9:00am Commission on Ocean Acidification, Virtual Meeting

10:00am Board of Fire Prevention Regulations Public Hearing, Via teleconference

1:00pm "Ask the Mayor and Superintendent" with Mayor Marty Walsh and Superintendent Brenda Cassellius on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, could also make history » Los Angeles Times

Boston firefighter’s union Local 718 makes history with election of new president » Boston Globe

If Biden wins, corporate purpose will face a higher bar » Fast Company

Once an insurgent, Seth Moulton carries a different title in his latest fight: incumbent » Boston Globe

Each of the three people who led Trump’s 2016 campaign has now faced criminal charges » Washington Post

Sunrise Movement slams Nancy Pelosi for endorsing Joe Kennedy’s primary challenge against incumbent Ed Markey » Boston.com

“It Strikes Me as Incredibly Tone-Deaf”: Biden’s Prime-Time Gamble on Mike Bloomberg » Vanity Fair

Effort to Spread Alex Morse Accusations Was Wider Than Previously Known » The Intercept

OPINION: Housing will test white support for Black lives » Boston Globe

Biden accepts nomination, vows to lead nation out of ‘season of darkness' » Boston Globe

In surprise endorsement that roils party’s left wing, Pelosi throws support behind Kennedy » Boston Globe

Ex-Trump aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall scheme » Boston Globe

Opinion: The Democrats bring it all together » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: The DNC stands for ‘Did Not See!’ » Boston Herald

Biden seeks Democratic, national unity in convention finale » Boston Herald

Pelosi endorsing Kennedy over Markey has AOC fuming » Boston Herald

In moving speech, 13-year-old N.H. boy says Biden helped him overcome stutter » Boston Globe

A recap of the four-day Democratic national convention » Boston Globe

Pelosi endorses Joe Kennedy over Ed Markey in Senate race in Massachusetts. » New York Times

Suddenly Nancy Pelosi Is OK With Primary Challenges to Established Incumbents? » Esquire

Chris Wallace labels Biden's acceptance speech 'enormously effective' » The Hill

For the first time in the entire campaign, Biden offers a reason to vote for him, not just against Trump » Boston Globe

A growing list: Trump associates ensnared in legal troubles » Boston Globe

Mass. Democrats Deval Patrick And Ayanna Pressley Weigh In On DNC » WBUR

Another plea for a corporate titan to do the right thing: Reopen Haverhill’s Brooks Brothers factory » Boston Globe

Brockton Stop & Shop reinvents itself to meet COVID-19 needs » Boston Globe

TARP 2, not PPP 2, needed to bail out hotel industry » Boston Business Journal

Fans could return to Gillette Stadium this year, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito says » Boston Herald

Child Care Providers Face Uncertainty As Fall Gets Closer » WBUR

North Attleboro downtown merchants tout plans for tax free weekend » The Sun Chronicle

Pandemic heightens risk to consumers online, AG Healey's new data chief says » Boston Business Journal

This Mass. city has more cannabis licenses than any other in the state » Boston Business Journal

Will Massachusetts schools screen students for COVID-19? If there are transmissions, yes, state officials say » The Republican

Mass. to provide rapid mobile coronavirus testing this fall to school districts that need it » Boston Globe

Holy Cross rips maskless partying students for ‘disappointing off-campus behavior’ amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Rapid-response coronavirus testing coming for schools, says Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

Twitter’s Dorsey donates $10M to Boston University’s antiracist research center » Boston Business Journal

Charlie Baker defends push to reopen schools in communities with low COVID-19 levels » Boston.com

STATE WIRE: 9 IN 10 MASS PARENTS CONCERNED KIDS WILL GET COVID AT SCHOOL » Dig Boston

State DPH Setting Up Rapid Response Testing Deployment for Schools » iBerkshires

Baker to offer mobile testing resources to K-12 schools » Commonwealth Magazine

Climate change likely to hit hard on the North Shore, new report finds » Boston Globe

Jones helps craft climate legislation » Lynn Daily News Item

Rep. Richard Neal says Trump deliberately slowing down US Postal Service to interfere with mail-in voting » The Republican

USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show » Vice

Mass. congressional delegation livid about Postal Service moves » Lowell Sun

The Hiring of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Looks Even Sketchier Now » Slate

Let Us Now Praise the U.S. Postal Service » Governing

Columnist Lindsay Sabadosa: Make yourself count, fill out Census » Gazette Net

Holyoke’s Next Rep Will Have to Carry on Soldiers’ Home Reforms » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Health care providers preparing for influx following flu shot mandate for Mass. students » Western Mass News

Covid vaccine maker CureVac in talks to sell 405M doses » Boston Business Journal

Supporters rally to save birthing services in Holyoke » Gazette Net

Summit: Cape Cod may become even less affordable » Cape Cod Times

Post-Pandemic Cape Could Be More Unaffordable, Officials Fear » State House News Service

Sheriff’s office, partners to hand out 2,000 filled backpacks to schoolchildren » Gazette Net

‘I don’t represent rats’: Attorney for Springfield mob associate asks for unusual redress » The Republican

SJC to hear congressional candidate’s case to extend deadline for counting mail-in ballots » Boston Herald

Justice Department seeks reinstatement of Tsarnaev death penalty » Commonwealth Magazine

US jobless claims jump back above 1 million in face of virus » Boston Globe

New $400 unemployment plan called ‘highly problematic’ for Massachusetts amid coronavirus crisis » Boston Herald

Brockton mayor cracking down on large gatherings in effort to combat coronavirus » Boston Globe

Criminal cases against three Tewksbury officials active, ongoing » Lowell Sun

Study Of 150 City Budgets Finds Boston Better Off Than Most » WBUR

Revere's COVID-19 enforcement team to issue citations, close parks » WCVB

Letter to the editor: Endorsement for Jesse Mermell, candidate for congress » The Sun Chronicle

Fourth District Democratic Candidate Natalia Linos Explains Support For Reparations » New Boston Post

‘Join Joe on the Road’: Kennedy kicks off 24-hour campaign tour in Southeastern Mass. » WPRI.com

Markey touts experience as local pols offer endorsements on Worcester Common » Worcester Telegram

Neal, Morse tangle in second debate about tone of campaign, commitment to district » The Republican

5 Pittsfield city councilors announce they support Alex Morse over Richard Neal in 1st Massachusetts congressional race » The Republican

Jeff Dufour: Candidate Profile 18th Essex District » Tewksbury Patch

Kennedy, Markey race is a fight of the past, present and future » Lowell Sun

Column: A time for change » The Salem News

Sen. Feeney backs Jesse Mermell in tight race for Kennedy’s seat » WPRI.com

Can Richard Neal avoid the same fate as Eliot Engel? » Jewish Insider

Alex Morse, Richard Neal clash on issues in final debate » Gazette Net

Amid COVID pandemic, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says flu shot requirement aims to help control hospital admissions » The Republican

‘This is a very slippery slope;’ some Massachusetts residents say flu shot requirement for students wrongfully takes choice away from families » The Republican

Senior living complexes caught in COVID-19 limbo » Commonwealth Magazine

I wanted to see how COVID-19 had changed Manhattan. I found that in many ways, it hadn’t. » Boston Globe

Why East Boston’s coronavirus infection rate is higher than the rest of the city » Boston Globe

Baker says 16 communities have moved from moderate to low risk for COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Flu shots for students are here to stay after coronavirus goes away, health secretary says » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 262 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 12 new deaths » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus deaths up 12, cases up 262 as positive test rate at lowest ever » Boston Herald

Curtatone: A color-coded map is not a plan » Commonwealth Magazine

The Checkup: State restores daily accounting of virus cases, deaths by county » Berkshire Eagle

Beach, boating scofflaws face fines » Gloucester Times

South Hadley now the only western Massachusetts area with high-risk COVID-19 threat level » News 22 WWLP.com

Williamstown, Mass., Police Sergeant Files Civil Rights Lawsuit » NEPM

Massachusetts communities add more than 190 vote-by-mail drop boxes for applications, ballots ahead of Sept. 1 primary » The Republican

AG Healey arguing both sides of mail-in ballot issues » Boston Herald

Mail-in voters have option of 193 ballot drop boxes instead of USPS in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

State releases ballot drop box location document » Worcester Telegram

A Blue Line car for bikes? Lydia Edwards floats the idea to help cyclists cross the harbor » Boston Globe

Wind Companies Reach Lease Agreements for New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal » WBSM

IN BRIEF: Mass. AG settles for $10 mln over power company's 'deceptive sales tactics' » Reuters

Some Mass. residents to receive money from $7 million energy company settlement » WCVB

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MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass

MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to Run Special Event Train Service for April 27 Match Between New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF » Keolis

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

House Budget amendments need your voice! » National Association of Social Workers - Mass Chapter