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Massachusetts House votes to maintain the state’s film tax credit permanently » Boston Globe

Nation’s Imbeciles Lose Their Minds Over Fake News Biden Is Taking Their Red Meat Away » Vanity Fair

Biden to order raising federal contractor minimum wage to $15 » The Hill

Galvin deflects on possible eighth term » WHDH

Opinion: Biden’s infrastructure plan must curb structural racism » Boston Globe

‘Shakedowns’ are at center of former Fall River mayor’s federal corruption trial, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

‘Good news for Massachusetts’: Population tops 7 million, as state keeps 9 congressional seats after 2020 Census » Boston Globe

From seat belts to traffic light cameras, here’s what to know about Charlie Baker’s new road safety bill » Boston.com

Three political takeaways from the latest Census numbers for New England and beyond » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Which Biden will show up for his first major address to Congress and nation? » Boston Herald

Kerry calls allegations he ratted on Israel to Iran ‘unequivocally false,’ but some in GOP doubtful » Boston Herald

Opinion: At 100 days, Biden is competent on COVID-19, but otherwise ‘meh’ » Boston Globe

What’s in Biden speech? Lawmakers race to add priorities » Boston Globe

House Votes to Lift Film Tax Credit Sunset » State House News Service

MLK memorial effort gets second $1M gift, this one from Yawkey Foundation » Boston Business Journal

Top Places to Work: Diversity edition » Boston Globe

Widow of mall developer Disque Deane is sued by their children for fraud » Boston Globe

Raytheon CEO to become chairman as well » Boston Globe

House follows Mariano’s lead on film tax credit » Commonwealth Magazine

Banking? Boring? Not in Boston these days. » Boston Business Journal

Mass. plans to lift all Covid-19 limits on businesses in August » Boston Business Journal

Fenway, Garden and Gillette to increase to 25% capacity » WCVB

Boston pot supermarket given green light, may open this week » Boston Herald

Congressman Moulton believes BLM mural matters in Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case » Boston Globe

MassDigi announces new home at Worcester Polytechnic Institute when Becker College closes » The Republican

Duxbury schools say parents of Parker Foley have no legal basis to sue » Boston Globe

In Massachusetts, More Than 130 COVID Clusters Linked To School Sports » WGBH

Amid Racial Reckoning, A Push To Diversify College Investment Strategies » WGBH

UMass Boston, state university system to require vaccinations for fall » Boston Globe

Pool Testing in Massachusetts Schools Has Not Fit All Districts » WGBH

Report flags education as possible focus area for Rescue Act spending » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts orders high schools to resume full-time, in-person learning by May 17 » Boston Globe

Mass. HS students to return to full-time, in-person learning by May 17, DESE says » WCVB

Advocates unhappy with education funding calculations » Commonwealth Magazine

City eyes land for Greenway near swimming hole on Mill River in Leeds » Gazette Net

Editorial: Who gets to live in a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home? » Boston Globe

Annual Count Shows Homelessness In Boston Down, Unsheltered Population Up In Pandemic » WBUR

House Boosts Spending on Human Services, Elder Affairs » State House News Service

Battle for affordable child care wages on Beacon Hill, in Washington » Boston Herald

Apple says it will add hundreds of jobs in Greater Boston by 2026 » Boston Globe

Win some, lose some: US windfall could help Pittsfield balance $172.1M budget » Berkshire Eagle

Fourth of July fireworks display canceled in Attleboro due to COVID pandemic for second year in a row » The Republican

Prospective buyer files lawsuit over sale of North Hadley Village Hall » Gazette Net

She hasn’t even started work yet, but Stephanie Everett already has one of the toughest jobs at Boston City Hall » Boston Globe

Northampton Arts Council becomes 1st city board to back activist group’s call to defund police by 50% » The Republican

Corruption trial of young ex-Fall River mayor begins » Boston Herald

Collins Takes a Pass on Mayoral Contest » State House News Service

Mass. to Get Thousands of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Doses This Week » NBC Boston

Baker says Mass. residents not hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine, urges ‘everybody’ to book appointments » Boston Globe

Are bars open yet? Are dinner parties OK? Here’s where reopening and restrictions stand in Mass. » Boston Globe

Officials: Most Mass. Residents Getting Their 2nd COVID Vaccine Shot » WBUR

'Out of control': New emails show fear, confusion at Biogen after superspreader meetings » Boston Business Journal

812 confirmed cases, 12 deaths, and 56,735 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

India’s COVID-19 surge is a flashback, and a warning, to many in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Lowest daily COVID-19 case count since November » Lowell Sun

Baker touts low rates of vaccine hesitancy in Massachusetts » Commonwealth Magazine

Outdoor Mask Mandate To Be Eased; Bars And Amusement Parks Reopening In May; Road Races To Return » CBS Boston

Baker relaxes outdoor mask mandate in Mass., announces timeline for reopening bars, other businesses » Boston Globe

CDC relaxes outdoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated Americans » Boston Globe

State Outlines Plan, Timeline for Lifting Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions » State House News Service

R.I. vaccine subcommittee was ‘blindsided’ by news of state lifting pause on Johnson & Johnson shot » Boston Globe

Baker swears in Chief Michael Wynn, eight others to new police reform commission » Berkshire Eagle

New Commission Sets Out to Hold Police Accountable » State House News Service

Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense » Boston Herald

Lawmakers load up budget with earmarks » The Eagle Tribune

Uneven Growth Creates Mass. Redistricting Challenge » State House News Service

Massachusetts will keep 9 House seats as state population climbs above 7 million: U.S. Census » Boston Herald

Massachusetts millionaires tax could ‘devastate’ startups in Greater Boston: Report » Boston Herald

Biden to set $1 million threshold for capital gains tax hike » Boston Globe

Baker announces new road safety proposals that include cracking down on driving without a seat belt » WHDH

Gov. Charlie Baker refiles road safety bill » Lowell Sun

Green Line, Safety Hires Featured In MBTA Budget Plan » State House News Service

Critic decries ‘scary’ Charlie Baker bill to expand police ability to pull over motorists, allow red-light cameras » Boston Herald

Red-light cameras, stricter seatbelt rules: Lifesavers, or privacy violations? » The Herald News

MBTA increasing ferry service for South Shore, bringing back Hingham direct, weekend service » Patriot Ledger

T lays out bus electrification plan » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker proposes new seatbelt, traffic camera law » Commonwealth Magazine

Electric Vehicles Are In A Fast Lane To The Future » WGBH

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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