10:00am Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Jennifer Armini

Arizona election audit draws Republican tourists » The Hill

Harvard professor Danielle Allen to launch historic bid for governor » Boston Globe

As restrictions lapse, lawmakers still meet remotely » Salem News

State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz defends proposed change in Massachusetts redistricting procedure » WCVB

Boston police union endorsements, once prized, shunned by some mayoral candidates » Boston Herald

FL: National rallies from educators planned Saturday, pledging to “teach the truth” about systemic racism » Florida Phoenix

How America’s top hospitals hound patients with predatory billing » Axios

OPINION: What the Rich Don’t Want to Admit About the Poor » New York Times

GA: Democrats Battle Republican-Led Voting Curbs in Georgia » U.S.News

ME: Legislature passes bill to build over 1,000 affordable, energy-efficient housing units » BEACON

Mass. Republican Party explored whether it can use its own money to pay for a candidate’s legal fees » Boston Globe

How Gen Z Is Taking over Boston Politics » Boston Magazine

FBI director feels the heat as Congress pushes for Saudi links » Boston Herald

Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship » Boston Globe

Apple turned over data on Trump’s White House counsel to FBI agents » Boston Globe

Inside the bizarre Arizona audit fueled by Trump’s false claims of election fraud » Boston Globe

Biden and first lady meet Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle » Boston Globe

Rep. Katherine Clark: Democrats In Congress Need To Be Bolder » WGBH

The ‘Etsy of New England’: Boston Women’s Market returns to Somerville for in-person event » Boston Globe

Luxuries and rents are rising for Cape Cod visitors. The classic family vacation on the Cape is becoming a thing of the past » Boston Globe

Massachusetts business confidence rises in May » Berkshire Eagle

Business Confidence Rises in Massachusetts in May » BusinessWest

Head of the Charles to return in October » Boston Business Journal

Judge upholds ban on recreational marijuana shops in Bourne » Cape Cod Times

‘We can own this slur, this name, and feel better about it’: Milton rallies around gay couple after years of harassment » Boston Globe

Juneteenth state holiday is time to continue the journey for hope (Guest viewpoint) » MassLive

Old South Church award recipient’s message of Pride: ‘We get free when we love ourselves’ » Boston Globe

Thousands Rally In Boston For Black And Brown Trans Rights » WGBH

Racial Equity Panel Uses First Hearing to Build To-Do List » State House News Service

Battenfeld: Embattled Boston School Committee needs major overhaul » Boston Herald

UMass Medical School Springfield campus graduates first class of doctors; Henry M. Thomas III receives honorary degree » MassLive

Kim Janey on filling Boston School Committee vacancies: ‘We certainly hope to move fast’ » Boston Herald

City Council candidate participated in controversial counseling sessions for Boston students » Boston Globe

Fedloan Servicing lawsuit settled, could benefit your student loans » News 22 WWLP.com

Seeking to improve accessibility and safety, DCR unveils plan for parkways » Boston Globe

Sports Gaming Bills For Massachusetts To Be Heard Thursday » Legal Sports Betting

Mass. lawmakers to hold hearing on sports betting legislation » Boston Business Journal

Mass General Brigham’s proposed expansion jeopardizes community care » Commonwealth Magazine

Salem Hospital raised wages for nearly half its workforce. Here's why. » Boston Business Journal

What families dealing with Alzheimer’s should know about the newly approved drug » Boston Globe

Compassionate Healthcare Systems cited after failing to pay overtime and travel costs to staff » MassLive

Healey Supports Effort to Continue Pause on Evictions » Cape Cod Online

23 attorneys general show support for CDC eviction moratorium » News 22 WWLP.com

Residents, elected officials rally to preserve Jamaica Plain affordable housing complex » Boston Herald

Getting guaranteed income across the finish line » Commonwealth Magazine

Shortage of workers at childcare centers 'at a hyper-crisis point' » Boston Business Journal

Pavement Coffeehouse owner supports employee unionization » Boston.com

On 97th day of strike, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Congressman James McGovern promise to stand with Saint Vincent Hospital nurses » MassLive

Mass. Lawmakers Push to Keep COVID-Era Policies as Emergency Order Set to Expire » NBC Boston

Editorial: Legislature gets back to doling out federal funds » Boston Globe

Mass. House, Senate adjourn without agreement on pandemic policy extensions » Berkshire Eagle

Proposal opens the door to sell deteriorating Mount farmhouse to Lee, Lenox » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: Let’s make Madison Park the gem it should be » Boston Globe

College’s donation expands Hatfield Historical Museum’s Sophia Smith collection » Gazette Net

Chesterfield scales back July 4 parade » Gazette Net

Deerfield residents reject frontage bylaw, OK proposal for chain stores » Gazette Net

Shutesbury Town Meeting voters OK $6.63M budget, library construction grant application » Gazette Net

Boston Pops' Fourth Of July Concert Will Go On — Not In Boston, But At Tanglewood » WBUR

Attleboro city councilor hopes to blow up the state's ban on fireworks » The Sun Chronicle

Danielle Allen, A Harvard Ethicist, Says She Is Running For Governor » WBUR

Governing Paradise: Noho’s Recovery Would be Sciarra’s Biggest Campaign Yet » Western Mass Politics and Insight

The Column: Lyons-Lombardo partnership lives on » Lowell Sun

Sunday Notebook: State House turning into war zone » Sentinel & Enterprise

LaChapelle eyes another 4 years as Easthampton’s mayor » Gazette Net

Duff Ends Short Campaign for Auditor » State House News Service

Danielle Allen to launch campaign for governor in Boston on Tuesday » Berkshire Eagle

State auditor's race continues to evolve » The Eagle Tribune

In the Ocean State, a legal dispute centers on voting rights and beach cabanas » Boston Globe

Gillette Stadium mass vaccination site to administer final doses » WHDH

Massachusetts State of Emergency to be lifted June 15 » WCVB

Massachusetts reports zero new coronavirus deaths and lowest ever single-day case count since last March » Boston Herald

Large study finds Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine about 90 percent effective » Boston Globe

All aboard! Vax Express coming to Lawrence » The Eagle Tribune

As Massachusetts approaches 4 million people fully vaccinated against COVID, state reports 33 new cases, 0 deaths Sunday » MassLive

Million dollar COVID vaccine lotteries grab attention, but cheaper, targeted approaches may be just as successful » Boston Globe

What happened to Mikayla Miller? » Commonwealth Magazine

Kim Janey ‘did the right thing’ by firing Dennis White, says former Boston top cop » Boston Herald

Family demands answers in Dedham grad’s death » Boston Herald

Widow of Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia says request for three city councilors not to attend funeral ‘came directly from me’ » MassLive

Janey Did ‘The Only Thing She Could Do’ In Firing Dennis White, Former BPD Commissioner Ed Davis Says » CBS Boston

Legislative involvement key for Western Massachusetts to get fair share of federal aid, lawmakers say » Berkshire Eagle

Baker scaling back news conference livestreams » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts House and Senate back constitutional amendment to tax millionaires another 4% » Lowell Sun

Opinion: A North Atlantic Rail network would support the economy, climate, and equity » Boston Globe

Gulliver’s challenges, rising traffic and I-90 Allston » Commonwealth Magazine

DCR unwilling to ease I-90 Allston space crunch » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Steamship Authority website running again for reservations after ransomware attack » MassLive

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Birthdays: Rep. Jennifer Armini

10:00am Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

10:00am A Mayor's Panel: Getting Massachusetts Back to Work One City at a Time hosted by AIM, Via webcast

10:00am PFAS Interagency Task Force, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm COVID-19 Cultural Impact Commission, Virtual Hearing

2:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

2:00pm Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Probation Service, Virtual Hearing

4:00pm Boston Business Journal's 2021 Best Places to Work, Via Zoom

10:00am Cannabis in Massachusetts presented by Mass. Lawyers Weekly, Via Zoom

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:30pm Lobbying & Libations hosted by Progressive Mass, Via webcast

10:00am MassDOT Public Hearing, Via Zoom

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Higher Education Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

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