9:00am Mass. Lobby Day for Carbon Pricing, Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

12:00pm Mass. Postpartum Depression Awareness Day, State House, Great Hall

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

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

2:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

5:00pm Reception for Rep. Paul Tucker

5:00pm Reception for Rep. Paul Tucker

5:30pm Pride Celebration & Fundraiser for Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis

5:30pm Pride Celebration & Fundraiser for Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis

Disabilities group opposing Senate $15 an hour wage plan » State House News Service

Biz groups urge conferees to drop tax break review panel » State House News Service

Tech secretariat would need annual budget of up to $15 mil » State House News Service

The Halfhearted Opposition to the G.O.P.'s Health Care Misery » New York Times

Baker touts state's fiscal health, despite bond rating drop » The Salem News

Dems keeping track of Geoff Diehl » Boston Herald

Surtax backers say mobility fears about wealthy are overstated » State House News Service

Greenway deal could clear the way for Winthrop Square tower » The Boston Globe

Jeff Immelt ends 16-year tenure as CEO of General Electric » The Boston Globe

New GE CEO's salary starts at nearly half Immelt's pay » Boston Business Journal

Expansion, hotel could be in DCU Center's future » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Mass. House To Take Up Pot Bill This Week » WBUR

Lawmakers left in dark as legislation changing pot policy barrels forward » Boston Herald

Limits considered for marijuana advertising » The Daily News of Newburyport

Pot bill up for a vote in House on Thursday » The Enterprise

Malden and Medford looking to get a Head Start » Lynn Daily News Item

Faculty to speak out on Keenan vote » The Salem News

Jessica Tang quietly makes history with Boston Teachers Union election » Boston Globe

A mysterious ailment is killing birds on Cape Cod » The Boston Globe

Freetown-Fall River forest about to get bigger » South Coast Today

Charged Atmosphere and Electrifying Tales at EV Car Show » The Local News

Bill to combat nip bottle litter set for hearing today » Cape Cod Times

Cape Downwinders To Present Gov. Baker With Nuclear Waste Referendum Results » Capecod.com

Promotion of health care execs could lift GE's efforts in life sciences and health data » The Boston Globe

Bipartisan support for bill establishing Ice Bucket Challenge Week » WWLP 22 News

Scope of health disparities bill divides Democrats » State House News Service

Construction of 773 more condos and apartments begins in Seaport » Boston Globe

Tito Jackson blasts plan to double size of Dorchester shelter for vets » Boston Herald

Lauren Baker's new mission with DCF charity » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finds OUI law ambiguous » Berkshire Eagle

Lawmakers pushing for juvenile justice reform » WWLP 22 News

Waltham Company's Lobbying Effort For Its Drug Used To Treat Opioid Addiction Raises Questions » WBUR

Lowell has plan to rescue bridge work » Lowell Sun

School committee member challenges executive session » The Eagle Tribune

Amherst representative pushes for non-citizen voting rights in town » WWLP 22 News

Two city council races set in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Local attorney was denied a Zoning Board seat after Turtleboy Sports ties questioned » Worcester Mag

Saugus School Committee united in opposition to bill that would prohibit Native American mascots/logos in schools » Wicked Local

Non-citizens could run for office in Amherst under new charter proposal » The Republican

FCC should reject new robocall initiative » The Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Governor, take a stand: 'Fair Share' is a bad idea » Sentinel & Enterprise

The economic theory that changed the world » The Boston Globe

Ann Hallstein: Thank governor for conservation grants » Gazette Net

Editorial: More to rating story » Boston Herald

Trump's toxic war on Muslims — at home and abroad » The Boston Globe

It's time to make it legal for Americans to order prescription drugs from abroad » STAT News

Dissecting Baker's stance on millionaire's tax » Commonwealth Magazine

Saving for retirement just got easier » Boston Globe

Editorial: The legal aid quandary » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

We can't talk about kids' well-being without a focus on resources for parents » Boston Globe

Editorial: Decision to use Native American mascots should go to communities » The Recorder

Political Happy Hour: June 12, 2017 » Boston Globe

Political Notes: Beaty considers run for Hunt's seat » Cape Cod Times

Holyoke mayor rejects plan for barriers to deter panhandlers » The Boston Globe

Tall Ships event in Boston Harbor is assigned highest security risk » Boston Globe

Gubernatorial hopeful: Downgrade a warning sign of looming budget crisis » Boston Herald

STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP: Budget with a chance of rain » Wicked Local Halifax

State bond rating drops » Gloucester Times

'Ghostbusters' got more than $25 million in tax credits last year » The Boston Globe

Business-backed group says proposed tax would chase away top earners » The Boston Globe

Battle lines drawn over short-term rental tax » Cape Cod Times

Non-profits defend against bid to force property tax payments » State House News Service

Capuano ready to make some noise over Logan racket » Boston Herald

Cape Wind opposition continues » Cape Cod Times

Attorney General Healey joins coalition suing Trump administration over energy standards » Boston Globe

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Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

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