Beltway Politics
The Epic Blandness of the Joe Biden Campaign »
Politico
Opinion: A moment of celebration at the prospect of Kamala Harris as vice president — before the ugly deluge »
Boston Globe
As Kamala Harris faces racist and sexist online attacks, women’s groups and Democratic operatives say they have her back »
Boston Globe
Joe Biden raises $26 million in 24 hours after naming Kamala Harris as his running mate »
Boston Globe
With Kamala Harris pick, progressives will likely have to wait at least 8 years for a chance to change the national conversation »
Boston Globe
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris make their first appearance together, hammer Trump »
Boston Herald
‘She’s ready to do this job on day one’: Biden touts Harris’s record, vision as the two make campaign debut »
Boston Globe
Harry Belafonte Endorses Markey for United States Senate »
Chelsea Record
Markey Election Campaign Twitter Surpasses 100k Followers »
Beacon Hill Times
Sen. Julian Cyr: Morse letter seems dictated by political calendar »
Commonwealth Magazine
Young Climate Activists Say Markey Has Their Back. Will They Have His? »
WBUR
What Ayanna Pressley said after Elizabeth Warren wasn’t picked as Biden’s running mate »
Boston.com
Business
‘Inconsistent’ efforts by states to contain the coronavirus threaten recovery, Boston Fed president warns »
Boston Globe
Harris a reassuring choice among Boston business executives »
Boston Globe
Donald Trump responds to Boston Fed chief’s comments on slow recovery: ‘We got to open up’ »
Boston Herald
Theater groups limit attendance following Baker mandate »
Berkshire Eagle
Brewery, bar owners in Massachusetts growing frustrated by constant COVID-19 rule changes »
WCVB
Faneuil Hall tenants, landlord in standoff »
Commonwealth Magazine
Here's how a deal for Amazon to use Simon malls could transform Mass. real estate »
Boston Business Journal
Thermo Fisher nixes $12.7B Qiagen acquisition after shareholders opt out »
Boston Business Journal
HarborOne lays off workers after Covid-19 empties branches »
Boston Business Journal
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Editorial: Can Mass. cannabis regulators and advocates agree on an equity goal? »
Boston Business Journal
Crimes
Deadline To Apply For Victim Compensation Too Short For Some Child Sex Abuse Survivors »
NEPM
Education
When should schools use only remote learning? Mass. issues new metrics to help districts decide »
Boston Globe
Riley Ties Learning Models to New COVID-19 Assessment »
State House News Service
Walsh: Equity, Quality, Data Must Guide School Restart »
State House News Service
Community Colleges See Opening in Changed Higher Ed World »
State House News Service
Boston Public Schools superintendent says no final decision yet regarding district’s reopening »
Boston Globe
Gateway City parents are building homeschool pods too »
MassINC
Parents Protest for In-Person Classes »
State House News Service
Massachusetts education officials set coronavirus metrics to help inform school reopening »
Boston Herald
Moloney: ‘Health and safety first’ »
Lowell Sun
Bill to halt MCAS for four years, seek permanent alternative earns wide support on Beacon Hill »
Boston Herald
Boston schools opening ‘one of the hardest decisions we have to make’: Marty Walsh »
Boston Herald
New Boston University policy to award posthumous degrees not triggered by pandemic, says college »
Boston Herald
School daze »
Boston Business Journal
Not every school district is buying Baker’s guidance »
Commonwealth Magazine
UMass Amherst RAs Say They Were Laid Off, But That's Not What School Officials Call It »
NEPM
BU’s COVID-Era Message to Students This Year: “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” »
Boston Magazine
Mass. School Superintendent Pens Letter to Baker Seeking Reopening Plan »
NBC Boston
As Parents Worry About More Pandemic Learning, WBUR Poll Shows Half Prefer Hybrid Model »
WBUR
Mass. educators urge passage of controversial bill to suspend MCAS testing for four years, saying the test fails low-income students and students of color »
The Republican
College exam backlog grows due to fewer test sites »
CHNI News
Lawrence school leaders endorse remote learning »
The Eagle Tribune
Cape Cod task force to serve as conduit for school reopenings »
Cape Cod Times
Teachers Flag Concerns With In-Person School Restart »
State House News Service
As fall inches closer, Massachusetts teachers unions put pressure on local leaders over school reopenings »
Boston.com
Federal
One Tough Question For DOJ If Biden Is Elected: Whether To Prosecute Trump »
WBUR
Health Care
McGonagle Protects Essential Services as House Passes Healthcare Protections Bill »
Everett Independent
Tufts Medical Center CEO exits »
Boston Business Journal
Housing
It’s a renter’s market in Boston »
