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Question One Opponents Prepping Early Ad Bonanza » State House News Service

In major shift, Mass. AG’s office would get new role in police deadly force investigations under House reform bill » Boston Globe

Broadway fundraiser for Joe Kennedy postponed indefinitely after Twitter backlash » Boston.com

FL: 'We can't pull it off': Florida sheriff says he can't muster security for GOP convention » Politico

FL: ‘Shame on you!’ Protesters shout at Gov. DeSantis during Orlando coronavirus update » Orlando Sentinel

NY: Sheldon Silver, Former N.Y. Assembly Speaker, Will Finally Go to Prison » New York Times

NY: N.Y. Subway, Facing a $16 Billion Deficit, Plans for Deep Cuts » New York Times

Cannabis Regulators Ready For Public Comment on New Rules » State House News Service

Lawmakers Warn It’s Last Call for Climate Legislation » State House News Service

OPINION: Trump’s Occupation of American Cities Has Begun » New York Times

“Goldman Sachs Is Still Goldman Sachs”: Investment Banks Soar as COVID-19 Rattles Economy » Vanity Fair

Cannabis Control Commission: Regulators, activists, or both? » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: The gloves are off in boxing poll » Boston Herald

After 2016, Trump says we shouldn’t trust the polls that show him down. But should we? » Boston Globe

CRV raises new venture fund, despite pandemic » Boston Globe

Airlines fear business travel bonanza is gone for good » Boston Globe

Former WGBH COO joins Watertown firm » Boston Globe

New law lets restaurants sell cocktails to go » Commonwealth Magazine

Ocean Spray names former Tyson Foods exec as new CEO » Boston Business Journal

After Four Challenging Months, Museums Reopen to a Different World » Business West

With Ambiguity Over Film Production's Return, Industry Professionals Hope And Wait » WBUR

Gov. Baker Signs DiZoglio’s Mixed Drinks to Go Legislation to Help Restaurants » WHAV

Did PPP shut out minority entrepreneurs? Here’s why SBA can’t say. » Boston Business Journal

East Boston marijuana store, city’s second, now open » Boston Globe

Democrats urge action on voting rights as tribute to Lewis » Boston Globe

Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Channeling the Protest Movement into Real Change » Rolling Stone

Protest Becomes Accord and Possibly Redemption at Nathan Bill’s » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Asian Americans, long used as a racial wedge, are confronting anti-Black racism in their own communities » Boston Globe

At colleges and universities, pandemic forces budget cuts » Boston Globe

UMass pairs tuition freeze with layoffs, spending cuts amid pandemic » Boston Herald

‘We Don’t Want To Make Any Mistakes’: Staffers Worried About Safety At Reopened Special Needs School » NEPM

LEADING THE WAY: COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE MODEL FOR PANDEMIC PREPARATION » Dig Boston

MIAA decision on safe return of fall sports during COVID-19 pandemic looms » Worcester Telegram

UMass expects about 7,000 students to live on campus this fall » Gazette Net

Letter to the editor: Is re-opening schools the right thing to do? » The Sun Chronicle

UMass updates campus community with ‘extensive preparations’ for the fall » The Daily Collegian

Massachusetts-Led Coalition Takes Aim at EPA’s Mercury Rule » Bloomberg Law

20 states sue EPA over weakened justification for power plant regulation » The Hill

66 MA Legislators Sign Climate Action Now! Statement » Natick Patch

Coronavirus breakthroughs in vaccine development, inhaler therapy reported » Boston Herald

Two lawmakers own large sums of stock in vaccine makers set to testify before their committee » STAT News

Changes To ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule Challenged by Healey, AGs » State House News Service

Massachusetts lab to be among first to use new pooled testing method for COVID-19 » WCVB

Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber face lawsuit alleging disclosure of patient info » Boston Business Journal

House Bill Aims to Commit Mass. to Telehealth » State House News Service

MassHealth transportation provider to pay $300K settlement for filing false claims » News 22 WWLP.com

