9:30am Pop-Up Conversation with Sen. Ed Markey hosted by Punchbowl News, In-person & livestream, Washington

10:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

11:00am Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, Virtual Hearing

12:00pm Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Committee Hearing

5:00pm Sandwich Reception for Sen. Dylan Fernandes with Senate President Karen Spilka

Insurance regulators OK steep increases, reject two as too large » State Affairs

Boston voters resoundingly support limits on police cooperation with Trump deportation efforts, Suffolk/Globe poll shows » Boston Globe

Lawyer work stoppage crisis hits the juvenile justice system » Commonwealth Magazine

Could Canadian offshore wind help Mass. meet climate goals? » Commonwealth Magazine

Man is heard crying ‘help’ during struggle with Haverhill police, 28-minute video shows » Boston Globe

Attorneys ask to drop charges against juveniles while public defenders refuse cases » WBUR

Opinion: Seven years, three OUIs: Does the State House have a drinking problem? » Boston Globe

AG Campbell proposes new regulations on embattled Roxbury mortgage lender tied to Healey donor » Boston Globe

A Mass. mayor explains why his city is suing as the garbage strike carries on » WBUR

96 percent of Massachusetts is off limits to most apartment buildings. Some hope a new map will change that. » Boston Globe

According to our research, 11% of Trump voters can be won back. Here’s how » The Guardian

Young Progressives Are Figuring Out How to Use Zohran Mamdani’s Playbook » NOTUS

How Trump's game-planning for the 2026 midterms » Axios

Regret, Thy Name is Hawley. And Murkowski. And Musk. » New York Times

Private Equity Wants Your Teeth » The Lever

The government was once a steady partner for nonprofits. That’s changing » The Associated Press (AP)

Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison » New York Times

Trump’s vein diagnosis gives rare glimpse into health issues » The Hill

Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him » Washington Post

Trump’s Big Epstein Distraction Isn’t Working » The Bulwark

GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says » Politico

Democrats’ 2026 Rallying Cry Is Staring Them in the Face » The Bulwark

Cape lawmaker: Mass. does a ‘bad job’ of supporting tourism » MassLive

Boston judge will decide if deportation efforts violated professors' free speech » WBUR

Judge hears closing arguments in foreign academics' free speech case » WGBH

Grief-stricken Massachusetts mom says scholarship in slain son’s memory fitting » Boston Herald

In Harvard funding case, judge expresses skepticism over Trump cuts » Boston Globe

Bill seeks to let students, campers use sunscreen » State Affairs

After 2022 veto, advocates trying again for classroom diabetes care bill » State Affairs

A full plate for new education commissioner Pedro Martinez » Commonwealth Magazine

Judge in Harvard funding lawsuit calls Trump administration’s arguments ‘a bit mind-boggling’ » Boston Globe

Harvard, Trump Administration Clash in Key Court Hearing » The Wall Street Journal

Lawmakers hear gender notification bill » Boston Herald

Gaskin: Underserved communities need more green funding focus » Boston Herald

Columnist Janice Harvey says it's time Worcester came in for a good scrubbing » Worcester Telegram

More hammerhead shark sightings off Cape Cod are a symptom of warming temperatures » Boston Globe

East Bridgewater Approves Solar Project » South Shore News

Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere » WBUR

Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination » WBUR

Enhanced safety measures for assisted living facilities » Western Mass News

‘Losses will never be forgotten’: Gabriel House ownership releases statement following deadly fire » Boston 25 News

State OK’s premiums for six health plans but sends two back to drawing board » Boston Globe

Mass. insurance regulators reject some premium increases sought by health insurers » WBUR

Health plans forced to scale back rate increases » Newburyport News

Sarepta bows to FDA pressure, pulls Duchenne drug from market » Boston Business Journal

Truck crashes into Job Corps building in Devens, injuring 13, including 7 taken to area hospitals » Boston Globe

Girding for federal cuts, guv launches Anti-Hunger Task Force » WWLP 22

Update on Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system » WWLP 22

Mass. food banks brace for double hit of federal food cuts, benefit changes » WBUR

More than 100 criminal cases could be dismissed this week in Boston as defendants go without lawyers » WCVB

Lawyer work stoppage crisis hits the juvenile justice system » Commonwealth Magazine

Will the DA behind the Karen Read case run for reelection? He already has challengers. » NBC Boston

Republic Services back in court as trash-collector strike enters fourth week » Boston Business Journal

Beacon Hill Roll Call: House approves Shield Act » Lowell Sun

Wu administration steps up pressure for Revs stadium mitigation » Boston Globe

Wendy Murphy: Officials might try listening to residents » Boston Herald

Cohasset Select Board and Advisory Committee Approve $851,547 in Budget Transfers » South Shore News

Judge tosses Perrone lawsuit against Easthampton over ‘ladies’ email » Gazette Net

First round of 'dirty deeds' cleaned up in Essex County » Salem News

Tree removal marks start of Jones Library expansion, renovation in Amherst » Gazette Net

Amherst hires Amber Martin as town clerk » Gazette Net

Preservation Worcester's 2025 Most Endangered Structures — streetlamps to historic houses » Worcester Telegram

Virtual open town meeting? Wayland is pushing to try it » State Affairs

Battenfeld: Where is Josh Kraft’s path to victory? » Boston Herald

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu holds commanding 30-point lead over Josh Kraft, Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll shows » Boston Globe

GA: Mike Collins moves closer to announcing a bid for Georgia Senate » Politico

Fourth candidate, Dan Breindel, enters Northampton mayoral race » Gazette Net

State orders fire safety plans from assisted living centers » Athol Daily News

Ex-Trooper Proctor no-show at Milton murder hearing: ‘Apparently he thinks he’s above the law’ » Boston Herald

Gabriel House say fire suppression system was checked 5 days before blaze that killed 10 » Boston Herald

Video shows Haverhill man calling for help during struggle with police before his death » WBUR

Deadly Fall River fire: 10th victim IDed as Gabriel House owners break silence » NBC Boston

Editorial: Bike washing machine won’t clean up Mass and Cass » Boston Herald

Healey approved police officer job training programs for immigrants in shelters » John F. Gately

ACs that block fire exits are a 'major problem.' Did this cost lives at Gabriel House? » The Herald News

Essex DA releases footage of the moments before death of Haverhill man » Boston Herald

Planned Parenthood wins partial victory in legal fight with Trump administration over funding cuts » WBUR

Healey sitting out Governors Assoc. summer meeting » WWLP 22

Family of Hyde Park boy killed by BPS bus says company, driver were negligent, according to new lawsuit » Boston Globe

Road funding bill could be on fast track to House » State Affairs

Road funding bill could be on fast track to House » State House News Service

'Trying To Be Optimistic': Trash Strike Hits Day 21 Across North Shore, Greater Boston » Brookline Patch

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