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10:00am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

1:30pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

4:30pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Higgins

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts is 'out of shelter space,' Gov. Healey says » Axios

Holtec considers appeal to discharge water from Pilgrim plant » Commonwealth Beacon

Senators Irked By Dismissal Of Firefighter Gear Amendment » State House News Service

‘She’s going to have to fight a different fight’: For women of color, hope and fear surround Kamala Harris’s candidacy » Boston Globe

Each Steward hospital in Mass. has a bidder, Healey says » Commonwealth Beacon

A pair of Mass. State Police troopers who testified at Karen Read trial are under internal investigation » Boston Globe

Legislators Give Themselves A Week To Piece Energy Bill Together » State House News Service

Housing crisis pushing residents to leave state, poll says » Boston Globe

Mass. Black political leaders energized by Democrats' turn to Kamala Harris » WGBH

Vineyard Wind to face “reckoning” in Boston federal court amid Nantucket turbine crisis » Boston Herald

NATIONAL

Hillary Clinton: How Kamala Harris Can Win and Make History » New York Times

Harris’s Views on Israel Are in the Spotlight as Netanyahu Visits Washington » New York Times

Democrats brace for ‘Godzilla of racial and misogynistic campaigning’ against Harris » Boston Globe

Why Silicon Valley Elites Have Trump Fever All Over Again » Vanity Fair

Will Kamala Harris Hold The Powerful Accountable? » The Lever

Trump Camp Is Planning to ‘Willie Horton’ Kamala Harris » The Bulwark

The KHive Has Some Unlikely New Members: Bernie Stans » Politico

Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion » The Guardian

Democratic senators seek to reverse Supreme Court ruling that restricts federal agency power » NBC News

Elon Musk denies reported $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn’t ‘subscribe to cult of personality’ » Fortune

"Kamala Harris has not given birth to children — and is therefore unfit to be president of the United States of America — appears to be the first line of attack the GOP has come up with since the presidential race was upended this weekend when President Joe Biden dropped out. Which is so predictable it borders on laughable. Except if the last decade has taught us anything, it’s that the GOP is deadly serious in its endeavor to turn Onion headlines into political platforms and subsequently laws."

Glynnis Macnicol

The GOP has been trying to attach this to Harris for years. Vance warned against a ruling political party dominated “by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives..."

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: Joe Biden’s flatterers compare him to George Washington. That’s ridiculous. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Too late to ‘hold up’ — full speed ahead with Harris » Boston Globe

Millard: Biden builds Trump ‘resistance’ into policy » Boston Herald

Kaissar: Vance’s rise debunks myth of trickle-down economics » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Among Kamala’s baggage, Joe Biden » Boston Herald

Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate » Boston Globe

Harris to address historically Black sorority as her campaign hopes to win women of color » Boston Globe

Sen. Warren says Harris is 'pulling our party together' » WBUR

Warren slams Vance’s 2021 comments referring to Harris and other Democrats as ‘childless cat ladies’ » Boston Globe

Opinion: A selfless, and Patriotic act by our president » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. Dem Convention Delegates Quickly Unite Around Harris » State House News Service

Business

Big Lots closing one store in Massachusetts. Here's where it is » The Metro West Daily News

Raising the bar: States serve up permanent to-go alcohol laws » Pluribus News

Guest columnist Patrick O’Connor: Middle-class indifference remains the real crime » Gazette Net

Appreciation: Jack Connors was a quiet hero of Boston » Boston Herald

Massachusetts housing, transportation costs forcing 1 in 5 people out of state, poll finds » Boston Herald

If Boston had hosted the 2024 Olympics, these were the proposed venues. What has happened there since? » Boston Globe

Mass. farm animal cruelty law constitutional, judge rules » MassLive

State Street to allocate $4.2 million to adjust wages after alleged gender discrimination » WBUR

20-20 hindsight on Boston 2024 » CommonWealth Beacon

Education

Mass. task force discuss resources for students on hate crimes, hate speech » New England Public Media

Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone sues the university for discrimination » Boston Globe

Harvard Corporation Releases Diplomas to 11 Students Who Participated in Encampment » The Harvard Crimson

Massachusetts has the best public school systems in the country, according to WalletHub study » Boston Globe

In wake of new data, district leaders speak to pay raises, training methods to retain educators » The Recorder

Mass. commitment to life science industry trickles down to benefit Framingham schools » Yahoo News

