10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development Public Hearing, Via Webex

10:00am PFAS Interagency Task Force, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

5:00pm Provincetown Garden Party with Sen. Julian Cyr

6:00pm Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator Jake Oliveira

Mass. retailers get potential boost from Senate in fight over commission-based overtime pay » Boston Globe

ME: LePage announces run for Maine governor in 2022, setting up contest with clues for Trump’s own comeback » Boston Globe

Could conservative Geoff Diehl hand Massachusetts governor’s office to Democrats? » Boston Herald

Months later, Beacon Hill has no agreement on contested transparency rules » Boston Globe

OTR: Massachusetts Sen. Diana DiZoglio shares why she is running for State Auditor » WCVB

MassGOP launches voter ID ballot initiative » Boston Herald

Striking St. Vincent nurses take fight to Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare headquarters » Worcester Telegram

NJ: New Jersey has enacted nearly 30 recent laws without committee hearings » Politico NJ

GA: GOP furor over ‘critical race theory’ hits college campuses » Georgia Recorder

CA: Wealth, class and remote work reshape California’s new boomtowns as people flee big cities » Los Angeles Times

Robbins: GOP stance on Jan. 6 belies reality of Capitol footage » Boston Herald

Biden hopes IRS will catch tax dodgers to help pay for his infrastructure bill » Boston Globe

LePage announces run for Maine governor in 2022, setting up contest with clues for Trump’s own comeback » Boston Globe

Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6 » Boston Globe

Wicked Good Cupcakes acquired eight years after Shark Tank investment » Boston Business Journal

Amazon’s Black business accelerator comes to Boston, with little outreach » Boston Business Journal

For Asian Americans, heart-to-heart talks about painful issues like racism can bridge the generation gap » Boston Globe

State audit critical of NECC's asset control » The Eagle Tribune

These are the Boston schools used for summer learning that have air conditioning — and the ones that don’t » Boston Globe

Opinion: There’s cause for concern in teaching critical race theory » Boston Globe

After record-breaking heat, more than half of the Boston schools used for summer learning do not have air conditioning » Boston Globe

Opinion: DEI initiatives leave out the people who voted for Trump » Boston Globe

Editorial: School integration is back. Congress should embrace it. » Boston Globe

Chicago’s exam schools offer lessons to Boston’s evolving admission process » Boston Globe

Cape Cod sharks hunting seals close to shore: Researchers using aerial cameras to watch great whites’ hunting behavior » Boston Herald

New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say » Boston Globe

Rhode Island lawmakers recess without adopting TCI, leaving just Mass. and Washington, D.C. » Boston Herald

Opinion: The bricks of New Ireland » Boston Globe

Reclaiming history: Former Belchertown State School residents reflect on experience through mural project » Gazette Net

Courts lifting pandemic restrictions, but keeping masks » Gazette Net

‘A false story woven by the prosecution’: Decision to indict attorneys Blake Rubin, Angela Cavanaugh should be investigated, Massachusetts defense lawyers argue » MassLive

Massachusetts legislature overrides another Baker veto » Lowell Sun

Attleboro native appointed chief of staff for state Sen. Paul Feeney of Foxboro » The Sun Chronicle

Janey’s address a part celebration, part state of the city, part campaign rally » Boston Globe

Mass. Attorney General Clears Ballot Question To Give Boston Council More Budget Power » WGBH

Suit filed by one Monterey official against others, town, alleges cronyism, fraud; defendant terms it 'fiction' » Berkshire Eagle

Battenfeld: Could conservative Geoff Diehl hand Massachusetts governor’s office to Democrats? » Boston Herald

Fundraising by Chris Dempsey, Diana DiZoglio heats up state auditor’s race takes shape » Boston Herald

Geoff Diehl announces run for Massachusetts governor, first Republican to enter race » MassLive

Diehl Joins Guv's Race, Creating Potential for Baker Primary » State House News Service

Trump-Aligned Republican Geoff Diehl Will Challenge Charlie Baker For Governor » WGBH

Charlie Baker resumes fundraising, still no word on third term » Boston Herald

Republican Geoff Diehl Announces Run For Massachusetts Governor » WBUR

COVID-19 vaccination site at Eastfield Mall in Springfield to close » Western Mass News

Opinion: Out of luck — COVID-19 vaccination lotteries don’t work » Boston Globe

Kim Janey: Continue to wear masks, especially indoors » Boston Herald

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal » WBUR

Task Force Recommends All Mass. Residents Be Added To Organ Donor List, Unless They Opt-Out » WBUR

Parents of Wakefield suspect stunned by standoff, arrests » Boston Globe

‘Restricted’ Walden Pond swimmers call on Massachusetts officials to reverse ban on open-water swimming » Boston Herald

Editorial: Handling of I-95 Wakefield standoff a tribute to Massachusetts State Police expertise » Boston Herald

Rep. Vargas Co-Chairs Legislative Commission Studying Racism’s Role in Parole Process » WHAV

Legislators Push To Reopen Walden Pond To Open Water Swimmers » WGBH

Local father whose son died in crash disappointed in Attleboro area, state enforcement of distracted driving law » The Sun Chronicle

DA’s office launches child safety campaign » Gazette Net

Massachusetts guidance on police encounters with children is new for some departments, not others » MassLive

Untested rape kits in Massachusetts: Advocates worry budget proposal will leave 6,300 kits untested, but state senator says aim is to test all » MassLive

The secret he carried: He first plotted vengeance. Then he became the police chief. » Boston Globe

Editorial: Don’t call inquiry into veterans’ deaths an independent investigation » Boston Globe

CSX tries to get its plan to acquire New England freight network back on track » Boston Globe

That CharlieCard you haven’t used since last March? It might have expired » Boston Globe

State inquiry eyes more participation in energy facility sitings » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts has the chance to make offshore wind diverse. Will it? » Boston Globe

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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.

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