11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am On the Road with the Community Colleges: Driving the Economic Recovery, Via Zoom - registration required

1:00pm The Boston Globe - Bold Types Live: The Future of Downtown Boston, Zoom Webinar

5:00pm CommonWealth: The Pandemic and the Police: A Convergence of Crises for Communities of Color, Streamed live on CommonWealth’s Facebook page and YouTube page

6:00pm WBUR Town Hall: Health Before Profits: Businesses Step Up During COVID-19, Virtual Event

Here's how Trump will steal the 2020 election » salon

Data show Boston police stop Black people most often » Boston Globe

Revealed: The Family Member Who Turned on Trump » The Daily Beast

RI: R.I. Senate committee approves attorney general’s police accountability bill » Providence Journal

OCPF Brings Back Sullivan After Search Stalls Out » State House News Service

Audit Faults Lag in DEP Reporting on Water Quality » State House News Service

MBTA careening toward another fiscal crisis, $400M deficit » Boston Business Journal

State eases regulations for reopening camps and child-care centers » Boston Globe

FL: Tempers boil over as Democrats square off with Trump supporters at golf cart rally » Villages News

Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear and loathing too? » The Guardian

The Trayvon Generation » The New Yorker

Obama to hold joint fundraiser for Biden next week » Boston Globe

Sen. Markey tours Greenfield, secures mayor’s endorsement for re-election » The Recorder

Warren allies send letter urging Biden to pick her as running mate » Washington Post

Alden Shoe Co. lawsuits allege former CFO funneled millions in embezzled money to Bianca de la Garza » Boston Globe

GE aviation taps Embraer’s John Slattery to replace retiring CEO » Boston Globe

Street dining nixed in North Attleboro but sidewalk service seems a success » The Sun Chronicle

BP warns of a future that needs less oil » Boston Globe

Hunt for masks and other safety gear adds to the strain on businesses trying to reopen » Boston Globe

Stock surges 9.6% as iRobot says sales of home-cleaning robots are up » Boston Globe

Cape Cod golf tees off amid reality of pandemic » Cape Cod Times

Phantom Gourmet Is on Hiatus After Dave Andelman Mocks BLM Protests on Facebook » Boston Magazine

Many businesses still closed in western Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston Eatery Looks to Rebound After Being Looted During Coronavirus Shutdown » NECN

After being stuck at home for months, shoppers seeking retail therapy at Fall River area stores » The Herald News

New nonprofit aims to advance diversity in startup world » Boston Business Journal

U.S. Numbers May Foreshadow Mass. Retail Sales Surge » State House News Service

Gym members are back to hitting the weights in NH while Mass. continues working out at home » Fox 25 News

Opinion: Corporations need to pay their fair share » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: A win for gay and transgender rights at Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Trump in Tulsa: a racial reckoning that is long overdue » Boston Globe

Baker: SCOTUS Workplace Discrimination Ruling "Terrific" » State House News Service

Real people are more important than statues » Boston Globe

Officials, LGBTQ leaders laud Supreme Court decision, say more work is ahead » Boston Globe

How Protests Spread to Small-Town America » Governing

Massachusetts lawmakers, Baker administration call SCOTUS decision barring LGBTQ discrimination a victory » The Republican

Markey, Western Mass. black leaders weigh solutions to systemic racism » Berkshire Eagle

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno defends roundtable meeting on race relations as NAACP president, city councilors reject invitation » The Republican

Harvard drops standardized test requirement for 2021 » Boston Globe

Taunton Public Schools send out nearly 160 pink slips amid $5.8 million budget gap » Taunton Gazette

UMass Dartmouth chancellor heads to Western Mass. university » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Open Massachusetts schools without masks or social distancing » Boston Herald

Harvard Planning To Reopen Campus, Keep Most Classes Online » WBUR

Taunton superintendent says 'too soon to tell' if schools will reopen in the fall » Taunton Gazette

UMass Scaling Up Online Education With New Partner » State House News Service

Bay State Lawmakers Cheer LGBTQ Worker Rights' SCOTUS Ruling, But Demand Broader Legislation » WBUR

Pressley Calls for Ending Qualified Immunity for Police Officers, State and Local Officials » Jamaica Plain News

Supreme Court rejects several gun rights cases for next term, including one challenging Attorney General Maura Healey's enforcement of a Massachusetts law » The Metro West Daily News

Sen. Ed Markey calls for further coronavirus monthly stimulus checks of up to $2,000 to be given to everyone until the pandemic ends » MassLive

