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Why Some Socially Liberal Gen-Z Voters Aren’t Leaving The GOP » FiveThirtyEight

Anatomy of a power play: How 9 House Dems cut their deal with Pelosi » Politico

NY: New York's first full ranked-choice election changed campaigns — if not the results » Politico

Single-family rental owners at lower default risk, but smaller landlords still face challenges » Boston Business Journal

NY: A woman's place: How Albany might change under Hochul and her colleagues » Politico

Congressman Seeking to Relaunch Afghan War Made Millions in Defense Contracting » The Intercept

Moulton, Meijer travel to Afghanistan sparks Pelosi warning » Politico

MassBio: 40K new biopharma jobs predicted in next three years » Boston Business Journal

Senate Requiring Vaccinations for All Senators and Staff » State House News Service

CA: How California’s Gavin Newsom could lose his job to a Republican in a recall » Washington Post

Group to file lawsuit Wednesday against wind farm planned for waters off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket » Boston Herald

Education board clears the way for a statewide mask mandate in Massachusetts schools » Boston Globe

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Joins Fellow Republicans in Quest to Kill Her Constituents » Vanity Fair

Federal Judge Dismisses Investor Lawsuit Against Housing Agency » WBUR

Rep. Vargas Launches Campaign For Senate » State House News Service

Churches have been ‘ground zero’ for COVID-19 outbreaks. Why do they get an exemption from Boston’s new mask mandate? » Boston.com

Moulton and fellow rep make secret trip to Kabul; demand Biden extend Aug. 31 deadline » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Biden’s assisted-living facility is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue » Boston Herald

Seth Moulton and another lawmaker make a surprise visit to Kabul, stunning US officials there » Boston Globe

Opinion: Has the US learned what it needs to learn from the war in Afghanistan? » Boston Globe

G-7 leaders can’t sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal » Boston Globe

House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law » Boston Globe

Warren pushes infrastructure bill during Newburyport visit » Newburyport News

Massachusetts biotech industry booms, but may face pipeline squeeze » Boston Herald

Biotech Building Boom Foreshadows Industry Job Growth » State House News Service

Sweetgreen salads made by robots? It’s coming, after restaurant chain acquires MIT startup » Boston Globe

Transcripts of Anti-Masks-Mandate Remarks By Two Baker Appointees on Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education » New Boston Post

Riley Gets Power to Order K-12 Mask Mandate » State House News Service

What is worrying a Boston teacher about returning to classrooms this fall » Boston.com

New Springfield school holds ribbon cutting ceremony for grand opening » News 22 WWLP.com

Cape shark researchers take advantage of great whites feasting on dead whale, tag 5 of the apex predators » Boston Herald

Guest columnist Leslie Cerier: It’s time for a moratorium on large-scale solar projects » Gazette Net

EPA to review whether Joint Base Cape Cod's proposed machine-gun range could taint drinking water » Cape Cod Times

Springfield and Worcester used as examples of progress towards renewable energy reliance in Massachusetts communities » MassLive

MGM Springfield Unveils Venue For Sports Betting Should Massachusetts Legalize It » WAMC

CVS Lost More Controlled Substance Doses Last Year Than All Other Mass. Pharmacies Combined » WGBH

St. Vincent Hospital adding to its roster of replacement nurses at 'a rapid pace' » Worcester Telegram

Baker Chips In At Annual Cancer Research Telethon » State House News Service

Advocates say increase in benefits not enough to quell food insecurity in Mass. » Boston Globe

Ex-Soldiers’ Home leaders ask judge to dismiss charges » Gazette Net

Lawyers for Bennett Walsh ask for dismissal of charges in Holyoke Soldiers Home COVID-19 deaths » MassLive

As Chinatown changes, community leaders push to preserve its historic legacy as a bastion for immigrants » Boston Globe

Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated » Boston Globe

Veteran’s Story Highlights Perilous Afghanistan Evacuation Effort » State House News Service

‘Willing to host a refugee family, reach out’; Airbnb announced they will provide 20,000 Afghan refugees free temporary housing globally » MassLive

Trial, appeals court employees subject to vax-or-test policy » Fox 25 News

California ruling on gig workers latest flashpoint in Mass. debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Adams Board of Health Hears Tenant-Landlord Disputes » iBerkshires

Amherst Town Council meetings to stay remote through September » Gazette Net

Newton Joins (Slowly) Growing Group Of Mass. Governments Bringing On Diversity Experts » WGBH

With Three Weeks Remaining, Boston Preps For Election Season » WGBH

Springfield city councilors criticize delay in COVID merit pay to unionized city employees » MassLive

Amherst Council divided on return to in-person meetings; votes 6-5 to stay remote » MassLive

Augustus says city employee vaccine mandate is being drafted » Worcester Telegram

Haverhill mayor renews mask mandate for public buildings » The Eagle Tribune

Bill Everhart: Which is the real Diehl, and other questions in Mass. governor's race » Berkshire Eagle

MIT’s ‘Real Talk’ campaign gives likely voters a voice in Boston’s race for mayor » Boston Globe

Three weeks out from the preliminary, Boston’s mayoral hopefuls sprint down the home stretch » Boston Globe

Haverhill Rep. Vargas to Seek State Senate Seat Being Vacated Next Year by DiZoglio » WHAV

Mad at Moulton for his secret trip to Afghanistan? Here’s why no one is going to do anything except roll their eyes » Boston Globe

Local maritime ministries provide vaccines to foreign seafarers in port » Boston Globe

Editorial: Union pushback on vaccine mandate endangers public health » Boston Globe

Harris shifts focus to pandemic response in hard-hit Vietnam » Boston Globe

Healey on vaccine passports: Still too soon to say » The Eagle Tribune

Battling over religion and vaccines » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Mass. and Cass is an overloaded epicenter of woe — other communities need to step up » Boston Globe

Bristol County Sheriff’s Office adds country's first law enforcement COVID-detecting K9s » South Coast Today

#111 bus now getting attention from the MBTA » Commonwealth Magazine

After years of begging for a stoplight, Great Barrington gets DOT to add safety fixes to Monument High entrance » Berkshire Eagle

‘Urgent’ action needed on Housatonic Water Works, October meeting scheduled on path forward » the Berkshire edge

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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