11:00am Rural School Districts, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:30am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

6:00pm Campaign Kick-Off Fundraiser for Medford City Councilor Adam Knight

6:30pm Re-Election Campaign Kick-Off for Weymouth Town Councilor Chris Heffernan

Birthdays: Rep. Jeffrey Roy

Joe Curtatone named Northeast Clean Energy Council president » Boston Business Journal

Boston's Mayoral Race Is Also Contest For Endorsements » WBUR

Sen. Warren: Big Tech 'wants to buy a law' with Uber ballot question » Boston Business Journal

Republicans ‘raised the cost on stupid’ by rejecting basic common sense: MSNBC’s Heilemann » RawStory

The top 1 percent are evading $163 billion a year in taxes, the Treasury finds. » New York Times

FL: Gov. DeSantis loses again in lawsuit over his schools mask-mandate policy » Florida Phoenix

How Farms Became Wealthy Heirs’ Anti-Tax Mascot » HUFFPOST

OPINION: Michelle Wu no walkover in final Boston mayoral election » Boston Herald

Klobuchar discloses breast cancer diagnosis, says treatment 'went well' » The Hill

For State Rep. Mike Connolly, Ditching The State’s Happy Hour Ban Is About More Than Cheap Drinks » WGBH

HOW SIRHAN SIRHAN WAS MENTORED THROUGH PAROLE BY SUGE KNIGHT, MAFIA LEADERS » The Intercept

Biden expected to order all federal workers to be vaccinated, with no testing option » Washington Post

Editorial: All that ‘bold’ is getting pretty old » Boston Herald

White House forces out Trump appointees from boards of military academies » Boston Globe

‘Disgusting’: AOC criticizes Governor Abbott over defense of Texas abortion law » Boston Globe

More Americans say 9/11 changed US for worse than better, Post-ABC poll finds » Boston Globe

Massport’s diversity policy had its skeptics, but its success is hard to ignore with the opening of new Omni Boston hotel » Boston Globe

AG gets $2.25 million settlement in debt collection case » Boston Globe

Brand new, 1,054-room Boston Seaport hotel opens to the public » WCVB

Curtatone to head Northeast Clean Energy Council » Commonwealth Magazine

Somerville mayor accepts job with clean energy organization, won’t run for governor in 2022 » Boston Globe

Cruz Cos. CEO has the 'soul of the giver' » Boston Business Journal

Janey asks state to withdraw downtown Boston waterfront plan » Boston Business Journal

Sen. Ed Markey and abortion advocates worry other states are now looking to emulate Texas » MassLive

Justice Department sues Texas over state’s new abortion law » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools orders tents for schools after teachers, parents complain about lack of outdoor meals » Boston Globe

On top of it all, busing woes in Boston » Boston Globe

Pelosi to Smith students: ‘This country needs you’ » Gazette Net

Northampton school board voting Thursday on vaccine mandate for staff » Gazette Net

Classes in Melrose already quarantined » Commonwealth Magazine

Thousands return to in-person classes as Boston rings in first day of school » Boston Globe

Editorial: The drama around BPS buses goes ’round and ’round and ’round » Boston Globe

An education ‘he-cession’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Clouds loom over Boston’s first day of school as buses are no sure thing » Boston Globe

UMass Amherst professor, department head who’s accused of secretly taking half-naked photos of child: ‘The opportunity was there and I took it’ » Boston Herald

Transpo Gaps Reduce Options For Rural Students » State House News Service

Opinion: A carbon tax is key to addressing the climate crisis — and carbon dividends could get Congress to support one » Boston Globe

Baker-Polito administration announces $21m grants through the MVP Program » East Boston Times-Free Press

'Sink this project': Emails show concern of environmental review on machine-gun range » Cape Cod Times

State AG settles with New Bedford bus company over allegations of excessive idling at schools » South Coast Today

Feds recommend Superfund status for Lower Neponset River » Dorchester Reporter

Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario of Lawrence posthumously awarded Purple Heart » MassLive

Yellen warns US may hit debt limit in October » Boston Globe

Supreme Court will return to in-person arguments this fall » Boston Globe

Sports betting growing as an industry nationwide as Massachusetts bill remains in limbo » MassLive

Nursing Assistant Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Nursing Home Residents In Wakefield, Worcester » CBS Boston

Health Plan Subsidies At Risk for 130,000 in Mass. » State House News Service

Connector Rates Offer More Evidence Of Rising Health Care Costs » State House News Service

Opinion: The eviction crisis is upon us, the Legislature must act » Boston Globe

Nearly 1,000 Afghan refugees are set to arrive in Massachusetts - are we ready? » MassLive

‘Don’t put lipstick on a pig’: DA Anthony Gulluni won’t send staff back to Springfield courthouse after mold outbreak » MassLive

With 300,000 Massachusetts residents losing access to COVID unemployment insurance programs, state not stepping in to fill gap » MassLive

AG report: Not all workers get bread and roses » Lowell Sun

Western Mass Job Trail has underwhelming response as businesses struggle to find workers » MassLive

Local reps introduce bill for COVID-19 Remembrance Day » Gazette Net

Boston sheds more light on its relationship to slavery » Boston Globe

Boston acting mayor doesn’t attend Medal of Honor Convention ‘Mayor’s Welcome Reception’ » Boston Herald

Zoom official contacts West Stockbridge Police after hacker interrupts meeting with threats, racial slurs » Berkshire Eagle

Ben Downing, in visit to Lee on transportation policy, talks governor's race, PCB cleanup » Berkshire Eagle

Virginia removes Robert E. Lee statue from state capital » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Governor Candidates Propose Big Spending [OPINION] » WBSM

Boston mayoral candidates clash on crime, Mass and Cass in first debate » Boston Herald

Boston mayoral election 2021: Candidates ramp up campaigns ahead of Tuesday’s preliminary » MassLive

Editorial: Build a better Boston » The Bay State Banner

Boston mayoral candidates face off in mostly genteel debate with preliminary less than a week away » Boston Globe

Powerful labor union takes aim at Gov. Charlie Baker over Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 response » MassLive

Governor candidate Ben Downing visits Worcester to promote public transportation plan » Worcester Telegram

Allen Lays Out Gubernatorial Platform In Meeting With Berkshire Democrats » WAMC

Ben Downing talks climate and East-West rail during his visit to Springfield » MassLive

Biden requiring COVID vaccine for federal workers, contractors in stepped-up effort to combat delta variant » Boston Globe

Brown University initiative aims to offer facts and advice on ‘long covid’ » Boston Globe

COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom » Boston Globe

State prepping for COVID-19 boosters » The Eagle Tribune

Feds: Large employers must mandate vaccine or weekly Covid-19 testing » Boston Business Journal

Amid spike in cyberattacks, Mass. officials debate how to protect state networks » Boston Globe

Spending Debate Resumes As Lawmakers Revive ARPA Hearings » State House News Service

Free election-day transit bill clears committee » News 22 WWLP.com

Cambridge startup takes big step toward clean fusion power » Boston Globe

From 4% to 45%: Biden sets an ambitious blueprint for solar energy » Boston Globe

Key breakthrough in fusion energy production » Commonwealth Magazine

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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