10:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

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

5:00pm Nantucket Cocktail Reception for Rep. Dylan Fernandes

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Higgins

Does building more luxury housing drive other rents up or down? » WGBH

‘Black companies do not get the opportunity.’ NAACP convention is a chance for change. » Boston Globe

Mass. Jobless Rate Sinks To Record Low 2.6 Percent » State House News Service

Religious exemptions from required child vaccinations under debate in Mass. legislature » Boston Globe

Taking stock of Governor Healey's record on transparency, six months in » Axios

Fund created to support cannabis equity businesses has $0 a year later » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers call for $60M to help rural schools ‘survive’ » Boston Herald

In step forward for aging Cape Cod bridges, Senate proposes $350 million for replacement » Boston Globe

Fellow city councilor calls for Kendra Lara's resignation over car crash » NBC Boston

RMV hired 52 employees after driver’s license law took effect on July 1 » Boston Herald

Boston University’s ‘Jenga’ building stacks its way to the top as finalist for World Building of the Year » Boston.com

ME: Behind the Maine flag debate, an identity crisis » Boston Globe

ME: Millions of dollars in foreign campaign funds pour into Maine as lawmakers push for ban » Portland Press Herald

NH: Ayotte launches campaign for New Hampshire governor with broad base of GOP support » WMUR

NH: GOP Governor Points Out A 'Huge Opportunity' For Trump's Republican Rivals » HUFFPOST

RI: Providence Democratic Socialists of America have a new name and rules. Here's what they want » Providence Journal

RI: ‘We were victim to someone we trusted,’ Matos said of suspect nomination signatures » Boston Globe

NY: New York lawmakers continue to press for anti-shoplifting measures » New York State of Politics

NJ: New Jersey sues to block congestion pricing » POLITICO Pro

MO: School Board In Missouri, Now Controlled By Conservatives, Revokes Anti-racism Resolution » HUFFPOST

NJ: Rejected NJ Transit HQ option was $111M cheaper than what agency chose, doc show » NorthJersey.com

PA: Temple leads study to reimagine elementary school » Axios

MN: Scott Jensen says Republican Party should change course on abortion, endorsements » Axios

FL: DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery » Washington Post

AL: Alabama Republicans Refuse to Create New Majority-Black District: “The Quintessential Definition of Noncompliance” » Vanity Fair

CO: Colorado launches free college program for future teachers, firefighters, nurses » The Denver Post

NM: Urbanization, Latinos and a far-right GOP. How New Mexico went from battleground to blue » Los Angeles Times

Why Some Americans Buy Guns » New York Times

‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism » Orlando Sentinel

U.S. Governor Rankings: Beshear Gets a Boost, Desantis' Approval Dips » Morning Consult

Club for Growth readies $20m fund to boost Boebert, Gaetz and other McCarthy antagonists » Politico

Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Qualified For First Republican Debate In August » Vanity Fair

RFK Jr. says media criticizes him more than Trump » The Hill

The Church Of Leonard Leo » The Lever

Lucas: Targeting Trump makes him stronger » Boston Herald

Editorial: Bidenomics is just tired liberalism on steroids » Boston Herald

Why did Fall River's DCM chief lose his job? The Herald News will go to court to find out. » The Herald News

Leahy: Patent Office proposals hurt small innovators » Boston Herald

Has Boston's skyscraper boom past its peak? » Boston Business Journal

‘Black companies do not get the opportunity.’ NAACP convention is a chance for change. » Boston Globe

‘What else are you going to do with it?’: Developer Bill Cummings is giving away his fortune. » Boston Globe

State farm caucus spells out priorities: Bevy of legislation focuses on food access, farmland and economic development » Gazette Net

Opinion: With the NAACP convention, Boston looks to repair its reputation » Boston Globe

NAACP National Convention to return to Boston after 40 years » Boston Herald

Drag queen story hours: pulling back the sequined curtain » Commonwealth Magazine

The NAACP convention in Boston kicks off this week. Here’s what you need to know. » Boston Globe

School committee using private donations to fund turf lawsuit » Martha's Vineyard Times

Zimmerman: Do we really need long summer breaks from school? » Boston Herald

State grant to fund Fernwood Lake West Dam work » Gloucester Times

Punishing heat, flooding, wildfire: Does it seem like weather extremes are everywhere? You’re right. » Boston Globe

Sports wagering plummets amid summer slump » Salem News

Drugmakers turn to courts to halt Medicare price negotiations » Boston Globe

Worcester housing project, abandoned four decades ago, may spring back to life » Worcester Telegram

Southborough builder looks to fill decades-old Salisbury Street site with 50 homes » Worcester Business Journal

Somebody's trying to make 'Southern Mattapan' a thing » Universal Hub

3 Plymouth Organizations Receive Food Security Grants » Plymouth Patch

Methuen, Lawrence Food Programs Receive State Aid to Guard Against Future Supply Chain Issues » WHAV

Mayor Joshua Garcia: Holyoke is prepared for migrant influx, but state must ‘up its game’ » MassLive

As Inquiries Compound, Justice System Pours Resources Into Scrutinizing Trump » New York Times

Sending a message on Beacon Hill » Commonwealth Magazine

Greenfield residents push ordinances to curb home equity theft » Greenfield Reporter

Plans advance for new parking, green space in South Deerfield » Gazette Net

Longtime Holyoke city councilor, Joseph M. McGiverin, will leave 44-year legacy » MassLive

Candidates may be allowed to run for multiple offices in Westfield election » MassLive

Worcester street project becomes caught up in election-year politics » Worcester Telegram

Potential challengers to Westfield’s mayor still weighing decision to run » MassLive

Late organizer Al Giordano remembered for fiery spirit, devotion to the cause » Gazette Net

Lucas: Healey hoping for a Miami miracle » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Group opposed to Mayor Michelle Wu and ultra liberal pols fizzles amid controversy » Boston Herald

State lawmakers weighing bill to cover first responders exposed to needles at Boston’s Mass and Cass » Boston Herald

Arrest made in connection to shooting of New Bedford police detective last Monday » South Coast Today

Worcester police patrolmen set for raise under new contract. Here are the details » Worcester Telegram

Suspect arrested in shooting of New Bedford police detective » The New Bedford Light

Howie Carr: Boston’s local color includes regular sightings of ‘hundreds of open, uncapped needles’ » Boston Herald

Massachusetts lawmakers poised to enter last week of July without a deal on overdue FY24 state budget » Boston Herald

Would you take the MBTA if you could drive more easily? Nor would almost anyone else. That’s bad news for the climate. » Boston Globe

Warren calls for input on Cape Cod bridges as need for more funding remains » Boston Herald

Meet the MBTA’s very happiest passengers. (Hint: They’re not on the subway.) » Boston Globe

State says Eversource application for a second gas line in Springfield, Longmeadow is incomplete » MassLive

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Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Higgins

10:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

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

5:00pm Nantucket Cocktail Reception for Rep. Dylan Fernandes

Birthdays: Rep. Hannah Kane

9:30am Fostering Growth with a Strong Entrepreneurship Ecosystem hosted by the Mass. Competitive Partnership, UMass Club, 1 Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston

10:00am Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Women2Women International Leadership Program, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Biotech in Boston: Leading the Way in Life Sciences hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

7:00pm Waiting Room Sagas: How "Good Insurance" Costs Mass. Voters an Arm and a Leg hosted by the LWVMA, Via Zoom

10:00am Natick Soldier Systems Center Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Special Boston Public Radio Broadcast Live from the NAACP Convention, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

7:00pm Talking Politics with Adam Reilly, GBH 2 and YouTube