10:00am Special Commission on Extremely Low-Income Housing, One Ashburton Place, 2nd Floor, Conference Room C, Boston and via Zoom

10:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

5:30pm An Summer Evening in Support of Sen. Julian Cyr

Birthdays: State Senator Nicholas Collins, Rep. Jeffrey Turco

The Mass. AG is reviewing a proposed ballot question to repeal recreational marijuana sales. Here’s what it says. » Boston Globe

Republican candidates for Massachusetts governor use first debate to attack each other » Boston Herald

Halting wind project threatens power reliability, grid operator says » WWLP 22

Teamsters v. Republic: Behind the largest sanitation strike in decades » Waste Dive

Mass. judge rules embattled Boston nonprofit protected by 2024 law signed by Healey violated consumer protection laws » Boston Globe

Mass. nursing home bed shortage could hit by 2029, not 2034 » State House News Service

MassDOT receives $3.5M to help connect Springfield to Albany by train » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Education Department launches investigation into Burlington over student survey some parents found too explicit » Boston Globe

Boston City Council preps for federal funding cuts after Mayor Wu’s defiance of sanctuary removal order » Boston Herald

Mass. biotech industry shrinks amid headwinds, Trump cuts » Axios

Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? What to Know About the Legal Arguments. » New York Times

Trump and RFK Jr. Plan to Scrap Covid Vaccine, Because Why Not » The New Republic

Pritzker Says Trump’s Chicago Deployment Threats Are ‘Authoritarian Creep’ » NOTUS

How the Electoral College Could Tilt Further From Democrats » New York Times

House Oversight subpoenas Epstein estate, including for any ‘client list’ » Washington Post

Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement » The Atlantic

Democrats lead the U.S. House generic ballot by 8; voters back fair maps and oppose Trump's tariffs » Strength in Numbers

The Global Rise of Authoritarians: Here's Their Playbook » Zeteo

Dictator for a Day… a Month… Years? » The Bulwark

'ABBA bill' would take a chance on early Sunday sips » State House News Service

Sterling Fair coming up: Could this be the last time it's held at Sterling Airport? » Worcester Telegram

Biotech slump: US risks losing its industry crown to China, Mass. leaders say » MassLive

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey pushing for WNBA team in Boston » Patriot Ledger

Burlington-based KDP to buy Peet’s Coffee parent for $18B » Boston Business Journal

The new capital of global coffee could soon be . . . Burlington? » Boston Globe

Report paints bleak outlook for Mass. biotech industry » Boston Globe

Electronics manufacturer to close Mass. plant, lay off 86 » Boston Business Journal

A 'wake up call' for US leadership: Mass biopharma industry group gives gloomy forecast » WGBH

Editorial: Why Mass. still trails the nation in press protections » Boston Globe

A Letter To Democratic Legislators On WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY » MA 4 Women

From Roxbury Community College to BU, colleges are using AI to cut down on operating costs » Boston Globe

School's back in Worcester: Here are 5 major issues to know about » Worcester Telegram

What Massachusetts parents should know this back-to-school season » Boston Globe

Massachusetts school district faces Trump admin investigation over ‘graphic… inappropriate’ student survey » Boston Herald

Weiss: Back to school with a purpose » Boston Herald

Thousands of Mass. students return to classes for region’s first day of school » Boston Globe

Former BLS head of school appointed to school committee » Universal Hub

Beverly can throw out rotting recycling with trash during strike, state rules » CNHI

Healey: After calling 911, battery storage facilities have two hours to contact state officials » JohnFGately.com

Hanson Board Approves $237,000 Cleanup Grant for Contaminated Property » South Shore News

State commits to 25 year conservation plan » Cape Cod Online

Children with rare, undiagnosed diseases are getting caught up in Trump’s war on Harvard » Boston Globe

Local options for rent control could be headed to Massachusetts » Fall River Reporter

Lupoli $3M Tax Credit for Next 124 Apartments in Downtown Haverhill Redevelopment » WHAV

