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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Roe Coalition - Rally for Roe, Zoom

2:00pm WGBH’s American Experience: The Vote with Hillary Rodham Clinton, Via Zoom - American Experience Facebook & YouTube pages

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State Senate unveils sweeping police reform bill, plans to pass it this week » Boston Globe

MCAS testing may be shelved » The Salem News

Power Play: Boston City Council would get more control over budget under proposal » Boston Herald

Mass. Landlords And Tenants Are At Odds — But Agree On Need For Massive Infusion Of Cash For Rent » WBUR

Report: Lawrence Rep. Moran Undergoing Cancer Treatment » State House News Service

High on the left’s wish list: Knocking out another House chairman » Politico

Former Melania Trump Confidante to Release an ‘Explosive’ Tell-All Before the Election » The Daily Beast

The explosive tell-all book by Trump's niece is coming out two weeks earlier than expected » CNN

‘The swamp is alive and well:’ Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall after COVID-19 stimulus » Boston Globe

Donald Trump to hold rally in New Hampshire: ‘He really wants to win’ N.H. » Boston Herald

Editorial: Reaffirming strong America, Trump must meet the moment » Boston Herald

Three questions surround Trump’s N.H. rally this Saturday » Boston Globe

Small business loans flowed to health care, construction, and big states » Boston Globe

Plymouth business owner sues governor over mask mandate » Wicked Local Plymouth

Worcester Art Museum to reopen in October » Worcester Telegram

Unmasking your personality: Davio’s workers wear photos of themselves amid coronavirus crisis » Boston Herald

Yarmouth inflatable park opens with modified features » Cape Cod Times

SNAP Fitness waits to reopen » Western Mass News

'I'm glad it's reopening': Health clubs back in business » Wicked Local Franklin

Watertown’s Mount Auburn Club to close for good, sell site to lab developers » Boston Globe

Our cash-free future is getting closer » Boston Globe

Gyms reopen across Massachusetts after coronavirus shutdown » Boston Herald

On reopening day, gyms work through Governor Baker’s restrictions » Boston Globe

PEM Reopens to Public on July 18 » Northshore Magazine

Yet another ice cream shop is begging rude customers to chill » Boston Globe

‘It caught us off guard’: Massachusetts overnight camps spent weeks preparing to reopen in phase 3, only to be moved last-minute into phase 4 and wait until 2021 » The Republican

'Almost In Tears': A Hairstylist Worries About Reopening Too Soon » WBUR

Restaurants riding on hopes of televised sports » The Metro West Daily News

New England Aquarium to open July 16, with far fewer visitors allowed » Boston Business Journal

Black businesses in Mass. received fewer PPP loans » Boston Business Journal

Smaller banks outpaced biggest bank in Mass. in PPP lending » Boston Business Journal

Paper City’s first pot shop opens » Gazette Net

‘Us existing, being here, is just power.’ Black Boston photographers talk about covering recent protests » Boston Globe

Lawsuits against Northampton police chief, officers, mayor and city pending in federal court » The Republican

Opinion: Boston’s Racial Equity Fund is not systemic change » Boston Globe

SCOTUS Ruling Cited In Late-Session ROE Act Push » WGBH

Foreign students must leave US if classes go online, according to new federal rules » Boston Globe

Mass. Teachers Association Preparing Its Own Plan For School Reopenings » WBUR

International students may need to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning » CNN

Some Schools Are Now Online-Only Due To The Coronavirus. ICE Says Their International Students Must Leave The US. » BuzzFeedNews

College will be far different this fall, but the price will be largely the same » Boston Globe

ICE: Foreign students can’t stay if colleges, universities move online » Boston Herald

Winchendon School Committee supports MASC resolutions on diversity, funding for COVID-19 mandates » The Gardner News

Organizers Want Western Mass. Schools To Rethink Their Relationship With Police » New England Public Radio

Springfield Catholic Diocese Plans To Open Its Schools For In-Person Learning This Fall » New England Public Radio

Harvard Will Ask Most Undergraduates To Stay Off Campus In The Fall » WBUR

22 small, private colleges in Mass. received PPP loans » Boston Business Journal

DiZoglio Wins Support for $230K Methuen Playground Equipment Upgrades, Fitness Trails » WHAV

Dakota Access Oil Line to Be Shut by Court in Blow for Trump (5) » Bloomberg

Treasury, SBA data show small-business loans went to private-equity backed chains, members of Congress » Washington Post

Opinion: Since Trump won’t act to protect American troops, Congress must » Boston Globe

MGM Springfield preparing to welcome guests back after closing for over 3 months » News 22 WWLP.com

Las Vegas-style casinos face uncertain future » Commonwealth Magazine

Cambridge biotech raises $110 million to advance treatment for blood cancer » Boston Globe

‘Compassion for our residents is not optional’: Major Boston landlord extends eviction ban through 2020 » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren’s bill keeps low-income renter families off streets » Boston Herald

If Remote Work Is Our New Reality, Is Boston Still Worth The Trouble? » WBUR

‘An incredible act of generosity’: State’s COVID-19 Relief Fund raises $31M » WHDH

COVID-19 Forcing Innovation at Child Care Centers » State House News Service

Charlie Baker slams ICE for ‘premature’ decision to expel foreign students if colleges move online » Boston Herald

Woburn Council President Anderson on path to be Judge at Probate and Family Court » Daily Times Chronicle

Next Mass. Justice Needs Civil Rights Chops, Legal Orgs Say » Law 360

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, union workers decry Stop & Shop’s decision to cut ‘appreciation pay’ for grocery story employees amid coronavirus pandemic » The Republican

Stop and Shop ends pandemic pay bump for workers » Turn to 10

Mitchell seeks to remove police captains from New Bedford rank-and-file bargaining unit » South Coast Today

Mass. officials say they've rooted out $158M in unemployment fraud » Boston Business Journal

Tewksbury follows state into Phase 3 reopening » Lowell Sun

Somerville Pushes Back Phase 3 Openings » Brookline Patch

Former Uxbridge town accountant indicted for allegedly stealing more than $729K » WHDH

New activist group seeks to boost voter turnout in Springfield » The Republican

Auchincloss is first Dem on TV in race for Kennedy’s US House seat » WPRI.com

Milford Dems To Host Debate For Candidates Vying For Kennedy Seat » Brookline Patch

COLUMN: Why I’m supporting Catia Sharp for state representative in the 27th Middlesex » Wicked Local Somerville

STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP: Independent, but not (virus) free » Wicked Local Plymouth

Triple E arrives early across Mass. » Lowell Sun

Cohasset COVID cases make biggest jump since reopening » Wicked Local Cohasset

LETTER: Science, unity best weapons to fight pandemic » Cape Cod Times

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu calls wearing masks ‘imperative’ at Donald Trump rally » Boston Herald

Fourth of July partiers on Nantucket issued $1,000 fine after refusing to disperse, wear masks » The Republican

Health organizations overlooking possible airborne spread of coronavirus, scientists say » Boston Herald

Red Cross collecting blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 15 new coronavirus deaths, 157 new cases as Phase 3 of reopening plan begins » The Republican

Why a Harvard doctor has worries as Massachusetts enters Phase 3 » Boston.com

Spain's coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity » CNN

Massachusetts reports 15 deaths, 157 new confirmed coronavirus cases » Boston Globe

Why time feels so weird in 2020 » Reuters

Control Bill Awaits House Action as EEE Arrives Early » State House News Service

What Makes Bars and Restaurants Potential Covid-19 Hot Spots » The Wall Street Journal

Another Public Health Hazard? Gov. Baker to Speak on Early EEE Threat » NBC Boston

Map: Here’s where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Massachusetts » Boston.com

Baker Acknowledges ‘Bumpiness’ Of Massachusetts Youth Sports Guidelines » CBS Boston

State, Residents Urged to Be Ready for Active EEE Season » State House News Service

Why Is Baker Worrying about Those (Clearly Fake) “COVID-19 Parties”? » Boston Magazine

Mass. reports 140 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 15 new deaths » Boston Globe

Senate’s sweeping police reform bill would end qualified immunity » Boston Herald

Bill that would create police officer standards committee gets traction » Sentinel & Enterprise

In Springfield, an Instagram post costs a detective her job » Boston Globe

Mary Butler, Salem's first female police chief, to retire July 31 » The Salem News

Senate plan targets police tactics, racism » Dorchester Reporter

Boston Adds Three Members To Police Reform Task Force » WGBH

Senate prepping its own police reform bill » Commonwealth Magazine

As Boston Councilors Promote A Big Policing Shift, Worcester's Past Shows How It Could Succeed — Or Fail » WGBH

What Deval Patrick had to say about ‘Defund the Police’ » Boston.com

Public Pensions and the COVID-19 Fiscal Dilemma » Governing

Baker Signs Massachusetts Vote By Mail Bill Into Law » CBS Boston

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women elect new vice chair » Wicked Local Newton

The Opportunity States Have to Attack Income Inequality » Governing

Here’s what you need to know about 2020 mail-in voting » Commonwealth Magazine

Mail-in Voting Law Slams Into Dispute Over Postage Costs » State House News Service

Dedicated bus lanes shave 12 minutes off commute from Roxbury to downtown Boston » Boston Herald

Army Corps to sign over control of bridges to state » Cape Cod Times

Worcester Regional Airport caught in 'worldwide situation' » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Should free public transit be offered to neighborhoods of color in Boston? » Sentinel & Enterprise

Boxford receives road, bridge funding from Massachusetts » Wicked Local Middleton

Agreement Reached To Replace Cape Canal Bridges » WBUR

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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

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