For affordable rental housing in Allston-Brighton, a waiting list of 17,000 » Boston Globe

For-sale sign on affordable apartment building in Mattapan raises fears tenants will be forced out » Boston Globe

'Revolutionary' Timber Set To Be Used For First Time In Boston Building » WBUR

Real Estate Groups Unite Against Eviction Freeze Extension » Banker & Tradesman

Charlie Baker extends moratorium on evictions in Massachusetts until Oct. 17 » Boston.com

Guest columnists U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep James McGovern: As hunger crisis deepens, families need relief » Gazette Net

Massachusetts judge charged with misconduct after allegedly groping a colleague » Boston Herald

Expungement measure seen as way to tackle systemic racism » News 22 WWLP.com

Legislature must seize the opportunity for ‘expungement’ reform » Commonwealth Magazine

Whole Foods workers file federal lawsuit over Black Lives Matter masks » Boston Globe

Whole Foods workers accuse grocery giant of firing employee for wearing Black Lives Matter mask » Boston Herald

Hotlines Let Workers Snitch On Bosses Who Break Virus Rules » CBS Boston

Legislative off days, workload point to another disorderly finish » Lowell Sun

Legislative panel ready to investigate Holyoke Soldiers' Home » Gazette Net

Police defunding advocates bring cause to Amherst councilors’ homes » Gazette Net

Designation makes North Attleboro eligible for grants » The Sun Chronicle

How Lelling Came to Eye Springfield & What’s Next for Pearl Street » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Walsh rips Trump administration for sending federal agents to respond to protests in Portland, Ore. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Voters will decide election, not Trump or Nancy Pelosi » Boston Herald

All Politics Is National, Especially When All Campaigns Are Online » Governing

Veteran attacked while holding Trump sign, again, vows: ‘I don’t back down’ » Boston Herald

Is racism a public health crisis? Lowell’s mostly white City Council says no » Boston Globe

Testing delays hurt effort to contain COVID-19 » Boston Globe

President Trump declares masks ‘Patriotic’ against coronavirus » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 174 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 1 new death » Boston Globe

FDA calls for removal of fruity, disposable Puff Bar vapes » Boston Herald

Letter: Legislature should pass Death with Dignity bill » Worcester Telegram

State steps up enforcement of reopening guidelines » Gloucester Times

As Coronavirus Cases Soar In South, New England Prepares For Second Wave » CBS Boston

Mass. reports 165 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 17 new deaths » Boston Globe

Opinion: Hope is a powerful weapon against the violence that plagues our communities » Boston Globe

Police reform: Big momentum, little time » Commonwealth Magazine

Attorneys: Boston Police Videos From 'Operation Clean Sweep' Appear To Show Unconstitutional Stops » WBUR

House and Senate proposing different police reform bills » Western Mass News

Police get ‘seat at the table’ in House reform bill that reform advocates say doesn’t go far enough » Boston Herald

Three bills take three different approaches to police reform in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Police unions decry reform bill » Gazette Net

Next steps for police reform in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Second Interim Budget Funds Government Through August » State House News Service

Lottery Overcomes Pandemic Slide To Post Strong Profits » State House News Service

Sen. John Velis hopes probe of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 disaster will help future generations of veterans » MassLive

Baker administration tries to reclaim $2.1 million in tax credits from Brooks Brothers » Boston Globe

Sharp split on need for new transpo revenues » Commonwealth Magazine

SSA bailout remains in supplemental budget » Martha's Vineyard Times

MA: East-West rail receives $50 million boost with passage of state’s Transportation Bond Bill » Mass Transit Mag

House Agrees to Amend Borrowing Bill to Extend Fiorentini Rail Trail, Redesign Methuen Intersection » WHAV

State lawmakers call for action on wind farm » Cape Cod Times

Lawmakers Urge Feds to Unlock Offshore Wind’s Potential » State House News Service

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center