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“These 3D-printed weapons will be used to evade Massachusetts’ strong gun laws, and my office and our law enforcement partners will do everything we can to keep deadly homemade weapons off our streets and out of our schools,”

Attorney General Maura Healey

On 3D-printed Guns

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Business

Local businesses to hold sales on top of tax-free weekend » The Recorder

Tax-free holiday has Brockton area business buzzing » The Enterprise

Most of the largest architectural firms in Mass. see uptick in billings » Boston Business Journal

Center Court buys Star Market, media building on Morrissey Blvd. » Dorchester Reporter

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Another twist for legal pot » Commonwealth Magazine

Here's how Massachusetts health leaders suggest parents discuss marijuana use with their children after legalization passed » MassLive

CCC closing in on critical lab testing » State House News Service

Methuen Woman Fights Firing Over Marijuana Use » NBC Boston

Pot notes: Everything but the labs » Commonwealth Magazine

Crimes

Cambridge man arrested for threatening ICE agents in murder for hire tweet » Boston Globe

Governor signs Montigny animal cruelty bill » South Coast Today

Education

Vargas to Offer Update on Haverhill Promise Literacy Effort at iHub Tuesday » WHAV

Report raps culture at UMass polymer science department » Gazette Net

Environment

Run on renewables: Real estate trusts finally start going green » Boston Business Journal

Rep. Richard Neal Attributes Recent Storms To Climate Change » WGBH

Fast and furious storm hammers Lower Cape » Cape Cod Times

Federal

AG Maura Healey, others make final bid to drop census citizenship question » Boston Herald

Health Care

Abuse treatment center to pay big bucks in Medicaid fraud case » Lowell Sun

State sees huge growth of urgent care centers and retail clinics » Commonwealth Magazine

Opioids’ path of destruction in construction » Commonwealth Magazine

Housing

Apartment plan for Hanover Mall prompts concerns » Patriot Ledger

Judiciary

Dartmouth attorney Joe Michaud sworn in as Massachusetts Housing Court associate justice » South Coast Today

Political operative Frank Keough's visits to Hampden County Superior Court Clerk's office raise questions » The Republican

Labor

Now hiring: teenagers (and anyone else willing to work) » Boston Globe

Striking sheet metal workers want bigger piece of the building boom » Boston Globe

Legislative

Chandler gets $35,000 bump with new emerita post » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Baker Signs 53 Bills — Including Ones On Clean Energy And Opioid Treatment — Into Law » WBUR

Harriette Chandler loses Senate president stipend, but blow is cushioned by emerita status » Worcester Telegram

Local Government

Flint Farmers Market takes SNAP benefits, offers family fun events » The Herald News

Commonwealth approves change to Sutton charter » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Barnstable County could see layoffs » Cape Cod Times

Bourne turns to state program to address blighted parcels » Cape Cod Times

LED lamps to light up Weymouth schools » Wicked Local Weymouth

Mansfield recycling costs increasing: Tip of a trashy iceberg? » The Sun Chronicle

City should split MGM revenue evenly among city wards, State Rep. Bud Williams says » MassLive

The Week in Public Finance: Is Your City Positioned to Weather the Next Recession? » Governing

Opinion

Driving stoned: Massachusetts standard needed » Boston Globe

Benton: Peabody housing push a good sign » The Salem News

The road to the White House runs through the Ivy League » Boston Globe

A self-sustaining perennial ‘immigrant’ enriches summer » Boston Globe

Editorial: High time for warnings » Boston Herald

The Economic Case For Investing In The Arts » WBUR

Viewpoint: Culture change starts in workplace » Boston Business Journal

Dems’ unsavory picks for dinner honor » Boston Herald

Capuano, Pressley display differences » Boston Herald

Carr: Time for Charlie Baker to get tough on RMV » Boston Herald

Time for pols to freeze criticism of immigration agency » Boston Herald

Attack on L'Italien 'long-winded, whiny, partisan' » The Andover Townsman

Politics

Congressional Hopeful Alexandra Chandler Comes Out Swinging for Trans Kids » Broadly

Can traffic be an election issue? Two Democrats running for governor hope so » Boston Globe

Josh Zakim takes cyber swing » Boston Herald

He’s running for six different elected offices on the same ballot (and yes, that’s legal) » Boston Globe

RGA funneled millions into advertisement to boost Charlie Baker » Boston Globe

First openly transgender candidate for Congress in Mass. seeks to boost fall ballot initiative » Boston Globe

Transgender trailblazer: Chandler feels 'sense of responsibility at being the first' » Lowell Sun

Rep. John Scibak endorses Natalie Blais in 1st Franklin House District race » MassLive

Galvin, Zakim spar over early voting » Lowell Sun

Public Health

Number of opioid-addicted women who delivered babies quadrupled in 16 years » Boston Globe

Baker signs Hogan’s youth tobacco addiction bill into law » Community Advocate

Public Safety

City of Chicopee hoping to make major improvements to public safety » News 22 WWLP.com

Read the notice saying 3D-printed weapons in Massachusetts are illegal » The Republican

South Boston residents push for traffic safety improvements » Boston Globe

State Government

Automatic voter registration will be available in Massachusetts, starting in 2020 » The Republican

Republican Gov. Signs Automatic Voter Registration Bill Into Law In Massachusetts » The Huffington Post

Automatic Voter Registration Gains Bipartisan Momentum » Governing

Taxation

Sales tax holiday to return this weekend » Patriot Ledger

Capitalizing on Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision could be tricky for Mass. tax collectors » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Tax Holiday Ready to Go, But Still Needs Baker Signature » NECN

New Hampshire liquor stores offering Massachusetts customers 13-percent discount » MassLive

Transportation

The Blue Line Lost Power for the Second Time in a Week » Boston Magazine

New campaign touts alternatives for marijuana and alcohol users » Leominster Champion

Outage hits Blue Line; Alewife garage crumbles » Boston Herald

T tries to patch up Alewife parking garage » Commonwealth Magazine

The Northern Avenue Bridge is being replaced, and the city is debating just who will be allowed to use it » Boston Globe

Utilities

Meeting Wednesday on planned Pilgrim sale » Cape Cod Times

Legislators compromise on clean energy legislation; net metering cap for solar left unchanged » the Berkshire edge

Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill 2018: Continuing the Journey » Union of Concerned Scientists

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