This morning in WBUR Today: Boston's last local World Cup game is today — and it's got some intrigue Plus: — The City Council's last-ditch try to prevent BPS layoffs — Norwood's boil-water order — The House's catch-all bill — A British flyover this afternoon www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org

Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital walked out this morning in what is the largest nurses strike in Massachusetts history and the first since 2022. How long will it last? What should patients expect? Here are some FAQs: www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: Distracting ourselves from last night's World Cup game with a look ahead at the best places to see the tall ships' arrival in Boston on Saturday — and how to get there: www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: What's driving the bus driver strike north of Boston? A fight over Saturday Plus: — Celtics actually trade Jaylen Brown — North Shore beaches begin to reopen — An almost-not-late state budget! — Cambridge reconsiders pour decisions www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: How yesterday's Supreme Court decision could affect transgender athletes in Massachusetts Plus: — Dozens of local TPS workers laid off — Healey's medical debt move — Merrimack Valley's bus stoppage — Brockton's World Cup curfew www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu "absolutely" wants to keep the 3 a.m. last calls and outdoor drinking districts going beyond this summer.  "So far, it's been really delightful," Wu told WBUR. www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

What are Massachusetts TPS holders' options after this week's Supreme Court decision? Here's what local legal experts are saying www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: President Trump abruptedly canceled plans to sign the housing bill Elizabeth Warren spearheaded. Now what? Plus: — The Mass. Senate's energy affordability bill — Boston's budget — Haiti's World Cup finale www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

many people pointing out it would take billions of dollars to dig a fully new, five-mile Orange Line tunnel — but what about the costs of realigning the Green Line's E branch, connecting the Mattapan trolley to South Station and relocating Aquarium to a new Harbor Island?

RENT CONTROL: The Supreme Judicial Court ruled this morning that a ballot question to impose rent control in Massachusetts cannot proceed to the November ballot because it relates to religion, religious practices, or religious institutions. #mapoli

A new Zillow report shows rent is getting more affordable across the U.S. — but less so in Boston www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

After two local World Cup games, the Tartan Army said farewell to Boston over the weekend. Or more specifically, "see you again soon." Here's a look at the very real chances Scotland return to Boston for a World Cup elimination-stage game: www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Massachusetts' top court sidelined this fall's big, looming income tax ballot question battle. Now what? Plus: — Boston unveils its public drinking zones — The MBTA's ask of World Cup fans — Ferry service to Spectacle Island turns www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Big: Massachusetts' top court rules that the ballot question to cut the state income tax from 5% to 4% *cannot* appear on the ballot this fall — because the attorney general's summary of the question is "significantly misleading" and there's no process to amend it www.mass.gov/doc/finfer-v...

More than 135 people in Massachusetts have died in wrong-way driving crashes since 2018. Here's a look at the state's new plan to prevent them. Plus: — Wu vetoes some budget changes — A big Red Line shutdown on the horizon www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: Why Gillette Stadium's owners are now suing the town of Foxborough Plus: — How the second World Cup match at Gillette went — Brigham and Women's authorize a strike — Digging below the Bunker Hill Monument www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Boston has unveiled a new-and-improved map of the city's public bathrooms, just in time for a busy summer: www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

"Everyone’s gonna see Scottish people around Boston for the whole week. You're gonna get sick of seeing kilts, for sure." www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

This morning in WBUR Today: Boston's World Cup fan festival kicks off — and the first weekend is sold out Plus: — Cambridge's public drinking districts take effect — Wu's layoff warning www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Boston is opting into the new state law allowing later last calls this summer. Here's what to expect. Plus: — Boston city councilors send the budget back to Wu, with $12 million in tweaks — A new opening at the Franklin Park Zoo 🐧 www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

i would like one 2-bed, 2-bath in the Boston Government Services Center, please www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/a...

House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz on the bill that gives cities and towns the flexibility to extend last call and creating public drinking zones this summer: "I've never seen a bill pass so quickly in the State House. I don't know what that [says] about us."

Inbox: Boston is not only going to allow bars and restaurants to keep serving alcohol for an extra hour (as late as 3 a.m.) under recently passed state law, but *also* Mayor Michelle Wu says the city will also soon announce a designated district where public drinking will be allowed:

3 takeaways from our interview with Gov. Maura Healey, from the World Cup to the Markey-Moulton primary to her administration's approach to artifical intelligence: www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

A fun primer on the teams coming to play the World Cup in Boston (and ck out this Scotland moment www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8qF...) @wbur.org @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/06...

The Massachusetts bill to allow public drinking districts and last calls as late as 3 a.m. this summer is officially (suddenly) law — but with two important caveats: — It all depends on cities and towns opting in — Both provisions expire at the end of July www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Here's what to know about the World Cup teams and players coming to Massachusetts — from France to Frantzdy: www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Embrace Boston's next move(s): — A cultural center in Downtown Crossing — A new Frederick Douglass monument — And reviving the Emancipation statue that was removed from Park Square back in 2020 www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (@mayorwu.boston.gov) is a fan:

This morning in WBUR Today: Rent control supporters pitch a compromise to avoid costly ballot question campaign Plus: — Healey backs (temproary) 3 a.m. last calls — Collectible CharlieCards — Closed Summer — Open Newbury www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Your 2026 Open Newbury schedule:

This morning in WBUR Today: The U.S. Army Corps are now accepting adoption applications for the Cape Cod bridges. But why? And how? Plus: — A big deal for the Patriots — No deal for Harvard grad students — A new pilot program in Somerville www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... @wbur.org

Today is the last day you'll be able to board a Green Line trolley at Symphony station until 2029. It's the MBTA's longest temporary station closure in recent memory. Why will it take so long? Here's a look at the $170 million project: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

As Massachusetts' state Senate weighs one of the country's strictest sports betting reform bills, WBUR's Patrick Madden reports that DraftKings executives and their families made up more than a third of House Speaker Ron Mariano's campaign donations this year: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

Now entering the actual birthplace of independence: 📍Malden, Massachusetts? www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

Massachusetts is now officially home to the country's first union of Uber and Lyft drivers, 18 months after the ballot question that gave them the right to collectively bargain. Here's a look at their next steps: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

The only MBTA train with beer resumes service today. Plus: — Boston City Council votes down raise clawback — The state's broker's fee warning www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

someone gotta get @jake4somerville.bsky.social on the phone with Pep

Gas prices in Massachusetts are now over $4.50 a gallon. What does that mean for Memorial Day weekend traffic? Plus: — Havard puts a cap on "A" grades — Warren's housing bill takes a step forward (sort of) — Parole board nominee denied www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

"I look forward to not spending a lot of intellectual energy on either AI or cryptocurrency" is a great going-out line: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/20/m...

This morning in WBUR Today: Meet the MBTA's new "Harbor Loop" ferry, which will circle between four stops and switch directions between the morning and afternoon: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

[email protected] has opened more than a dozen Boston-area spray decks early due to this week's heat, as they continue prep work on state beaches and pools www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

The Massachusetts AG's office says it has received more than a dozen complaints about landlords and real estate agents skirting the state's new restrictions on broker's fees. @stephaniembrown.bsky.social and @kevin-vu.bsky.social report on how they're trying to do it: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05...

This morning in WBUR Today: The Trump administration is threatening to sue Massachusetts over the RMV's restrictions on confidential license plates for ICE. Gov. Maura Healey is standing behind the policy: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

For the first time in several years, Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum is hitting at "peak bloom," thanks to Boston's cold and snowy winter www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

A local Ted Turner tidbit via @dgquovadimus.bsky.social: In the 1970s, Turner "donated" $50,000 to MIT's campus radio station in order to acquire their call letters: TBS wmbr.org/www/history

This morning in WBUR Today: A dozen days of shuttles begins today for the Green Line's C branch riders Plus: — Diggs found not guilty — Legislative audit day at the SJC — What's in the Senate's budget proposal — MassDOT ramping up nightly Storrow work www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: Maura Healey proposes new speed-based rules for electric bikes, scooters, mopeds and other micromobility devices Plus: — Mass. gas prices 📈📈📈 — Mifepristone mailing resumes — Greater Boston's greatest soccer bars www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org

This morning in WBUR Today: A Boston patio map, $20 in free Bluebikes unlocks and more www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org