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"We will not be adopting this policy of automatic universal vote by mail today, and it's important to say why: our chief elections official simply will not make it happen,"

Senator Becca Rausch

Calling out Secretary of State William Galvin for her withdrawal of an amendment that would allow every eligible voter in Massachusetts to automatically receive a mail-in ballot this election season during yesterday's Senate session.

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Beltway Politics

Harvard pal’s backing of Liz Warren for VP called ‘offensive’ » Boston Herald

Business

Update: Dave Andelman Resigns as Phantom Gourmet CEO After Facebook Posts Mocking BLM Protests Draw Ire » Boston Magazine

For some biotech employees in the age of COVID-19, the workday starts at the bathroom sink » Boston Globe

US airlines could ban travelers that refuse to wear masks on planes » Boston Globe

Greentown Labs plans first out-of-state expansion » Boston Globe

Chamber president, city officials visit Boston's North End » Newburyport News

Newton stores take coronavirus precautions as they reopen for business » The Metro West Daily News

Racial justice begins with corporate America righting economic wrongs » Boston Globe

You can now buy Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog ― for $74,500 » Boston Globe

Massachusetts phased reopening ‘phasing out’ restaurants, critic says » Boston Herald

Warehouse owner to put solar systems on its roofs » Boston Globe

Dining al fresco: Restaurants reopen outside, with new restrictions » Gazette Net

Daily Hampshire Gazette, Greenfield Recorder outsource printing to Worcester County; union calls layoffs ‘devastating’ » The Republican

Many workers will never go back to the office post-coronavirus » Boston Globe

Boston-area businesses look to make Juneteenth a paid holiday » Boston Business Journal

Boston chamber of commerce president calls for more clarity about the next steps in the state’s reopening plan » Boston.com

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Push to unionize Massachusetts marijuana industry heats up » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Opinion: A road map for eliminating racism » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: In corporate America, Black is the new black » Boston Globe

Opinion: America, what took you so long? » Boston Globe

Education

Framingham Students and Parents Petition for Removal of School Resource Officers » NECN

Pittsfield Teachers Demonstrate Against Budget, Staffing Cuts » WAMC

Amid nationwide movement to reform policing, some call on Boston to remove officers from schools » Boston Globe

Greenfield schools lay off 43 — 24 of them teachers » The Recorder

In a shift, UMass pulls away from launching new online college » Boston Business Journal

Environment

State environmental officials fail to report critical water data, according to state audit » Boston Globe

GE outlines planned Housatonic cleanup ahead of EPA order » Berkshire Eagle

Federal

Sen. Ed Markey on the politics of technology » The Verge

Gaming

Plainridge ready to run horses later this month » The Herald News

Masked casino gamblers will have fewer options in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

No poker, no roulette: Mass. casino regulators lay out reopening guidelines » Boston Business Journal

Health Care

Nurses Renew Calls To Stop Cleaning, Reusing N95 Masks » WBUR

Human Services

Opinion: Thank Charlie Baker for the end of the American Legions in Massachusetts » Lowell Sun

Childcare centers look at operating at a loss under state reopening guidelines » WHDH

Reopening costs strain state’s child care system » Gazette Net

Judiciary

SJC: Boston police must provide Snapchat records in racial profiling inquiry by defense » Boston Globe

Labor

Opinion: Don’t reform police unions. Abolish them » Boston Globe

Local Leaders Give Praise To Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees Against Work Discrimination » Framingham Source

'We Just Want To Be Heard': Black Immigrant Domestic Workers In Mass. Face Confluence Of Pandemic Challenges » WBUR

Legislative

Brazilian-American makes history on Beacon Hill » Commonwealth Magazine

Cyr Speaks About Protests, Census, and LGBTQ Rights » Cape Cod Online

Local Government

Springfield Mayor Apologizes, Again Suspends Police Officers Charged With Perjury » New England Public Radio

Barnstable Releases Outdoor Expansion Guidelines » Cape Cod Online

Wellfleet voters back expanded child care vouchers » Cape Cod Times

Brookline approves temporary measures to promote outdoor dining » Wicked Local Brookline

Amid Protests, Sarno Proposes a Trinity of Action…or a 3-card Monte? » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Judge orders Oxford to shut down gym that welcomed members back in defiance of Baker’s reopening plan » WHDH

Take My Council, Please? No, on the Police Commission, Take Our Counsel » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Easthampton set to reopen parks, playgrounds » Gazette Net

