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Lawmakers Tap One-Time State Funds To Fuel Spending Boost » State House News Service

State opens second welcome center for migrants and families experiencing homelessness » WGBH

East-west rail not in state budget, but backers see other funding options » MassLive

Unionization efforts underway amid overhaul of Boston planning agency » Dorchester Reporter

As much of downtown struggles, Chinatown emerges vibrant from COVID days » Boston Globe

Mayor Wu bans fossil fuels from new municipal buildings and major renovations » Boston.com

School meals in Mass. will remain free next school year » Axios

Spilka: Senate plans to tackle gun safety in the fall as House push stalls » Boston Herald

Criminals on campus: Student sexual assault survivors seeking justice face murky process under Title IX amid political shifts » Boston Globe

Boston police watchdog agency at crossroads as directors leave, first sustained complaint rejected » Boston Globe

Boston's complex relationship with race » Axios

Editorial: Massachusetts can’t handle the influx of migrants on its own » Boston Globe

NH: DeSantis talks economic priorities in N.H.: ‘The elites in this country have failed’ » Boston Globe

CT: From bathrooms to pronouns and parents’ rights, CT schools lack policies on transgender and nonbinary students » Hartford Courant

NJ: Doctors vs. nurses: NJ at heart of debate over who can treat patients, write prescriptions » NorthJersey.com

NJ: A Senator’s New Wife and Her Old Friends Draw Prosecutors’ Attention » New York Times

OH: Lawsuit asks Ohio Supreme Court to toss abortion access amendment off November ballot » WOSU

VA: Richmond is eyeing big changes for its short-term rentals » Axios

MI: Michigan Capitol eyes implementing total gun ban around Labor Day » MLive.com

IL: Breaking down Mayor Brandon Johnson's transportation plan » Axios

MN: 988 calls, texts for mental health help in Minnesota spike in year one » Axios

MN: These are Minnesota's newest laws as of Aug. 1 » Axios

FL: Miami Sees Its First Population Drop in Decades » The Wall Street Journal

FL: Florida OKs school materials aimed at making students conservatives » Orlando Sentinel

CO: Colorado's big-city mayors confront housing, homelessness » Axios

Inside the Senate’s nomination slowdown » Washington Post

The Radicalization of the Young Right » New York Times

Chris Christie Isn’t Apologizing for Once Riding the Trump Train: “I’m Not Perfect” » Vanity Fair

The right once again gins up a baseless claim of intimidation » Washington Post

‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis’ campaign » Semafor

The Author of the ‘Coup Memos’ Sticks to His Story » The Bulwark

Could Jared and Ivanka Return to the Trump Campaign Fold? » Vanity Fair

Opinion: You know America is in crisis when Barbie has more integrity than 6 Supreme Court justices » Raw Story

U.S. confidence in military hits a 20-year low » Axios

Greenfield Savings to close satellite branches in Northampton, Amherst downtowns » Gazette Net

Bankrupt Vantage Travel used expensive ships. Why aren’t they listed as assets in court? » Boston Globe

CVS to cut 5,000 jobs nationwide » Boston Globe

The state's largest law firm, Ropes & Gray, is requiring four days in the office » Boston Business Journal

Impact of the NAACP convention on Boston » Boston Globe

At the NAACP Convention, a day of policy discussions and recognizing progress » Boston Globe

After 10 hours of discussion, NAACP approves slate of policy priorities » Boston Globe

Department of Veteran's Affairs partners with NAACP » WGBH

Attorney general files public records lawsuit against Malden charter school » Boston Globe

Undocumented students are one step closer to getting in-state tuition in Mass. » Boston.com

Plans advancing for $18M demolition, renovation of West Roxbury Educational Complex » WGBH

In-state tuition, financial aid in sight for undocumented students » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston Mayor Wu bans fossil fuels in new city-owned building construction » Boston Herald

DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo tours Nashua River Rail Trail » Lowell Sun

Late-Developing Deal Packs Hospital and Farm Aid Into Horse Race Extension Bill » State House News Service

State budget axes $10M for state's life sciences agency while boosting job training » Boston Business Journal

Quincy college dorm to house up to 58 families experiencing homelessness, migrants » Boston Herald

Legislature reviving program to prevent evictions » News 22 WWLP.com

Vail housing director visits island Wednesday » The Inquirer and Mirror

Massachusetts legislation to boost ‘starter home’ stock would subsidize construction » Boston Herald

Opinion: The simple card that’s changing undocumented immigrants’ lives » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers ask Biden administration to speed up migrant work permits » Boston Globe

Cape and Islands DA calls on Merrick Garland to investigate the DeSantis Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights » Boston Herald

State opens second migrant shelter at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy » Fox 25 News

Framingham reports about 40 Haitian migrants are staying in a city hotel » The Metro West Daily News

Budget passed, tax relief stuck, as Massachusetts lawmakers head home » Boston Herald

OTR: Will battle to audit Massachusetts Legislature head to court? » WCVB

Brockton eyes hiking trash fee by 43 percent » The Enterprise

Monument honoring Nipmuc Nation in Athol unveiled » Athol Daily News

Historical geographer says local control has been enemy of efforts to preserve community character » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Boston’s City Council is rich in embarrassments. It doesn’t need to be. » Boston Globe

Worcester's newest park opens with playground, outdoor fitness area » Worcester Telegram

Cambridge City Council write-in candidate wonders at policy that cost him signatures » Cambridge Day

What matters to George Regan is what Boston’s ‘elected officials are made of’ » Boston Globe

Opinion: Pockets of vaccine vulnerability threaten Mass. public health » Boston Globe

To combat sudden cardiac arrest, Moakley Park gets Boston’s first public defibrillator » Boston Globe

Opinion: With a few basic steps, most of us can finally ignore COVID » Boston Globe

After arrests, Springfield mayor holds rally to send message to courts » MassLive

Combating violence in Boston a ‘top issue' for officials, mayor says » NBC Boston

State awards $1.5 million in federal funds for Safer Communities Initiative » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Boston city officials, police desperately need new strategy to combat gun violence » Boston Herald

State Awards $100,000 to Essex County District Attorney’s Office for Violence Prevention » WHAV

Editorial: Time to act on Mass & Cass » Boston Herald

Gov. Healey announces nearly $1.5 million in 'summer safety' grants » Spectrum News

Worcester police, Boys & Girls Club to split $100k in violence prevention grants » MassLive

Healey touts violence prevention grants at Boys & Girls Club of Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Easthampton city council expected to override mayor veto of crisis pregnancy center ordinance » MassLive

Reproductive equity groups urge Easthampton council to override mayor’s veto on pregnancy center ordinance »

Mass. House, Senate send $56.2 billion budget to Governor Healey’s desk » Boston Globe

Mass. $56.2B state budget taps one-time state funds to fuel spending boost » NBC Boston

A month overdue, a state budget compromise arrives in Massachusetts » WAMC

What is — and isn't — in the (again-late) Mass. budget deal » WBUR

After 18 months of negotiations, no tax relief deal from Legislature » MassLive

Beacon Hill Leaves Seniors, Families, Renters Waiting For Tax Relief » State House News Service

Beacon Hill Roll Call: House, Senate approve transportation bill » Sentinel & Enterprise

Braintree Could Get Nearly $1 Million In Roadway Improvement Funding » Braintree Patch

Lawmakers break impasse over pothole money » Newburyport News

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

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