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APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN POSTING!  SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE TIMELY REPORTS! Today in Politics, Bulletin 455. 9/8/26 Ron Filipkowski Sep 8 ∙ … Trump told several insane lies today during a ceremony for 9/11 first responders and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in DC. He’s tried to suggest for years that he was somehow involved in the rescue efforts when he played no role whatsoever, but today he added new lies to his previous ones in another delusional attempt to cast himself as a hero in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in NYC: "I just thank my people. I was building a big building in NY and I took the whole crew down there right after this happened and they had no hesitation. Everybody went down with me. We went down as a big group of people. We thought it was coming down on top of us.” Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms - ‘got to get our of here!’ - and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me.” On a deceased 9/11 rescuer: "T...

  New from  CommonWealth Beacon GATEWAY TO CONFUSION:  The state’s Gateway Cities designation comes with significant economic perks, meant to shore up the anchors of regional economies. But how does a city get on or off that list? Over time, some cities have met the state’s criteria without being added to the list, while others no longer qualify yet continue to reap the benefits. As Hallie Claflin reports, oversight of the designations  seems to have been lost .  GASSING UP:  The latest data on gas pipe repair in Massachusetts  paints a damning picture : gas utilities spent a record amount of money in 2024 replacing leaky pipes, even as the actual miles of replaced pipes remained stubbornly flat since the program’s inception a decade ago. Jordan Wolman has more.  OPINION:  Boston’s broken land use process is  costing the city needed housing , writes John Infranca, professor of l...