'Our situation remains dire': Brockton's $450 million budget based on uncertain revenue » The Enterprise

In Swampscott, a bar conversation becomes a townwide controversy » Boston Globe

Pittsfield Council Narrowly Approves Trimmed Police Budget » WAMC

Battle lines drawn: Springfield City Council, armed with new lawyers, prepares to fight for return of police commission » The Republican

Newton firefighters oppose city order barring ‘red-stripe’ memorial flag » Boston Globe

State aid unknowns cloud Weymouth budget » Wicked Local Weymouth

Politics

Joe Kennedy III, campaigning virtually in a tightening race » Boston Globe

Opinion: Kennedy vs. Markey: Isn’t there some way they can both lose? » Boston Herald

Public Health

Charlie Baker offers free coronavirus tests to George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protesters » Lowell Sun

THE WORST 100 DAYS: OUR TIMELINE OF CORONAVIRUS IN MASS (SO FAR) » Dig Boston

Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening » Boston Globe

COVID-19 Testing Available for Anyone Who Was at Large Gathering » iBerkshires

14 Out Of 1,288 Test Positive At Roxbury Pop-Up Coronavirus Testing Site After George Floyd Protests » CBS Boston

No Post-Protest Coronavirus Spike in Mass. Yet, But Doctors Warn Numbers May Still Rise » NBC Boston

Trump downplays rising coronavirus cases as Fauci warns ‘we’re still in the first wave’ » Boston Globe

Why Boston’s largest new restaurant is also Boston’s most worrisome new restaurant » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 195 new coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths; UMass model says death toll will rise to over 8,300 by July 11 » Boston Globe

Even as COVID-19 cases surge in some states, governors move ahead on reopening » Boston Globe

Opinion: Demonstrate responsibility — get tested » Sentinel & Enterprise

Mosquito Season Has Come Again, And Health Experts Say EEE Is Likely To Return With It » WBUR

Mass. reports 266 new coronavirus cases, 69 new deaths as key metrics continue to fall » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Mass. Bill Would Provide Pension Money To Daughter Of Late Worcester Firefighter » New England Public Radio

Police union leaders, Black and Latino legislators agree on building blocks for reform » Boston Globe

State Inspection Of Women's Prison In Framingham Raises Concerns Over Virus Precautions » WBUR

Bill on Massachusetts police reforms, accountability legislation expected Wednesday » Boston Herald

Opinion: Questions you can’t avoid about policing in America » Boston Globe

Police reform legislation in the works in Mass. » WCVB

Boston George Floyd protests wiping out coronavirus police overtime budget savings, Walsh says » Boston Herald

Boston councilors call to limit police use of tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets » Boston Herald

Legislators push for bill requiring prospective police officers to be licensed » WHDH

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling calls efforts to defund police departments ‘ridiculous’ » The Republican

Feds bust Boston ‘NOB’ gang that bragged of murder in rap videos: U.S. Attorney » Boston Herald

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

Clean bill of health: Westminster Fire Department purchases new washer-extractor machine » The Gardner News

Mass. lawmakers are readying for a police certification system. Here’s what would make it strong, according to experts. » Boston.com

Reinstatement of officers involved in Nathan Bill’s case was a ‘mistake,’ Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno says; officers will be suspended, again » The Republican

Baker unveils police reform bill, pushes certification of officers » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker envisions certification for police officers » Worcester Telegram

Players in Place for Police Reform Debate of 2020 » State House News Service

Baker Unveils 'First Step' Police Reform Bill, Including Certification Process For Officers » WBUR

Charlie Baker files bill to ban chokeholds, institute police certification system » Boston Herald

Baker Police Reform Bill Would Decertify “Bad Actors” » State House News Service

State Government

Editorial: It’s past time for vote-by-mail system in Mass » Gazette Net

AGs wary about contact-tracing apps » Gloucester Times

Transportation

MBTA approves 4-year Keolis extension » Commonwealth Magazine

Why the MBTA reversed course on its commuter rail contract with Keolis » Boston.com

Utilities

Boston organization stirs ire of solar advocates » Commonwealth Magazine

Settlement Sets Guardrails for Nuclear Plant Decommissioning » State House News Service

State Reaches Deal With Pilgrim Owners On Cleanup » WBUR

Agreement reached on decommissioning of Pilgrim nuclear site » Patriot Ledger

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