9:00am Board of Registration in Public Accountancy Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

10:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

10:00am Division of Insurance Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

10:00am Executive Office of Economic Development Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Department of State Police Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm MBTA Public Hearing, 10 Park Plaza, MassDOT Board Room, 2nd Floor, Boston and via Zoom

6:00pm Summer 2025 Democratic State Committee Meeting, Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Road, Beverly

Mass. bar advocates secure meeting with state Senate leaders on pay raise dispute » MassLive

New anti-poverty bill takes omnibus approach » State House

School teacher to challenge Neal for Congress » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Why a new gas pipeline into New England may (or may not) lower energy bills » WBUR

Rent control measure triggers ballot eligibility debate » Commonwealth Magazine

ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston after Mayor Wu’s refusal to strip sanctuary protections » Boston Herald

Why Mass. struggles to rein in local fees for cannabis businesses » Axios

Rule to speed flow of legislation doesn't apply to Healey bills>/b? » State House News Service

Mass. Rep. Pressley compares Trump’s occupation of DC to notorious Boston murder case » MassLive

Opinion: Echoes of FDR, Stalin, and Yalta at Anchorage summit » Boston Globe

Pressley calls Trump’s federal takeover in D.C. ‘racist and rogue,’ compares it to Boston’s Stuart murder case » Boston Globe

The WNBA is wary of letting the Connecticut Sun move to Boston. This dynamic helps explain why. » Boston Globe

Holyoke Chamber files criminal complaint against former executive director » The Reminder

A wave of price cuts is coming to Stop & Shop's Boston-area stores » WBUR

Stop & Shop to cut prices on 3,000-plus items in Mass. stores » Boston Globe

Ex-WBZ anchor Kate Merrill who’s suing Boston station says ‘fairness must apply to everyone’ » Boston Herald

Moore: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ is working for America » Boston Herald

West Stockbridge sees win for cannabis grower Wiseacre Farm — at least for now » the Berkshire edge

7 key takeaways from the Mass. Cannabis Control Commission audit » Boston.com

Some West Stockbridge residents wanted the town to reject Wiseacre Farm's cannabis permit renewal. Here's why they failed » The Berkshire Eagle

Report: Miss Hall's Failed to Act on Abuse Reports » iBerkshires

Keller: Looking at the pushback to the proposed school cellphone ban in Massachusetts » CBS News

Free tutoring offered to struggling East Longmeadow first graders » The Reminder

Upper Cape Tech will train diesel mechanics, welders to meet local needs with $420K grant » Cape Cod Times

These are the 40 best public high schools in Mass., according to US News & World Report » Boston Globe

Education Department drops English-learner guidance for schools » Washington Post

TX: Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in Schoo » New York Times

Weymouth Schools Prepare for New Year with Staff Changes and Facility Additions » South Shore News

Worcester school candidate Noelia M. Chafoya seeks to build up community support in WPS » Worcester Telegram

Harvard Kennedy School now expects most international students to be back on campus for the fall » Boston Globe

Some Emerson faculty have lost trust in their college president » WGBH

Harvard students are so overscheduled with extracurriculars that they don’t attend class, professors say » Boston Globe

Educators get new guidance for age of AI » State House

Gov. Healey warns of effects of Hurricane Erin along Mass. coast; ferry service could be disrupted » Boston Globe

Hurricane Erin is forcing several beaches in Massachusetts to close for swimming » CBS News

Hurricane Erin churns up ‘potentially lethal' conditions along Massachusetts coast » NBC Boston

Hurricane Erin expected to bring huge waves, rip currents to Massachusetts coast » WGBH

Massachusetts beaches will have dangerous rip currents, high surf from Hurricane Erin » Boston Herald

Markey, Neal, state delegates tour Springfield JCC on Aug. 14 » The Reminder

Feds start alerting states of people possibly ineligible for Medicaid » State House New

Editorial: ‘Everyone closed the door on us’: Kids in Gaza need medical treatment, and US should help » Boston Globe

Boston mayoral candidates have widely different strategies for housing crisis » MassLive

Boston-area home prices dip back under $1 million. Is the housing market starting to thaw after years of stagnation? » Boston Globe

Bad concrete. A quick evacuation. Now, before Cambridge condo building is demolished: court. » Boston Globe

Worcester city councilors support tiny homes project to address homelessness » Worcester Telegram

Where Greater Boston ranks amid needed income for homebuying » Boston Business Journal

Boston ICE director says agency is 'not backing down,' after Wu refuses federal request » WBUR

Boston officials say ICE is dragging its feet on public records request » WBUR

Judge Frank Caprio, America’s ‘nicest judge,’ dies at 88 » Boston Globe

R.I. attorney general still weighing whether to fire prosecutor who told officer he would ‘regret’ arresting her » Boston Globe

Mass. bar advocates secure meeting with state Senate leaders on pay raise dispute » MassLive

CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows » The Guardian

‘Who am I tipping now?’ As AI increases sales at Fenway Park and TD Garden, workers are left feeling underpaid. » Boston Globe

DiZoglio chides AG; legislative leaders, over audit » The Eagle Tribune

Boston city councilors fed up with Wu-backed colleagues squashing hot-button debate » Boston Herald

Mayor Garcia, union leader at odds over DPW contract talks in Holyoke » MassLive

Amherst officials call for defense of Constitution » Daily Hampshire Gazette

FitzGerald blasts Wu team for stalling on council hearings » Dorchester Reporter

Open space, industry, homes: Report offers options for huge parcel surrounding nuke plant site » Plymouth Independent

Boston City Council’s light calendar » Politico

Massachusetts elections 2025: Everything you need to know to vote » WGBH

RI: R.I. Governor McKee and his campaign manager ‘part ways’ after less than three months » Boston Globe

CA: California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push » The Hill

IA: Yup, Iowa’s Senate Seat is in Play » The Contrarian

NH: Karishma Manzur launches progressive campaign for US Senate in N.H., taking on Chris Pappas for Democratic nomination » Boston Globe

Opinion: Wu takes on Trump and Kraft scrambles » Boston Globe

Editorial: Trump’s a great election punching bag for progressive pols » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu gives blind eye to tough issues while provoking Trump » Boston Herald

Representative Jones Supports Bill Requiring Human Trafficking Awareness Training for Hospitality Workers » Reading Patch

Suffolk Sheriff Steve Tompkins due for arraignment Thursday » Boston Globe

Mass. sued over nonresident gun licensing delays » CNHI

Every 3 weeks, a group retired Worcester firefighters gather to maintain their bond » Worcester Telegram

Sheriff Tompkins plans to plead not guilty to federal extortion charges » WBUR

State Rep. Sally Kerans Touts $6.2 million In North Shore Road, Bridge Repair Funding » Danvers Patch

Earmarks in FY26 General Appropriations Act on pause » Spectrum News

In Ukraine peace proposals, echoes of the 1930s | For lead investor in embattled Boston soccer stadium plan, a Celtics sale bonanza | Raytheon to expand Andover defense factory | Quick hits | » Contrarian Boston

A new beginning for a historic bridge: Ribbon-cutting ceremony held at reopened Bridge of Flowers » Daily Hampshire Gazzete

Municipalities grateful for added road aid to tackle large backlog » The Reminder

State delivering $46 million to EV charging network » State House Ne

Healey backs Nantucket in battle with wind energy developer » Boston Herald

Plymouth Officials Weigh Nuclear Challenges as Pilgrim Decommissioning Continues » South Shore News