5:00pm Dylan Fernandes for Senate Nantucket Cocktail Reception

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Becky Coletta with Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll and Rep. Kathy LaNatra

Birthdays: State Senator Patrick O'Connor, Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley

Where is state leadership on Steward, other critical health care issues? » Commonwealth Beacon

Steward again postpones bankruptcy sales hearing for six Massachusetts hospitals » Boston Globe

Angry over strict new Mass. gun law, opponents seek to get rid of it via 2026 ballot question » Boston Globe

By unanimous vote, Parks Commission sides with Wu on controversial White Stadium demolition plan » WGBH

Here are the major health bills advocates wish lawmakers passed » WBUR

Massachusetts AFL-CIO endorses ballot question to nix MCAS graduation requirement » Boston Herald

City Council President Carney suing sheriff over job loss » The New Bedford Light

Healey administration conceals key information about state shelter system even as it triples spending » Boston Globe

On immigration, Healey feels the heat of putting children on the street » Boston Globe

Sullivan Emerges As New Voice For People With Disabilities » State House News Service

Immigrants Are Becoming U.S. Citizens at Fastest Clip in Years » New York Times

Worried About a Convention Clash, Democrats Woo Uncommitted Delegates » New York Times

Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X » Boston Globe

Harris Says Trump Will Repeal Obamacare. Trump Now Claims He’ll Make It ‘Better.’ » New York Times

New data shows violent crime dropping sharply in major U.S. cities » Axios

Donald Trump, Who Is Definitely Not Melting Down Over Kamala Harris’s Popularity, Demands His Opponent Be “Disqualified” From the Election » Vanity Fair

Women claim Texas hospitals denied them abortions for ectopic pregnancies » Washington Post

Opinion: Let’s stop questioning the honorable military service of Tim Walz (or JD Vance) » Boston Globe

Harris cautiously rolls out policy, aiming to outmaneuver Trump and address 2020 liabilities » Boston Globe

VP candidates have policies and profiles that may seem worlds apart, but both have deep Midwestern roots » Boston Globe

Tim Walz will take the Harris show on a solo tour with scheduled stop in Boston » Boston Herald

Guv Likes Everett Stadium Idea, But Timeline Still Unknown » State House News Service

After hiring new staff, Globe changes its mind on podcast » Commonwealth Beacon

Massachusetts Passes Historic Law To End The Exploitation Of Elephants, Lions & Other Wild Animals In Circuses » World Animal News

Healey approves of Everett soccer stadium idea, but timeline still unknown » NBC Boston

Healey signs ban on circus animal acts » The Eagle Tribune

New Massachusetts law bars circuses from using elephants, lions, giraffes and other animals » Boston.com

‘People are nervous.’ Fewer customers, smaller checks. What restaurants are telling us about the economy. » Boston Globe

Liquor licenses are an integral part of the restaurant business. Why does it take so long for some to get theirs? » Berkshire Eagle

Here's a look at the working going into The Du Bois Freedom Center to make it a 'hub' for African American heritage » Berkshire Eagle

Holy Cross donor pledged the largest gift in school history for arts center. Now, he’s suing for millions of dollars. » Boston Globe

Editorial: FAFSA fiasco continues – where’s Joe Biden? » Boston Herald

Today in Boston history: NAACP calls out segregation in schools » Axios

Problem swallowed: Friendly goats making a meal out of subdivision’s overgrown holding pond » Gazette Net

Sales Hearing On Steward Hospitals Postponed Until Friday » State House News Service

3rd Steward Massachusetts hospital faces closure, more sale hearings delayed » Becker's Hospital Review

Steward completes deal to sell its doctors group to private equity firm Kinderhook » Boston Globe

Steward pushes back Bay State hospital sale hearing for a fourth time » Boston Herald

Graham: AGs sue over tax-funded DACA health plan » Boston Herald

Eli Lilly opens new $700 million center for genetic medicine in Fort Point » Boston Globe

