9:00am Honoring Champions of Toxics Use Reduction in Massachusetts, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am AARP Elder Lobby Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

6:00pm Artists for Congressional Candidate Ayanna Pressley

6:00pm Artists for Congressional Candidate Ayanna Pressley

7:00pm Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Junefest

7:00pm Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Junefest

Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls » New York Times

An inside look at hotspots within the 2018 legislative elections » State House News Service

Democrats turn to Hollywood for messaging help » Politico

Ex-Senate president’s husband could someday get state pension » Boston Globe

A long list of priorities on Beacon Hill, but lawmakers are getting short on time » Boston Globe

Facing steep PILOT revenue drop, small towns hitch hope to Senate budget proposal » Berkshire Eagle

Capuano seizes on impeachment as he tries to fend off liberal challenge » Boston Globe

Keller @ Large: Sen. Elizabeth Warren On Protecting Pot-Friendly States, Mueller » CBS Boston

Oops: Joe Kennedy III Says His Nuclear Vote Was an Accident » Boston Magazine

Medical device giant Stryker considering Boston Scientific takeover, report says » Boston Globe

Western Mass. Developers Conference: 'I think we've got a good story to tell' » The Republican

Massachusetts companies 'worried' about trade tensions between US and Canada, Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Cranberries Were Removed from the List of Products the EU Plans to Target with Tariffs » Boston Magazine

On Eve Of Marijuana Legalization, Impaired Driving Panel Just Getting Started » WBUR

Second Amendment rally set for Saturday in Belchertown drawing opposition » Gazette Net

New Bedford approves school choice » South Coast Today

3rd District candidates share views on education at Lowell forum » Lowell Sun

As Storms Worsen, Many Coastal States Aren't Prepared » Governing

Democratic Congressional Candidate Wants To Limit President’s Ability To Use Nuclear Weapons » New Boston Post

Beth Israel and Lahey say they want to learn from missteps in earlier merger » Boston Globe

AG Healey to make 'major announcement' on sale, marketing of opioids » Fox 25 News

Rising rent costs exacerbated by short-term rentals in Massachusetts » The Metro West Daily News

Worcester task force outlines steps to address homelesseness » Worcester Telegram

It’s far from a SNAP to eat on $4.56 a day » Boston Herald

State briefs: Woman who took sanctuary in Springfield church gets one-year reprieve » The Greenfield Recorder

Harvard Pilgrim CEO resigns over questionable behavior » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pushes back on criticism from Wayne Chapman's attorney, psychologist » The Republican

SJC requests attorney general’s opinion in Chapman case » Boston Globe

Child rapist Wayne W. Chapman's lawyer slams governor's proposal » Boston Herald

Housing court may be available on Island » Martha's Vineyard Times

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey backs Gov. Charlie Baker's bill on child rapists » The Republican

With marijuana sales set to begin, employers grapple with drug tests » Boston Globe

State should follow local example on sick leave buyback » Salem News

Poverty politics » Commonwealth Magazine

National Grid workers air contract complaints » State House News Service

Coalition: Pass auto-registration bill to prep for 2020 » Lowell Sun

Former senate president Stan Rosenberg files pension paperwork, still listed as ‘married’ » News Boston

Vote on short-term rental rules could happen Wednesday » Boston Globe

Methuen council approves petition to borrow $4M » The Eagle Tribune

Mayor Marty Walsh wants pay raises for Boston City Council, himself » Boston Herald

Plant to power Ashfield lumber biz draws ire » The Recorder

State Representative Aaron Michlewitz Sponsors 8th Annual North 2 South All Star Game » North End Waterfront

Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies urging state to continue funding technical assistance programs that help municipalities » MassLive

Senator Lewis Secures Funding For the Albion Cultural Exchange » Wakefield Patch

NEA awards $328,000 to cultural organizations and initiatives in the Berkshires » the Berkshire edge

Trump’s heartless hypocrisy toward refugees » Boston Globe

Trump’s legacy, in a photo: No common ground » Boston Globe

A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad president builds an empire » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: UFO monument is an attention-grabber » Berkshire Eagle

Bill Gouveia: State races look familiar » The Sun Chronicle

OUR VIEW: Time to pass bill targeting distracted driving » The Sun Chronicle

The Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official — Here’s How Mass. Can Fight Back » WBUR

Our view: State should follow local example on sick leave buyback » Gloucester Times

Peter Lucas: Gonzalez needs the 'Yes, we can!' man in governor's race » Lowell Sun

Editorial: It’s the right time to rethink our outdated state seal » Gazette Net

More drama in the race for 18th Middlesex District » Lowell Sun

Moulton unopposed in primary, but faces GOP challenger in the fall » Salem News

Firefighters endorse Vega for register of deeds » The Eagle Tribune

Portugal president: 'Nobody lives alone in the world' » Gloucester Times

Gov. Charlie Baker's campaign paid for emails sent by MassGOP » The Republican

Political Notes: Sandwich Planning Board member seeks county assembly seat » Cape Cod Times

Portuguese president visits Massachusetts State House » News 22 WWLP.com

November 2018 Massachusetts ballot questions remain up in the air, weeks before signature deadline » The Republican

Haverhill School Committeeman Wood Endorses Matias for Congress » WHAV

In campaign ad, Rufus Gifford touts ties to Obama » Boston Globe

Portugal president: 'We are neighbors' » Milford Daily News

For Lively, a difficult court fight against state GOP » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sues Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis » The Republican

Mere mention of opioid bill spurs fist pump from Baker » The Greenfield Recorder

Amid Opioid Crisis, Drug Take-Backs Gain Popularity » Governing

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey sues opioid maker Purdue Pharma » Boston Globe

Baker 'conceptually' favors red flag legislation » South Coast Today

'Red Flag' gun bill passes Senate without roll call vote » Lowell Sun

Rep. Shawn Dooley holds state house Stop The Bleed training course » Wicked Local Plainville

Senate Gun Legislation Helps Residents As Well As Local Police » Marlborough Patch

In police dept scandals’ wake, an effort to clean up evidence rooms » Boston Herald

Quasi-public state agency wired $94K to cybercriminal, audit finds » Boston Business Journal

Governor Baker to attend Western Massachusetts Developers Conference in Springfield » News 22 WWLP.com

All aboard! MBTA riders will get to tour a mock-up of the new Red Line trains » Boston Globe

Lifeline To The Islands Needs Saving » WGBH

Governor Baker to make western Mass. transportation announcement » News 22 WWLP.com

Mass. Dems: Baker treating commuters 'like 2nd class citizens' » Fox 25 News

Overhead wire shuts down Green Line » Commonwealth Magazine

Commuter Trains To Run North Of Springfield Starting In 2019 » WAMC

Lawmakers object to details of solar program » Gloucester Times

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