Commonwealth Magazine
Human Services
City: Pandemic Widened Boston’s Child Care Gap »
State House News Service
Across Massachusetts, child-care shortage is growing dire »
Boston Globe
Legislature’s FSC Works to Combat Food Insecurity »
Everett Independent
State officials earmark money for Household Goods »
Lowell Sun
Labor
Former Boston police union president charged with indecent assault on a child »
Boston Globe
Former Boston police union head to be arraigned in alleged assault on child »
Boston Herald
US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high »
Boston Herald
Grocery workers say morale is at an all-time low: ‘They don’t even treat us like humans anymore’ »
Washington Post
Baker criticizes Trump's unemployment order »
The Salem News
Former Boston police union head ordered held on $100,000 bail on multiple charges of assaulting young girl »
Boston Globe
Local Government
Northampton gets $200K in grant funding to expand open spaces downtown »
Gazette Net
Whitman keeps offices appointment-only »
Whitman-Hanson Express
City Council Approves Edwards’ ZBA Reform Proposal »
East Boston Times-Free Press
City: Pandemic Widened Boston’s Child Care Gap »
WBUR
Local Clerks Face Time, Budget Crunch for State Primary »
State House News Service
The Boston Licensing Board will host four emergency hearings this week. Here are the complaints. »
Boston.com
Politics
Mass Senate race is anything but ordinary »
The Bay State Banner
Local Officials Endorse Dan Ryan for Re-Election in the Second Suffolk »
Charlestown Bridge
12th Suffolk hopefuls make pitches in person »
Dorchester Reporter
Chang-Diaz backs Everett, citing her life experience »
Dorchester Reporter
Boston’s ZBA is a new battleground in Walsh-Wu jockeying »
Boston Globe
Kennedy gets specific about Markey differences »
Lowell Sun
Tucker Carlson singled out a Mass. congressional candidate for ‘ingratitude.’ Here’s how she responded. »
Boston.com
Ed Markey says it took ‘two years’ for Joe Kennedy to support Medicare-for-All. Kennedy says it took Markey even longer. »
Boston.com
Newton City Councilor Brenda Noel Endorses Mermell for Congress »
Brookline Patch
Cavell Drops Congressional Bid, Endorses Mermell For 4th District »
WBUR
Dem Delegates Plan DNC Drive-In Party at Suffolk Downs »
State House News Service
Public Health
FL: Marion County deputies ordered not to wear masks »
Ocala.com
Walsh says he’s monitoring case uptick, concerned about return of college students »
Boston Globe
Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts »
Boston Globe
Mass. reports 229 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths »
Boston Globe
N.H. town braces for large religious gathering amid coronavirus, warns Massachusetts communities about group »
Boston Herald
Donna Perry: Unfriendly neighbors »
The Sun Chronicle
Our View: Here comes the mask patrol »
The Eagle Tribune
Poll Measures Virus Crisis Impacts on Latinx Residents »
State House News Service
Data indicate spread of COVID-19 accelerating »
Commonwealth Magazine
Cellphone data confirm steep drop, then gradual rise in social interactions during pandemic »
Worcester Telegram
Some Mass. schools are pursuing hybrid schooling. The plan could be a public health disaster »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts coronavirus 1.5% positive test rate stays at record low »
Boston Herald
Six Communities Added to List of Mass. COVID-19 Hot Spots »
Banker & Tradesman
“Beach Well” Guide Aims to Keep Cape Virus Numbers Down »
State House News Service
Mass. reports 319 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 21 new deaths »
Boston Globe
Public Safety
Hampshire County Sheriff announces furloughs for 77 employees »
Gazette Net
Bail fund now facing heat »
Commonwealth Magazine
Editorial: Baker’s Parole Board stalls clemency process »
Boston Globe
Opinion: Equal justice requires lawmakers reform qualified immunity for police »
Boston Globe
Opinion: Lawmakers should show the political courage to end qualified immunity »
Boston Globe
Police working to educate, enforce Baker's COVID-19 regulations »
Western Mass News
Massachusetts cops rally, urge Governor Charlie Baker to veto police reform bill »
Boston Herald
State Government
Norfolk Rep Says Baker Overstepping Emergency Powers »
State House News Service
Taxation
Opinion: Solve state funding woes by collecting taxes already paid »
Boston Herald
Transportation
Pollack launches Allston review with 3 options »
Commonwealth Magazine
Utilities
Climate Activists Will Launch Utility Bill Strike In New England Sept. 1 »
NEPM
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Massachusetts cops rally against police reform bill
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Brewery, bar owners in Massachusetts growing frustrated by constant COVID-19 rule changes