9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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

7:00pm MassDems Convention, DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester

Birthdays: Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Mike Connolly

Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her. » Boston Globe

State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson went to prison for bribery. Now she wants her old job back » WBUR

Pride month begins in Boston with calls for the Legislature to clarify legal parentage » WGBH

Inside the Audition for Democrats’ Next Crusading Attorney General » New York Times

‘The power is with the people’: Demonstrators demand Beacon Hill override Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of immigrant driver’s license bill » MassLive

Mass. biotech lobbying group takes on new cause: gun violence » Boston Business Journal

Which hospital systems want to merge with R.I.’s Care New England? » Boston Globe

RI: Shoreline access bill unanimously passes RI House; awaits Senate action » The Associated Press (AP)

NY: New York Dems’ Giant Gift To Private Equity » The Lever

NY: New York jumps to pass major gun restrictions after mass shootings » Politico

NJ: New Jersey could get a new Department of Early Childhood » POLITICO Pro

NJ: How are NJ lawmakers trying to tackle the affordable housing crisis? » North Jersey

PA: Fetterman's health, return to campaign trail a mystery as some Democrats grow 'very nervous' about Pa. Senate race » NBC News

FL: In Florida, There’s a Growing Gap Between What People Say About Abortion and What They Do » Politico

FL: DeSantis moves to ban transition care for transgender youths, Medicaid recipients » NBC News

TX: Beto O’Rourke focuses on guns after Uvalde, but faces familiar hurdles » Washington Post

CA: Bees are legally fish in California, court rules. Here’s why and what led to it » The Sacramento Bee

The Great Resignation hits state legislative chambers » The Hill

Chaos in John Roberts’s Court » Vanity Fair

Trump officials ridiculed 'easy mark' Susan Collins as they tricked her into backing Kavanaugh: report » Raw Story

Ben Sasse warns of Trump’s GOP being ‘a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folk’ » Raw Story

Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels » AP News

Howie Carr: Meet Biden’s nutty professors giving economic advice » Boston Herald

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage are we willing to accept?’ » Boston Globe

House panel advances gun bill after recent mass shootings » Boston Globe

Opinion: The power of five robed Supreme Court justices » Boston Globe

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’ » Boston Herald

Four takeaways from Biden’s evening address on gun violence » Boston Globe

Joe Curtatone feels energized by his new gig » Boston Globe

Goulston & Storrs settles ‘legal malpractice’ lawsuit filed by construction company owner John Fish » Boston Globe

Junkyard turns to gold in Somerville development boom » Boston Globe

From stagflation to the ‘misery index,’ some economists fear a 1970s redux » Boston Globe

Developer set to buy 95-acre tank farm site near Encore casino in Everett » Boston Globe

Consumer Savings, Convenience Sought In Digital Repair Bill » State House News Service

‘We have no law protecting my parentage from being challenged’; Beacon Hill urged to update legal protections for LGBTQ families » MassLive

State’s proposal to reform Boston Public Schools would impose demands on Wu » Boston Globe

Editorial: Police in schools isn’t a solution to school shootings. It’s a cop-out. » Boston Globe

Malden teachers union votes no confidence in school superintendent » Boston Globe

Opinion: High school internships are needed in all fields, not just STEM » Boston Globe

East Boston public school employee convicted of repeatedly raping disabled child » Boston Herald

Bay State College placed on probation over financial, staffing concerns » Boston Business Journal

UMass Amherst chancellor to retire in 2023 » Boston Business Journal

Mass. reports 6,106 new coronavirus cases among public school students and 1,941 among staff » Boston Globe

Drought conditions expand in Massachusetts, with no ‘big beneficial rain’ in the forecast » Boston Herald

EPA moves to give states, tribes more power to protect water » Boston Globe

Editorial: Impossible to quantify harm of PFAS » Sentinel & Enterprise

Licensing Framework Seen As Lure For Thoroughbred Racing » State House News Service

Upstream Bio raises $200 million to develop treatment for severe asthma » Boston Globe

Locally educated Tulsa doctor murdered at work remembered for his drive, humbleness » Boston Globe

Hotel-based homeless shelters changed lives in pandemic. Some want them to be a model moving forward » WBUR

More condos in the works near new Somerville T station » Boston Business Journal

Mass. advocates work to get most out of ARPA funding to house people who are homeless » WBUR

H.O.M.E. Group Meets to Discuss New Bedford Housing Issues » WBSM

Children sexually abused at state daycare center win partial victory after 7-year court fight » Boston Herald

As I See It: Worcester County advocates work to prevent cases like missing Harmony Montgomery » Worcester Telegram

Defendant Refunds Total $14 Mil In Drug Lab Settlement » State House News Service

Biopharma expects to grow, but faces talent troubles » Lowell Sun

Car-free streets coming to Boston’s Dorchester, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods » WGBH

GOP’s Amore says his opponents are not ‘evil’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. Democrats set to gather for convention, hopes high to expand their grip on power this fall » Boston Globe

As Mass. Democrats gather for state convention this weekend, GOP candidates hope for red wave » WAMC

Democrats to huddle for state convention » The Eagle Tribune

'State of Emergency': WPI dean, others join Congressman McGovern for panel on youth mental health at UMass » Worcester Telegram

Boston-area COVID wastewater data drops in southern region, stays up in north » Boston Herald

First COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21, White House says » Boston Globe

Manhole explosions rock downtown, woman suffers burns » Boston Herald

Budget Negotiators Named With 29 Days 'til Fiscal New Year » State House News Service

The US recommended a system to prevent Green Line crashes 13 years ago. It still hasn’t been installed. » Boston Globe

Two teens charged with making vulgar announcements, assaulting woman on MBTA train » Boston Herald

MBTA board approves $2.55B FY23 budget, faces $236M deficit in ’24 » Boston Herald

MBTA: “No Evidence” That Infrastructure Caused Green Line Crash » State House News Service

Springfield Union Station gets $1.75M federal grant for track upgrades; Enfield gets $13.9M toward new station » MassLive

Editorial: MBTA needs to step up safety ASAP » Boston Herald

State Awards Community Compact Fiber Network Grants to Andover, Groveland and North Andover » WHAV

$13M grant to improve internet access across Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

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