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

Birthdays: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

‘Massachusetts gun laws have been proven to work.’ Amid spate of mass shootings, policymakers tout Bay State as blueprint. » Boston Globe

Two gig drivers’ perspectives, from opposite sides of the independent contractor debate » Boston Globe

Report urges caution with tax breaks » The Eagle Tribune

More than half of lawmakers face no challenger this year » Commonwealth Magazine

Home alcohol deliveries jumped 300% during COVID; underage sales increased too » MassLive

House, Senate gear up for veto override, potential tax relief, as session end looms » Boston Herald

Auto shops push for ruling in 'right to repair' lawsuit » The Eagle Tribune

‘There’s little good news’: Mass. restaurants wrestle with high food and labor costs » Boston Globe

NJ: What happens when cops work with mental health experts? N.J. pilot program is saving lives, AG says. » NJ.com

NJ: Top Murphy policy adviser leaving administration to join education consulting firm » POLITICO Pro

TX: Video of apparent Greg Abbott canvasser laughing about her job goes viral » The Guardian

CA: Examiner poll finds voters will recall Chesa Boudin despite strong support for reform » San Francisco Examiner

CA: Bass slightly ahead of Caruso in new poll, both appear headed for mayoral runoff » Los Angeles Times

America is pushing teachers to the brink » Axios

Far-right gun group warns supporters to prepare for 'battle' at the US Capitol if gun compromise passes » Raw Story

The Potential Dark Side of a White-Hot Labor Market » New York Times

The federal child tax credit expired last year, but here are the 10 states stepping up with their own benefits » Fortune

The Center Lane is Wide Open » The Liberal Patriot

Gina Raimondo, meet Alexander Hamilton » Boston Globe

Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump. » Washington Post

A Disturbing Percentage of Republicans Think Mass Shootings Are Just “Something We Have to Accept” » Vanity Fair

FL: DeSantis campaign hits back at Soros-funded election 'manipulation' with ad buy on Hispanic radio network » Fox News

Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right provocateur, is a Marjorie Taylor Greene intern » Washington Post

A broken redistricting process winds down, with no repairs in sight » Boston Globe

Editorial: The case for conspiracy goes prime time » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Biden turns to late night TV to rehab his tarnished image » Boston Herald

Biden on Kimmel no joke as president’s poll numbers plummet » Boston Herald

An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in? » Boston Globe

Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol insurrection » Boston Globe

Economic confidence falls in May among employers and households, according to new data » Boston Herald

Report: Massachusetts lost population, total income in 2020 » The Center Square

States took Big Tobacco to court and won. Can they now beat Big Oil? » WBUR

Is a recession coming? Here’s what CEOs and economists are saying. » Boston Globe

Hasbro faces moment of truth as it aims to ward off challenge from activist investor » Boston Globe

Pegasystems claims juror misconduct in $2B court battle with Appian » Boston Business Journal

It’s time to bet against America » Boston Globe

‘We lost the PawSox because of a lack of leadership. And hopefully we don’t lose this,’ mayor says » Boston Globe

Developer files plans to replace the Fenway Star Market with an 11-story life-sciences building » Universal Hub

Native American leaders call for Harvard to return human remains » WGBH

Mass. colleges fall short of goal to expand minority contracting » WGBH

Opinion: Understanding the role Massachusetts played in both developing and resisting eugenics » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools ‘safety crisis’: Group urges Michelle Wu to tackle school safety following string of gun, violent incidents » Boston Herald

Wu talks about problems facing Boston schools, and the search for a police commissioner » WBUR

Lessons for Boston on how schools and school districts improve » Commonwealth Magazine

Why Black women die from childbirth twice as often as white women » Commonwealth Magazine

Local venture fund aims to diversify health tech industry » Boston Globe

Homeowners organize as lawmakers debate help for crumbling foundations tainted by pyrrhotite » MassLive

Healey: Relax Zoning To Boost Housing Production » State House News Service

$56 million Holyoke Soldiers’ Home lawsuit inches toward settlement » MassLive

State Representative Gonzalez to present funding to Horizons for Homeless Children » News 22 WWLP.com

Mistrial declared in Joseph Thompson's vehicular homicide case after bus carrying jurors crashes in Pittsfield » Berkshire Eagle

Mayor Wu: Patrick Rose case is shaping the city’s approach to collective bargaining » Boston.com

House Examining Workplace Violence, Drug Coverage Bills » State House News Service

The North Adams City Clerk is resigning this month. It's the second person to leave the job in six months. » Berkshire Eagle

Lynnway developer to give city $3M » Lynn Daily News Item

Huang is voted to become next city manager, 8-1; Fisher, lawyer from The Port, had great support » Cambridge Day

Editorial: Dems embrace voter ID – for themselves » Boston Herald

Editorial: Diana DiZoglio won’t be fazed by auditor’s slight » Lowell Sun

Opinion: Inside with the "outsiders" » MASSterList

Driscoll endorsed by Mass. Dems in LG bid » Salem News

Massachusetts COVID cases decline over the weekend, virus rates dip » Boston Herald

Omicron booster shots are taking longer than expected. Will the wait be worth it? » Boston Globe

Division, But Aid In Dying Bill Talks Are Active » State House News Service

Big-city mayors, furious about mass shootings, fear sweeping gun limits are out of reach » Boston Globe

Survivors' Voices Headline Ongoing Press for Baker’s Dangerousness Bill » State House News Service

Baker elevates ongoing effort to pass ‘revenge porn’ bill » WGBH

In America, we let 18-year-olds buy assault rifles but not a case of beer » Boston Globe

Baker To Victims: “State Government Let You Down” » State House News Service

Public safety addressed during alcohol license seminar in Springfield » Western Mass News

Opinion:L Stop asking parents to release graphic images of their children massacred in school shootings » Boston Globe

Ferrante helping negotiate state budget with days until new fiscal year » Gloucester Times

Massachusetts gas prices may hit $5 a gallon this week, State House leaders refuse to suspend gas tax amid soaring prices » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Gets Richer But Still No Relief for Taxpayers » WBSM

East-West Rail authority ‘certainly being considered’ in the state Legislature but timeline for draft language remains murky » MassLive

House set to override veto of undocumented driver’s license bill as Gov. Charlie Baker continues to express concern » MassLive

The Pittsfield Board of Health pulled its cease-and-desist order over the Verizon cell tower. So the company dropped its lawsuit » Berkshire Eagle

Utilities facing pushback on clean energy contract compensation » Commonwealth Magazine

Oak Bluffs awarded grant for upgrading fiber network » Martha's Vineyard Times

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