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

Police oppose new plan to overhaul qualified immunity » State House News Service

Rent hike limits pitched as complement to housing production push » Commonwealth Magazine

With thousands of life sciences workers needed, some say 'microcredentials' could revolutionize hiring » WBUR

The vast majority of men in ICE custody in Mass. are classified as 'no threat' » WBUR

Top Dems propose $20 raise over two years to resolve lawyer work stoppage » Boston Herald

Boston City Hall staffer embroiled in alleged North End shoe fight » Boston Herald

Senate poised to approve school cellphone ban » Newburyport News

Norfolk migrant shelter slated to close on Thursday, but town divisions remain » WGBH

A month after MassDOT picked Applegreen, saga over state’s highway plazas continues » Boston Globe

Dems plan to send reproductive shield update to guv Thursday » State House News Service

Big issues, big crowd expected at annual legislative summit in Boston » State House News Service

How Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren agreed on a sweeping housing package » Washington Post

Why Won’t Democrats Fight? » The Bulwark

How Americans’ views of racial discrimination have shifted since 2021, according to AP-NORC polling » The Associated Press (AP)

Where are they now? Happily, often anyplace but here - Many former members of the 118th Congress say they are glad to be away from the Hill » Roll Call

Mind the Racial Wealth Gap » The New Yorker

Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, opening door for 2028 run » Washington Post

Republicans’ big bet on Latino candidates » punchbowl

Sports gambling scandals raise concerns over game integrity » Axios

Countries Promise Trump to Buy U.S. Gas, and Leave the Details for Later » New York Times

Two More Trump Administration Officials Are Gone After Complaints From Laura Loomer » Vanity Fair

Gaza Hunger Presents Trump With Moral Test Familiar to Past Presidents » New York Times

82 acres. $83 million. Nine majors — in sports. Meet Masters Academy International, coming soon to Massachusetts. » Boston Globe

Ozzy Osbourne, his Boston lawyer, and the bat that got its head bit off » Boston Globe

Massachusetts fishermen look to cut red tape, access waters booming with scallops » Boston Herald

Want to control Spot, the four-legged dancing robot? Now’s your chance. » Boston Globe

Burlington 3-D printer company goes bankrupt after being acquired » Boston Globe

Vaccine maker cuts hundreds of jobs; CEO says 'every effort' made to avoid layoffs » Boston Business Journal

Newton-based CyberArk scooped up in one of 2025's largest tech acquisitions » Boston Business Journal

Regulators flag "monumental day" for social cannabis use » State House News Service

Boston City Hall staffer embroiled in alleged North End shoe fight » Boston Herald

Universities leverage their real estate amid financial shortfalls and demographic cliff » Boston Business Journal

Harvard turns over employee work authorization forms to Homeland Security » WBUR

Amherst middle school counselor to be reinstated after being fired for allegedly misgendering students » Boston Globe

Brown University reaches agreement with Trump administration to restore nearly $50 million in research grants » Boston Globe

Mass. Democrats argue public school cell phone ban will improve students’ mental health » Boston Herald

‘I look forward to returning’: Fired Amherst middle school counselor who had position reinstated speaks out » Gazette Net

Guest columnist Darcy DuMont: Feeling helpless? This is what you can do for the climate » Gazette Net

Mass Audubon loses $25 million after Trump administration cancels grant » Boston.com

Custom House considered for closure – again » The New Bedford Light

DraftKings fined $450,000 for credit card wagers » State House News Service

Hospital Failures Following Private-Equity Payouts Leave Patients, Taxpayers in Lurch » The Wall Street Journal

Baystate Health in talks about acquiring Mercy Medical Center, sources say » MassLive

Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help » The Associated Press

Neal blasts cuts while marking Medicare, Medicaid anniversary » The Reminder

Urgent care center opened in Haverhill » CNHI

Massive health rate hike to hit local towns this fall » Gazette Net

Editorial: No room for hospital lobbyist on this state commission » Boston Business Journal

Healey cites challenges as Mahaniah slides into top HHS post » State House News Service

Local lawmakers: Changes to MBTA zoning law unlikely to pass » Marblehead Current

Trump policies offer mixed messages on affordable housing » Commonwealth Magazine

A Place to Live: 2 years in, Worcester housing development celebrates tenants' success » Worcester Telegram

Tenants take rent fight to Beacon Hill: Activists tell lawmakers housing costs are unsustainable without local caps » Gazette Net

Nantucket: A tale of two islands » Boston Globe

Swampscott has the keys to housing success » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: NIMBY-ism shouldn’t win in West Roxbury » Boston Globe

The vast majority of men in ICE custody in Mass. are classified as 'no threat' » WBUR

Facing Trump administration scrutiny, Market Basket suspends dozens of workers » Axios

Beacon Hill leaders propose pay raise for court-appointed lawyers in effort to end work stoppage » Boston Globe

A breakdown of Beacon Hill's proposed deal to bar advocates » WBUR

Lawmakers announce pay raise deal with some bar advocates » State Affairs

Court crisis debate turns combative; 100+ defendants have been let go » Dorchester Reporter

Lawmakers plan raises for bar advocates, but it may not be enough to get them back to work » WGBH

Mass. lawmakers announce deal to raise bar advocates' pay » Axios

Top Mass. Senate Republican ‘hopeful’ an end to bar advocates’ crisis is in sight » MassLive

In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases » New York Times

Opinion/Guest column: Relegate state's archaic law against blasphemy to history » Worcester Telegram Gazette

Lucas: Last call for old school Beacon Hill politics » Boston Herald

House approves teacher pension, human trafficking bills » State House News Service

“Transparency, accountability, and respect”: Foster youth advocate for a bill of rights of their own » The Shoestring

Rep. Andy Vargas earns high marks as Mass. Black and Latino Caucus chair » Bay State Banner

Editorial: Wu, Kraft need to come clean on the numbers » Boston Herald

Portuguese library in New Bedford lives to see another day » Boston Globe

Lawrence pays $40K to settle suit alleging 'dirty politics' » The Eagle Tribune

Boston aims to adopt AI and analytics tools for city services in Bloomberg partnership » Axios

Edgartown Select Board Opposes SSA Term Limits » Vineyard Gazette

New tool maps pathway issues in Downtown Boston, Chinatown to improve accessibility » WGBH

Boston doesn’t have an employee dating policy, but neither do many other cities » WGBH

TX: Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump » New York Times

Briefings: Markey’s East & West Support United with Backing from McGovern… » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

TN: Pete Hegseth Is Reportedly Thinking About Taking His Talents to the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion » Vanity Fair

NY: The rise of ‘Zohran Derangement Syndrome’ » Politico

Battenfeld: Joe Kennedy III trying to reinvent Camelot and his image » Boston Herald

Josh Kraft accuses Boston Mayor Wu of hiding White Stadium taxpayer cost until after election » Boston Herald

Briefings: Markey’s East & West Support United with Backing from McGovern » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Opinion: Involuntary commitment should be on the table in the opioid crisis » Boston Globe

Police search Connecticut River near Memorial Bridge » WWLP 22

Mass. Legislature strikes deal on ‘shield bill’ to protect providers of abortion, gender-affirming care » Boston Globe

“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant » The New Yorker

Norwell Launches New Senior Tax Exemption Program, Considers Veterans Benefits Expansion » South Shore News

Waltham firm organizes protest taking aim at highway service plaza bid process » Worcester Business Journal

Nantucket lays out demands for energy project developer » State Affairs

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