8:00am Civil Rights and Liberties in the new Trump Era hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

10:00am Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Cabo Verdean 50th Independence Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Executive Office for Administration and Finance Public Hearing, Via conference call

Fall River firefighters: ‘There are no words for what I’ve seen’ » Boston Globe

South End neighborhood group calls for greater Mass and Cass policing, propose National Guard deployment » Boston Herald

‘Relieved’: Educators wait for Trump administration to release $6 billion in frozen funding » Boston Globe

Senate to vote this week on school cellphone ban » The Sun

Boston city councilor wants other cities and towns to chip in on mental health, addiction resources » WBUR

Casey Affleck lobbies Mass. lawmakers to ban primate research » Axios

Mass. home for undocumented immigrants plunged into fear amid ICE raids » MassLive

A Personnel Action Rocks a Springfield Councilor…and Possibly Her Reelection Bid » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Cannabis board ready to spark up pot cafe vote » Boston Herald

Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years, WSJ Poll Finds » The Wall Street Journal

Can Mamdani’s Message Play Outside New York? It Already Has. » New York Times

A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path » New York Times

Medicaid changes will hurt family caregivers, experts warn » The Hill

Trump trade deals prove access to the U.S. still matters above all else » Axios

Gambling reversal gains steam » punchbowl

Europe Accepts a Trump Trade Deal With Other Worries in Mind » New York Times

The MAGA Revolution Is Eating Its Own » The Bulwark

Can Democrats Make Progress in Red States? » The Liberal Patriot

Lucas: Obama needs to answer Russia collusion questions » Boston Herald

The House is looking into the Epstein investigation. Here’s what could happen next » Boston Herald

Can Trump defeat ‘woke AI?’ » Boston Globe

How did newspapers in places like Harrisburg, Birmingham, and Syracuse become some of America’s most-read online? » Nieman Lab

From Franchisee To Chairman: Friendly’s Operator Acquires Brix Holdings » Forbes

Why some Boston officials are wary about Waymo » WBUR

Latest family feud at Market Basket has customers asking 'what to do?' » WGBH

Thousands gather in Boston’s Seaport for Boston While Black Family Reunion » Boston Globe

Former chair of Mashpee Wampanoag tribe pleads guilty to tax fraud » Boston Herald

Mass. student turns terrifying choking incident into legislative action » MassLive

4 rich Mass. colleges dodged a big Trump tax, and may have an unlikely ally to thank » MassLive

State Department investigating Harvard's ability to sponsor exchange visas » Axios

As colleges cut back, non-teaching staff are the first to go » Boston Globe

Absenteeism rates are 50 percent higher than they were pre-pandemic. Here are six ideas to get kids back in class. » Boston Globe

TX: The Texas Floods Were a Preview of What’s to Come » Wired

Air quality in New England ranked among lowest in the country Saturday » Boston Globe

Opinion: Motives aside, pitch to expand beach access is welcome » Boston Globe

Renaming of military bases stirs debate over Confederate ties » Boston Herald

Contrarian Boston investigation exposes big gaps in assisted living oversight in Massachusetts amid deadly breakdowns in care, other issues » Contrarian Boston

Guv makes waves naming hospital lobbyist to HPC board » State House News Service

What happens when a Yankee progressive and Southern conservative team up? More housing, they hope. » MassLive

Hanson Select Board addresses MBTA community requirements, strengthens solicitation enforcement » South Shore News

A mini-city of more than 2,000 homes planned for industrial stretch near Alewife » Boston Globe

ICE in Jamaica Plain and How Pols and Residents are Fighting Back » Jamaica Plain News

Bar advocates aren’t striking. We’re standing for justice (Viewpoint) » MassLive

Our View: Bar advocates deserve better pay » Gloucester Times

‘I prefer to interact with people’: Fenway Park workers strike for third day amid contract dispute with Aramark » Boston Globe

Tarr seeks expanded background checks for child care workers » The Eagle Tribune

Nearly all Mass. fire departments fall below national staffing standard, union says » Boston.com

Springfield city councilor fired from 40-year job for ethics questions » MassLive

Smaller public radio stations across Massachusetts struggle with the loss of federal funds » WBUR

The Column: Lowell election heats up » Lowell Sun

Does mayoral candidate Rudy Alves live in Taunton? Elections head wants answers » Taunton Gazette

Randolph resumes paying bills after tense standoff between town and schools » WGBH

Fire chiefs, local officials advocate for new building authority » Gazette Net

A Personnel Action Rocks a Springfield Councilor…and Possibly Her Reelection Bid… » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

AZ: Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego will be the latest Democrat to test out the 2028 waters in New Hampshire » Boston Globe

Pols & Politics: 2 Boston Globe reporters attacked in Mass and Cass spillover hot spot » Boston Herald

Massachusetts AG’s credit card spending stirs debate between GOP gubernatorial candidates » Boston Herald

Editorial: Boston needs state to act on opioid crisis » Boston Herald

The latest alleged law enforcement misconduct in Mass, July 13-26 » The Mass Dump

South End neighborhood group calls for greater Mass and Cass policing, propose National Guard deployment » Boston Herald

South Boston mom calls for change after 4-year-old jabbed by needle in park » Boston Herald

Planned Parenthood, cut off from Medicaid payments, is seeing patients for free, but some are still missing care » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell takes on President Trump: Credit cards underwrite fight » Boston Herald

Healey elected to National Governors Association executive committee » Boston Herald

Editorial: Money’s tight, but not if you send bill to taxpayers » Boston Herald

T leaders expect to keep federal funds for North Station drawbridge project » WBUR

How the MBTA is going to handle World Cup crowds » Axios

Beacon Hill Roll Call: House in agreement on road, bridge funding » Lowell Sun

Ed Markey, Ayanna Pressley renew push for fare-free MBTA, public transit » Boston Herald

Discounted T fare enrollment exceeding estimates » WGBH

Shuttles replace Blue Line service for 9 days, Orange Line for 3 weekends in August » Boston Herald

Regional solar installers say Trump tax credit cuts may delay payback, but investment still worth it » Gazette Net

8:00am Civil Rights and Liberties in the new Trump Era hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

10:00am Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Cabo Verdean 50th Independence Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Executive Office for Administration and Finance Public Hearing, Via conference call

11:00am Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology, State House, A-2 and Virtual

11:30am Our Fight for Rent Control Rally, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

10:00am LGBTQ Youth Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

1:00pm Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Committee Hearing

2:30pm Senate Art Committee, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

6:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Western New England School of Law, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Moot Courtroom, Springfield

No Hearings Scheduled

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