FCCPR to demonstrate in support of U.S. Postal Service funding » The Recorder

Plainridge Ready to Run Horses Later This Month » State House News Service

Baker: Death Of Man At Bedford VA Hospital ‘A Terrible Tragedy’ » CBS Boston

CEO of the nonprofit that oversees Longwood Medical Area looks ahead to what comes next » Boston Business Journal

Soldiers' Homes Resume Visits After Virus Outbreaks » WBUR

First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Worcester To Have State's First Modular Building Of Micro-Units To House Chronically Homeless » WBUR

Childcare provider: ‘I’m scared for my business’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Illegal immigrants defying home coronavirus confinement at a rapid pace » Boston Herald

SJC orders judges to specify what they mean when they continue cases without a finding » Boston Globe

Rep. Minicucci Reminds Residents Jobless Claim Help Still Available » WHAV

Comerford holding panel on public health, environmental justice » The Recorder

Woburn alcoholic beverage licenses bill signed into law » Wicked Local Woburn

Marshfield: Selectmen Adopt Re-Opening Plan » 95.9 WATD

North Attleboro moves polling places from Showcase to high school » The Sun Chronicle

Milton holds virtual town meeting » Patriot Ledger

Springfield City Council May Retain Law Firm In Dispute With Mayor Over Police Commission » New England Public Radio

Mitchell appoints members of Commission on Police Use of Force Policies » South Coast Today

City Councilors ease process for restaurant outdoor dining » The Herald News

Weymouth Extends Coronavirus Crisis Closures Through July 13 » Brookline Patch

Life in a construction zone amid a pandemic in Marblehead » Wicked Local Marblehead

Officials push Fairhaven Town Meeting back, again » South Coast Today

Boston’s Christopher Columbus statue has an Italian American group calling on Mayor Marty Walsh for its return » The Republican

Briefings: Council Preparing to Cross Court Square over Police Panel? » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Ed Markey slammed for disrespecting the American flag » Boston Herald

Joe K III shows up, digs in to help those hit by hard times » Boston Herald

Political Notes: Half of Cape Cod legislative races are uncontested » Cape Cod Times

Gov. Patrick to host virtual town hall on pandemic, police today at 5 p.m. » Cape Cod Times

Charlie Baker offers free coronavirus tests to George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protesters » Boston Herald

‘It was like spring break.’ A sunny weekend brings out crowds quick to abandon social distancing guidelines » Boston Globe

'Positive progress' ahead of decision on more openings » South Coast Today

Thousands of Demonstrators Urged to Get Tested This Week » State House News Service

New Push On to Fight Mosquito-Borne Illnesses » State House News Service

Free COVID-19 tests offered on Cape Cod after wave of protests » Cape Cod Times

Boston’s harm reduction community mourns death of advocate Aubri Esters » Boston.com

Massachusetts opioid-related overdose deaths continue to fall » The Somerville Times

Baker urges protesters to get COVID-19 tests » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. reports 87 new coronavirus cases, 23 new deaths as key metrics continue to fall » Boston Globe

US Attorney Andrew Lelling calls out ‘increasingly absurd’ anti-police rhetoric to defund police » Boston Herald

R.I. attorney general seeks to prosecute more police misconduct cases » Boston Globe

Despite praise, ‘community policing’ in Boston does not work for everyone, experts say » Boston Globe

While polls indicate opposition to defunding, Worcester meetings suggest otherwise » Worcester Telegram

Mayor Walsh is proposing reallocating $12 million of the police budget. Here’s where it’s going » Boston Globe

Massachusetts police crack down on fireworks surge » Boston Herald

Newton mayor calls for civilian review of police after officers, with gun drawn, stop Black resident » Boston Globe

Reps See Hill Now Coalescing Around Police Standards Bill » State House News Service

AG Office offers consumer alert on EIP cards » Wicked Local Waltham

Baker to Decide on More Reopening This Week » Banker & Tradesman

Commuter Rail Operator Extended Through At Least 2025 » State House News Service

T notes: Riders returning slowly to buses, subways » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA approves 4-year Keolis extension » Commonwealth Magazine

Gas disaster settlement fees in question » The Andover Townsman

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WHAV Merrimack Valley Newsmakers: Rep. Minicucci Reminds Residents Jobless Claim Help Still Available WBUR Radio Boston: In Landmark Decision, Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects LGBTQ Workers WGBH Boston Public Radio: As Massachusetts Reopens, Will Boston Reclaim Its Worst Traffic In The Nation Status? Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: Childcare provider: 'I'm scared for my business' Pioneer Institute Hubwonk: Combatting COVID-19: Life in the MGH Emergency Room Bloomberg Baystate Business: Virus Fears MASSterList Keller At Large: Why should Biden pass over Warren? Let Keller count the ways

MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance