11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

How local media spreads misinformation from vaccine skeptics » Boston Globe

Trump has more than $100 million in political cash after first six months of 2021 » Washington Post

‘Nothing actually changes’: Boston tech workers of color blast the sector’s attempts to be antiracist » Boston Globe

Biden hits resistance from unions on vaccine requirement » The Hill

Who Are the Unvaccinated in America? There’s No One Answer. » New York Times

The Anti-Vaxxers in Missouri Are So Deranged That People Are Getting COVID Shots in Disguise » Vanity Fair

‘It’s Nowhere Near Over’: A Beach Town’s Gust of Freedom, Then a U-turn » New York Times

Striking St. Vincent nurses, hospital management set to resume talks today » Worcester Telegram

Lawmaker wants raises for legislative staff » Gloucester Times

Campbell, Janey draw major cash from CEOs in mayor’s race » Boston Business Journal

Pelosi turns tables on White House, urges eviction ban extension » Politico

Massachusetts Teachers Association calls state decision to encourage, but not require, masking in schools ‘reckless’ » MassLive

SuperPACs emerge in Boston’s mayoral race, with little objection so far » Boston Globe

SJC urges Legislature to update marijuana laws » Commonwealth Magazine

NY: Andrew Giuliani tries to shed city boy image — and win a shot at Cuomo » Politico

Threats of violence spark fear of election worker exodus » The Hill

‘A one-man scam Pac’: Trump’s money hustling tricks prompt fresh scrutiny » The Guardian

Opinion: On day of Jan. 6 hearing, McConnell and McCarthy were otherwise engaged » Boston Globe

An unlikely pair, Portman and Sinema steer infrastructure deal » Boston Globe

Already distorting events of Jan. 6, GOP concocts entire counternarrative » Boston Globe

Mass. Powerhouses Piled Up Wins Amid Uncertainty » Law 360

Boston, Cambridge restaurants tell patrons to mask up or vax up in lieu of mandates » Boston Herald

Still waiting, Senate grinds away on $1 trillion infrastructure bill » Boston Globe

‘An extinction level event.’ Federal bailout funds split struggling restaurant industry » Boston Globe

Rainy summer posing challenges for area farmers » Lowell Sun

Package Stores Aim For Alcohol License Compromise With Food Stores » State House News Service

State Land Court judge to rule on appeal in Lee/Lenox pot shop dust-up » Berkshire Eagle

Day of sports and camaraderie in Cambridge park protests exclusion of transgender athletes » Boston Globe

Black Lives Matter vigil in Orange continues despite aggression » The Recorder

Houston expanded voting in 2020. That put a target on its back » Boston Globe

Many Boston students miss out on summer school opportunities, leaving the most vulnerable further behind » Boston Globe

Massachusetts to encourage but not require masks for unvaccinated public school students and staff indoors » MassLive

Northeastern joins other universities and requires professors and staff to get Covid-19 shots » Universal Hub

Climate change and mental health: the inconvenient truth » Boston Globe

Cape shark alerts: Sharktivity app lights up with sightings as peak shark month arrives » Boston Herald

Breakneck pace of crises keeps National Guard away from home » Boston Globe

'It feels like you don't matter: With mental health care shortages, young people get stuck in the ER » Berkshire Eagle

Anger mounts as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire » Boston Globe

Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu is on an island alone with rent control » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers on summer break as housing advocates plead for relief after eviction ban expires » Boston Herald

Officials and advocates push for reinstatement of eviction moratorium » WHDH

World War II veterans honored on book tour at American Heritage Museum » Lowell Sun

Boston Methadone Mile hotel plan on ropes after ‘clear community opposition’ » Boston Herald

Legislation could end controversial agreement between Plymouth sheriff and ICE » Patriot Ledger

Editorial: The federal government has a unique opportunity to help raise wages » Boston Globe

Opinion: Employers alone can’t foot the $7 billion bill for unemployment insurance » Boston Globe

Referendum for Jones Library project on Amherst Town Council agenda » Gazette Net

Some Brookline Select Board members push back against BAA permit for Marathon » Boston Globe

Politics and the City: For some, pandemic presented opportunities for city employment » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: In governor’s race, Democrats need an anti-poverty agenda » Boston Globe

Lucas: Biden’s nod to Rollins a hit on Walsh » Boston Herald

Another progressive coalition endorses Janey for full-term mayor » Boston Globe

It's official: These four candidates are running for mayor of Fall River » The Herald News

Pentagon grappling with new vaccine orders; timing uncertain » Boston Globe

Columnist Chelsea Kline: Truly work for healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities » Gazette Net

New Advisory Recommends Some Vaccinated People Mask Up » State House News Service

'I'm not totally optimistic:' COVID-weary in Berkshires express fear, anger » Berkshire Eagle

New advice, but no mask mandates from the state » Boston Globe

Younger and unvaccinated: The new face of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Provincetown Data Suggests Vaccines Protect Against Complications, But Not Delta Transmission » WBUR

Officials report three recent deaths at Suffolk House of Correction » Boston Globe

Opinion: Acting Mayor Kim Janey, other candidates talk about police reform, but what’s really changing? » Boston Globe

Sheriff warns of DNA scam after folks pay fee, show up at jail gate for testing » Worcester Telegram

VaxMillions second drawing set for Monday; winners of COVID vaccine lottery to be announced Thursday » MassLive

Rollins received severance agreement from Massport » Commonwealth Magazine

House, Senate delay tax deduction for charitable donations » Lowell Sun

Operator of Green Line train placed on leave after crash » AP News

Four NTSB investigators continue probe in Boston Sunday following Friday’s Comm. Ave. Green Line crash » Boston Globe

Tree cutting resumes on N.E. grid project after pause to protect bats » Boston Herald

Greenfield rally calls for moratorium on large-scale solar projects » The Recorder

State proposal could deter biomass plants from almost all Mass. communities » Boston Business Journal

Proposed biomass limits restrict new plants in 90 percent of state » Commonwealth Magazine

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Ted Philips

10:00am Office of the Attorney General Public Hearing, Via webcast

10:00am Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am PFAS Interagency Task Force, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

5:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Division of Banks Public Hearing, TBA

Birthdays: Rep. Marjorie Decker

10:00am Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

10:00am Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

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

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.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance