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How Massachusetts can help people keep their health coverage » WBUR

Gov. Maura Healey received written warning about surge of migrants in transition document » Boston Herald

Boston drafts detailed action plan to slash emissions by 2030 » Boston Globe

Bar advocates dispute Beacon Hill's forecast for labor crisis resolution » Athol Daily News

Schools are asking courts to intervene in response to chronic truancy by students » Boston Globe

Texas Governor Abbott threatened Democrats who fled state over redrawn voting maps. In Boston, they got a standing ovation. » Boston Globe

Mass. ambulance companies to pay $6M to the state for overcharging MassHealth, AG says » MassLive

How much committee work gets done by the city’s legislative delegation? » The New Bedford Light

Texas Democrats block GOP redistricting plan by fleeing the state » WBUR

Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers » New York Times

Exclusive: Democrats Plan to Spend Tens of Millions of Dollars to Fund Hundreds of Content Creators » Breitbart

Vance heads to Indiana on redistricting, Cali Dems eye 5 GOP seats » punchbowl

ICE arrests decline amid backlash to June immigration raids » Axios

Slotkin to GOP: Undo Medicaid cuts or else » Semafor

Boeing has another strike on its hands » Quartz

Trump’s White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting » The Bulwark

NE: ‘How much does it cost for fascism?’: Tensions erupt at Nebraska GOP congressman’s town hall » CNN

Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump’s agenda and House majority in play » The Associated Press (AP)

Republicans fear Trump tariffs are cutting into economy » The Hill

Sizing Up Democrats’ Chances of Winning Back Congress Next Year » The Liberal Patriot

In a city of monuments, John Adams is notably absent. The push to change that is gaining steam. » Boston Globe

Martha's Vineyard couple responds to whiskey brand lawsuit » Boston Business Journal

Can Boston startup Whoop win its face-off with the FDA? » MassLive

New Downtown Boutique Roller Rabbit Violates Nantucket's Chain Store Ban » nantucketcurrent

A beloved bookstore becomes a flashpoint as differing views on Middle East conflict collide in Brookline » Brookline News

'Not a politician': Taunton mayoral candidate pivots on food biz, addresses controversy » The Enterprise

Wu criticizes ‘unserious proposal’ from Kraft Group for proposed Everett soccer stadium » Boston Herald

Happy days are here again: More booze can be served in Boston and other towns » Boston Globe

Neil Barua shines as CEO at Boston software firm PTC » Boston Globe

Local editors worry ‘pink slime’ journalism poses real danger » WGBH

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring for 272 Elementary Schools » Mass.gov

Democrats disagree (again). This time, it’s about school vouchers. » Boston Globe

As fall semester approaches, Harvard community prepares to ‘work with less’ » Boston Globe

Harvard isn't close to a deal with Trump administration, sources say » WGBH

When will the smoky haze from Canadian wildfires leave Massachusetts? » Boston Herald

Why more cranberry farmers are selling to conservationists, not developers » The New Bedford Light

Spilka: "most" political discord unfolding at federal level » State House News Service

N.H. Gov. Ayotte signs two bills banning transgender health care for youth » WBUR

Editorial: Congress should reauthorize Hospital-at-Home » Boston Globe

Injured teen from Gaza arrives in Boston for medical treatment » WBUR

State throws weight behind regional affordable housing projects » Gazette Net

Opinion: A legal win for immigrant protections — but the clock is still ticking » Boston Globe

Ex-grand juror pleads guilty on contempt charge » Boston Herald

Teamsters vote to continue trash strike against Republic Services » WCVB

How much committee work gets done by the city’s legislative delegation? » The New Bedford Light

Westhampton wins $1.25M to conserve 800 acres of forest next to town center » Gazette Net

As Everett stadium talks drag on, Wu and Revs both tout their case » Boston Globe

Making Chicopee ‘a destination’: City councilor aims to renew proposal to revitalize corridor » MassLive

National lawmakers zero in on political violence, anger in electorate » State House News Service

Ruiz SuperPAC (Take Two) Formally Begins Rolling with Staff Announcements… » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

It's not just Wu and Kraft: Meet the Boston mayoral candidates not in the spotlight » WBUR

NCSL summit opens with grief, warnings on polarization » Arizona Capitol Times

Elizabeth Warren campaigns alongside Zohran Mamdani as top Democrats keep their distance » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Spat over Everett soccer stadium escalates into bitter campaign feud » Boston Herald

Breaking from his father, Josh Kraft criticizes Trump as having ‘stoked hatred and division’ » Boston Globe

Gov. Maura Healey received written warning about surge of migrants in transition document » Boston Herald

Prominent national Democrats ask Josh Kraft to stop using names, likenesses in unauthorized fund-raising push » Boston Globe

‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory » Politico

Watertown library faces criticism over reading list book about a Palestinian child » WGBH

Opinion: Immigrant police officers have made our communities stronger » Boston Globe

Councilor Ed Flynn wants Boston to declare a public safety and public health emergency over Mass. and Cass » Boston Globe

Wire sets fire to MBTA signal hut, disrupting commuter rail service » WBUR

Bluebikes’ popularity has skyrocketed. This map shows where they are used most and where they lag. » Boston Globe

$259M in spending, reproductive legal shield, and infrastructure bills land on Healey's desk » Worcester Business Journal

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