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UI Fraud Has Been “Enormously Difficult” To Fight, Baker Says » State House News Service

Here’s what Charlie Baker and other state officials said about reopening schools this fall » Boston.com

When it comes to Boston Police reforms, unions are often the sticking point » Boston Globe

Facing $50M budget shortfall, UMass Lowell plans layoffs » Boston Business Journal

Parents, educators knock plan to reopen Massachusetts schools » Boston Herald

OPINION: Howie Carr: Troopergate players in pension, hack heaven » Boston Herald

Pressure builds on state government to help businesses deal with the pandemic » Boston Globe

Young Voters Want Elizabeth Warren as Biden’s VP » Mother Jones

A lack of child care is keeping women on unemployment rolls » Politico

Should Mass. residents be worried about tourists from coronavirus hotspots importing more illness? » Boston Globe

FL: I-Team Exclusive: COVID dashboard whistle blower Rebekah Jones speaks out » 12 News

100 Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President » TheBulwark

'The Entire ACA Thus Must Fall,' Trump's DOJ Demands at US Supreme Court » law.com

Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a ‘nightmare’ of family dysfunction. » Washington Post

She Wanted to Be a Republican President. She’s Voting for Biden. » The Atlantic

Editorial: America closes its doors on the world » Boston Globe

State Rep. Lori Ehrlich to examine federal order on lobster » Wicked Local Swampscott

TAKEOUT COCKTAILS COULD BE A HUGE BOOST FOR RESTAURANTS. IF THEY’RE ALLOWED. » Dig Boston

'This Is Not OK': Former Employees At Hadley, Mass., Restaurant Say Mask Rules Ignored » New England Public Radio

Whole Foods workers sent home for wearing Black Lives Matter masks » Boston Globe

Amazon given $27M tax break for North Andover site » Boston Business Journal

Swiss biotech to create 100 jobs with new Framingham manufacturing facility » Worcester Business Journal

COVID-19 crackdown coming for N. End restaurants » Commonwealth Magazine

Worcester's Redemption Rock Latest Local Brewery To Reopen » Brookline Patch

US economy shrinks 5% in first quarter » Boston Globe

Eastern Standard, a Kenmore Square stalwart, may be closing for good » Boston Globe

Fact checking Trump’s claims about the Maine lobster industry » Boston Globe

Indoor dining allowed, but restaurants with outdoor options hold off » The Inquirer and Mirror

‘This sculpture has got to go’: Boston Art Commission hears public input on the future of Lincoln statue » Boston Globe

State Reps Co-Sponsor Bill Seeking 3-Year MCAS Moratorium » Framingham Source

State: Students low risk for COVID-19 » Commonwealth Magazine

Parents Struggle With Uncertainty As Massachusetts Schools Begin Reopening Plans » WGBH

Mass. Education Leaders Release Roadmap For Reopening Schools » New England Public Radio

Here’s Your First Look into the Massachusetts School Reopening Guidelines » Boston Magazine

SCHOOL’S OUT: FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED STUDENTS, IT’S TOO RISKY TO RETURN TO CAMPUS » Dig Boston

‘This does not feel safe’: Some criticize newly released Mass. school safety guidelines » Boston Globe

UMass settles lawsuit with PETA over research monkeys » Gazette Net

Framingham Considers Request To Eliminate School Police Officers » WBUR

Parents, educators knock plan to reopen Massachusetts schools » Boston Herald

Attleboro area administrators concerned about logistics, costs of state's school reopening guidelines » The Sun Chronicle

Central Mass. school officials on board for reopening, but money an issue » Worcester Telegram

Attleboro state rep. Hawkins seeks MCAS moratorium » The Sun Chronicle

Here’s what Charlie Baker and other state officials said about reopening schools this fall » Boston.com

Drought conditions widespread across Massachusetts, northern New England » WCVB

Charles River group warns that the toxic blue-green algae is back » Boston.com

State expands rebate program for electric vehicles » Boston Globe

Ayanna Pressley calls for a quarter-trillion dollars to support transit agencies — and subsidize fares — in the wake of the pandemic » Boston.com

Ed Markey and Ayanna Pressley are proposing a federal ban on facial recognition technology » Boston.com

House passes sweeping police overhaul after George Floyd’s death, but Senate bill stalls » Boston Globe

Legislative Watch: Pandemic Spotlights Senior Care Problems » Governing

Sen. John Velis: I had no involvement in hiring of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home superintendent » News 22 WWLP.com

Baker stops short on key reform measure » Commonwealth Magazine

Holyoke Soldiers' Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh Challenges Pearlstein Report » New England Public Radio

Harvard study finds pandemic will cost primary care doctors an average of $65,000 » Boston Globe

Despite coronavirus pandemic, Trump administration urges end to Affordable Care Act » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker Nominates Gomes to Juvenile Court & Anderson to Family Court » Framingham Source

He produced a license, passport, tax return, and his birth certificate. But the state says that still doesn’t prove who he is » Boston Globe

Massachusetts has had ‘thousands of attempts to steal money’ through unemployment scam, Gov. Charle Baker says as laid off workers await benefits » The Republican

Massachusetts jobless claims drop, but COVID-19 data says crisis continuing » Worcester Telegram

House Poised to Step Up Oversight After Holyoke Tragedy » State House News Service

Marty Walsh introduces Boston racial equity fund, cabinet position » Boston Herald

Mayor Walsh to form equity cabinet office to fight racial injustice » Boston Globe

Springfield to reallocate $125,000 in police funding; councilor says mayor has ‘tendency to coopt issues and ideas’ » The Republican

Townsend BOH hears COVID-19 news, rates recycling center’s reopening » Lowell Sun

Rockport voters to elect two selectmen Tuesday » Gloucester Times

Walsh: Keep Faneuil Hall's name lest we forget why we cared about the name in the first place » Universal Hub

Ed Markey losing to Joe Kennedy, needs game-changer to catch up » Boston Herald

Springfield City Councilor Orlando Ramos kicks off state representative campaign » News 22 WWLP.com

Opinion: Enough with the flag-burning nonsense » Boston Globe

Opinion: Country needs to add younger voices to Congress » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus deaths up 25, with 226 new cases » Boston Herald

Baker takes heat for not pushing to require Holyoke Soldiers’ Home superintendent be licensed » Boston Globe

CDC estimates 20 million Americans have had coronavirus » Boston Globe

Editorial: Stay the course; wear your mask » Wicked Local Orleans

AG Settles With Andover Pharmacy Over Illegal Opioid Prescribing » WBUR

Baker Announces 12 Reforms After Scathing Report On Holyoke Soldiers' Home » WBUR

Should Mass. residents be worried about tourists from coronavirus hotspots importing more illness? » Boston Globe

Detroiter Mistakenly Identified by Facial Recognition as Suspect » Governing

Activists Call for Prison Reform, Decarceration Amid Coronavirus Pandemic » NBC Boston

Buckets of water dumped on Boston cops during gun arrest » Boston Herald

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announces creation of ‘equity and inclusion’ cabinet amid debate over police reform » The Republican

When it comes to Boston Police reforms, unions are often the sticking point » Boston Globe

Opinion: Reforming policing must involve perspectives of the police » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Troopergate players in pension, hack heaven » Boston Herald

T cop accused in rewritten report case back on payroll after charges dropped » Boston Herald

Opinion: Dismantling police departments is a recipe for chaos » Boston Globe

Chicopee Mayor, Police Chief waiting for Governor’s proposal on civil service reform » News 22 WWLP.com

Hopkinton's Meena Kaushik Named 2020 Commonwealth Heroine » Brookline Patch

Mass. House approves Juneteenth state holiday » Taunton Gazette

Vote-by-mail legislation bill awaits compromise on Beacon Hill » Dorchester Reporter

Charlie Baker looks to increase oversight of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home after deadly coronavirus outbreak » Boston Herald

Baker Seeks Prompt Enactment of Holyoke Home Reforms » State House News Service

Mass. House Approves Juneteenth State Holiday » State House News Service

House, Senate Agree on Road Funding, MBTA Board » State House News Service

Lawmakers back extension of existing MBTA control board » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA board would stay in place another year under Beacon Hill deal » Boston Globe

Report cites slow progress fixing gas leaks » The Salem News

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Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

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