9:00am Civil Service Law and Personnel Administration Rules, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Senate President Calls For Statewide School Masks » WGBH

GOP congresswoman blasts Obama and ‘maskless liberal elites’ attending birthday bash » New York Post

100 permanent replacement nurses hired as St. Vincent strike hits 155 days » Worcester Telegram

FL: DeSantis defends the unvaccinated » The Associated Press (AP)

‘If they don’t pay their rent, I’m gonna be homeless’: Small landlords struggle as eviction moratorium is extended » Boston Herald

Young, Black, and energized: These voters could play a pivotal role in the Boston mayoral race » Boston Globe

Florida and Texas Are Competing to See Who Can Come Up With the Dumbest COVID Rules » Vanity Fair

NY: New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul Prepares for a Cuomo Resignation » The Wall Street Journal

A group of doctors, medical students seeks to prohibit Boston’s hospital chiefs from working on corporate boards » Boston Globe

Senators on left, right hold together to push infrastructure » Boston Globe

Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage » Boston Globe

Former acting attorney general testifies about Trump’s efforts to subvert election » Boston Globe

Makeeba McCreary is leaving the MFA to run New Commonwealth fund and will adopt a ‘start up’ approach » Boston Globe

A growing appetite for apps: For some restaurants, COVID ushered in the digital era » Boston Globe

Not 'politics,' Boston eateries say, as they require vaccines » Berkshire Eagle

After a decades-long ban, Massachusetts’s bid to bring back happy hour is gathering steam » Washington Post

Startup behind 'radically' cheap drugs to go public in $1.8B SPAC deal » Boston Business Journal

Legal US marijuana is pouring into Mexico. It’s pricey, popular, and has names like ‘Bubba Kush.’ » Boston Globe

High Times is bringing its Cannabis Cup competition to Massachusetts for the first time; here’s how you can be a judge » MassLive

‘We had to change everything’: After an attack on Asian American father, he and his family face a different life » Boston Globe

Public health experts urge local mask and vaccine requirements as schools reopen across the country » Boston Globe

In Boston, CDC Director And U.S. Education Secretary Press For Masks In Schools » WBUR

Quincy woman sues UMass-Boston over school's vaccine mandate » Patriot Ledger

Environmental justice advocates seek to block development proposed for Hyde Park, call on city to act » Boston Globe

Seven Berkshire County towns among those left vulnerable by state's new biomass rules, observers say » Berkshire Eagle

With the window to act narrowing, a stark report from the world’s climate experts » Boston Globe

State wants to expose 5 South Shore towns to wood-burning power plants » Patriot Ledger

Census experts puzzled by high rate of unanswered questions » Boston Globe

‘This is a crisis on top of a crisis’: Patients with mental illness are waiting for overwhelmed hospitals to treat them » Boston Globe

Here’s what Massachusetts renters should do if they’re facing eviction » Boston Herald

Neal supports new eviction moratorium, wants protections extended to Franklin, Hampshire renters » Berkshire Eagle

Housing Choice has come to Massachusetts. What does it mean for the South Shore? » Patriot Ledger

Experts: Massachusetts housing crisis was years in the making » Patriot Ledger

Opinion: Veterans facing homelessness deserve more » Commonwealth Magazine

Reimagining a mutual aid society » Commonwealth Magazine

Saint Vincent Hospital hires 100 permanent replacement nurses as strike continues » MassLive

Boston Globe sues City of Boston over public records » Boston Globe

Repaving Lee roads torn up by water main project to commence » Berkshire Eagle

Remote meetings leave questions, hurdles for small towns » Gazette Net

Northampton seeks director for new Department of Community Care » Gazette Net

For some cities and towns, discussions are ongoing about reintroducing face coverings » The Metro West Daily News

Michelle Wu: Mandating Vaccines For City Workers — And Others — 'Is Urgent' » WGBH

Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, resigns as he fights to survive » Boston Globe

Boston Black Activist Group, Hoping To Unite Black Vote, Endorses Janey For Mayor » WGBH

Warner joins preliminary mayor's race in Northampton » Gazette Net

Kim Janey: The Boston.com interview » Boston.com

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Concord Democrat running for Tami Gouveia's state rep seat » The Metro West Daily News

Massachusetts coronavirus breakthrough deaths: 73% had underlying conditions, median age was 82.5 » Boston Herald

Six Massachusetts counties deemed high risk for COVID transmission; majority of state designated as substantial risk » MassLive

Here are seven times you’re already required to show proof you’re vaccinated » Boston Globe

Vaccinated people can spread the Delta variant. But experts disagree whether those without symptoms should be tested » Boston Globe

Vaccine Mandates Are An American Tradition » WBUR

COVID Testing Spikes Statewide As Delta Fears Grow » WGBH

Beacon Hill weighs ban on childlike sex dolls » The Eagle Tribune

Methuen PD moves toward transparency, accountability » The Eagle Tribune

Lucas: Time for Charlie Baker to hit back against lawmakers » Boston Herald

Massachusetts needs advance planning if it wants to capitalize on Biden infrastructure plan, economists say » Boston Herald

Pandemic set off deadly rise in speeding that hasn’t stopped » Boston Globe

Opinion: State should move fast on transportation plans » Boston Globe

Editorial: What will Amtrak do with its staggering funding increase? » Boston Globe

Opinion: The MBTA needs a fair system for its fare system » Boston Globe

Focal Points Forming Around Next Big Energy Bill » State House News Service

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Podcast Spotlight

National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: New Era of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment | OAS Episode 138

9:00am Civil Service Law and Personnel Administration Rules, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Tackey Chan, Rep. Steven Ultrino

12:00pm The Politics of Planting Roots in Boston: Property and Wealth Creation hosted by the Boston Globe, Via Zoom

3:00pm COVID-19 Response Virtual Roundtable: Delta Variant hosted by the Mass. High Tech Council, Via Zoom

5:00pm Keep the House Blue in '22 Fundraiser hosted by the Haverhill Democratic City Committee

Birthdays: State Senator James Eldridge

9:00am Biotech in Boston: Leading the Way in Life Sciences hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll

11:00am Mass. State Lottery Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator Patrick O'Connor, Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley

No Hearings Scheduled

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