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  • Editorial: Lawmakers not only punctual, but open as well
    by Editorial on July 1, 2025 at 4:45 am

    Will wonders never cease. Our state Legislature, well known for the glacial pace of its budget deliberations, defied that reputation by actually agreeing on a fiscal year spending plan ahead of schedule. On Sunday, the Legislative committee responsible for reconciling the differences between the House and Senate budget proposals announced an agreement on a $61

  • Ask the Psychic: Spirit lights from heaven
    by Bonnie Page on July 1, 2025 at 4:12 am

    DEAR BONNIE: My family and I were all gathered for a birthday party recently. My sister was having fun taking pictures of us and in one picture as we were gathered around for the cutting of the cake she noticed as she looked into the picture these white balls of light that seemed to be

  • Lunenburg scores early and often in win
    by Staff Report on July 1, 2025 at 3:02 am

    LEOMINSTER – The Lunenburg 13–15 year-old baseball team plated seven runs in the first inning and never looked back as it cruised to a 16-8 victory over Ash/West in Central Massachusetts Baseball action on Monday evening at McLaughlin Park. Lunenburg is now 14-1 while Ash/West falls to 1-10-1. Gabe Wright reached base four times and

  • Beacon Hill Democrats ship Gov. Healey budget accord that boosts reliance on surtax
    by Chris Van Buskirk on July 1, 2025 at 1:44 am

    Massachusetts lawmakers were expected to shuttle a $61 billion budget to Gov. Maura Healey Monday that requires residential brokers’ fees to be covered by the party that enlists those services and boosts the state’s reliance on a surtax on incomes over $1 million.

  • Judges consider whether Trump can use wartime act against Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
    by Associated Press on June 30, 2025 at 9:50 pm

    Trump’s invocation has already been twice before the nation’s highest court on more technical issues.

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  • Cartel violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, leaves 20 dead, including 4 decapitated bodies
    by The Associated Press on July 1, 2025 at 5:16 am

    A bloody war for control between two factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel has turned the city of Culiacan into an epicenter of cartel violence.

  • Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise
    on June 30, 2025 at 9:36 pm

    The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law. Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?" We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

  • Russia's Largest Bombardment of Ukraine
    by Joanna Kakissis on June 30, 2025 at 8:54 pm

    Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine over three years ago. The barrage included targets in Western Ukraine, a region far from the front lines that doesn't often see bombardments. We get the latest from our correspondent in Kyiv.

  • DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes
    by Ryan Lucas on June 30, 2025 at 8:39 pm

    The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

  • Senate considers ditching the EV tax credit even earlier than planned
    by Camila Domonoske on June 30, 2025 at 8:26 pm

    As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.

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  • Editorial: Lawmakers not only punctual, but open as well
    by Editorial on July 1, 2025 at 4:45 am

    Will wonders never cease. Our state Legislature, well known for the glacial pace of its budget deliberations, defied that reputation by actually agreeing on a fiscal year spending plan ahead of schedule. On Sunday, the Legislative committee responsible for reconciling the differences between the House and Senate budget proposals announced an agreement on a $61 billion spending plan. That’s Sunday, June 29, which left one day to spare before the end of the fiscal 2025 calendar year. This year’s budget arrives as close to on time as the Legislature has managed in more than a decade. In theory, the budget’s

  • Ask the Psychic: Spirit lights from heaven
    by Bonnie Page on July 1, 2025 at 4:12 am

    DEAR BONNIE: My family and I were all gathered for a birthday party recently. My sister was having fun taking pictures of us and in one picture as we were gathered around for the cutting of the cake she noticed as she looked into the picture these white balls of light that seemed to be all around us. We blew that picture up to reveal the face of our grandfather looking at us from inside one of the lights. Any thoughts? Thanks Gary DEAR GARY: Yes these are called Orbs and I have seen them with my own eyes and

  • Beacon Hill Democrats ship Gov. Healey budget accord that boosts reliance on surtax
    by Chris Van Buskirk on July 1, 2025 at 1:44 am

    Massachusetts lawmakers were expected to shuttle a $61 billion budget to Gov. Maura Healey Monday that requires residential brokers’ fees to be covered by the party that enlists those services and boosts the state’s reliance on a surtax on incomes over $1 million.

  • Arrest log
    by Staff Report on July 1, 2025 at 1:12 am

    The following arrests were made recently by local police departments. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Massachusetts’ privacy law prevents police from releasing information involving domestic and sexual violence arrests with the goal to protect the alleged victims.

  • The Five Minute Read
    by Staff Report on July 1, 2025 at 12:02 am

    The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to news@lowellsun.com. Submissions must be received at least one week in advance to be considered for publication.

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