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Worcester Chamber of Commerce launches TV campaign promoting city » Boston Business Journal

A school bus driver shortage is posing challenges in Massachusetts » Boston.com

Gig economy battle shifts into gear » Politico Massachusetts

Massachusetts quasi-state agencies clock sky-high pay » Boston Herald

Combating COVID Vaccine Hesitancy May Be Next Battle For Mass. » WBUR

Nurses union projects Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester has spent nearly $40 million on replacement staffing, police details as strike enters 7th week » The Republican

Activists see political motivations behind wave of GOP bills targeting transgender kids » Boston Globe

McCarthy to introduce resolution to censure Waters » The Hill

FL: DeSantis signs Florida’s anti-riot bill, cites Chauvin trial » AP News

Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill ‘effectively dead’ » Tampa Bay Times

NY: How New York’s Gov. Cuomo Has Survived Calls For Resignation—So Far » The Wall Street Journal

Maxine Waters slams GOP attacks over ‘confrontational’ comment: ‘I am nonviolent’ » the grio

Dan Bongino isn’t just taking over where Rush Limbaugh left off — he’s building a conservative media universe » Washington Post

Exclusive: Inside Colorado's first cannabis broadcast TV advertising campaign » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: There’s too much secrecy in state government. It’s time for a constitutional amendment to change that » Boston Globe

Where Voting Laws Are Most Likely to Change for the 2022 Election » The Wall Street Journal

OPINION: There’s too much secrecy in state government. It’s time for a constitutional amendment to change that » Boston Globe

Kamala Harris visit to New Hampshire fuels speculation over 2024 presidential bid » Boston Herald

Walter F. Mondale, Jimmy Carter’s vice president, dies at 93 » Boston Globe

‘It’s so important for downtown’; Gateway City Arts’ owners focus on reopening Holyoke complex now with concert deal in place » The Republican

New England Aquarium partners with SeaAhead to launch ocean-centric startups » Boston Globe

Baker Administration awards $1.1M to Central Mass. regional programs » Worcester Business Journal

Joyful reunions as regulars reunite with their favorite restaurant workers » Boston Globe

Boston's Artaic moves HQ from the Seaport to Charlestown's Schrafft Center » Boston Business Journal

Waltham biotech raises $336M for new Covid-19 drug » Boston Business Journal

GBH's Emily Rooney Apologizes For 'Uninformed, Dismissive and Disrespectful' Comments About Filmmakers Of Color » WBUR

Unseen: The Boy Victims Of The Sex Trade, Part II » WGBH

Colleges are starting to require student vaccinations » Boston Globe

Keri Rodrigues and Ed Lambert: We cannot assess pandemic learning loss without MCAS » Berkshire Eagle

Stalling works: Roxbury Prep gives up on Roslindale high-school proposal » Universal Hub

Harvard declines to budge despite surge in undergrad applications » Boston Business Journal

Red-hot Western Massachusetts housing market has the pros asking, ‘Are these prices even realistic?’ » The Republican

Coalition of Attorneys General ask Congress to increase public housing funding » News 22 WWLP.com

Pandemic puts hold on adoptions, family reunifications » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: A young migrant’s perilous journey and the cost of inaction » Boston Globe

Kim Janey names the Rev. Mariama White-Hammond as next energy and environment chief » Boston Herald

Williamsburg voters OK borrowing for public safety complex » Gazette Net

Northampton City Council OKs funds for kennel, but neighbors oppose proposed site » Gazette Net

Boston City Council to mull moving Sept. 21 preliminary election up a week » Boston Globe

Probe: Tyngsboro animal control officer ‘appeared to condone criminal conduct’ » Sentinel & Enterprise

Boston Council To Consider Earlier September Prelim  Elections » State House News Service

First on CNN: Ayanna Pressley launches policy pledge to help juice momentum for progressive movement » CNN

Annissa Essaibi-George releases education and child care plan for Boston mayoral run » Boston Herald

A City Council candidate who can see what others can’t » Boston Globe

A year later, Boston officials recounted the vote. Now, the top vote-getter is suing to be seated » Boston Globe

Tram Nguyen nominated for prestigious Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award from EMILY’s List » Boston Herald

Holyoke’s William Glidden launches mayoral campaign; already faces 3 competitors » The Republican

Editorial: Racial tension not invitation for political posturing » Boston Herald

Zoom access, 35 witnesses: What to expect from Jasiel Correia's federal corruption trial » The Herald News

And Billy Makes 4; Glidden Joins Holyoke Mayoral Campaign Family » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Ashish Jha expects states to lift outdoor mask mandates in next few weeks » Boston.com

Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, others ‘central figures’ in vaccination efforts as coronavirus fight carries on » Boston Herald

Active COVID cases, hospitalizations inch up as Massachusetts opens up vaccinations to residents 16 and older » The Republican

Many Parents Want Their Teens To Get The COVID Vaccine. Others Aren't So Sure » WBUR

NH Has Already Done It. When Will Mass. Relax Its Mask Mandate? » NBC Boston

1,236 confirmed cases, 18 deaths, and 50,856 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Is it time to lift the outdoor mask mandate? Some health experts think so » Fox 25 News

Experts, Advocates Suggest Outdoor Mask Mandates Be Lifted » NECN

State panel studies use of facial recognition technology » The Salem News

Opinion: Believe what you saw. Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd » Boston Globe

A new Mass. women’s prison may have disastrous consequences for poor and Black communities for decades, advocates say » Boston Globe

Court ruling that would restore citizen Police Commission in Springfield leaves questions, uncertainties » The Republican

More than 1,100 amendments, many COVID-related, filed in Massachusetts House’s fiscal 2022 budget proposal » The Republican

UMass hockey visits Massachusetts State House to celebrate NCAA championship » WCVB

Nearly everyone in the Boston mayor’s race wants to eliminate some MBTA fares. The question is for whom. » Boston.com

Amtrak’s Downeaster with trips from Brunswick to Boston returning to pre-COVID schedule » The Republican

Gas ‘peaker’ plant would make way for more renewables, Massachusetts utilities say » Energy News Network

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Podcast Spotlight

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MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance