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Senate Deliberations on Policing Reform Bill Stall » State House News Service

What the Trump Tax Records Rulings Mean for His Other Lawsuits » law.com

OPINION: Tammy Duckworth: Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Know What Patriotism Is » New York Times

State Report Sheds Light on Troubled Hospital Finances » State House News Service

Qualified immunity a sticking point in Senate’s police reform bill » Boston Herald

OPINION: Maintain effective oversight of the MBTA » Boston Business Journal

With latest SJC pick, Baker faces history — and calls to meet the moment » Boston Globe

In the Race for Joe Kennedy’s Successor, an Anti-Kennedy Emerges » The American Prospect

President Trump tells Howie Carr: I’m ready to roar in NH! » Boston Herald

Some in Portsmouth fear Trump rally will bring the ‘Superspreader in Chief' » Boston Globe

Opinion: It’s not quite time for Democrats to party » Boston Globe

To US Rep. Richard Neal, President Donald Trump’s ‘petulance’ reinforces Supreme Court victory in tax case » The Republican

Sen. Warren: Trump was a failure before coronavirus crisis » CNN

Opinion: Don’t expect Joe Biden to pick an underdog running mate » Boston Herald

Joe Biden proposes $700 billion ‘Buy American’ campaign » Boston Globe

Tom Brady’s TB12 scores PPP loan expert calls ‘best’ on market » Boston Herald

What’s open, what’s closed as Massachusetts museums plot their return » Boston Globe

PPP forgiveness process may leave big mess behind » Boston Business Journal

Wells Fargo readying thousands of job cuts to start in 2020 » Boston Globe

Emails indicate Provincetown arts center director aware of Jeffrey Epstein cover-up » Cape Cod Times

New Restrictions Concern Owners of Reopening Wedding Venues » NBC Boston

Whale watches restart with limited capacity » Newburyport News

WBURwburFor Seafaring Workers, The Pandemic Could Mean Even More Time Away From Home » WBUR

Senate Restaurant Aid Bill Limited to To-Go Cocktails » State House News Service

Outdoor dining in the sky? Two businesses hope to bring it to Boston » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis Control Commission working on solution for $25 million of vaping products » Worcester Telegram

Three Massachusetts marijuana companies fined for use of pesticides, control violations » The Republican

Marijuana companies hid illegal pesticide use » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Massachusetts Champions of Equality » Human Rights Campaign

Johns Hopkins launches tracker for school reopening plans amid coronavirus, Massachusetts lacking in 4 categories » Boston Herald

WBUR launches virtual CitySpace Summer Camp » Boston Globe

Boston schools map reopening, with 6 feet of social distancing built in » Boston Globe

UMass volunteers to help study coronavirus exposure on campus, statewide » The Republican

99 members of Congress demand withdrawal of restrictions on international students » NBC News

ARHS principal Gene Jones to resign for North Carolina job » Gazette Net

Trump threatens funding cuts if schools don’t reopen » Commonwealth Magazine

Thousands Of College Professors Sign Letter Condemning ICE Policy » NEPM

Harvard, MIT set for emergency court hearing against ICE plan to bar international students » Cambridge Day

BU to take part in lawsuit against ICE » The Daily Free Press

Trump ran out the clock on his tax returns. House Democrats let him. »

Animal rights advocates sue federal government over treatment of research primates » Boston Globe

NOAA officials feared firings after Trump’s hurricane claims, inspector general says » Boston Globe

1st of 3 Massachusetts casinos reopens to gamblers » WHDH

MGM Springfield Ready To Reopen With COVID-19 Safety Measures In Place » NEPM

Massachusetts hospitals collectively saw more than $2 billion in losses as coronavirus spread, data shows » The Republican

Cambridge biotech startup will get $150m in deal with Sanofi » Boston Globe

Big pharma companies earmark $1b to develop antibiotics for drug-resistant bacteria » Boston Globe

Relay Therapeutics is looking to raise $250m in its IPO next week » Boston Globe

PPP helped 1,800 Mass. health care companies. Here's who received the largest loans. » Boston Business Journal

Worst-case scenarios predicted Mass. hospitals would be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. Here’s why that didn’t happen » Boston Globe

Boston Housing Authority nonessential eviction moratorium extended to the end of the year » Boston Globe

Rollins, other Massachusetts district attorneys trade barbs over young murderer sentencing rules » Boston Herald

District attorneys clash over young killers seeking parole based on brain research » Boston Globe

Newton’s school nurses call for pay equity with teachers » Boston Globe

Massachusetts unemployment insurance claims dip for second straight week » Boston Herald

Massachusetts unemployment claims fall again » The Republican

SBA says COVID-19 loans saved 8,500 jobs in Brockton » The Enterprise

Massachusetts Senate’s police reform bill held up due to concerns that it didn’t undergo public hearing » The Republican

New Bedford’s cultural industry marks reopening; mayor hopes it will boost business » WPRI.com

Downtown Edgartown under B.O.H. mask order » Martha's Vineyard Times

Chicago Unveils Plan for Its Post-Pandemic Recovery » Governing

Hadley names new town administrator » Gazette Net

Hanson explores hearing options » Whitman-Hanson Express

Springfield Officials React To Scathing Report On Excessive Force » NEPM

Pepperell Health Board member resigns » Lowell Sun

'Disturbing And Disappointing': Mayor Sarno On DOJ Report, Alleged Brutality By Springfield Police » WGBH

Weymouth town offices to reopen Monday » Patriot Ledger

Supreme Court Gives Progressive Challenger Ammunition Against Rep. Richard Neal » HUFFPOST

Charbonnier suspends candidacy for 12th Suffolk House seat » Dorchester Reporter

‘This is not my moment’: White candidate drops out of state rep race » Boston Herald

Markey representative speaks to Democratic City Committee » Newburyport News

A Biden win could shake up Massachusetts politics » Lowell Sun

Brady’s signature appeal case on top court’s docket Friday afternoon » Sentinel & Enterprise

Calls grow for coronavirus mask mandate ahead of Trump’s New Hampshire rally » Boston Herald

In praise of New England’s Republican governors » Boston Globe

Opinion: Parents, the president knows what’s best for your kids » Boston Globe

West Nile virus detected in Massachusetts mosquito for the first time this year » Boston Herald

Survey: Only 57% would get COVID-19 vaccine, if available » The Metro West Daily News

The state chose eight communities for free coronavirus tests. Framingham's Sam Wong it should have looked instead at neighborhoods » The Metro West Daily News

About 1 in 8 Mass. residents have now been tested for COVID-19 » Taunton Gazette

How 2 Hard-Hit New England Cities Slowed Coronavirus Infections » WBUR

CRISPR Comes To COVID: A Pandemic Pivot And The Push For A Simple Coronavirus Test » WBUR

Zero deaths at underground supervised injection site helps Massachusetts effort to open facilities: Advocates » Boston Herald

Doctor Fights for Bystander CPR Bill » NECN

As Mass. Reopens, Data Shows People of Color Face Greater Risk From COVID-19 » NBC Boston

Baker: Tech Industry Capital Has Made "Big Difference" » State House News Service

Mass. reports 177 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 25 new deaths » Boston Globe

It’s hot and humid. What happens to people who can’t afford air conditioning? » Boston Globe

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on » Boston Globe

Data shows virus spread in nursing homes down sharply » Lowell Sun

State’s COVID-19 Transmission Rate Slips Above Critical Threshold » Banker & Tradesman

Worcester police to start processing license to carry requests again » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts State Police hand out punishments for troopers in overtime scandal » Boston Herald

‘Newton is not a utopia.’ Task force to review policing » Boston Globe

Springfield mayor: DOJ report knocking police narcotics unit ‘disturbing and disappointing’ » The Republican

Senate deliberations on policing reform bill stall » Commonwealth Magazine

Prison advocates push for family access » The Bay State Banner

Fattman Again Postpones Police Bill Debate In Mass. Senate » WBUR

Most State Police troopers implicated in overtime fraud scandal will keep their jobs » Boston Globe

Plymouth schools funding included in COVID Response Bill » Wicked Local Plymouth

Mass. commissioner for the deaf placed on leave amid ties to a controversial fraternity » Boston Globe

Columnist John Paradis: Soldiers’ Home families: Where’s the governor? » Gazette Net

Soldiers’ Home Superintendent job posted on state website » News 22 WWLP.com

Mass. Still on Maine Quarantine List, Despite ‘Collegial' Call Between Governors » NECN

Keepers of our heritage need support, too » The Haverhill Gazette

Kennedy Seeks Urgent Clarification on Vote-by-Mail Expenses » State House News Service

Opinion: Jobless-claims scam a mail-in ballot warning » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker responds to local lawsuit while touring Plymouth project » Wicked Local Plymouth

State Reps Ask Gov. Baker To Fix Route 9 Flooding » Brookline Patch

Markey & Pressley discuss Freedom to Move Act in Mattapan » Dorchester Reporter

Our View: Fixing a broken system » The Andover Townsman

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SB2800 - An Act to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color

SB2789 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement

HB4820 - An Act relative to voting options in response to COVID-19

HB4878 - An Act to guarantee housing stability during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery

SB2700 - An Act to provide liability protections for contractors, sub-contractors and unions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

HB4769 - An Act authorizing remote participation at representative town meetings due to the COVID-19 emergency

SB2799 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement

SB2640 - An Act to provide liability protections for health care workers and facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

HB4700 - An Act relative to emergency paid sick time

SB2785 - An Act promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention through a right to counsel pilot program in Massachusetts in response to the COVID-emergency

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