11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

6:30pm Executive Office for Administration & Finance Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Catholic activists barred from St. Vincent Hospital following 'exorcism' protest » Worcester Telegram

Nearly 900 Secret Service members were infected with the coronavirus. A watchdog blames Trump. » Washington Post

Pro-Campbell super PAC goes up with TV ad » Dorchester Reporter

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Think They Can Salvage Their Reputations by Pretending to Want Nothing to Do With Trump » Vanity Fair

State’s second-largest health insurer slams Biogen for costly Alzheimer’s drug » Boston Globe

Compromise reached in long-running standoff over RI pay-equity legislation » The Providence Journal

Opinion: A tough Beacon Hill to climb » Boston Globe

General Mark Milley admonishes lawmakers over questions about critical race theory at West Point: ‘What is so wrong with understanding?’ » Boston Globe

Biden Taps Rep. Cronin as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland » State House News Service

Massachusetts Rep. Claire Cronin to be nominated as ambassador to Ireland » MassLive

Biden nominates Claire Cronin, Mass. State House’s No. 2 Democrat, as ambassador to Ireland » Boston.com

Claire Cronin, Mass. House’s number two Democrat, will be nominated as ambassador to Ireland » Boston Globe

As 'merger of equals' closes, Affectiva CEO tells the story of her company getting acquired for $73.5M » Boston Business Journal

Suher penalties could trigger wage bond » Gazette Net

OEMs, Mass. AG file briefs ahead of closings in ‘Right to Repair’ trial » Repairer Driven News

Judge denies ExxonMobil requests to dismiss AG’s lawsuit » Boston Globe

Beyond Walls receives $100,000 Cummings Grant » Lynn Daily News Item

In first major business speech as acting mayor, Janey emphasizes diversity, recovery from COVID » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey on championing for LGBTQ rights » Yahoo Finance

‘Pause payments and interest’ on federal student loans until March 31, 2022, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Ayanna Pressley urge President Joe Biden » MassLive

Editorial: Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools » Boston Globe

Harvard won’t host joint campaign managers event with Trump aides » Politico

Lawsuit Aims To Protect Cape Cod Waters From 'Putrid Smells And Unsightly Scums' » WBUR

Revere Pushes For Some Control Over Saugus Waste Facility » State House News Service

Encore Boston Harbor takes the entertainment outside this summer » Boston Globe

Opinion: Longing for the day when sexism in medicine is DOA » Boston Globe

Zoom Therapy And Not Enough Beds: How The Pandemic Affected Kids' Access To Mental Health Care » WBUR

With new MassHealth funding, Community Health Centers in Lowell and Fitchburg look to improve patient access » Lowell Sun

State’s largest health care providers to require all employees get COVID-19 vaccines; one labor union balks » Boston Globe

Mass. hospital systems to mandate Covid vaccinations for employees » Boston Business Journal

Lead law update part of anti-discrimination push » News 22 WWLP.com

US unemployment claims fall slightly to 411,000 as job market heals » Boston Globe

Dueling ride-hailing groups spar over drivers’ employment classification » Boston Herald

Staff, supporters picket at Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School in Chicopee after two-thirds of teachers lose jobs » MassLive

Unions are holding off as they mull mayoral choices » Dorchester Reporter

‘The Great Resignation’ is looming: Why people are quitting their jobs post-pandemic » Boston Globe

How Should Mass. Treat Drivers And Delivery Workers In The ‘Gig Economy’? » WGBH

Mayor Elorza’s $700 million plan to save Providence’s pension fund deserves a closer look » Boston Globe

Lawmakers hear testimony on lowering voting age in Northampton » Gazette Net

Boston City Council escalates criticism of Kim Janey, pans budget » Boston Herald

Malden Seeks Next Step For Bilingual Ballots » State House News Service

Battenfeld: Charlie Baker one-ups Sonia Chang-Diaz on two-month tax holiday » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: In Politics, Gender Still Matters » CBS Boston

Baker, Healey watch as field for governor forms » Commonwealth Magazine

3 Democrats are running, but Massachusetts Gov. Baker still hasn't decided if he'll seek another term » WCVB

Millionaires tax campaign kicks off » The Bay State Banner

Socialist community activist India Walton defeats Buffalo mayor in Democratic primary » Boston Globe

State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, veteran progressive lawmaker, launches bid for Massachusetts governor » Boston Globe

Mashpee Wampanoag’s young leader takes reins at tumultuous time » Boston Globe

'I'm Tired Of Waiting': Sonia Chang-Díaz On Why She's Running For Governor » WBUR

Governor Baker says he has no interest in federal office, won’t say if he’ll run again for governor » Boston Globe

Baker: Running From GOP Won’t Help Solve Problems in Party » State House News Service

68 confirmed cases, 5 deaths, and 15,907 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Studies on third dose of COVID-19 vaccine offer ‘hope’ to immunocompromised people » Boston Globe

59% of Massachusetts is now fully vaccinated as statewide COVID hospitalizations fall below 100 » MassLive

Somerville Exploring Controversial Safe Injection Site: 'People Have a Right to Stay Alive' » NECN

There are still people dying of COVID-19 nearly every day. For their loved ones, the world is far from normal » Boston Globe

Civil Asset Forfeiture Standard Getting Close Review » State House News Service

Baker seems eager to start spending » Commonwealth Magazine

State awash in cash as tax revenue pours in » Lowell Sun

Expanded mail-in voting not among 37 voting bills up for debate » Fox 25 News

State rep LeBoeuf says mail-in voting is 'a program we need to continue in the Commonwealth' » Spectrum News

Lack of rules complicating State House reopening, Baker says » WHDH

Gov. Baker Defends Handling Of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Tragedy, Counters Criticism » WGBH

Baker Seeks Two-Month Sales Tax Holiday » State House News Service

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposes 2-month sales tax holiday in August, September using surplus state tax revenue » MassLive

Gov. Baker Proposes Waiving Massachusetts Sales Tax For All Of August And September » CBS Boston

'A really big deal': Baker pitches two-month sales tax holiday » Berkshire Eagle

State Senator Eric Lesser Says Proposal To Waive Massachusetts Sales Tax For August And September Is 'Not Necessary' » CBS Boston

Baker pitches two-month sales tax holiday. Lawmakers have other ideas » Boston Globe

Lights Quickly Dim on Baker’s Tax Relief Plan » State House News Service

As Beacon Hill Considers Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants, Biden White House Offers Chance For Larger Change » WGBH

City officials, state delegation lobby for full reopening of Lowell Registry of Motor Vehicles » Lowell Sun

Public testimony underway for 'Work and Family Mobility Act’ » Western Mass News

Lynn officials support driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants » Lynn Daily News Item

Lawmakers have long considered driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. Will this be the year the bill passes? » Boston Globe

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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

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance