health
New Bill Encourages Healthier School Food
By Adam Ragusea
The law requires schools to provide fruit and vegetable snack options alongside vending machines, and gives the state regulatory authority over vending machines.
Beacon Hill
Lawmakers Scramble To Finish Casino Bill
A plan to create both casinos and slot parlors would be a major victory for House Speaker Robert DeLeo, but Gov. Patrick says he only wants to license one slot parlor.
Mass. Economy
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A new report finds that Massachusetts' economy grew twice as fast as the nation's during the second quarter of the year — but predicts that growth will start to slow.
business
Indie Auto Mechanics Fight For ‘Right To Repair’
On Friday, the State House could pass a bill that would force car manufacturers to share sophisticated repair information with independent mechanics, not just their dealerships.
World Headlines
Spices at a market in Chinatown in New York City. (Flickr4jazz/ Flickr)
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By Andrea Hsu
Americans' spice consumption has grown almost three times as fast as the population in recent decades. Much of that growth is due to the country's changing demographics.
POLITICAL ROUNDUP
Kerry’s Public Image Ails — And Watch Mitt Romney
Kerry's payment of $500,000 in taxes to Massachusetts on a yacht he bought in Rhode Island may not help his public image, says political scientist Jeffrey Berry.
Your Boston Weekend: July 30-August 1
Folk music is having its big moment, Woods Hole and Roxbury are making big use of their big screens, and Nantucket's welcoming some side-splitting entertainers. So go ahead and laugh in the face of fall — summer is still very much on. More...
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Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize
Guided by the example of the late journalistic legend, WBUR and BU are seeking submissions for the annual prize for a rising journalist in public radio.
boston arts
Weekend ‘Tea Party’ Steeps Boston In Poetry
Dozens of poets gather together this weekend for a literary odyssey: 88 poets read for 8 minutes at the "Boston Poet's Tea Party."
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