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Policing debate now in crosswinds of urgency, patience » Dorchester Reporter

Massachusetts pensions keep bulging with state paying out $5.44B » Boston Herald

A bipartisan group gamed out a contested Trump-Biden election. Now they’re offering recommendations » Boston Globe

Read the Transition Integrity Project’s full report » Boston Globe

Time to resume COVID restrictions in some safe states? » The Harvard Gazette

Elizabeth Warren Is Still Campaigning » New York Magazine

Election 2020: Rep. Adam Schiff, Massachusetts native and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, endorses Joe Kennedy III for Senate » The Republican

Massachusetts not tracking coronavirus outbreaks in schools even as health officials say they’re ‘inevitable’ » Boston Herald

Prosecutor seeking Trump’s taxes cites probe of his business » Boston Globe

Opinion: Trump’s perjury troop: Lie, protect, rinse, repeat » Boston Herald

Boston Black Hospitality Coalition Is Bringing Black Restaurant Month To August » WBUR

Still-closed Museum of Fine Arts cuts more than 100 jobs as it restructures » Boston Globe

Boston beer scene takes a hit: Somerville’s Slumbrew closes; Lord Hobo CEO speaks out on challenges restaurants face amid virus » Boston Globe

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s board approves company split; two companies will be official Aug. 10 » The Republican

Mass Technology Leadership Council calls on its members to double state’s Black, Latinx tech employees as part of ’2030 Challenge' » The Republican

Virginia defense contractor with billions in sales got millions in pandemic loans intended for small businesses » Boston Globe

‘The momentum we had been building basically just stopped' »

Massachusetts Farmers Market Week celebrated in Shrewsbury » Community Advocate

Packages and frustration pile up » Martha's Vineyard Times

PPP loans increased small-business survivability by up to 30%, study finds » Boston Business Journal

Potential stimulus bill could allow companies in bankruptcy to pursue PPP loans » Boston Business Journal

Craft Brewer Distribution Deal Stalls in House » State House News Service

Mass. firms losing confidence in economic recovery, AIM survey shows » Boston Business Journal

What will happen to 620,000 quarantined marijuana vapes? » Commonwealth Magazine

Black Families Together lays out school, police reforms it seeks in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Boston's Latest Racial Equity Push Isn't New » WGBH

Vicar general of Springfield diocese won’t accept reappointment, says he was ‘unfairly’ portrayed in Weldon report » The Republican

Weston schools superintendent tests positive for coronavirus » Boston Globe

City’s Black clergy express support for schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius » Boston Globe

As COVID-19 rate rises, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts calls for remote start to 2020-2021 school year » The Republican

Local clergy members meet to support Boston Public Schools superintendent » Boston Herald

New effort aims to lift city’s valedictorians » Boston Globe

UMass coalition releases demands for anti-racist campus » Gazette Net

Suarez-Orozco Launches with Black Life Advisor at UMB » State House News Service

State Allocates $50 Million In CARES Act Funding To Schools And Colleges » Business West

Legislators agree to bill expanding student access to school breakfast » Community Advocate

‘Breakfast after the bell’ signed into law » Commonwealth Magazine

Advocates Celebrate As Legislature Gets One Step Closer To Passing Environmental Justice Law » WBUR

Opinion: Lessons learned from the push for climate action » Commonwealth Magazine

High E. coli levels found in Mill River near Smith College » Gazette Net

Conferees to Outline Path to Snuff Out Carbon Emissions » State House News Service

Exxon Seeking Dismissal of Massachusetts AG’s Climate Lawsuit » Bloomberg Politics

Feds appeal ruling in Mashpee Wampanoag land case » Boston Herald

Viewpoints Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson: Putting our money where our mouths are: Boycotting and Divesting from Nuclear Weapons » Gazette Net

3 nursing homes cut from Medicaid rolls » Commonwealth Magazine

Three Mass. nursing homes get termination notice, may be forced to close » Boston Globe

MassHealth threatens to cut off three nursing homes from reimbursement » Boston Business Journal

As COVID-19 audits highlight flaws, MassHealth sends initial termination notices to 3 private nursing facilities » The Republican

Report: Drug Coupons Having Impacts for Patients, Prices » State House News Service

