11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Housing & Community Development Regulatory Changes, Submit to Francia Nova at francia.nova@mass.gov

7:30pm Basic Black on Activism & Protests, WGBH 2

Email About Frat Prompts Officials to Defend Kennedy » State House News Service

Markey launches ad featuring AOC » Boston Globe

Police reform advocates appeal for change as lawmakers battle over qualified immunity » Boston Herald

Historic Legislative Session To Continue Beyond Traditional Deadline » State House News Service

Police Union Cheers Reps Who Opposed Reform Bill » State House News Service

'A lasting difference': Michael Durkin ends 43-year run at United Way » Boston Business Journal

FL: DeSantis’ popularity plummets in another Florida poll » Orlando Sentinel

Senate votes to ban government non-disclosure agreements » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. economy shrank by 44% rate in second quarter » Boston Business Journal

In the Endorsement Battle with Joe Kennedy, Ed Markey Is Winning » Boston Magazine

‘Elections Need to Happen': Baker Responds to Trump's Suggestion About Delay » NECN

Why Trump Might Quit » Politico

Anonymous email stirs emotions in Senate race » Commonwealth Magazine

Whether Or Not Biden Picks Warren As His Running Mate, She Will Have Major Clout In Washington » WBUR

Trump slams mail-in voting as Republicans reject suggestion to ‘delay’ November election » Boston Herald

For the first time in 2020, Democrats are projected to retake the US Senate » Boston Globe

Opinion: Trump questions election safety, draws hypocritical blowback » Boston Herald

Trump’s attack on election is about his fear of losing » Boston Globe

Opinion: The GOP’s moral trap » Boston Globe

Trump Has Suggested Delaying The 2020 Election, But He Doesn't Have The Power To Do So » WBUR

Polar Beverages goes nationwide in blockbuster deal with Keurig Dr Pepper » Boston Globe

Opinion: The economy cratered as never before in April. What comes next is hard to say » Boston Globe

UPS surges most since 1999 on delivery boom spurred by virus » Boston Globe

Office workers are increasingly being told to wait until January before they return » Boston Globe

Dunkin’ to close 350 more stores » Boston Globe

Boston's former John Hancock HQ could become lab space » Boston Business Journal

Tripadvisor CEO calls for 'enforcement of competition' after Big Tech hearing » Boston Business Journal

Commentary: Dorchester deserves its share of cannabis revenue reinvestment » Dorchester Reporter

State school aid level-funded » Commonwealth Magazine

Tufts to Begin Moving Students in Next Month on Staggered Basis » NECN

Opinion: This is the wrong time to cut arts education » Commonwealth Magazine

Parents Are Considering 'Homeschool Pods' For Fall, But Some Educators Warn Of Inequities » NEPM

Teachers rally outside Massachusetts education offices, push to keep kids at home this fall » Boston Herald

Multiple school districts weigh-in on options for students this fall » Western Mass News

Jones, Tarr Support Breakfast After The Bell Initiative » Brookline Patch

Union 38 teachers: In-person instruction a risk » Gazette Net

Fearing surge in COVID cases, Massachusetts Teachers Association pushes for remote learning in schools for 2020-2021 school year » The Republican

Even As Diversity Grows, Mass. Schools Remain Segregated » WBUR

‘Please don’t plant them’: Baker issues warning to Mass. residents who received suspicious seeds » WHDH

How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” » Vanity Fair

Sports Betting Momentum Dies in Mass. Senate » State House News Service

Filings Drag out—and Muddy—Status of Soldiers’ Home Super » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Six employees at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home have retested positive for coronavirus » Boston Globe

Six Employees At Holyoke Soldiers' Home Test Positive For Coronavirus » WBUR

Brigham president resigns from Moderna board after conflict of interest questions raised » Boston Globe

CDH reports uptick in positive COVID-19 tests » Gazette Net

Massachusetts Senate clears bill to license midwives who provide out-of-hospital care » The Republican

Legislative Watch: Addressing America's Eviction Crisis » Governing

Lawyer: COVID-19 moratorium on evictions is ‘potentially devastating’ to landlords » Boston Herald

Editorial: One judge we trust won’t elude justice » Lowell Sun

At a time of racial unrest, Black workers’ union campaign becomes a battleground » Boston Globe

Senate agrees to extend legislative session » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawmaker’s amendment would have mandated training for his colleagues on muting their phones » Boston Globe

After coronavirus spike, Nantucket makes restaurants that serve alcohol close by midnight » Boston Globe

Seth Moulton suggests red states are ‘getting what’s coming to them’ with coronavirus » Boston Herald

Kanye West won't appear on Massachusetts ballot » Gloucester Times

Fourth Congressional District candidates ramp up campaigns » The Sun Chronicle

Joe Kennedy came out in support of legalizing marijuana before Ed Markey. So why is Markey hammering him for it? » Boston.com

Markey calls for massive stimulus efforts in sit down with Sun editorial board » Lowell Sun

Super PAC funded by Auchincloss’s parents officially rides into 4th District, spends $180K on ads backing him » Boston Globe

Nantucket records a growing number of coronavirus cases as people head to island for vacation » The Republican

Massachusetts lawmakers seek extended waiver of at-sea monitoring » National Fisherman

Baker blames careless individuals for COVID runup » Commonwealth Magazine

Cape Cod officials rip house parties for rise in coronavirus cases » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker mulls cutting party sizes as coronavirus numbers creep up in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Partiers Prompt Baker to Review Gathering Limits » State House News Service

Police reform advocates appeal for change as lawmakers battle over qualified immunity » Boston Herald

Special prosecutor to investigate alleged beating of man inside Lynn police station » Boston Globe

State Commits to Hold Local Aid Amounts Level in Pandemic » State House News Service

13 Questions About Voting By Mail In Massachusetts, Answered » WGBH

Galvin urging residents to complete Census as deadline nears » Western Mass News

Trump’s ‘bogus’ suggestion to delay the election falls flat with Mass. leaders » Boston Globe

'Bogus:' Galvin reacts to Trump's comments on mail-in ballot security » WCVB

Baker's COVID-19 travel restrictions panned » The Salem News

Salisbury receives $100K rehab grant for Gerrish Road bridge » Newburyport 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