9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Hannah Kane

The most powerful person on Democrat-heavy Beacon Hill may be the lame-duck Republican governor » Boston Globe

Lawmakers hit crunch time as last week of formal sessions bears down » Boston Herald

Editorial: The Supreme Court made it easier to carry a gun. Massachusetts needs to push back. » Boston Globe

The return of happy hour in Mass.? State Senate gives green light; restaurateurs have their doubts. » Boston Globe

Sexual assault, domestic violence survivor bill sent for study by Massachusetts lawmakers, dooming its passage this session » MassLive

Republican backing Dem roils lieutenant governor race » Boston Herald

Warren: Fed chief threatening ‘surprisingly strong economic recovery’ » The Hill

NY: Law requires new drivers to learn bicycle, pedestrian safety rules » Albany Times Union

NY: This election could answer the biggest midterm question: Abortion or the economy? » Politico

MN: Record number of LGBTQ+ candidates file for Minnesota Legislature » Axios

NE: Claim that sex ed ‘grooms’ kids jolted Nebraska politics a year before it swept the nation » Washington Post

CA: California Siphons Financial Benefits from Some Foster Youth » Governing

Harris plots her next, more aggressive, volley in the abortion fights » Politico

Biden’s Staff Sounds Climate Alarm — About Biden » The Lever

U.S. senators demand federal scrutiny of private equity’s incursion into fishing » New Bedford Light

Hospitals struggle with staff shortages as federal Covid funds run out » Politico

Even Rupert Murdoch Appears to Be Over Trump as a Younger Generation Eyes 2024 » Vanity Fair

A triumphant antiabortion movement begins to deal with its divisions » Boston Globe

Trump v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP’s future » Boston Globe

Atlanta-area DA represents significant legal threat to Trump » The Hill

Sen. Markey seeks to pack ‘illegitimate’ Supreme Court » Commonwealth Magazine

Graham: Biden’s COVID diagnosis to hurt Dems’ electoral health » Boston Herald

It’s not officially a recession until this Cambridge-based group says so, and making that call is a little like ‘Fight Club’ » Boston Globe

Taunton’s former Silver City mall could soon become a FedEx hub » Boston Globe

Mass. Senate fights to bring back happy hour » Axios

Two members of a white supremacist group to appear in court after protesting during LGBTQ event » WHDH

Christopher Hood, leader of Nationalist Social Club NSC-131 that marched in Boston on Saturday, aspired to be a police officer » MassLive

Suffolk DA to add two more civil rights prosecutors as hate-based crimes rise in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Jan. 6 committee sounds a warning for democracy » Boston Globe

The white-nationalist Patriot Front is getting bigger, and more visible, in New England » Boston Globe

‘You are not welcome here.’ Rollins to launch dedicated number to report neo-Nazi activity in Mass. » Boston Globe

Nearly one-third of Massachusetts students were chronically absent last year » Boston Globe

Governor visits Minuteman, awards $1.2m in grants » Your Arlington

Plenty of changes at the top in Central Mass. school districts » Worcester Telegram

Three Massachusetts institutions rank in top 10 most expensive colleges and universities in the United States » MassLive

Supreme Court to Hear Harvard, UNC Affirmative Action Cases Separately » The Harvard Crimson

State Awards Grants to Area High Schools and Colleges for Expanded Training Openings » WHAV

Cape Cod shark sightings: Nearly 2 dozen confirmed sightings over weekend, researchers confirm » MassLive

Volunteers band together to maintain Southampton’s ‘good earth,’ support pollinators » Gazette Net

Nuclear power: that ill-fitting puzzle piece in the climate scheme » Boston Globe

Boston hits 100 degrees, setting record for the date as heat wave scorches the state » Boston Globe

Heat wave sweeps the Northeast over sweltering weekend » Boston Globe

Scientists, lawmakers say N.H. company spewed more ‘forever chemicals’ than acknowledged » Boston Globe

Thoroughbred racetrack proposal in Plymouth enters new phase with 3-year lease » Patriot Ledger

Keller @ Large: Lt. Gov. candidate Tami Gouveia on Massachusetts housing crisis » CBS News

Western Massachusetts organizations seek ways to help Ukrainians and other refugees in time of need » MassLive

Judiciary seeks to join modern era with $164m bond bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Jobless Rate Ticks Down, But Jobs Picture is Fuzzy » State House News Service

Westfield planners ready to recommend allowing residential ‘flag lots’ » MassLive

‘I was called to be the DA’: Teenage wish propelled Kevin Hayden to attain dream job » Boston Globe

Hopkinton's Degan Receives Teachers Union Endorsement » Holliston-Hopkinton Patch

Geoff Diehl condemns ‘harassment’ of repeal signature collectors for illegal immigrant license law » Boston Herald

Moulton says Dems can win against Republican ‘wimps’ afraid to speak against Trump » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: Rep. Tami Gouveia on race for Massachusetts lieutenant governor » CBS News

DAs race focuses on judicial experience » The Eagle Tribune

Newsom Raises His Profile With Hardball Tactics, Starting With a Gun Bill » New York Times

New Bedford Petition Awarding Benefits to Sgt. Cassidy’s Family Headed to Beacon Hill » WBSM

Opinion: The real threat posed by sheriff Hodgson » Dartmouth Week

Massachusetts DCR worker ‘slashed’ in the face by woman denied entry into forest: Police » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Legislature passes fiscal 2023 budget » Lowell Sun

Hmm, state lawmakers questioning T officials about lack of transparency... » Boston Globe

Massachusetts congressman reacts to MBTA Orange Line fire: 'It's a total embarrassment' » WCVB

‘Sometimes faster than walking.’ We asked readers to design their own MBTA protest signs. Here’s what you came up with » Boston Globe

More tolls? Congestion pricing? Mass. lawmakers set to launch study on new road fees. » Boston Globe

Congressman calls for change at MBTA after Boston train fire » WBUR

‘If you are not right on empty, put it off’: Wild market means uncertainty for those who heat with oil » MassLive

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Birthdays: Rep. Hannah Kane

9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven

9:30am Fundraiser for Lieutenant Governor Candidate Sen. Eric Lesser

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:30pm Meet and Greet with State Sen. Candidate Jim Gordon

9:30am Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

12:00pm Fundraiser for Connecticut Congressional Candidate Themis Klarides with Gov. Charlie Baker

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

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

4:00pm Summer Party Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Zoe Dzineku

5:30pm Campaign Reception for Cape & Islands District Attorney Candidate Dan Higgins

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

10:00am Department of Conservation & Recreation Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

11:00am Division of Insurance Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submit via email or mail