Environment

Sharks reportedly taking striped bass from fishermen, Cape Cod researchers tag shark near whale carcass off Scituate » Boston Herald

800 acres in Barre to be protected from development » Worcester Telegram

Team saves entangled leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay » WBUR

Health Care

Ombudsman: Steward Hospitals Fighting Through Challenges » State House News Service

Pioneer Valley Health and Rehab Center complaints cause state to step in » The Reminder

Bids Submitted For All Mass. Steward Hospitals, Guv Says » State House News Service

Watchdog finds no impact to patient care » Gloucester Times

'Qualified bids' sent in for all Mass. Steward hospitals, Healey says » WBUR

Overseer: No ‘material’ impacts on Steward patient care amid bankruptcy » Lowell Sun

Patient advocate reports staffing issues, dirty kitchens, supply sharing at Steward Hospitals in Massachusetts » WCVB

Gov. Maura Healey says all Steward Hospitals in Mass. received bids last week » Boston Herald

Whitinsville rehab one of three Mass. facilities placed under receivership » Worcester Business Journal

Massachusetts House moves to limit middlemen’s cut from drug sales, pass savings to consumers » MSN

Housing

5-day stay limit among major changes set to impact migrants in Massachusetts shelter system » CBS News

‘Mass. is out of space’: Gov. Healey announces dramatic overhaul of emergency shelter system » Fox 25 News

Mass. Home Sales Sink Lower Than Depressed 2023 Levels » State House News Service

Mass. tweaks emergency shelter system; migrants won't have priority » NBC Boston

Mass. Families Prioritized In New Healey Shelter Rules » State House News Service

Editorial: MCI-Concord prison gets a new lease on life » Boston Globe

Top Dems Back Healey On Shelter Changes » State House News Service

In Williamstown, an affordable housing subdivision is a prayer answered for some and a sore spot for others » Berkshire Eagle

Healey keeps pulling up the emergency shelter system’s welcome mat » Commonwealth Beacon

‘Norfolk supports the changes’: Former state prison part of overhaul of emergency shelter system » Fox 25 News

Editorial: Millions of $$ later, Healey overhauls shelter system » Boston Herald

Governor Healey announces sweeping changes to state’s emergency shelter system » Boston Globe

Governor issues new shelter rules to prioritize Mass. families with newborns, veterans » Boston Herald

Immigration

Massachusetts's shelter policy changes mirror MassGOP proposals » Axios

Healey places new limits on emergency family shelter program » WBUR

Massachusetts To Offer Plane Tickets For Migrants To Leave » Tampa Free Press

Labor

Lyft and Uber drivers fight to unionize » Boston Globe

10 percent of working-age Massachusetts residents lack English proficiency, report finds » Boston Herald

Local Government

Northampton council backs completion of 104-mile rail trial to Boston » Gazette Net

Harris poll: local support for Kamala » Lynn Daily News Item

Mayor tours summer gardening program and outdoor classroom with Boston students » Boston Herald

No votes planned, but aid in dying backers optimistic » Greenfield Recorder

Politics

GMGI pioneers eDNA to guide fisheries and wind farms » energy central

Healey rolls up the welcome mat » Politico

While supporting Harris, Wu says DNC should prioritize in-person vote at convention » Boston.com

It's official: Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Pittsfield event Saturday » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. Gov. Healey is popular, but not enough to break into Top 10 most popular state guvs » MassLive

Democratic fundraisers confirm Harris will attend Pittsfield event this Saturday » WBUR

Public Health

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shared publicly that she had two miscarriages. It’s more common than you think. » Boston Globe

State Finance

What Wayland Gets In State's $58.1 Billion 2025 Budget » Brookline Patch

Jones, Tarr Secure $130K in FY25 Budget for North Reading Projects » Patch

Transportation

Delta Air Lines travelers at Logan struggle to find luggage, rebook flights after global software outage » Boston Globe

Grounded since end of 2022 season, ValleyBike returns Aug. 12 » Gazette Net

Mass. vehicle inspections to resume following software outage » Boston Globe

Massachusetts RMV's car inspections coming back days after outage » Axios

Vehicle inspections still unavailable in MA days after worldwide tech outage » Worcester Telegram

Mass. RMV resumes vehicle inspections following worldwide tech outage » WBUR

Utilities

Initial Environmental Assessment Of Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Failure Released » Nantucket Current


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