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  ❤️ Donate Friday, September 4, 2026 🌤️ Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Good Morning Boston, It's Friday. Before you log off for Labor Day weekend , let's cut through this morning's dense fog and get to some breaking news: Another ballot campaign enters: While voters in Massachusetts were casting their ballots in Tuesday's primary, some local activists were quietly making moves for the 2028 election. Secretary of State Bill Galvin's office confirmed yesterday to WBUR that a referendum petition was filed Tuesday on the abortion rights law signed by Gov. Maura Healey last month. The filing marks the start of an effort this fall to potentially pause the new law and put a question on the ballot in 2028 that would ask voters to repeal it. What does the law do? The law — which was signed by Healey on Aug. 10 after zooming through the State House — removes restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks of gestation, leaving the decision up to "the professional judg...

  ❤️ Donate Thursday, September 3, 2026 🌧️ Mostly cloudy, with showers this morning and a high near 80. Good Morning Boston, There's a promising Labor Day weekend forecast on the other side of today's rain. Danielle Noyes has the day-by-day outlook here for your barbecue planning purposes. But first, let's get to the news: Bettor beware: Massachusetts is moving to crack down on sports bettors who harass athletes. This week, the state's Gaming Commission announced it will work to ban people found harassing professional or college athletes from betting on sports in Massachusetts. The initiative is aimed at what's become a pressing issue due to social media and the explosive growth of sports betting. "We have tools at our disposal to actually make sure that if you are doing this behavior, we can actually pull you off of the apps," Jordan Maynard, the chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, told WBUR's John Bender. How it works: The Gaming Commis...