10:00am Division of Insurance Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

10:00am Office of the Attorney General Public Hearing, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Conference Room 3, Boston, and via Microsoft Teams

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Texas redistricting could spark chain reaction, Democrats say » State House News Service

Prisoner-run survey suggests state-paid attorneys provided inadequate defense » WGBH

Republic has paid $500K for Peabody police details during strike » Salem News

As legal status ends for many Haitians, Mass. health care sector braces for staffing shortages » WBUR

National right-wing group accuses Massachusetts police agency of bias in its training material » WGBH

Are Democrats denying Republicans a district in Massachusetts? Here’s what the maps show. » Boston Globe

Mass. auditor says Legislature is an ‘authoritarian regime’ » WGBH

Wednesday marked the deadline to file ballot petitions. Here’s what reforms Mass. voters want to see in 2026. » Boston Globe

Everett city lawyer on leave after second drunken-driving charge. It’s his fourth arrest in two years. » Boston Globe

State Rideshare Collective Bargaining Policies Hold Great Promise » American Progress

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War » New York Times

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois forced to evacuate hotel after bomb threat » The Hill

Bondi’s Obama Grand Jury: The Authoritarian Moment We’ve All Feared » The New Republic

Cotton to Hegseth: Ban foreigners’ access to Pentagon systems » punchbowl

Truth Social's Perplexity search comes with Trump-friendly media sources » Axios

How JB Pritzker Is Fighting to Stop Trump From Redrawing the Map » Vanity Fair

Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely increasing electronics costs » Boston Globe

Vulnerable Republican congressman hit over stock trades » Semafor

The 5 states with the best healthcare in America — and the 5 with the worst » Quartz

Winning Is Everything When You’re Up Against Trump » The Bulwark

Lucas: Biden & Co. making bank on book deals » Boston Herald

Leadership at Rhode Island’s top economic development agency is in limbo at a critical moment for the state’s economy » Boston Globe

Editorial: Socialism leads to worse things than expensive food » Boston Herald

As P&G prepares to redevelop Gillette campus, South Boston residents push for more » Boston Globe

Former WBZ anchor Kate Merrill sues Boston station, CBS for racial and gender discrimination » Boston Herald

Whiskey Priest Seaport Condo Project Fails » John F. Gately

Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing » Boston Globe

Canadian tourism on Cape Cod has dropped steeply, businesses say » WGBH

Ayotte touts New Hampshire businesses ahead of Massachusetts tax holiday weekend » WMUR

Online grocer Weee must pay Mass. workers misclassified as contractors » Axios

Proof of citizenship bubbling up as voting issue » State House News Service

Clark University braces for a harsh new reality as higher ed recession looms » WGBH

Search process for a superintendent stumbled onto a candidate who’d stumbled even harder » Cambridge Day

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs, selling some real estate » Boston Globe

Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze » Boston Globe

Tradition, change colliding in higher education world » State House News Service

Hoosac Valley School District Awarded Literacy Tutoring Grant » iBerkshires

Public school enrollment in Mass. on a five year decline as private options see higher demand » WGBH

Landscape Conservation Projects Find $2.5 Million in Funding » Morning Ag Clips

Wildlife rehabilitator closes rescue in Salem, citing high cost of living » WGBH

New hope for Alzheimer’s: Groundbreaking Harvard study finds lithium reverses brain aging » Boston Globe

These hospitals are the most expensive in Mass., according to new data » Boston Business Journal

For many, life at Fall River assisted living facility felt like a tragedy long before deadly fire swept through » Boston Globe

Owner of Fall River’s Gabriel House turns over safety records to investigators » Boston 25 News

Housing groups hope to put a law limiting rent increases on the ballot in 2026 » WBUR

‘A disaster for Massachusetts’: Real estate groups vow to fight rent control ballot measure » Boston Globe

Housing Researcher Seeks Statewide Vote on Starter Homes » Banker & Tradesman

Massachusetts unlocks surplus state land to boost housing development » NBC Boston

No price tags, just kindness: It Takes a Village turns former church in Huntington into free store for Valley families in need » Gazette Net

Boston, but not Mass., on latest DOJ list of ‘sanctuary’ cities and states » Boston.com

