9:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

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

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

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Oversight Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:30pm Fundraiser for Gov. Candidate Geoff Diehl and Lt. Governor Candidate Leah Cole Allen

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Schmid

Lawmakers strike deal for $52 billion budget, including more cash for embattled MBTA » Boston Globe

Mayor Wu aims to strike a balance of insider experience, outsider perspective with new police and schools leaders » Boston Globe

The legislature is closing in on a major climate bill. Will real estate developers stand in the way? » Boston Globe

MBTA turnaround taking longer than we want » Commonwealth Magazine

Report: Mass. building 100,000 fewer homes than needed each year » WBUR

City health officials urge vigilance as highly contagious new COVID-19 subvariants spread » Worcester Telegram

Plans for Western Massachusetts passenger rail service on track; authority not likely until 2023 » MassLive

Faced with court order, Everett newspaper to give up names of confidential sources in libel suit by mayor » Universal Hub

Mass. lawmakers have cleared the way for Robert Kraft to build a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in Everett » Boston Globe

Senator Concussed After State House Fall » State House News Service

Advocacy journalism? Globe “climate team” misses mark in story on natural gas bans » Contrarian Boston

Largest study to date shows how COVID vaccines affect women’s periods » Boston Globe

RI: Legislative grants and how RI lawmakers spend taxpayer money in an election year » Providence Journal

NY: State Senate staffers seek to unionize » Albany Times Union

NJ: How Jersey suburbs have created a housing crisis » NJ.com

OH: Tim Ryan's Ohio ad play: Run to the right » Axios

FL: ‘Moms for Liberty’ mobilize for school board races — with DeSantis in tow » Politico

The Decision to Legalize Gay Marriage Was “Clearly Wrong”: Sen. Ted Cruz » Vanity Fair

The top 10 Democratic candidates for president in 2024, ranked » Washington Post

‘He could be a good president’: Is Tucker Carlson the next Donald Trump? » The Guardian

Power in chaos: Steve Bannon is disrupting democracy. This is how. » CNN

Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections » Boston Globe

Biden’s realism approach runs head-on into liberal pressure » Boston Globe

GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Arizona » Boston Globe

Five times Joe Manchin has bucked the Democrats » The Hill

Democrats' Manchin rage » Axios

Why the Libertarian Party Bowed to MAGA Just Like the Republican Party » The Bulwark

How Leonard Leo Became the Power Broker of the American Right » The New Republic

House Economic Development Bill Includes $400,000 for Haverhill’s Dutton Airport Redevelopment » WHAV

Despite plenty of room to grow, Devens faces cap on development » Boston Globe

Clarity lacking on how some Attleboro area communities are using marijuana impact fees » The Sun Chronicle

In progressive Massachusetts, a long history of white supremacy » Boston Globe

‘The ugly can turn into beauty’: Bottle trees on Brattle Street hold memory of the enslaved » Boston Globe

Trial expected to begin for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon » Boston Globe

Retired Justice Stephen Breyer joining Harvard law faculty » AP News

Opinion: Family child-care network will be key to Boston’s pre-K ambitions » Boston Globe

UMass launches chancellor search » Gazette Net

Boston area rivers get decent grades on water quality, but trouble spots remain » WGBH

In the shadow of Pilgrim nuclear plant, EPA warning reverberates » Boston Globe

Massachusetts has lowest bottle deposit rate, new study finds » Boston Globe

Opinion: How bad off is the world? Ask the planet » Boston Globe

Can a floating ‘tutu’ protect Boston’s shoreline from rising seas? » Boston Globe

Cape Cod beaches shut down to swimming as more shark sightings light up Sharktivity app » Boston Herald

Adding to the threats facing horseshoe crabs, a controversial pharmaceutical company just started harvesting their blue blood on Cape Cod » Boston Globe

As the planet cooks, climate stalls as a political issue » Boston Globe

Sports betting in Massachusetts: Senate President Karen Spilka says she’s hopeful compromise is coming as time runs out » MassLive

Plainridge revenue rises again in June » The Sun Chronicle

Report: Massachusetts needs another 108,000 homes » Commonwealth Magazine

LGBTQ renters hit harder by moving, rental costs, report shows » Boston Herald

A free summer meals program ballooned in the Berkshires during the pandemic. This year's been rocky » Berkshire Eagle

Brother of man killed by police last fall petitions SJC to remove district attorney » Boston Globe

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh congratulates Boston Teachers Union at massive teachers union convention in Boston » MassLive

Beacon Hill Roll Call: House votes for $4B for economic development and tax cuts » Lowell Sun

Our View: Beacon Hill remains shamelessly secretive » The Sun Chronicle

Comerford named to working panel on reproductive rights » The Recorder

Williamsburg winds up 250th with grand parade » Gazette Net

Abortion issue part of lengthy, 19-page City Council agenda » Worcester Telegram

Negro Election Day legacy lives on in Salem » Lynn Daily News Item

Politics and the City: Ambassador visits Worcester with hopes of teaming up the region's, Ghana's economies » Worcester Telegram

De Peña Appoints Rodriguez as Lawrence ADA Coordinator » WHAV

Salem council makes unified statement on women's health » Salem News

Healey and Wu make first campaign appearance together in governor’s race » Boston Globe

DA candidates shore up campaign supporters; sheriff candidates spar over female inmates » Berkshire Eagle

Keller @ Large: Hear from Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Kim Driscoll » CBS News

Baker to stump for Mirra in Hamilton » The Local News

While a Healey wins seems inevitable, historically it would be incredible » Boston Globe

No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds » Boston Globe

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline goes live » Boston Herald

They built it. Few came. » Boston Business Journal

City encourages indoor masks as Boston’s COVID cases rise nearly 40 percent in past week » Boston.com

Massachusetts' 988 funding, oversight still in flux » Axios

Amherst Community Safety Working Group: Racial bias continues to lead the way in Amherst » Gazette Net

‘Stop the Beef’ hotline looks to quell street violence in Boston » Boston Herald

First Lady Jill Biden, Elizabeth Warren call for stricter gun reform while speaking at a teachers’ union convention in Boston » MassLive

Boston, Springfield begin to lift gun license restrictions after Supreme Court decision » Boston Globe

A police officer lost her job 10 years ago. She’s still fighting to get it back. » Boston Globe

Mansfield police chief denies workplace misconduct allegations, town manager defends probe » The Sun Chronicle

Ex-Brockton Police Chief's Criminal Hearing Opened to Public » NBC Boston

Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortion » WBUR

Democratic leaders in battleground states want Washington to do more to ensure abortion rights » Boston Globe

Kamala Harris steps into the spotlight on abortion rights, an opportunity for her and the movement » Boston Globe

Poll: Abortion bans reshape where young Americans choose to live » Axios

Indiana abortion doctor faced kidnapping threats after Amy Coney Barrett-linked website singled her out: report » Raw Story

Opinion: Attacks on pregnancy centers, like attacks on abortion clinics, should be intolerable » Boston Globe

Negotiators File $52.7 Billion Annual Budget Accord » State House News Service

Final budget deal boosts revenue by $2.66 billion » Commonwealth Magazine

‘African Americans have enriched Massachusetts for centuries’: Mass. lawmakers approve Negro Election Day holiday » Boston Globe

Early voting applications to be sent out soon in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Deaths, derailments, runaway trains among deficiencies MBTA hearing to discuss Monday » Boston Herald

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Birthdays: Rep. Paul Schmid

9:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

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

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

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Oversight Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:30pm Fundraiser for Gov. Candidate Geoff Diehl and Lt. Governor Candidate Leah Cole Allen

Birthdays: State Senator Walter Timilty

8:00am Back to Taxachusetts? A Policy Discussion on the Legislature’s Tax Hike Amendment with Pioneer Institute hosted by the Mass. High Tech Council, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

4:00pm Advancing our Democracy: A Fundraiser in Support of Secretary of State Candidate Tanisha Sullivan

7:00pm Fundraiser for Gov. Candidate Geoff Diehl and Lt. Governor Candidate Leah Cole Allen

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

10:45am Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:30pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

5:30pm Fundraiser for Plymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz

Birthdays: Rep. Colleen Garry

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:30pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

12:30pm House Committee on Post Audit & Oversight, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

6:00pm Chelsea Meet & Greet Fundraiser with Lt. Governor Candidate Kim Driscoll

6:00pm Marina Bay Reception for Gov. Candidate Chris Doughty

6:30pm Fundraiser for Secretary of State Candidate Rayla Campbell

6:30pm Fundraiser for Gov. Candidate Geoff Diehl with special guest Mikey Adams

9:30am Department of Energy Resources Public Hearing, Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough

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