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10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

11:00am "Ask the Superintendent" with Boston Superintendent Brenda Cassellius on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Informal Session

Special election for Rep. Jennifer Benson's seat

Special election for Rep. Shaunna O'Connell's seat

"I was not informed," the Rev. Mariann Budde told Brian Wiliams on MSNBC. "We were given no warning ... He was preceded by a violent clearing of nonviolent protesters to make his way. And he was using our church as a backdrop, and the Bible as a prop, in ways that I found to be deeply offensive."

Mariann Edgar Budde. diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Speaking about the chilling image of Donald Trump posing with a bible in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church across from the White House.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Kennedy Presses On Presence, Markey Cites Support of Leaders In Western Mass. » State House News Service

Election 2020: Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Joe Kennedy III grade Gov. Charlie Baker’s coronavirus response in Springfield debate » MassLive

Joe Kennedy revives an old charge — with a new twist — against Ed Markey during second Senate debate » Boston.com

Election 2020: Sen. Ed Markey picks up host of western Mass. endorsements in primary against Rep. Joe Kennedy III » The Republican

Kennedy Presses On Presence, Markey Cites Support of Leaders In Western Mass. » New England Public Radio

Keller: Kennedy Attacks ‘Sluggish’ Markey In Senate Primary Debate » CBS Boston

Markey and Kennedy mix it up in Senate debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Business

Restaurants opt to close ahead of phased reopening » Cape Cod Times

Offices in Boston are open for business, but few workers are showing up » Boston Globe

'It’s a lot of difficult emotions': Boston business owners assess the aftermath » Boston Business Journal

‘They just kind of destroyed the place’: Businesses closed for months now face looting aftermath » Boston Globe

Restaurants reopening: Starting with outdoor dining and 'abundance of caution' » Wicked Local Cambridge

Restaurants will be able to serve booze in outdoor spaces » Boston Business Journal

Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science » Commonwealth Magazine

Who Dares To Rent A Dress Now? Coronavirus Upends The Sharing Economy » WBUR

Restaurants could sell mixed drinks under new bill » Sentinel & Enterprise

New scrutiny of PPP forgiveness seekers will come from their lenders – not SBA » Boston Business Journal

Business confidence on the rise after dismal spring » Sentinel & Enterprise

During e-commerce boom, Mass. robotics company raises more than $40M » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted in what owners call a ‘targeted’ attack amid protests » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Opinion: Unrest in streets part of world’s ‘brokenness’ » Boston Herald

Demonstrators returned to Boston streets, but downtown was quiet after nightfall » Boston Globe

Opinion: George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America » Boston Globe

Opinion: Recognizing the rage that led to Sunday night’s unrest in Boston » Boston Globe

Walsh, Baker support Black anger, as they condemn violence in city » Boston Globe

Editorial: Protesters, police can reclaim positive message » Boston Herald

Sunday’s fiery protests become a moment of reckoning in Boston » Boston Globe

Worcester protesters decry racism, call for change » Worcester Telegram

Demonstrators In West Roxbury Stand In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter Movement » WGBH

Pride And Pandemic: Celebrating The LGBTQ Community During COVID-19 » WBUR

Healey: Inequities Put Nation’s Promise at Risk » State House News Service

Crimes

Looting, violence in Boston after George Floyd protests is ‘unacceptable and deplorable’ » Boston Herald

Education

Emerson College president calls George Floyd's death 'legalized lynching' » Boston Business Journal

Area colleges wrestle with whether to resume in-person instruction in fall » Gazette Net

Federal

June 1 George Floyd protests and nationwide unrest » NBC News

Rep. Seth Moulton Joins Call For Police Accountability » Tewksbury Patch

Rep. Katherine Clark Joins Call For Police Accountability » Woburn Patch

Ayanna Pressley urges focus on movement, legislation in wake of violence in Boston » Boston.com

Baker slams Trump’s lack of leadership » Commonwealth Magazine

Gaming

2 Tribal Casinos In Connecticut Roll The Dice And Reopen » WBUR

'Gambling With COVID': Connecticut Casinos Show Glimpse Of New Normal Upon Reopening » New England Public Radio

Health Care

Gilead falls as drug has only small benefit in large trial » Boston Globe

A Boston biotech tries to retrofit a drug to prevent COVID-19’s aftereffects » Boston Globe

Battle over Covid-19 drug cost, access looms, experts say » Boston Business Journal

Vaccine makers cash in on Covid wave to raise millions » Boston Business Journal

Errors overpaid Baystate Health by $63 million in coronavirus relief; feds won’t say how widespread problem is » The Republican

With Some Restrictions, You Can Now Visit A Loved One In A Mass. Nursing Home » WBUR

Protesters advocate for Tewksbury Hospital residents » Lowell Sun

Providence Hospital In Holyoke, Mass., Makes Case To State For Closing Psychiatric Units » New England Public Radio

Feds have given Mass. hospitals $1.47B, and that may not be enough » Boston Business Journal

Housing

COLUMN: A healthy recovery calls for social housing in Somerville, beyond » Wicked Local Somerville

Two landlords challenge eviction moratorium law » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislative

Massachusetts Senate To Hold Listening Sessions On Recovery » WBUR

Local Government

Shrewsbury Board of Health ready to enforce regulations as economy re-opens » Community Advocate

Monuments on Boston Common, in Public Garden defaced with graffiti » Boston Globe

Mayor O'Connell presents "fiscally conservative" FY2021 Taunton preliminary budget » Taunton Gazette

Boston officials plead with protesters to ‘respect our city’ after night of looting, violence » Boston Herald

Erving Town Meeting voters to consider Board of Selectmen name change » Athol Daily News

Springfield officials discuss COVID-19 in the city » Western Mass News

South Hadley readies for drive-in Town Meeting » The Republican

As Things Got Ugly, Protesters Trying to Flee Downtown Boston found MBTA Stops Closed » Boston Magazine

More aggressive second day New Bedford demonstration blocks bridge and occupies streets » South Coast Today

It's 'full speed' ahead for Tufts Library construction in Weymouth » Wicked Local Weymouth

Politics

Charlie Baker, Marty Walsh juggle competing crises » Boston Herald

As COVID’s Grip Loosens, the Senate Campaign Returns to Life » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Gov. Charlie Baker calls out President Donald Trump for ‘incendiary’ rhetoric, says ‘compassion, leadership nowhere to be found’ in White House » The Republican

Political notes: Sandwich High graduate named Pence press secretary » Cape Cod Times

Another test for the state’s struggling GOP » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Report: Early missteps in response to COVID-19 in Mass. delayed measures to combat the outbreak » Boston.com

DPH adds probable COVID-19 cases and deaths to daily dashboard » Wicked Local Framingham

Springfield officials urge public to remain vigilant on coronavirus as pandemic intersects with nationwide demonstrations » The Republican

Baker address contact tracing in wake of mass gatherings at rallies » The Herald News

Public Safety

Salem police apologize to Marty Walsh and Charlie Baker after ‘wildly inappropriate tweet’ » Boston.com

Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins says violence after Boston George Floyd protests result of ‘fed up’ black community » Boston Herald

‘Our work is far from done’: Police departments respond to community criticism, concerns » Gazette Net

Looting, violence in Boston led to 53 people arrested, police officers and bystanders injured during bedlam that caused ‘untold economic damages,' Mayor Marty Walsh says » The Republican

Cambridge sent officers into Boston protests, but they used no force, commissioner testifies » Cambridge Day

Domestic Abuse Can Escalate In Pandemic And Continue Even If You Get Away » WBUR

Ayanna Pressley, DA Rollins, and other political leaders of color call for police accountability » Boston Globe

Frustrated Pols Hope Protests Will Drive Policy » State House News Service

State Government

Charlie Baker condemns Trump for lack of leadership » Boston Herald

Summer camps, child care to open in Phase 2 of state’s coronavirus reopening, Baker says » Boston Herald

Libraries, youth sports, driving schools to reopen soon » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker’s reopening board tilts corporate » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawsuit targets Charlie Baker’s slow reopening; ‘Do Your Job!’ owners urge » Boston Herald

Baker: President's Remarks 'Incendiary,' Calls for Compassionate Leadership » iBerkshires

Curfew Decisions Up to Local Officials, Baker Says » State House News Service

Massachusetts Attorney General: No place for U.S. military on our streets » News 22 WWLP.com

Utilities

Weymouth compressor foes petition Gov Baker to halt 'non-essential' work at construction site » Wicked Local Hingham

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