8:00am Returning to the Workplace: Effective Employer Strategies, an MHTC Roundtable, Via Zoom - registration required

9:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am Senator Lesser's Thrive After 55 Senior Fair on Mass Appeal, Mass Appeal

12:00pm Irish Community Conversation On Black Lives Matter, Zoom Meeting

2:00pm The Boston Globe - How To Build An Anti-Racist Movement, Zoom Webinar

Birthdays: Rep. Simon Cataldo

State Universities Say Students Will Return in September » State House News Service

Amy Klobuchar urges Joe Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker won’t be joining governors today at the White House » Boston Globe

NY & FL: New York considers quarantine for Florida travelers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says » press connects

Senate bill extends telehealth, scope of practice » Commonwealth Magazine

Charlie Baker’s son’s groping case remains up in the air » Boston Herald

Town Meetings during the pandemic: an old tradition remade with new venues » Boston Globe

The Woman Who Helped Save Joe Biden » Politico

“MAKE SURE I WIN”: JOHN BOLTON’S UNREDACTED BOOK SHOWS WHAT TRUMP WAS REALLY TRYING TO HIDE » Vanity Fair

Susan Collins Puts Bolton Book in Amazon Cart but Remains Undecided About Placing Order » The New Yorker

Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally » FiveThirtyEight

Supreme Court abandons Trump on immigration, gay rights » Boston Herald

Opinion: The president puts America second — and himself on the path to defeat » Boston Globe

Facebook pledges $1.1 billion for racial justice » Boston Globe

Wall Street finds itself in a near-standstill » Boston Globe

In a major culture shift, Eastern Bank prepares to go public » Boston Globe

Water and power shut off at Oxford’s Prime Fitness after defying state shutdown orders » The Republican

Cape Cod business owners stage 'tea party' » Cape Cod Times

For restaurants that cater to students, worries about the fall » Boston Globe

Mass. nonprofits say they've lost $8.6B during coronavirus pandemic » Boston Business Journal

Eastern’s Bob Rivers: ‘I didn’t think I’d be the CEO who took the bank public’ » Boston Business Journal

Some emergency child care centers closed due to coronavirus » Boston Globe

While Massachusetts Waits, the Rest of New England Reopens Dining Rooms » Eater

Mock Tea Party protest in Yarmouth sign of a coronavirus summer » Boston Herald

Adjusting to a world post-pandemic: Berkshire gyms adapt in ever-changing environment » the Berkshire edge

Reopening costs straining Mass. child care system » The Metro West Daily News

Outdoor dining is all the rage as Dot eateries ease out of shutdown » Dorchester Reporter

Cape restaurant owners stage ‘tea party’ to get businesses opened sooner » WCVB

Amid struggles at the region's largest newspaper chain, questions persist about GateHouse Media's priorities » Boston Business Journal

Business leaders hail Supreme Court's DACA ruling » Boston Business Journal

Central Mass. Gym's Water And Power Cut Off After Defying Coronavirus Reopening Orders » WBUR

Town Shuts Gym That Defied Mass. Pandemic Rules » NECN

Column: Why we’re making Juneteenth a paid holiday » The Metro West Daily News

‘Something we can hold onto’: Reflections on Juneteenth » Boston Globe

What we celebrate this Juneteenth » Boston Globe

WATCH: Boston Mayor Walsh Says He Supports Making Juneteenth An Official Holiday » WGBH

Juneteenth would be state holiday celebrated on June 19 under bill filed by Massachusetts lawmakers » The Republican

Boston construction sites to pause Friday to honor Black Lives Matter movement » Boston Business Journal

Move afoot in Massachusetts to make Juneteenth a state holiday » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts teachers union wants to abolish MCAS and take police out of schools upon reopening » Boston Herald

‘Alarmingly problematic’: CRLS parent shows how three months of distance learning failed » Cambridge Day

Worcester educators demand more funding, ask legislators to tap rainy day fund at standout outside City Hall after 104 contracts not renewed » The Republican

White students more likely to finish college than Black, Latino peers, study finds » Boston Globe

UMass, Hampshire College to start fall semester early » Gazette Net

Agawam parents urge state officials to allow students to return to class this fall » Western Mass News

Pioneer supt. invited to state working group to discuss fall education » The Recorder

Growing race, class gaps in college graduation rates » Commonwealth Magazine

Neal, House Dems Roll Out $1.5 Tril Infrastructure Bill » State House News Service

Ayanna Pressley: ‘Our communities are facing a crisis within a crisis, trauma layered upon trauma’ » Boston Globe

No poker, no roulette: Massachusetts Gaming Commission talks reopening rules for reopening for MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor, Plainridge Park » The Republican

Here’s how state regulators are considering reopening Mass. casinos » Boston.com

Biogen suffers setback in patent dispute over its top-selling drug » Boston Globe

A veteran died 20 yards from his room on the Bedford VA campus. No one noticed for five weeks » Boston Globe

Emerson staff excited to see patients in person again » Wicked Local

Guest columnist Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse: Halt hospital closures, fix broken system » Gazette Net

Senate bill cements telehealth's place in care landscape » State House News Service

Inside Boston Hospitals, A Reckoning With Racism » WBUR

In a major election-year ruling, Supreme Court blocks Trump’s move to end DACA — for now » Boston Globe

Local DACA Recipients Celebrate 'Temporary Victory' As Supreme Court Rules The Program Stands » WBUR

UPDATED: Framingham & State Leaders Applaud Supreme Court ‘Dreamers’ Decision » Framingham Source

DACA Recipients, Advocates And Mass. Politicos Rejoice Over SCOTUS Ruling » WBUR

Massachusetts lawmakers ask Liberty Mutual to stop financing fossil fuels » Energy News Network

1.5 Million File For Unemployment, But Continuing Claims Decrease Slightly » WBUR

Cultural District designation OK'd for Fall River » The Herald News

Athol Selectboard weighs permits for outside dining » Athol Daily News

Police Vote Puts Candidate-Councilors in Spotlight » State House News Service

Holyoke City Clerk secures $100K for new voting machines, hopes to have them ready for November election » The Republican

Massachusetts town changes locks at gym that defied ban on fitness studios amid coronavirus » Boston Herald

Hudson leaders trim town meeting warrant, citing risks of longer meeting amid pandemic » Community Advocate

Bold Types Live: The Future of Downtown Boston » The Boston Globe

GOP leader confident despite election losses » The Salem News

From the shadows, Jean Kennedy Smith emerged to make a difference in Ireland » Boston Globe

Gardner mayoral candidates Scott Graves and Michael Nicholson take part in virtual debate » The Gardner News

60,000-plus people have been tested for COVID antibodies in Mass. But the state won’t say how many tested positive » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 271 new coronavirus cases, 36 new deaths as key metrics continue to fall » Boston Globe

Legislative Watch: Addressing Suicide in the Time of COVID » Governing

Local leaders host virtual discussion on Alzheimer’s disease research » News 22 WWLP.com

Coronavirus has come to Trump country » Washington Post

Boston Police commissioner defends meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr » Boston Herald

After a Globe review found police pay surged over the past decade, Mayor Walsh says overtime is a necessity » Boston Globe

For some lawmakers, Gov. Charlie Baker’s police certification bill is culmination of years of groundwork on Beacon Hill » The Republican

Big caravan of protesters pressure city councilors to defund Northampton police » Gazette Net

Steps required for genuine police reform » Lowell Sun

State Auditor Weighs In On Proposed Police Reform Plan » Cape Cod Online

State's high court to decide case of alleged racial profiling that may lead to police accounting of traffic stops » The Sun Chronicle

Springfield's mayor addresses Baker's bill on police certification » Western Mass News

Boston Police Commissioner Gross Defends Meeting With US Attorney General Barr » CBS Boston

Boston council mulls more police union agreement oversight after protests » Boston Herald

Attorney General Barr Meets With Boston Police Commissioner As Protests Against Police Brutality Continue » WBUR

Howie Carr: Quotations from Chairman Charlie » Boston Herald

Baker Criticized for ‘Snail’s Pace’ Reopening » Banker & Tradesman

Baker skips governors' meeting at White House to discuss reopening plans » South Coast Today

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

The pandemic is fueling mail-in voting efforts. But some say in-person voting isn’t getting enough protection. » Boston.com

Further tax delays ‘not enough’ to help restaurant, hotel industries devastated by coronavirus » Boston Herald

Emergency regulations will deliver more small biz tax relief » The Herald News

Beacon Hill adjusts small business tax deadlines amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Massport makes major cutbacks in Logan Airport expansion plans » Boston Globe

Logan Air Traffic May Not Fully Rebound for Years » State House News Service

Avoiding a return to carmageddon » Commonwealth Magazine

Vineyard Wind Drawing Positive Message From BOEM » State House News Service

Holtec and state agree on safety and financial terms for decommissioning Pilgrim nuclear plant » Boston Globe

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HB4778 - An Act relative to voting options in response to COVID-19

SB2732 - An Act relative to a COVID 19 presumption for public employees

SB2753 - An Act to ensure the collection of COVID-19 data

HB4755 - An Act establishing a COVID-19 nonprofit cultural organizations emergency relief fund

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SB612 - An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services

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2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance