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Act Now: NPS Comment Period Closes June 15 The National Park Service (NPS) is accepting public comments on the proposed Monumental Arch through Monday, June 15 at 11:59 PM MT. Even if you've already submitted comments to the National Capital Planning Commission or Commission of Fine Arts, please submit again directly to NPS — this is a separate comment period for a separate agency, and your voice needs to be on record here too.

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House Passes Battlefield Preservation Bill The House acted to reauthorize a grant program critical to battlefield preservation, and now it’s the Senate’s turn to act. Contact your Senator and ask them to support the bill and work for its passage this year.

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✨ NATIONAL TRUST HISTORIC SITES EVENTS ✨

VIRTUAL: National Trust, June 16, Introducing the Heritage Now! Campaign VIRTUAL: Montpelier, June 17, Lunch and Learn: Woodworking and Healing Leesburg, VA: Oatlands, June 19, Reclaim Your Story Tour VIRTUAL: Shadows-on-the-Teche, June 19, Faith & Freedom Symposium

Extra Time: 2026 World Cup Guide Everyone has World Cup fever! Starting June 11, the world will gather in the United States of America, Mexico, and Canada to see the best-of-the-best play in men’s soccer. Because you know you won’t be watching games 24/7, we pulled together a list of places in the United States that you should explore over the course of the tournament. May the best team win!

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Along the Road The Route 66 Centennial Caravan has hit the road! Follow their trek from Santa Monica, California to Kingman, Arizona.

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Take Action for Route 66 This year it turns 100, and Congress has a chance to help preserve it. H.R. 5470 would provide essential federal preservation support. Not more regulation, just recognition. Send a letter to your representative today.

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📚What We’re Reading "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home Life in 9 Vintage Photos" (Architectural Digest) "Engaging With Art Can Slow Aging, Study Claims" (Hyperallergic) "Debate over preservation law tripping up permitting talks" (E&E News) "While We Race to Build More New Homes, We're Losing Old Ones" (Next City)

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Celebrate the 250th at a “Justice for All” Event The National Trust's "Justice for All" series brings America’s full story to life at National Trust Historic Sites in Virginia. Choose from descendant-led tours, expert lectures, community gatherings, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops that explore voices essential to understanding our nation’s history. Through these experiences, you can come away with a deeper sense of why these places, and the people connected to them, still matter today.

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Stonewall National Monument, New York City. In the summer of 1969, members of New York City’s LGBTQ+ community and allies took a stand, challenging authorities that were unjustly targeting their public and private gathering spots. Demonstrators in the multi-night uprising that started at the Stonewall Inn gay bar demanded that their country live up to its values – recognizing their full humanity and extending the promise of equality to groups long marginalized. At Stonewall, American ideals inspired collective action that changed the course of the nation. This June marks the 10-year anniversary of the designation of the National Monument. It is the only unit of the National Park Service specifically dedicated to LGBTQ+ history. Due to recent federal actions and policy changes that endanger the site’s historically accurate interpretation, community representation, and educational impact, the National Trust listed the Stonewall National Monument on its 2026 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

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Ticking clock for resistant MBTA Communities, and four other stories

 

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THE SATURDAY SEND

Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, options are narrowing for municipalities that want to avoid rezoning under the MBTA Communities housing law. Jennifer Smith explains a recent court ruling against a group of towns and tees up the special Town Meeting in Milton set for Monday.  Plus: A push for more transparency in ballot campaign spending, a second life for a former artistic works space in new Bedford, and lawmakers grapple with hemp regulation.  Check out those stories below, and as always, thanks for reading. — The CommonWealth Beacon team

Town Meeting vote on MBTA Communities looms for a divided Milton by JENNIFER SMITH The clock is ticking on Milton’s chance for compliance with MBTA Communities, with the planning board and residents still divided heading into a special Town Meeting on Monday. READ MORE

A push for more transparency on ballot question spending, fundraising by GINTAUTAS DUMCIUS Good government advocates are looking to legislation in order to close a loophole that allows high-spending ballot question committees to go for an eight-month period without reporting their fundraising and expenditures. READ MORE

New Bedford building poised to rise as artist space — again by Michael Jonas A former downtown department store in New Bedford, which housed studios for UMass Dartmouth’s arts college for more than 20 years, was bought by an arts nonprofit that plans to return it to use in the creative economy. READ MORE

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House cannabis bill targets intoxicating hemp edibles, but critics warn enforcement gaps will remain by Bhaamati Borketaria The cannabis reform bill passed last week by the House would, among other things, explicitly ban the sale of intoxicating-hemp edibles, while clearing the way for intoxicating-hemp beverages to be sold at licensed liquor stores. READ MORE

Could the Trump administration’s border policies affect 2026 World Cup tourism in Massachusetts? by Gintautas Dumcius The World Cup is coming to Massachusetts in 2026, with $1.1 billion in economic activity in tow. But lurking in the background is the mood generated by what’s happening at the US border. READ MORE

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The Codcast: New Episode Coming Monday at 6am! Jennifer Smith interviewed Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, to break down the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget. Missed last week's episode of The Codcast? This week on The Codcast, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd sits down for a wide-ranging interview with CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith. They discuss trust in the judiciary, the role of the trial courts and the SJC, and if independence feels more achievable for state courts than the federal bench. LISTEN NOW

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