Healey insists she cannot prevent hospital closures » Commonwealth Beacon

Nashoba Valley parent company's Haverhill hospital may face closure » Worcester Business Journal

Healey Not Taking Up Call To Save Two Hospitals » State House News Service

Latest Delay Adds More Tension To Steward Hospital Saga » State House News Service

'There’s some relief': Medical workers cheer reopening of Brockton hospital after fire » WBUR

Steward reaches deal to sell physicians network to Rural Healthcare Group » WBUR

A timeline of the Massachusetts shelter crisis — and Healey's changes to the system » WBUR

NCSL: National Housing Shortage Requires Tailored Solutions » State House News Service

Ball Lane affordable housing project in Amherst gets $350K town boost » Gazette Net

Dennis Planning Board set to fight nonprofit's housing plan for old nursing home » Cape Cod Times

With highest cost of living on the mainland US, young adults in Mass. are getting creative to afford rent » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Bill commits $5.1b to housing » Lowell Sun

Watertown day care faces possible eviction in saga involving city, Boys & Girls Club » Boston Globe

Sullivan steps into top job at The Arc of Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Berkshire providers jumped at the chance for more subsidized child care slots, only to find out the state isn't increasing its total number of slots » Berkshire Eagle

Arc of Massachusetts names new CEO to replace longtime leader » Boston Business Journal

Quincy shuts down church's makeshift shelter for migrants » WBUR

‘A battle of experts’: Karen Read case spotlights murky realities of digital forensics » Boston Globe

Why Trump’s and Harris’s proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers say they're still working on logjammed bills, but it looks like a standstill » New England Public Media

City councillors back colleague Decker for reelection to Legislature on Sept. 3 » Cambridge Day

Out Nation: Senate Votes to Expand Protections for LGBTQ Parents; ACLU Accuses University of Discriminatory Firing » outsfl

Labor prods the Legislature » Politico

Parks commission approves Mayor Wu’s demolition plan for White Stadium, over opposition » Boston Globe

A second city pier: $400K grant will help Fall River develop waterfront space for fishing » The Herald News

Greenfield health board shrinks to zero members » The Recorder

'We care about our community': Days after worker attacked, normalcy desired at Worcester library » Worcester Telegram

Mayor Mitchell threatened with lawsuit related to New Bedford fire chief's fatal shooting » South Coast Today

White Stadium demolition, facelift plans OK'd by Parks Commission » Axios

In vote-by-mail era, no rest for weary election workers » Boston Globe

Boston mayor, pro soccer team cleared to demolish White Stadium after heated debate » Boston Herald

Winchester delegation secures $150,000 for local priorities » Daily Times Chronicle

Super PAC focuses on unseating Sen. Warren, spends $850K on John Deaton » Coin Telegraph

How kitchen table conversations in Brookline turned into a $22 million fundraising powerhouse for Democrats » Brookline News

Robbins: Pro-Hamas mobs hate-filled kin to KKK » Boston Herald

Letters to the editor: On new Clerk for SJC, offshore wind, bike lanes and more » Boston Herald

Opinion: On Sept. 3, vote to fund the MBTA » Cambridge Day

Opinion: How quickly the mood changed » The Sun Chronicle

Battenfeld: Healey the Dems’ new cheerleader-in-chief » Boston Herald

Gun law opponents begin repeal campaign » Gazette Net

Civil jury to decide whether Boston police officers are liable for fatal overdose at station » Boston Globe

NR Police Dept. Awarded $148,000 State Grant for Body-Worn Cameras » Brookline Patch

Gov. Maura Healey on Beacon Hill bills, the emergency shelter system and Steward Health Care » WBUR

The bikes are rolling again: Grounded since spring of 2023, ValleyBike is officially back in business » Gazette Net

What towns in MA will get a share of the $6.5M grant in road funds? Here's what to know » The Herald News

Vineyard Wind lays out plan to remove remaining damaged blade » The New Bedford Light

More Vineyard Wind turbine pieces fall in ‘controlled detachment,’ debris could hit Nantucket beaches » Boston Herald

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