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

Auditor DiZoglio asks for AG's support in her audit of the Legislature » WGBH

Budget Delay Complicates Free Community College Push » State House News Service

For progressives, Boston city councilors becoming awkward embarrassment » Commonwealth Magazine

Abortion foes pan Sabadosa-backed bill to curb deceptive advertising of ‘pregnancy resource centers’ » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Advocates want to limit how utilities pay for 'political activities' in Mass. » WBUR

Boston wants to fill empty storefronts. The Wu administration just awarded $2.8 million in grants to help do it. » Boston Globe

New Healey administration information technology chief to focus on accessibility » Boston Herald

For Teamsters head Sean O’Brien, who just reached UPS deal, Mass. union roots run deep » Boston Globe

Senate Approves $513 Mil Spending Bill » State House News Service

PAC-Backed Psychedelic Ballot Bid a “Distraction,” Say MA Activists » Filter

NH: Kelly Ayotte is running against... us » Boston Globe

NH: Kelly Ayotte's Massachusetts bashing is a tired political play » CBS News

CT: Connecticut legislators probe state police ticket scandal as investigation widens » Hartford Courant

PA: Philly's unlicensed Airbnb crackdown still hazy » Axios

IL: Updated X-ray machines for searching backpacks approved for more than 100 Chicago Public Schools buildings » Chicago Tribune

IL: County budget hole nearly doubles to $170 million from June estimate: ‘We didn’t have the hard figures on costs’ » Chicago Sun-Times

GA: Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists » ProPublica

FL: While DeSantis struggles with his run for president, who's next for Florida governor? » The Palm Beach Post

FL: New state education office boosts conservative school board members in Florida, emails show » Orlando Sentinel

MS: Their Families Said They Needed Treatment. Mississippi Officials Threw Them in Jail Without Charges. » ProPublica

CO: How Mayor Johnston plans to house 1,000 people in 5 months » Axios

CO: Meet the Democrats looking to represent northwest Denver's District 4 » Axios

Will Cornel West turn the 2024 presidential election into a rerun of 1948? » Brookings

Maternal Deaths Are Expected to Rise Under Abortion Bans, but the Increase May Be Hard to Measure » ProPublica

Trump needed $225 million. A little-known bank came to the rescue. » Washington Post

DeSantis to attend fundraiser on Cape Cod, near site of migrant flight » Politico

Scary moment for McConnell raises questions for GOP » The Hill

How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return » ProPublica

The Trump coalition: A case of beer plus a bottle of wine » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Lucas: Why Kennedy kin are lining up against RFK Jr. » Boston Herald

NAACP convention to boost Boston's economy by $12.5M » Boston Business Journal

News business: Telegram & Gazette to stay, but the sign goes » Worcester Telegram

What's the future for the Christmas Tree Shops property in Shrewsbury? » Worcester Telegram

PTC CEO James Heppelmann plans to retire in 2024 after 13 years » Boston Business Journal

Work has begun on biotech training center on site of former Globe HQ » Dorchester Reporter

Cannabis commission chair wants to relax regulations to help businesses 'thrive' » WGBH

Leverett Elementary receives $19K from education foundation for host of programs » Gazette Net

Trahan bill would allow foreign college athletes to get paid » The Eagle Tribune

Harvard legacy and donor preferences under federal civil rights investigation » Boston Herald

‘African American students deserve to be celebrated’: Mass. students compete in NAACP’s annual ACT-SO competition » Boston Globe

Amherst rally scheduled to support LGBTQ youth, pressure school committee » MassLive

Meghan Milonopoulos, North High School assistant principal, dies after battle with cancer » Worcester Telegram

Delay in Setting State Budget Imperils Proposed Launch of Free Community College This Fall » WHAV

Release of document trove about Riverbend Park raises questions on Decker account, DCR decision » Cambridge Day

Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record temperatures persist » Boston Globe

Cape Cod beach closes to swimming after lifeguards spot great white shark: ‘Plenty of activity today’ » Boston Herald

Boston faces its first heat wave of 2023 » WBUR

A federal appeals court rejects challenge by environmental groups to the Housatonic River cleanup plan, including a landfill in Lee. Activists say they'll keep fighting » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. DCR swimming facilities to be open for extended hours during extreme heat » Boston Globe

Marblehead is the latest town to ban use of gas-powered leaf blowers during summer » Boston Globe

State Agency Denies Holtec’s Permit Change » The Provincetown Independent

Springfield native named to leadership role in Department of Homeland Security » MassLive

Campbell among attorneys general calling on Congress to pass GI Bill Restoration Act » Boston Globe

Union presses Healey on PCA promises » WGBH

Hundreds of Fenway Health workers push to unionize » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Let’s celebrate Black Women’s Equal Pay Day by bringing an end to it » Boston Globe

Shcool zone: Street painting error gets laughs in Holden » Worcester Telegram

Holyoke Mayor Josh Garcia named ‘godfather’ of Boston’s Puerto Rican Festival Parade » Gazette Net

Opinion: ‘Save the city’ mission looks like an effort to save old Boston » Boston Globe

Westport voters turned down a Proposition 2½ override at the polls. Here's what it means. » The Herald News

‘I loved it and I worked hard’: Fred Fantini, longest-serving Cambridge School Committee member, announces retirement » Boston Globe

Editorial: City Council misdeeds now 3 for 3 – where’s the accountability? » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Kelly Ayotte making Massachusetts poster child for failed, liberal policies » Boston Herald

Connolly, former councillor at-large, endorses ex-aide in District 3 race » Dorchester Reporter

Two Greenfield mayoral candidates certified at filing deadline » Greenfield Recorder

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara is facing criminal charges. Will it cost her an election? » Boston Globe

In vaccine debate, lawmakers target religious exemption » NBC Boston

Coronavirus cases spike in Attleboro area » The Sun Chronicle

‘We would not accept this offer:’ Boston mayor to implement raises over objections of municipal police union » Boston Herald

‘A cop’s cop’: Former Littleton Police chief remembered for commitment to community » Boston Herald

Martha’s Vineyard Sheriff highlights island jail conditions » News 22 WWLP.com

Sheriff petitions against jail construction moratorium » Martha's Vineyard Times

Massachusetts lawmakers seek to clarify 'crisis pregnancy center' language used in ads » Worcester Telegram

Senate passes $513M supplemental budget, still no spending plan for fiscal 2024 » Boston Herald

DiZoglio Appeals To Campbell In Bid To Audit Legislature » State House News Service

Auditor aims to sue the Legislature after it refuses to comply with her review » Boston Globe

New state board charged with making digital spaces accessible » Commonwealth Magazine

Auditor DiZoglio suing to force legislature to cooperate with her audit » CBS News

Massachusetts Gov. Creates Position to Advance IT Accessibility » Government Technology

With executive order, Healey aims to make state more digitally accessible for people with disabilities » Boston.com

Gov. Maura Healey signs order to expand digital accessibility and equity » MassLive

‘If you don’t take the bus and train, you don’t understand’: Months later, many T slow zones remain — to passengers’ chagrin » Boston Globe

Sumner Tunnel restoration on schedule, one-third completed, officials say » Boston Globe

State lawmakers weighing new watchdog for the MBTA » Boston Herald

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Podcast Spotlight

Mass. Climate Action Network The Climate Minute: Every tenth of a degree matters The K-Zone The K-Zone: Mayor Mike Nicholson WGBH The Wake Up: Jaylen Brown's Supermax deal NPR Up First: Hunter Biden's Plea Deal, Niger Coup, New York City's Migrant Shelters

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Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association