11:00am India-U.S. Flag Honoring Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Press Conference with Sen. Ed Markey, AFGE & NAGE, West Roxbury VA Medical Center, 255 Spring Street, West Roxbury

State auditor finds widespread mismanagement at Cannabis Control Commission » Boston Globe

Healey proposes $2.45 billion spending bill that would decouple Mass. from RFK Jr.’s CDC on vaccine guidelines » Boston Globe

Rideshare drivers will soon get their share of $175 million in restitution » Boston.com

Few Mass. communities have submitted required cannabis equity plans » WBUR

GOP guv candidates slam Healey admin plan to charge new gas customers for full hook-up costs » MassLive

Fall River City Council passes assisted living regulation measure 9-0 in wake of Gabriel House fire » ABC 6

Ballot questions may set up clash over tax relief, spending » WWLP 22

Legacy admissions must go » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Poll shows some voters open to Social Security reform » Boston Herald

Editorial: Trump-Putin faceoff in Alaska key to a lasting peace in Ukraine » Boston Globe

Warren, Wyden probe Cantor Fitzgerald over tariff conflict of interest concerns » Politico Pro

Judge grants injunction against former Market Basket execs for trespassing claims » Boston Herald

As You Were Saying: Hands off electronic payments, Beacon Hill: Nadeau » Boston Herald

Roger Berkowitz is back with his first restaurant since selling Legal Sea Foods » Boston Globe

Market Basket request for restraining order against 2 fired executives approved by judge » CBS News

Editorial: Support those companies that still prioritize inclusion » Boston Business Journal

AI-driven decline? Food news site Eater faces major layoffs and uncertain future. » Boston Globe

State auditor finds mismanagement, loss of revenue at Cannabis Control Commission » The Sun Chronicle

Violations and mismanagement uncovered in audit of Cannabis Control Commission, DiZoglio says » NBC Boston

Acting chair of Cannabis Control Commission reappointed, providing consistency for troubled agency » Worcester Business Journal

This time, it's legal » The Beverly Beat

Social cannabis use rules will be published Friday » State House News Service

State auditor finds mismanagement, procedural inequities at Cannabis Control Commission » Boston Business Journal

Prosecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering Vermont border agent » WBUR

Hanover School Committee Approves New Union Contracts, Plans to Add Five Staff Positions » South Shore News

BPS English learners face limited bilingual education options » Boston Globe

Harvard is tussling with campus unions on antidiscrimination policies amid Trump battle » Boston Globe

Opinion: We work at Harvard, and we will not cave to Trump’s demands » Boston Globe

Boston Globe sues Sharon schools for documents relating to football program after player’s brain injury last fall » Boston Globe

Worcester Public Schools ready for first day, with bus routes finalized » Worcester Telegram

Harvard tussles with campus unions over antidiscrimination policies amid Trump battle » Boston Globe

Pembroke's Recycling Contamination Rate Jumps to 23%, Prompting Education Push » South Shore News

'We’re willfully blinding ourselves': Mass. researchers worry as federal environmental data disappears » WBUR

Massachusetts Announces Culvert Restoration Project » WBZ News Radio

US Fish & Wildlife Northeast headquarters in Hadley spared from closure » Gazette Net

Whoop rolled out a tool that measures blood pressure. The FDA wants to regulate it. » Boston Globe

Inside a research fraud scandal that rocked the scientific community — and tested the future president of MIT » Boston Globe

Care infrastructire under presure as state's oldest cohort explodes » State House News Service

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass reports $173M operating loss amid soaring healthcare costs » Boston Business Journal

International students are signing fewer Boston leases amid uncertain future » WBUR

Roca students graduate amid uncertainty over program’s future » Western Mass News

Boys & Girls Club of Lynn building to the future » Lynn Daily News Item

Community services grants on chopping block in D.C. » State House News Service

Mass. boosts households' food benefits to buy from local farms ahead of federal cuts » WBUR

‘Now, there is fear everywhere’: How Trump’s immigration crackdown has permeated R.I.’s smallest city, home to a big Latino population » Boston Globe

Judge sets $25K bail for Lynn resident facing potential deportation to Cambodia » WBUR

Howie Carr: Walk of shame a constant outside Massachusetts courts » Boston Herald

Longtime prosecutor confirmed to Superior Court » Mass Lawyers Weekly

DiDomenico and Decker File Groundbreaking Anti-Poverty Legislation and Report » Charlestown Bridge

State Rep. Davis Emphasizes Collaboration Through Uncertain Future » iBerkshires

Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 8/15/25 » Boston Policy Institute

Sex offender convicted for sexually assaulting child was on the Boston City Hall payroll » Boston Herald

Boston city councilor calls for ‘hate crime’ investigation into vandalized Virgin Mary statue at South End church » Boston Herald

A legal battle has brought a Cambridge bike and pedestrian path renovation to a halt — for now » Boston Globe

Following the money in New Bedford politics » The New Bedford Light

Attleboro mayoral, city council candidate Timothy Barone scratched from ballot after election commission ruling » The Sun Chronicle

‘We need to look at collaboration’: Markey hears from public safety officials on challenges, needs » The Recorder

Ward: Big Pharma ads won’t make America healthy » Boston Herald

Should you be worried about getting flesh-eating bacteria from swimming in Massachusetts? » WGBH

Percentage of Americans who say they drink alcohol hits record low, Gallup says » WBUR

Grave Injustice: Ipswich Historian's Fight to Stop Tombstone Traffickign Inspires New Legislation » The Local News

Massachusetts governor seeks $20 million for World Cup 2026 reserve fund » CBS News

Gov. Healey announces $2.45B spending bill » Worcester Business Journal

Healey packs energy, election policy into $2.45 billion spending bill » State House News Service

Opinion/Guest column: State government belongs in office, not in spare room » Worcester Telegram

Gov. Healey pitches public driving records after immigrant license law sealed access » Boston Herald

Town to receive $757,000 in Ch. 90 funds thanks to legislative delegation » Daily Times Chronicle

Massachusetts signals new gas customers may soon have to pay full hookup costs » Commonwealth Magazine

HB56 - An Act empowering municipalities and local governments

SB2575 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB2324 - An Act providing for the establishment of sustainable water resource funds

SB2543 - An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

SB2569 - An Act relative to solar and battery decommissioning and stewardship

SB2542 - An Act to build resilience for Massachusetts communities

SB550 - An Act relative to solar and battery decommissioning and recycling

SB2571 - An Act providing nature for all

HB4271 - An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

HB4144 - An Act relative to energy affordability, independence and innovation

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission