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Birthdays: Rep. Joseph McGonagle, Jr.

Politics has changed since 2016. Look no further than the three powerful Mass. women who took center stage Thursday at the DNC. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Republicans exploring emergency shelter ballot question for 2026 election » Boston Herald

The state says it can’t save Steward hospitals in Dorchester, Central Mass. Why? » Boston Globe

4 more Mass. police officers decertified by watchdog agency » MassLive

Maura Healey's big DNC moment » Axios

Cannabis commissioner pushing for forensic audit of agency » Commonwealth Beacon

IVF has become a hot topic at the DNC. In Mass., more couples use it to conceive. » Boston Globe

Primary 2024: Most Mass. state lawmakers will coast to re-election. Here are races worth watching » MassLive

Judge rules against Barnstable citizens in offshore wind farm lawsuit. So far. » Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey speaks at DNC: "We face a stark choice in this election" » CBS News

Sea levels reach new high in 2023, Earth ‘shatters’ several climate records, new report finds » Boston Globe

Trumpworld Eyes RFK Jr. Endorsement as a Way to Blunt Democrats’ Momentum » Vanity Fair

Harris Promises to Chart ‘New Way Forward’ as She Accepts Nomination » New York Times

The evolution of Kamala Harris: from activist in pigtails to presidential candidate » The Guardian

Is There a ‘Hidden Harris’ Vote? » Real Clear Politics

Vo-Tech Education Is Taking Off, and It's Not Your Dad's Shop Class Anymore » Real Clear Investigations

At DNC, limited anxiety over possible attacks on Harris’ gender and race » WGBH

Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win » Boston Globe

Opinion: The Supreme Court is on the ballot, even if it’s not a DNC headliner » Boston Globe

Harris makes history as exuberant convention closes. But now, Democrats have work to do. » Boston Globe

Kamala Harris at DNC summons Americans to reject divisions and defeat threat of Trump’s candidacy » Boston Herald

Editorial: Kamala Harris’s joy & hope are great, but America needs real leadership » Boston Herald

How the RNC and DNC were drastically different — and the one important way they might be the same » Boston Globe

Two Massachusetts biotechs file to go public » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Harris’s fight against price gouging is good economics » Boston Globe

Killington Ski Resort, New England’s largest, to be sold to group of local investors » Boston Globe

DeMaria: Everett deserves chance to grow, thrive » Boston Herald

CCC Listens To Growers Of State's "Top Crop" » State House News Service

At M.I.T., Black and Latino Enrollment Drops Sharply After Affirmative Action Ban » New York Times

‘I feel really lucky’: Pushed out of Everett, Priya Tahiliani takes helm of troubled Brockton schools » Boston Globe

'Alarming lack of transparency': Worcester city councilors weigh in on WPI hotel plan » Worcester Telegram

U.S. Department of Education to investigate alleged racial bullying at Lawrence School » Brookline News

Centuries-old Dudleyville Pond Dam in Shutesbury being removed following years of safety warnings » Gazette Net

Steward delays again hearing on Mass. hospital sales » Boston Business Journal

Does UnitedHealth ‘squeeze profits out of patients?’ » Boston Globe

Locals side with Healey's plan to seize land under St. Elizabeth's despite landlord pushback » WGBH

Latest Steward hearing delayed to Aug. 27 » Dorchester Reporter

Deaton: Elected officials need to find solution to hospital closures » Lowell Sun

$4.5 million for 14 acres in Brighton? State’s plan to seize St. Elizabeth’s from Steward could spark legal battle. » Boston Globe

In Steward hospital fight, a former Mass. lieutenant governor has an awkward seat » WBUR

‘We feel like our hands are tied’: Developers and Black church sue BPDA to build apartments on wooded land in Hyde Park » Boston Globe

Mill Town Capital hopes to turn this vacant lot on Woodlawn Avenue into mixed-income housing, and bring businesses to Site 9 » Berkshire Eagle

