9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

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8:00pm "Obama Alumni" Virtual Fundraiser for Sen. Eric Lesser for Lieutenant Governor

Massachusetts Legislature moves budget to final committee, leaves tax cuts for later » Boston Herald

Boston Public Schools administrator says she was pushed out for raising concerns over how English learners are taught » Boston Globe

The state of Massachusetts is officially in a drought » WBUR

State commission takes years to resolve discrimination cases. One took 17. Another took 15 » WBUR

Even in Massachusetts, GOP politics are all about Trump » Boston Globe

Smarter health: How AI is transforming health care » WBUR

T board lays out priorities — safety, infrastructure, budget shortfalls » Commonwealth Magazine

VT: Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year » Boston Globe

NJ: NJ disability watchdog criticizes group homes, cites abuse, neglect 'on a regular basis' » NorthJersey.com

Remote voting in the U.S. House hits a second anniversary, but it may be its last » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida Republicans beat the gun lobby. Congress hasn’t followed. » Washington Post

TX: O’Rourke bets shooting will shake up Texas governor’s race » AP News

UT: 'We've got to do something': Gov. Cox, Romney talk gun laws following Memorial Day event » KSL 5

Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain » Politico

Axios midterms dashboard: What matters in 2022 » Axios

It’s Going to Be a Hot Summer. It Will Be Hotter if You’re Not Rich. » New York Times

Tom Cotton's rigid conservatism » Politico

Inside a Biden White House adrift » NBC News

Klobuchar’s revised antitrust ‘pet project’ makes the same mistakes » The Hill

Local Asian American business owners get groups to call their own » Boston Globe

Is Harvard replicating the Seaport in Allston? » Commonwealth Magazine

McConney Scheepers steps up at Mass. Bar Foundation » Boston Globe

Summer’s here, and tourists are returning to the Cape and Islands » Boston Globe

Boston's boring social scene? The city wants a ‘late-night czar’ to help » Boston Business Journal

Baker says BPS receivership opponents need concrete plan » Newburyport News

Boston’s bill to land the right school boss hits $1.4M … and counting » Boston Herald

Opinion: COVID-19 is stalking Massachusetts schools » Boston Globe

Speaker Pelosi urges Brown University graduates to unify America » Boston Globe

Is the water at your beach safe? New report card finds issues with protocols used for water quality flags at Boston Harbor beaches » MassLive

New clock starts on fresh legal fight over PCB removal from Housatonic River » Berkshire Eagle

United Way executive director leaving; transition underway » Gazette Net

Gay veterans to become eligible for benefits denied under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ » Gazette Net

New amendment to give veterans discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” benefits » Western Mass News

Legislators call for investigation into Boston asylum office over low rate of approvals » WGBH

Worries about coming ObamaCare premium spikes intensify » The Hill

Liability not an issue with rideshare ballot question » Commonwealth Magazine

Rep. Stephen Lynch: NRA influence has held up past gun legislation, but this time "it might be different" » CBS News

Agawam, Westfield Memorial Day speakers urge gratitude » MassLive

Bad blood, old friendships, political alliances run Everett, a Globe review shows » Boston Globe

Murals: An emerging form of community development » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Rollins picks a fight worth fighting » Boston Globe

New Bedford Voters Find Redistricting Means Confusing, Less Convenient Polling Locations » WBSM

Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer tests positive for COVID » Berkshire Eagle

'Read the room': GOP official rips colleagues pushing xenophobia and misogyny 'It’s Mass., not Ala.' » Raw Story

Uvalde shooting pushes gun control to the fore in Texas governor’s race » The Hill

District Attorney Andrea Harrington formally announces her bid for reelection » Berkshire Eagle

Keller: Will MassDems mimic the GOP? » MASSterList

Opinion: Questions surrounding the origins of COVID-19 remain unanswered » Boston Globe

Prevalence of preteen suicide has more than doubled in 11 years: ‘Concerningly high’ » Boston Herald

Boston police issues community alert about uptick in drink spiking at local bars » Boston Globe

Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns » Boston Globe

Boston police arrest 9 suspects, recover 10 guns in Dorchester and Mattapan » Boston Herald

Boston police bought another ‘high performance’ drone — and want to create a new unit to fly it » Boston Globe

Massachusetts’ restrictive gun laws may be the answer elsewhere: Mass. Chiefs of Police leader » Boston Herald

Boston Police warn of drinks being spiked at bars, Cape police also getting reports of ‘date rape drugs’ » Boston Herald

Sun, sand, and violence: Arrests at area beaches as summer season kicks off » Boston Globe

From concealed carry to eliminating permits, gun restrictions have loosened since Sandy Hook » Boston Globe

Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do » The Intercept

Wendy Murphy: Texas school shooter threatened to kill and rape girls in online messages, but nobody reported him » Boston Herald

Final Massachusetts State Trooper gets only probation in Troop E overtime scandal » Boston Herald

Mayor announces independent audit of Greenfield Police Department » The Recorder

Supreme Court could soon weaken gun laws in several states, including Mass. » WBUR

Robbins: Texas school massacre highlights America’s gun disease » Boston Herald

Our View: Keep public meetings online » The Sun Chronicle

‘The red white and blue’: Bay Staters stop to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day » WHDH

Fair Share Amendment won’t work, according to free market think tank » Boston Herald

Orange Line trains to shut down for 30 days in July » Boston Herald

Governor Baker vetoes bill to give driver’s licenses to undocumented residents » Boston Globe

Editorial: Guess who pays for T fare evasion? » Boston Herald

MBTA board balks at $102m Transit Ambassador contract » Commonwealth Magazine

State transportation leaders confident in MBTA leader Steve Poftak amid federal safety review » Boston Globe

MBTA upgrading the Green and Red Lines, shuttle buses to replace trains next month » Boston Herald

FERC grants delay on N.E. energy market reform » Commonwealth Magazine

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