11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Mass. Dems lean toward women candidates » Commonwealth Magazine

Digital repair bill idles on Beacon Hill » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Protecting those on the front lines of reproductive health » Boston Globe

Massachusetts issued nearly $100 million in film tax subsidies in 2019, the most in a decade » Boston Globe

Goldberg urges lawmakers to divest gun holdings » The Eagle Tribune

NY: With little notice, Legislature passes $10B tax break » Albany Times Union

NJ: Legal weed in full swing, but still no rules for detecting if workers are high on the job » NJ.com

LA: Louisiana House approves harsher criminal penalties for abortion providers » Florida Phoenix

FL: Murphy calls Florida gun law 'the right one’ as senators negotiate federal legislation » Politico

America's new labor market » Axios

Legal claims shed light on founder of faith group tied to Amy Coney Barrett » The Guardian

Trump on the brink? » NBC News

American Rasputin: Steve Bannon is still scheming. And he's still a threat to democracy. » The Atlantic

The Jan. 6 committee begins hearings with a big challenge: Capture public attention » NBC News

Why Do Democrats Suck at Messaging? » Vanity Fair

Biden wants to get out more, seething that his standing is now worse than Trump’s » Politico

Jan. 6 committee's secret adviser » Axios

School Enrollment Tracker: 2020–2022 » Return 2 Learn

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them » Boston Globe

“He’s a One-Man Crime Wave”: Rep. Jamie Raskin Talks Donald Trump and Previews the Jan. 6 Hearings » Vanity Fair

Opinion: With Trump, something broke in our politics — we’ve yet to fix it » Boston Globe

Curley: Media finally catching on to Biden’s dysfunctional presidency » Boston Herald

No, Ann Coulter, I Am Not Responsible for the ‘Great Replacement’ Theory » The Atlantic

Soaring gas prices hit another record high in Massachusetts, pumped-up prices likely to endure » MassLive

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much? » Boston Globe

Boston cybersecurity pioneer wants to back startups » Boston Globe

Here’s a first look inside Amazon’s new Seaport building » Boston Business Journal

Hundreds celebrate Trans Pride on Boston City Hall Plaza » Boston Globe

Juneteenth a chance for new customs and rituals » Commonwealth Magazine

Longtime BPS principal lands top post at Boston Latin School » Boston Globe

With BPS in crisis, pressure mounts for Wu to become the ‘education mayor’ » Boston Globe

Students of color push back on calls for police in schools » Boston Globe

With free lunch cutoff looming, advocates seek 1-year extension » Boston Globe

Holyoke students say teachers used racist slur in classroom, demand action from school officials » MassLive

From gloves to dye for CT scans, supply shortages continue to stress hospitals » Boston Globe

Here’s a cake recipe for the Health Policy Commission » Commonwealth Magazine

Nearly one in three adults in Mass. are struggling to get enough food to eat, study finds » Boston Globe

The idea of working in the office, all day, every day? No thanks, say workers » WGBH

Editorial: Blindness on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

The gun lobby's growing divide » Axios

Wu not always living up to transparency promises » Commonwealth Magazine

Milton town official resigns after making anti-Biden remark at Memorial Day observance » Patriot Ledger

US Attorney Rachael Rollins opens probe of racism in Everett city government » Boston Globe

Springfield Election Commission eyes Aug. 16 for preliminary special election to fill City Council vacancy » MassLive

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Locals share their views on the pending bylaw. » Boston Globe

City Council to consider charter changes amid realignment of School Committee election districts » Worcester Telegram

Tracing where Worcester’s ‘grit’ comes from » Commonwealth Magazine

State Sen. Eric Lesser offers Western Massachusetts balance, qualifies for Democratic primary in lieutenant governor’s race » MassLive

Central Mass., Worcester delegates have say at state Democratic convention; Healey, Chang-Díaz win endorsements for governor » Worcester Telegram

Mass Dems embrace Healey, winnow their choices in Worcester » WGBH

A balancing act from front-runner Healey » Commonwealth Magazine

Republicans Top Of Mind At Democrats' Convention » State House News Service

Healey wins Democrats’ endorsement for governor at convention, cementing her frontrunner status » Boston Globe

Sen. Adams Hinds comes up short in quest to make ballot as lieutenant governor candidate » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. Democrats will have 2 candidates for governor on September primary ballot » WBUR

Deval Patrick and Timothy Murray to pair again at fundraiser for Robyn Kennedy, state Senate race foe of Mayor Joseph Petty » Worcester Telegram

Dem Delegates Endorse Healey, Qualify Chang-Díaz For Ballot » State House News Service

Opinion: OK, boomers. We broke America, now let’s fix it. » Boston Globe

Use of voter ID app may have blocked ballots at Dem convention » Boston Herald

Dem Delegates Back Sullivan Over Galvin In Secretary Race » State House News Service

Voters will decide hotly-contested races for Governor’s Council, Senate in September primary » MassLive

Monkeypox outbreak: Boston doctor on surveillance team that helped ID first cases, says outbreak shows how ‘vulnerable we are’ to new pathogens » Boston Herald

US Sen. Edward Markey laments ‘pandemic of gun violence’ outside gates of Smith & Wesson » MassLive

Police chiefs in Massachusetts hold ‘power’ when it comes to gun licenses » Boston Herald

‘He’s been a rock’: Boston fire chaplain steps down after nearly 60 years on the job » Boston Globe

Paulhus no longer police chief in Southborough after 'mutual agreement' » The Metro West Daily News

The Uvalde Police Scandal » The Wall Street Journal

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Lowell Rep. Rady Mom’s shooting-into-a-house bill passes in House » Lowell Sun

May tax revenues below last year, still more than expected » Boston Herald

More than 50,000 Mass. driver licenses and ID cards to be reissued due to printing ‘anomaly’ » Boston Globe

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

7:45am Government Affairs Forum: Attorney General Maura Healey hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston

11:00am The Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

7:30am Operation ABLE 40th Anniversary Celebration with Sen. Ed Markey, TBA

10:00am Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Conference Committee, Virtual Hearing

6:00pm UMass Boston Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Fireside Chat: Embrace Challenges, Act Fiercely and Keep Moving!, Via Zoom

6:30pm Progressive Mass Book Discussion: The Politics of Massachusetts Exceptionalism, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

10:00am Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for MassDOT Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email