Beltway Politics
Letter to the editor: Mayor supports Ed Markey for US Senate »
The Sun Chronicle
After back-to-back visits, Fall River CEO backs Kennedy over Markey »
WPRI.com
Pence calls Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts a ‘disappointment’ to conservatives »
Boston Globe
Joe Biden taps Marty Walsh to lead N.H. economic roundtable, fueling Cabinet speculation »
Boston Herald
Opinion: Biden’s potential VP pick Karen Bass has a Cuba problem »
Boston Herald
On the electoral defense, Trump claims without foundation that Biden opposes God »
Boston Globe
Our One Hundredth: In the West, Markey Stares down Lingering Critiques… »
Western Mass Politics and Insight
How Markey And Kennedy Are Working For Workers »
WBUR
Some ponder Kennedy's sincerity in homeless visit »
Berkshire Eagle
Business
Area Moving Companies Implement New Safety Precautions, Not Seeing Decline In Demand »
WBUR
Ticker: Pot grower fined, fishing gets relief »
Boston Herald
A dream is born: Make ‘Great Barrington the outdoor dining capital of Berkshire County’ »
the Berkshire edge
Capital One to pay $80m fine over hack last year »
Boston Globe
Wave of retail bankruptcies may sink landlords »
Boston Globe
State legislators secure $500K to support local farming industry »
The Recorder
Baker announces $17.8 million in disaster relief for seafood industry »
WPRI.com
AGs say stronger steps needed at Facebook »
Gloucester Times
Sen. Comerford secures money for chambers of commerce »
The Recorder
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Marijuana delivery model seen as unworkable »
Commonwealth Magazine
Mass. regulators fine Revolutionary Clinics $120,000 for selling tainted marijuana vapes »
Boston Globe
Holyoke’s marijuana industry expands as City Council grants four special permits »
The Republican
Despite calls to fund equity efforts, cannabis commission returns millions to state »
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
A reckoning has emerged on American English, rife with words and phrases with racist origins or connotations »
Boston Globe
Editorial: Anti-Semitism also deserves to be condemned »
Boston Herald
Malcom Gracia Protesters Disrupt John Lewis Event in New Bedford »
WBSM
Police Camera Surveillance Violates Privacy, Mass. Court Says »
Bloomberg
Crimes
Sex offender just set free by Mass. Bail Fund is charged with new rape »
Boston Globe
Political signs lead to vandalism, Sudbury police say »
The Metro West Daily News
Education
Under any in-person school plan, buses are a problem »
Commonwealth Magazine
Dismantling Systemic Racism Starts In Schools, Educators Say »
WGBH
The ABCs of social distancing: Child care programs reopen with caution »
Gazette Net
Senate passes bill to increase higher education opportunities for people with disabilities »
Athol Daily News
Project Coach Aims To Reinvent Mentoring Program In Springfield »
Business West
UMass Amherst No Longer Giving Remote Students Option to Return to Campus This Fall »
NBC Boston
Attleboro school committee decides on hybrid learning for 2020-2021 »
The Sun Chronicle
UMass Amherst will no longer allow most students back on campus amid coronavirus concerns »
Boston Herald
Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Alliance calls for more guidance from state on school reopening »
Boston Herald
UMass Amherst Uninvites Most Students Planning To Live On Campus This Fall »
NEPM
School Year In Springfield To Begin Without In-Person Classes »
NEPM
UMass Amherst reverses plan for fall, most students not invited back to campus »
Boston Globe
The tide begins to turn: Some Mass. school districts move forward with remote-only plans for fall »
Boston Globe
At Harvard, other elite colleges, more students deferring their first year »
Boston Globe
Virus keeps spreading as schools begin to open, frightening parents and alarming public health officials »
Washington Post
Colleges reconsider reopening plans »
Commonwealth Magazine
Ayanna Pressley calls for full remote learning across Massachusetts this fall »
Boston.com
UMass Tells Most Students Not to Return to Amherst Campus »
State House News Service
Environment
Clinton gets grant for trail project »
Worcester Telegram
Opinion: House takes baby steps on climate change »
Commonwealth Magazine
Cape Cod shark sightings rise as more people have their eyes on the water »
Boston Herald
Opinion: Tuerck’s critique of Healey fits a pattern »
Commonwealth Magazine
The EPA is taking a ‘first step’ toward addressing Chelsea’s air quality problems »
Boston.com
Federal
Senator launches investigation into Postal Service delays »
Boston Globe
Health Care
Massachusetts tops among states in telehealth use, Verma says »
News 22 WWLP.com
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Planning for Additional Asymptomatic Testing »
Cape Cod Online
Brigham and Women’s president wrote opinion piece critical of efforts to control drug prices »
Boston Globe
Cuts At Foxborough Rehab Center Is A Huge Disservice, Nurse Says »
Brookline Patch
Mass General Brigham reverses retirement benefit cut »
Boston Business Journal
Housing
Opinion: Families see a looming catastrophe. Private equity firms see dollar signs. »
Washington Post
Insurance
Blue Cross issuing $101m in premium refunds »
Commonwealth Magazine
Labor
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends »
Boston Herald
Peake Calls for Stop & Shop to Reinstate Hazard Pay »
Cape Cod Online
Merrow Manufacturing announces 200 new jobs »
The Herald News
Amid slow jobs recovery, all eyes on July report »
Boston Globe
US added 1.8 million jobs in July, unemployment rate drops to 10.2 percent »
Boston Globe
National Job Growth Continues, But at Slower Pace »
State House News Service
Legislative
Martin Luther King Jr. memorial will be established in Massachusetts House chamber »
Boston.com
Local Government
Boston city councilors to weigh Walsh zoning board appointments »
Boston Herald
Unsuccessful Tyngsboro candidate files complaints »
Lowell Sun
School Committee approves plans for Martin Richard Field House on Mt. Vernon Street »
Dorchester Reporter
Politics
Markey and Kennedy Among Expected Guests at Haverhill Democrats Virtual Breakfast Aug. 22 »
WHAV
Edward M. Kennedy Institute launches national Just Vote campaign, with help from MLK’s son »
Boston Globe
Opinon: Why I think Jesse Mermell, not Jake Auchincloss, is the right choice for Congress »
Boston Globe
Stephen Lynch is running on his unique ‘perspective.’ So is his primary challenger. »
Boston.com
New poll finds a close Senate race in Maine, with Susan Collins trailing her Democratic challenger »
Boston Globe
Moulton says bold responses needed in face of pandemic »
The Salem News
Democratic Party’s Corporate Contingent Votes to Preserve Their Power »
The American Prospect
Public Health
Big Mass. Study Finds You Could Be Symptom-Free But Still Carry High Load Of Coronavirus »
NEPM
EEE virus detected in mosquitos from two towns »
Lowell Sun
Gov. Baker announces rapid testing program for Massachusetts schools »
WNYT
State ready to keep EEE threat at bay »
Sentinel & Enterprise
Opinion: Our country needs a memorial to coronavirus victims »
Boston Globe
‘Demand has far outstripped the access,’ First day of free COVID testing in Western Mass. was fully booked within two hours »
The Republican
Fauci: Death threats are sign of anti-science sentiment »
Commonwealth Magazine
Opinion: The multitude and magnitude of coronavirus stressors on children »
Boston Globe
Coronavirus Cases Are Surging. The Contact Tracing Workforce Is Not »
NEPM
Opinion: Region’s governors, mayors have gone over the edge »
Boston Herald
Massachusetts coronavirus deaths up 32, cases rise 162 »
Boston Herald
Birx: Boston needs to ‘get on top’ of coronavirus uptick »
Boston Herald
Deborah Birx warns Boston is among major US cities seeing increases in coronavirus cases »
Boston Globe
300,000 Deaths By December? 9 Takeaways From The Newest COVID-19 Projections »
WBUR
COVID-19 numbers rising locally: 15 new cases in Northampton over past week »
Gazette Net
Infection Increase Sparks Enforcement, Gatherings Crackdown »
State House News Service
Mass. reports 320 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths »
Boston Globe
Public Safety
Boston police commissioner calls for tips on brazen morning killing »
Boston Herald
Boston police commissioner, DA rip bail paid for convicted rapist they say struck again »
Boston Herald
State Finance
State funds thin for local projects »
The Eagle Tribune
State Government
Massachusetts is close to establishing a permanent commission on the status of Black men and boys »
Boston.com
Mass. travel restrictions raise questions for Rhode Islanders »
Turn to 10
Is Mass. voting by mail ripe for abuse, fraud? 5 Investigates »
WCVB
MA Sec. of State Galvin Explains Voting in 2020 »
News 22 WWLP.com
Gov. Baker imposes tougher limits on outdoor gatherings, restaurants »
Boston Business Journal
Baker slows Mass. reopening process, tightening restrictions on gatherings and restaurants »
Boston Globe
Coronavirus Update: Gov. Baker 'Indefinitely Postpones' Step 2 Of Phase 3 »
CBS Boston
Baker Pauses Reopening, Ups Enforcement of COVID-19 Mandates »
iBerkshires
Transportation
Massachusetts measures pursue local road funding »
Land Line Media
Automated driving systems frequently fail, AAA study finds »
Boston Globe
Kelley Square project on schedule for fall completion »
Worcester Telegram
Most claimants in Steamship Authority ferry crash have settled »
Cape Cod Times
Utilities
OpenCape to Receive $1.7 Million from Bond Bill »
Cape Cod Online
Isaias Leaves Power Outages, Downed Trees In Berkshire County »
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WGBH News
Did The Mueller Investigation Let Trump Get Away With Corruption?
WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Boston Children's doctor on if children 'virtually immune' from COVID-19