Commission finds wetland violation on Apple Orchard project » Lowell Sun

MBTA Approves Plan For 545 New Housing Units In Newton » State House News Service

Mill Town to build office building, mixed income housing in and around Pittsfield’s infamous Site 9 » WAMC

Recovery Program Taking Shape For Health Care Workers » State House News Service

Editorial: Cartwright for SJC clerk for Suffolk County » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers call for severance for workers at Steward’s Carney, Nashoba Valley hospitals » MassLive

Healey Signs Massachusetts Parentage Act » baywindows

After striking out the first time, Northampton trying again to sell old Registry of Deeds building downtown » Gazette Net

City Charter in full review » Lynn Daily News Item

Amherst exploring new transportation, parking commission » Gazette Net

‘Bringing us all together’ » Sentinel & Enterprise

Primaries will decide several key local races » baystatebanner

Massachusetts Commits to Marine Workforce Funding » tradeonlytoday

Q&A: SHNS Talks With New RNC Member Brad Wyatt » State House News Service

Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi continues annual political tradition with cookout that draws “who’s who” » WAMC

Company behind N.H. robocalls spoofing Biden’s voice to pay $1 million fine, FCC says » Boston Globe

Maura Healey attacks Donald Trump as ‘con man,’ convicted felon during DNC speech » Boston Herald

Candidates for 3rd Berkshire District discuss climate issues, storm readiness at forum » Berkshire Eagle

Reid racks up more endorsements for State Rep » Lynn Daily News Item

In Chicago, Mass. Gov. Healey stresses Kamala Harris’ courtroom cred » MassLive

Early in-person voting for Mass. state primaries starts on Saturday » MassLive

MassDems say state's greatest export is political activism » SpectruM News

The DNC asks: What if men led with empathy? » 19thnews.org

Oxford Board of Health recommends 6 p.m. curfew to protect residents from EEE » Boston Globe

Central Mass. town limits outdoor activities after first human EEE case since 2020 » Worcester Telegram

3 Worcester Orgs. Win Grants from Opioid Settlement Funds » This Week in Worcester

Nurses union warns of public health crisis as Nashoba Valley Medical Center faces closure » Worcester Business Journal

Massachusetts to close housing facility at Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater » WCVB

Massachusetts quarry rockslide: Worker dies after being trapped under excavator in Sterling » Boston Herald

Carr: No license, no problem: Alleged Cape speeder had the ‘Claw’ on his side » Boston Herald

Worker killed in ledge collapse at quarry in Sterling; cease-and-desist issued » Worcester Telegram

State Closing Minimum-Security Prison in Bridgewater » State House News Service

Officers present during Fall River police station beating can keep their jobs following investigation » WBUR

Letter: Cease the attack on crisis pregnancy centers in Mass. » Gloucester Times

IVF has become a hot topic at the DNC. In Mass., more couples use it to conceive. » Boston Globe

Registration Deadlines Upcoming for September 3 State Primary » Revere Journal

Spilka, Wu Talks May Provide Opening On Tax Bill » State House News Service

MBTA board, but not Tibbits-Nutt, talks new revenue » Commonwealth Beacon

MBTA Board approves 545 housing units near Riverside station in Newton » Boston Herald

New details emerge on SSA worker injury » Martha's Vineyard Times

Soft Launch Opens Access To Half-Price MBTA Fares » State House News Service

HB4618 - An Act designating a portion of state highway route 41 in the town of West Stockbridge as the Gene Dellea highway

HB4557 - An Act authorizing the town of Deerfield to continue the employment of police department members Michael W. Habel, Robert A. Thrasher, and Mark Jacques

HB4526 - An Act regarding the age requirement for police officers for the City of Malden

HB4999 - An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options

HB4666 - An Act authorizing the appointment of retired firefighters as special firefighters in the city of Quincy

HB4246 - An Act authorizing the town of Littleton to provide drinking water to the inhabitants of the town of Boxborough

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