Opinion: Preventing evictions, promoting housing stability » Commonwealth Magazine

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Preventing an ‘eviction tsunami’ is a matter of public health »

Mass. Appeals Court: The phrase ‘grandfather clause,’ racist in origin, will no longer be used » Boston Globe

Qualified Immunity Is Under Fire. Here's How The Legal Defense Has Played Out In Mass. Cases » WBUR

SJC expounds on decision to allow Brady campaign to continue » News 22 WWLP.com

Lawmakers urge Stop & Shop to keep hazard pay » Wicked Local Weymouth

Clock ticking to save Southwick factory in Haverhill and its 413 jobs » The Eagle Tribune

Will anything change for the low-wage essential workers once hailed as heroes? » Boston Globe

Town officials to weigh in on face coverings order » Gazette Net

State bond bill includes $1M for Union Station cyber security initiative » The Republican

Brewster Delays Plastic Bag Ban During Pandemic » Cape Cod Online

Rep. Day secures language authorizing $1,075,000 for Winchester » Daily Times Chronicle

Amherst keeps ‘Housing Choice Community’ status » Amherst Bulletin

Kennedy Visits Pittsfield Encampment For Unhoused City Residents In Senate Campaign Swing » WAMC

Challengers take aim at Moulton in 6th District debate » The Salem News

You can’t eat a flag » Boston Globe

National Veteran Organization endorses LaRose for State Rep. » Athol Daily News

Kennedy visits Springside Park homeless » Berkshire Eagle

Kennedy, Markey press for votes on eve of mail-in balloting » The Bay State Banner

Terry Burke Dotson running against state Rep. Paul Frost » Worcester Telegram

Northeastern University Researcher Suggests Massachusetts Returns To Phase 2 » CBS Boston

Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds » WBUR

Experts urge rollback of reopening as COVID-19 cases rise in Mass. » Boston Globe

State health officials report first human EEE case of 2020 in Massachusetts » WCVB

A Plymouth County boy is the first human case of EEE recorded in Mass. this year » Boston.com

Here’s what opened in Phase 3 — and could potentially be at stake if Mass. reopening is rolled back » Boston Globe

Large parties spark worry in Attleboro area » The Sun Chronicle

Coronavirus Clusters Likely A Contributing Factor To Cases Creeping Up In Mass. » CBS Boston

Some Experts Call for Return to Phase 2 as Mass. Coronavirus Cases Climb » NBC Boston

Massachusetts epidemiologists say rollback to coronavirus Phase 2 necessary to prepare for school reopening » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus deaths rise 10, positive test rate dips down » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 165 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths » Boston Globe

'Stop the Spread' test sites for Springfield announced » Western Mass News

Free COVID-19 testing sites open in Springfield but ‘more needs to be done’ » MassLive

Gov. Charlie Baker announces ‘Stop the Spread’ testing expansion into Framingham » The Republican

Massachusetts' First Human Case Of EEE This Year Found In Middleborough » WBUR

Governor Baker visits Boston MedFlight to provide COVID-19 update » News 22 WWLP.com

In Bedford, Baker again hints at possible virus control steps » Lowell Sun

Baker: ‘Some Slippage' In Social Distancing in Massachusetts » NECN

Baker mulls quarantine for Rhode Islanders as cases surge there » Boston Herald

Biz, Gatherings Could Be Squeezed in COVID-19 Response » State House News Service

Interest groups make final push to sway Massachusetts lawmakers negotiating police reform bill » The Republican

Officers fear some K-9 programs will end under proposed police reform legislation » Fox 25 News

Hingham police chief retires amid ongoing ‘thin blue line’ flag controversy » Boston Herald

Justice Department awards $35 million in grants to aid human trafficking survivors » Boston Globe

Missing the beat: Easthampton Police Capt. Chris Patnode retires after 37 years » Gazette Net

Baker Could Craft Police Reform Compromise [OPINION] » WBSM

Short-term budgets keep state afloat » Gloucester Times

Opinion: At Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, moral accountability lingers for Charlie Baker » Boston Globe

Mass. Top Court Faults Ballot Signature Guidance Amid Virus » Law 360

Immigrants Respond To Silence On Licenses Amendment » The Rainbow Times

Opponents debate merits of Maine hydro project » Commonwealth Magazine

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2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

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