More Americans support path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with no criminal background, UMass poll finds » Boston Globe

East Boston man legally in U.S. arrested by ICE and held for nearly 2 days » WBUR

Prison can create a digital divide. Advocates want to change that. » Boston Globe

Proposed resolution in Greenfield would support higher pay for bar advocates » The Recorder

Maura Healey signs bar advocate increase into law — but lawyers say it’s not enough » Boston Herald

Lowell judge condemns prosecutors’ handling of cases amid lawyer shortage crisis » MassLive

Fenway Park concession workers threaten to go back on strike » Boston Herald

Attleboro gets $1.3 million for career technical training opportunities » WPRI.com

Mass. public defenders take steps to unionize » NBC Boston

Ballot laws continue to vex legislators » State House News Service

Springfield city councilor files lawsuit against former colleagues, alleging ‘calculated attack’ » MassLive

Boston city councilor aligned with Mayor Wu blocks Ed Flynn’s Mass and Cass emergency declaration push » Boston Herald

Hull Water System Grapples with Aging Infrastructure as 64% of Pipes Exceed 50 Years » South Shore News

Future of housing market could be at stake in 2026 election | State watchdog has harsh words for her fellow Dems | More details on Mass and Cass assault on Globe photographer, reporter » Contrarian Boston

She fell on a Boston sidewalk, fractured her jaw, and got nothing from the city. Why? » Boston Globe

UMass poll: Slump for Trump » Gazette Net

Battenfeld: Is Elizabeth Warren a closet socialist? » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill, rent control ban targeted in flurry of ballot questions » State House News Service

IN: Trump officials eye Indiana as redistricting war intensifies » The Hill

Opinion: In the game of politics, Michelle Wu evades traps while Josh Kraft is stuck in them » Boston Globe

Opinion: Democrats can’t gerrymander themselves out of their gerrymandering problem » Boston Globe

Dozens of proposed ballot questions filed in Massachusetts: Here’s a look at a few » Boston Herald

Mass. takes center stage in Texas redistricting fight » Axios

First-time Worcester candidate has raised nearly 50% more than any competitors » MassLive

‘The people are watching': Texas Dems speak from Boston amid redistricting fight » NBC Boston

'A national alarm bell': Texas Dems leave warning message as they depart Mass. amid walkout » WBUR

You could see lower taxes, rent control and government transparency on the 2026 ballot in Mass. » WGBH

Boston City Council moves ahead on ordinances for rat-resistant trash bins, Office of Pest Control » Boston Globe

Seeking to bring her fight to audit the Legislature to court, DiZoglio hires outside law firm — funded by a GOP donor » Boston Globe

‘I see people holding back,’ but retailers hope for tax-free boost this weekend » MassLive

ND: North Dakota farmers, ag businesses brace for tariff blowback » Inforum

Legislators tout potential of advanced air mobility » Pluribus News

Mass. Legislature passes historic increase to local transportation infrastructure programs » Westford CAT

Boston City Council to consider requiring driverless cars to have a human driver » Universal Hub

Hampden county communities to see major state investment in transportation projects » MassLive

$32 million state grant boosts effort to bring water service to South Weymouth for new housing » Boston Globe

Pioneer Institute Joins Coalition of Business and Taxpayers to Support Affordability, Job and Economic Growth » Pioneer Institute

Why We Should Axe the Alternative Energy Portolio Standard » Green Energy Consumers Alliance

Warren Warns Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Acquisition of Foot Locker Could Raise Back-To-School Prices for Families, Threaten Workers and Small Businesses » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Nonprofits Get It Done » Third Sector New England

Scale Program Participants to Support Small Businesses' Ability to Access City Contracting Opportunities » City of Boston

Just Say NO to New Pipelines and New Prisons » Progressive Mass

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.3 Million in Literacy Grants » Mass. Executive Office of Education

DCR Announces 2025 Deer Management Plan for Blue Hills Reservation » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

AG Campbell’s Office Receives 47 Ballot Initiative Petitions Proposing 42 Laws And 5 Constitutional Amendments » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $61.9 million in new loans and grants at its August meeting » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

One Year After Signing Affordable Homes Act, Nearly 100,000 New Housing Units Under Development to Lower Costs in Massachusetts » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities