AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoLegal & Civil Rights: A coalition of state attorneys general, including Massachusetts, issued guidance on disparate impact and algorithmic bias in lending, arguing civil rights protections still apply even after recent federal moves. Environment & Community: Cape Cod’s Coonamessett River restoration has turned former cranberry fields into 22.7 hectares of wetlands, boosting native species and reopening habitat for “river herring” after dam removals. Arts & Culture: Central Square Theatre is staging “Eleanor,” a one-woman portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt starring Paula Plum through Oct. 11. Local Government: Boston is suing the Trump administration to protect $20 million in federal street-infrastructure funding for Roxbury corridors, saying the withdrawal was unlawful and politically motivated. Faith & Leadership: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown welcomed its first female settled rector, Rev. Rita Teschner Powell. Tech & Health: Interra Health, based in Boston, was named a quarterfinalist for its medication-prescribing innovation in the 2026 Digital Health & AI Awards.
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