7:00am U.S. Congresswoman Lori Trahan on 89.7 WGBH News' Morning Edition, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

7:00pm Department of Conservation & Recreation Public Hearing, Community Rowing, Harry Parker Boathouse, 20 Nonantum Road, Brighton

Once again, Mass. is one of the last states not to have a budget » Boston Globe

State leaders unfazed by missing budget deadline » State House News Service

North Shore, South Shore health systems in partnership talks » State House News Service

Barbara Lee champions equality for women » Boston Globe

Kicking the tires on transpo politics » Commonwealth Magazine

Democrats Angered by HUD’s Hiring of Trump Aide Who Quit After Racist Posts » New York Times

Axios-NewsWhip 2020 attention tracker: Bernie's power » Axios

Record advertising wave heading for swing states in 2020 » Politico

It’s Harris and Warren up, Biden and the men down in first post-debate 2020 Democratic poll » Washington Post

Madam President? Five Candidates on What It Will Take to Shatter the Most Stubborn Glass Ceiling » Vogue

Retailers resist lottery's push for online sales » State House News Service

'Hide the evidence': New Texas law may help GOP keep secrets about its redistricting strategy » Dallas News

‘That’s a Senate seat waiting for someone to take it’: The left targets Ed Markey » Politico

Kamala Harris probably won the California primary in the first debate » Los Angeles Times

‘That’s a Senate seat waiting for someone to take it’: The left targets Ed Markey » Politico

We must stop our nation’s push for relentless war » Boston Globe

First round debates over, Moulton says he's not out » The Salem News

House members detail grim findings after visiting migrant detention centers in Texas » Boston Globe

Report: Owners of Famed Sturbridge Inn to Run Reborn Historic Springfield Hotel » Banker & Tradesman

‘Bullish on downtown Springfield’: Gov. Charlie Baker, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, hail Paramount Theater and Massasoit House Hotel project » The Republican

Groundbreaking held for The Massasoit and Paramount project » Western Mass News

Editorial: Suher’s bad practices outweighing the good » Gazette Net

UMass Boston officials question Salesforce's ties to U.S. border patrol agency » Boston Business Journal

Marijuana cultivator eyes agreement with Belchertown » Gazette Net

‘Screwed and burned’: Holyoke marijuana company Positronic Farms leaves trail of unhappy investors » The Republican

Opposing forced busing doesn’t mean you oppose integration » Boston Globe

Boston Straight Pride Parade will ‘very much’ go on as planned after suspicious packages were sent to organizers » The Republican

Police investigating reports of suspicious letters sent to “Straight Pride Parade” organizers » Boston Herald

For the first time since the church sexual abuse scandal began, the Providence diocese lists clergy accused of abusing minors » Boston Globe

Boston school boss to have ‘executive coach,’ annual moving costs covered » Boston Herald

What are kids learning in school sex ed? Not enough, these students say » Gazette Net

For Many, Rick Snyder Is The Man Who Poisoned Flint. Harvard Believes He Has Lessons To Teach. » WBUR

Report backs Governor Baker tying strings to new education dollars » Boston Globe

Springfield neighborhood may finally receive bike trail » News 22 WWLP.com

State to subsidize $475K cost to build Swampscott rail trail segment » Wicked Local Swampscott

As Partners HealthCare rethinks its strategy, it’s considering whether to change its name » Boston Globe

South Shore Health in partnership talks with health system » Patriot Ledger

AG Reports that Hospitals and HMO's Provided $800 Million in Community Benefits in FY2018 » Cape Cod Today

Moulton, housing advocates eye transit-oriented development » Gloucester Times

A new Budget Buddy takes the helm as two depart » Lowell Sun

Low Mass. incarceration rate is no reason to balk at further reforms » Boston Globe

Saugus nursing home workers reach contract » Boston Business Journal

Stockbridge selectman claims 'clear violation' of Open Meeting Law, asks for probe in complaint to AG » Berkshire Eagle

Wright to leave Melrose Board of Aldermen » Wicked Local Melrose

Learning to love the world’s ugliest building » Boston Globe

Kate Sims: A true test for Amherst Town Council » Gazette Net

Sorry Charlie, your third-term dream just collided with the RMV » Boston Herald

Judge dismisses pastor’s case against Baker, state GOP » Boston Globe

Judge dismisses Lively case against Baker, GOP » State House News Service

Cumberland Farms Sues 6 Mass. Towns Over Flavored Tobacco Ban » WBUR

Law enforcement will operate at a "heightened alert posture" » Lowell Sun

’I don’t have a problem’ with late budget, Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

State looks to double cremation ‘view fee’ » Boston Globe

Accident that Killed 7 Motorcyclists Exposed Flaw in License System » New York Times

Probe: Driver violation warnings ignored, left in Quincy RMV storage room » Patriot Ledger

MBTA fare hike debut sparks outrage from Michelle Wu, riders » Boston Herald

Wu and other pols seek to organize T riders » Commonwealth Magazine

Wu Calls For Overhaul To MBTA Oversight Board » WGBH

Timeline of the RMV’s fatal failure » Boston Herald

Beleaguered MBTA has no savior in Ayanna Pressley » Boston Herald

In wake of deadly crash, Mass. suspends more than 500 licenses » Boston Globe

Protests in Worcester over MBTA fare hikes » Worcester Telegram

Riders, electeds protest #UnfairHikes across MBTA system » Dorchester Reporter

Driver’s licenses are a safety tool. Let’s treat them that way. » Boston Globe

Officials release preliminary findings from internal review of Mass. RMV » Western Mass News

Gov. calls RMV's failure to act 'deeply troubling and completely unacceptable' » WCVB

Investigation reveals thousands of notifications awaiting review at RMV; outside audit planned » Boston Herald

Why Red Line commute is taking longer » Commonwealth Magazine

Bigger bite at Boston’s parking meters » Boston Herald

VTA: ‘100 percent’ service by July 4 » Martha's Vineyard Times

Mass. RMV Ignored Thousands Of Driver Violations For More Than A Year, Review Finds » WBUR

Groundbreaking planned for South Coast Rail project » WPRI.com

Nancy Polan: Biomass should not be part of state’s future energy production » Gazette Net

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WBUR Radio Boston: MBTA Fare Hikes Go Into Effect Despite Opposition WBUR WBUR News: Mass. RMV Workers Scramble To Process Thousands Of Pages Of Driving Violations

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center