A Somerville church said it was ‘called by God’ to open a homeless shelter. Neighbors took them to court. » Boston Globe

At Camp Jabberwocky, attacks on disability community feel worlds away » Boston Globe

Healey backs longstanding Mass. prisons-ICE detainer agreement » NBC Boston

‘A long road ahead of her’: R.I. prosecutor arrested in Newport placed on six-month, unpaid leave, attorney general says » Boston Globe

Embattled Boston nonprofit violated consumer protection laws, judge rules » Boston Globe

Editorial: Rachael Rollins is forever tainted » Boston Herald

Republic, Teamsters still at impasse » Gloucester Times

Hatch: The lady behind Labor Day » Boston Herald

Worcester preliminary: In-person early voting underway at Worcester Public Library » Worcester Telegram

Cohasset Select Board Approves New Recreation Commission Member and Discusses RTF Budget Implications » South Shore News

Potential special election for new Select Board member » Milton Times

Easthampton installing security system at Municipal Building » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Architect of Nantucket’s topless beach law faced shunning and prediction of mayhem. Years later, measure is no big deal. » Boston Globe

Pittsfield Licensing Board Wants Movement on Chili's » iBerkshires

Opinion: Is Healey going to endorse Wu? » Boston Globe

'This is political theater': Healey, Wu condemn Trump's threats to send National Guard to U.S. cities » WCVB

What Tip O’Neill Understood That Ed Markey Doesn’t » The Patriot Post

Ousted as cannabis chief, Shannon O'Brien battles to set record straight | Become a News Defender | Mainstay of Massachusetts economy under siege amid federal cuts | » Contrarian Boston

Meet the candidates: Worcester preliminary will bump two from 14-way race » Worcester Telegram

UT: Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for 2026 elections » The Guardian

‘This is political theater’: Healey responds to Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard to other major U.S. cities » Boston.com

COVID levels tick up in Massachusetts as ‘Stratus’ variant dominates nationally » Boston Globe

Trump threatens to send National Guard troops to more U.S. cities. Could Boston be next? » NBC Boston

Millbury firefighter sentenced to 8-10 years for child rape » Worcester Telegram

Battenfeld: Trump threat to deploy troops to other cities puts Michelle Wu’s crime claims to test » Boston Herald

Lynn Police granted $600,000 for emergency services » Lynn Daily News Item

Former Methuen officer loses credentials » The Eagle Tribune

ATG celebrates big win with launch of live theater tax credits » Boston Globe

Opinion: Contrary to some reports, millionaires tax is no godsend » Boston Globe

West-east rail gets additional $3.5M from US Dept. of Transportation » MassLive

State’s West-East rail project, connecting Worcester with more frequent service to Springfield and Albany, receives $3.5M from federal government » Worcester Business Journal

Massachusetts nets $3.5 million in new federal grants for West-East rail connection » WAMC

North Adams city councilor’s latest adventure aims to highlight need for passenger rail in Western Mass » WAMC

MBTA Orange Line Approved For 55 MPH For The First Time » WBZ News Radio

Legislators Tout Added State Road Aid to North Andover, Groveland and West Newbury » WHAV

‘We’ve only just begun’: Orange Line transitions from 40 mph to 55 mph as its top speed » Boston.com

The war over redeveloping the state’s highway service plazas is heating up » Boston Globe

Ipswich and Rowley to Recieve Chapter 90 Funding for Road and Bridge Projects » The Local News

Applegreen claims smear campaign by Global Partners launches: tellthetruthglobal.com » JohnFGately.com

Halting Revolution Wind will cost 1,000 jobs and undermine New England’s power grid, officials say » Boston Globe

Halting wind project threatens power reliability, grid operator says » State House News Service

Veolia president looks to build portfolio of energy technologies » Boston Globe

Middleborough, Mass. Leaders Kick Off Construction on $33M Water Treatment Facility » Construction