027. Read at The Boston Globe
AG says Mass. nursing home patients suffered as executives took big paydays
The Boston Globe reports that Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office found patients at Massachusetts nursing homes were harmed by chronic understaffing even as executives collected hefty pay, detailing medication errors, pressure ulcers, and dangerous transfers. Independent coverage from Skilled Nursing News and the Massachusetts AG’s own release corroborates a $2.75 million settlement with Connecticut-based Bear Mountain Healthcare over conditions at 11 facilities between 2021 and 2025, including a three-year compliance-monitoring program. Read at The Boston Globe
More than 10,000 Haitian workers in Mass. set to lose immigration protections
The Boston Globe reports that over 10,000 Haitian workers in Massachusetts, concentrated in long-term care, construction, and transportation, stand to lose Temporary Protected Status work authorization, a shift advocates warn could ‘decimate’ key industries. Independent reporting from WBUR, NPR, and Al Jazeera ties the change to a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling permitting the administration to terminate TPS for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, affecting roughly 356,000 people nationwide. Read at The Boston Globe
Duck boat overturns in Cambridge, injuring 11 as investigators probe cause
The Boston Globe reports that a Boston Duck Tours vehicle rolled onto its side near the Charles River in Cambridge on June 27, injuring 11 of the roughly 32 people aboard, with tours resuming as state and federal authorities investigate. Independent accounts from Boston.com and NBC Boston add that the amphibious vehicle had suffered mechanical trouble in the water and was being towed up a ramp near the Museum of Science when a tow rope snapped, prompting a Massachusetts State Police-led inquiry with the U.S. Coast Guard. Read at The Boston Globe
Boston hits record 101 degrees as a dangerous heat wave grips the region
The Boston Globe reports that Boston reached 101 degrees at Logan Airport, toppling a daily heat record, as an extreme and humid heat wave lingered into the July Fourth holiday weekend across New England. Independent reporting from CBS Boston and Weather.com confirms the reading was part of a regional heat dome that also set records in Newark, Philadelphia, and Washington, with forecasters flagging back-to-back 100-degree days in Boston for the first time in decades and little overnight relief. Read at The Boston Globe
State lawmakers unveil budget with no new taxes and a school-funding review
The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts legislative leaders rolled out a proposed state budget that avoids raising taxes and includes a review of the state’s school-funding formula, as the fiscal year turned over at the end of June. This item is drawn primarily from the Globe’s own reporting and was not independently corroborated through a second outlet at the time of writing; readers should treat the budget’s specific provisions as single-sourced pending official legislative documents. Read at The Boston Globe
Taken together, the week’s stories underscore how national decisions in Washington, on Medicaid and on immigration, landed hard on Massachusetts households, workplaces, and care facilities, even as the state weathered literal and figurative heat at home. The Boston Globe’s reporting supplied the local detail; the independent cross-checks above confirm the broader stakes.
This is an automated coverage digest compiled via Google News and cross-checked against independent reporting. All summaries link to the original articles at The Boston Globe, which remains the source of record for its own journalism. finit.news is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, The Boston Globe. Compiled July 3, 2026.