8:30am Alliance for Business Leadership Progressive Power Hour with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, DraftKings, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Framingham City Council Candidate Gloria Pascual

Lobbyist disclosure reporting deadline

Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Walsh

Ayanna Pressley hits back at Trump: ‘This is what racism looks like’ » Boston Globe

House quits for weekend without budget accord » State House News Service

Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire » New York Times

"You crossed the rubicon... there's no going back": Karl Rove, Kellyanne Conway, and the odd couple marriage betweeen Mike Pence and Donald Trump » Vanity Fair

New beer brawl brewing on Beacon Hill over franchise law » Boston Business Journal

Gov. Charlie Baker returns pro-union bill to Legislature unsigned » The Republican

Plastic bag ban changes criticized » The Salem News

Boston professors criticize Globe over Rollins » Commonwealth Magazine

Cory Booker, on swing through New Hampshire, says ‘it’s not about partisanship’ » Boston Globe

Cory Booker uses Boston as backdrop to gun platform » Boston Herald

Ayanna Pressley brushes off Trump’s tweets — but not his treatment of refugees » Boston Globe

R.I.’s David Cicilline uses his House perch to take on Google and Facebook » Boston Globe

Ayanna Pressley slams ‘racism’ of President Trump’s tweets » Boston Herald

Look Out, Mayor Pete, Sounds Like Seth Moulton Thinks You’re a Nerd » Boston Magazine

Trump tweet went too far… but he has a point » Boston Herald

Excitement grows as Kamala Harris stops in N.H. » Boston Herald

Local Lawmakers Decry Trump's Tweets to 'Go Back' » NECN

Trump Targets Democratic Congresswomen, Including Rep. Pressley, With Racist Tweets » WBUR

Bill would ease rules on selling used cars subject to recall » The Salem News

Red Sox announce 37-year Boston police veteran as new security director » Boston Globe

For decades, this Christian bookseller went by the name CBD. Then that became a problem » Boston Globe

With a $5 billion fine, the pain may just be beginning for Facebook » Boston Globe

In search of a ‘second city’ for New England startups » Boston Globe

Polar Beverages CEO Will Be Part-Owner Of WooSox » WBUR

Public Hearing Set for Bill That Would Ease Rules on Selling Used Cars Subject to Recall » NECN

Magazine looks to serve as guide to marijuana marketplace » Gazette Net

How Nevada Plans to Solve the Marijuana Banking Problem » Governing

Women’s soccer wage fight revives battle for Equal Rights Amendment » Boston Globe

A Lowell teen took her own life after getting bullied; Lawmakers haven’t addressed it » Boston Herald

Black, Latino, and low-income kids counting on Legislature » Commonwealth Magazine

Watchdog group: Animal experiments cruel, wastes taxpayer money » Boston Herald

In Holyoke, arts education takes front seat » Commonwealth Magazine

Top regulator upholds air permit for planned Weymouth compressor station » Patriot Ledger

Easthampton’s Nashawannuck Pond committee seeks CPA funds to help with $301,000 project » Gazette Net

It was a parking lot. Now it’s a park, and the ‘center of gravity’ in reimagined Fenway neighborhood » Boston Globe

Shark sightings continue on Cape Cod; meeting planned to discuss » Boston Herald

Sharks on Cape Cod: Just how scared should we be? » Boston Globe

Great White Sharks Close 3 Cape Cod Beaches In 1 Day » WBUR

Winter Honeybee Loss In Massachusetts Reflected Nationwide Trend » New England Public Radio

Mount Auburn Hospital examined evacuation during Friday power outage that lasted hours » Cambridge Day

SOMERVILLE SENIOR TESTIFIES ON AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE » The Somerville News Weekly

California Takes Obamacare to a New Level as the Law's Fate Looms » Governing

Much work to do to widen housing horizons in Mass. » Boston Globe

McGovern on border crisis: ‘We need to fix this’ » Gazette Net

Boston, not on list for ICE raids, braces anyway » Boston Herald

After a vigil, Boston immigration advocates come together to plan » Boston Globe

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey sees ’heartbreaking’ conditions at Texas border facilities » The Republican

As ICE Plans Nationwide Raids, Rep. McGovern Travels To Detention Centers » WBUR

Health, Policy Leaders Hope To Improve Mass. Civil Commitment Law For Substance Abuse » New England Public Radio

Tipping point: State bills would equalize minimum wages for wait staffers, other workers » Worcester Telegram

Beacon Hill Lawmakers Slowed, But Not Stopped, For Summer » New England Public Radio

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: New job allows Sudbury manager to shorten her commute » Wicked Local Marlborough

Lampiasi Looks To Bring Strong Representation To Pittsfield's Ward 6 » iBerkshires

Three years later, roller-coaster City Hall extortion case is going to trial » Boston Globe

SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: Who can top the Big Apple of New England? » Sentinel & Enterprise

Bourne permits use of public sidewalk in Buzzards Bay for private sign » Cape Cod Times

Charlie Baker’s slow fade picks up speed » Boston Herald

Springfield mayoral candidate Linda Matys O'Connell: 'Winds of change are blowing' » The Republican

Youth activists push gun control to forefront of 2020 campaign » Boston Globe

Sometimes a Mr. Fix-it needs to get under the hood » Commonwealth Magazine

RMV Failed To Warn Other States About Driver Violations In Mass. » WBUR

5 Policies To Address Our Transportation Crisis » WGBH

Talk of new transportation revenues premature » Commonwealth Magazine

Vineyard Wind Dealt Setbacks By Local, U.S. Regulators » WBUR

Cooling Tower Demolition Marks Expedited Vermont Yankee Decommissioning » New England Public Radio

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Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Walsh

8:30am Alliance for Business Leadership Progressive Power Hour with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, DraftKings, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Framingham City Council Candidate Gloria Pascual

Lobbyist disclosure reporting deadline

Birthdays: Rep. Kip Diggs, Rep. Rob Consalvo

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

11:00am Ranked Choice Voting Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Pittsfield City Council Candidate Yuki Cohen

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Schmid

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

11:00am House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Committee for Public Counsel Services Rally, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

2:00pm Nelson Mandela Day 2019, State House, Boston

Birthdays: State Senator Walter Timilty

9:00am Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Public Hearing, Conference Room 2, 21st Floor, One Ashburton Place, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health and Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters