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Galvin’s Sample Maps Irritate House Redistricting Chair » State House News Service

Justice official accused Trump of using DOJ to push election fraud claims in draft resignation letter » CNN

St. Vincent nurses reject hospital's 'last, best, and final' offer » Worcester Telegram

Boston schools superintendent continuing to work under expired license, district says » Boston Herald

Nonprofits slam Legislature for delaying tax breaks for charitable donations » Boston Herald

Here come the vaccine passports » Boston Globe

Boston mayoral candidates answer leading clergyman’s challenge about preventing gun violence » Boston Herald

Trump ‘no fan of Charlie Baker’ tells MassGOP he may back Geoff Diehl for governor » Boston Herald

Where Republicans Are Starting to Worry About Big Oil » Politico

DeSantis’s effort to blame Biden for the covid surge in Florida » Washington Post

NY: How Cuomo and His Team Retaliated Against His Accusers » New York Times

Opinion: A necessary evil » Boston Globe

Senators wrapping up $1 trillion infrastructure bill, voting ahead » Boston Globe

Ballot bid adds new dynamic to happy hour debate » News 22 WWLP.com

Nonprofits slam Legislature for delaying tax breaks for charitable donations » Boston Herald

Coca-Cola to shutter bottling plant in 2023; 319 to lose jobs » Gazette Net

Why the Massachusetts cannabis industry remains primarily white and male » MassLive

Worcester superintendent leaning toward masks in school this year; Boston and Springfield will require masks for students and staff » MassLive

Judge halts Northeastern University’s plan to absorb California women’s college » Boston Globe

Critics decry return of police to New Bedford Schools » New Bedford Light

Federal Relief Funds Keeping Small, Struggling Colleges In New England Afloat — For Now » WGBH

New Worcester school safety plan replacing resource officers by year's end underway » Worcester Telegram

‘We’ve gone past bad to rotten.’ A dead whale washed ashore in Plymouth, and moving it is complicated » Boston Globe

Diehl, DeCoste target Baker-backed climate program » Patriot Ledger

Moderna prepares for a 'long-term endemic market' for Covid-19 vaccines » Boston Business Journal

Real estate, landlord groups file legal salvo to stop Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium » Boston Globe

Rental aid still flowing despite end of eviction moratorium » Gazette Net

Kim Janey backtracks on comparison to slavery, birtherism over vaccine passports » Boston Herald

Advocates urge Janey to re-do downtown waterfront plan, and her rivals agree » Boston Globe

Giarusso gets grants: Leyden receives over $1 million in state grants in July » The Recorder

'One of the most challenging jobs in America': Fall River mayors say role not 'ceremonial' » The Herald News

As virus spreads again, face coverings will be required in North Adams public buildings » Berkshire Eagle

‘The Water City?’: Water continues to energize Holyoke » Gazette Net

Texas governor orders new try at passing GOP voting laws » Boston Globe

Janey out-raises mayoral rivals for fourth straight month as spending ramps up » Boston Globe

John Barros: The Boston.com interview » Boston.com

Moderna vaccine is durable through 6 months, booster needed by winter, says company » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Charlie Baker’s ever-changing COVID-19 panic mandates » Boston Herald

1,046 confirmed cases, 2 deaths, and 10,274 vaccinations. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Government-Mandated Vaccine Or Testing Requirements? Local Leaders Weigh In » WGBH

Massachusetts reports 1,046 new COVID cases as data shows infections rose by 65% last week » MassLive

Facing backlash, Baker defends state’s masking guidance » WPRI.com

Here come the vaccine passports » Boston Globe

Baker’s course on virus draws fire from left and right » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Kim Janey’s unfair attack on vaccine mandates » Boston Globe

Over 2 million Mass. residents aren’t vaccinated. What will it take to persuade the holdouts? » Boston Globe

Berkshire County Politicians, Health Care Providers Respond To Baker’s New Vaccine Mandate » WAMC

Massachusetts coronavirus cases jump by more than 1,000 for first time in 3 months » Boston Herald

Young adults driving COVID-19 surge » The Eagle Tribune

CDC: COVID transmission ‘high’ or ‘substantial’  across nation » Gazette Net

Boston plans to redirect some 911 calls to mental health workers, away from police » Boston Globe

Marathon work shifts — and massive overtime payments — soar at R.I. state prison » Boston Globe

Worcester police officer accused of confronting head of Canal District Neighborhood Association after WooSox game calling him a ‘sniper’ and ‘coward’ » MassLive

Passage of Massachusetts bill rectifies loophole that left 6,300 rape kits untested » MassLive

Janey Promises Transparency, But Withholds Records Of Boston Police Officers Accused Of Misconduct » WBUR

Report faults Marblehead police in 2019 swastika incident » Lynn Daily News Item

Turco to Leave Executive Office of Public Safety and Security » Chelsea Record

Massachusetts announces second winners of VaxMillions Giveaway » Boston.com

Tesler Named Transportation Head » Lynn Journal

Charlie Baker takes first family vacation amid the coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Massachusetts advocates urge roadmap for eliminating racial wealth gap » MassLive

Lombardo calls for public hearing on Baker’s expanded sales tax holiday proposal » Wicked Local

MBTA double-dipper paid $220,000-plus working for Boston and Denver transit agencies » Boston Herald

Untangling a hitch in the T’s Ride Flex program » Boston Globe

Biden calls for half of new cars to be electric or plug-in hybrids by 2030 » Boston Globe

Bipartisan Coalition Wants To Repeal Transportation and Climate Initiative Carbon Fee On Gas and Diesel » New Boston Post

Biden proposes ambitious electric vehicle plan » Commonwealth Magazine

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: The State May Not Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines, But Some Businesses Will CommonWealth Magazine The Codcast: Mass Reboot Episode 6: School NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Prices Are Rising. Who's To Blame? Crooked Media Pod Save America: “Biden v. Florida Man.”

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