9:45am Government Affairs Forum Featuring Senate President Karen Spilka hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, City Winery, 80 Beverly Street, Boston

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Massachusetts is the third most expensive state in the US to rent a home, new study says » Boston Globe

Guv Creates Advisory Council as SCOTUS Weighs Affirmative Action » State House News Service

Governor Healey preparing to recommend pardons for seven people, a rarity early in a governor’s term » Boston Globe

Boston City Council approves $4.2B budget with $31M in police cuts » Boston Herald

How Bostonians can spend the mayor's money » Axios

Feds tell carmakers US law preempts new Mass. right to repair law » NBC Boston

Former Speaker Bartley, Architect of Landmark Special Ed Law, Dies at 88 » State House News Service

Utilities grapple with storm-related costs » The Eagle Tribune

Boston City Hall, loathed and loved, needs millions of dollars in repairs » WBUR

Editorial: Facing a shortage of doctors and nurses, Mass. should open door wider for foreign-trained providers » Boston Globe

Massachusetts to receive over $1 billion in opioid settlements » WBUR

VT: Vermont legalizes online sports betting, joining nearly three dozen other states » SC Now

RI: R.I. lawmakers pass bills to increase penalties for wage theft and employment fraud » Boston Globe

CT: Hartford failed to conduct required health inspections due in part to staff shortages » Hartford Courant

NY: As Senate Approves ‘Coverage for All,’ Focus Shifts to Assembly on Health Coverage for Undocumented New Yorkers » Gotham Gazette

NY: With Assembly's return, advocates push to-do list » New York State of Politics

NJ: Does NJ need an AI czar? State senator says it's the intelligent move. » Gothamist

NJ: Gen Z Councilman, Marine Combat Vet, Challenges the System » Insider NJ

IL: Illinois' new anti-bullying law gets parents involved sooner » Axios

MN: Inside Minnesota's $200 million push to combat the substance abuse crisis » Axios

TX: Texas Legislature Closes Gun Background Check Loophole » ProPublica

OR: Oregon’s six-week GOP walkout over bills on abortion and guns could end soon » Boston Globe

Fears of hottest year on record as global temperatures spike » The Guardian

The Spartan: Why Gretchen Whitmer Has What It Takes for a White House Run » Vanity Fair

Charlie Baker outlines new roadmap for NCAA » Sports Business Journal

How to hold a public trial when the key evidence is classified » Politico

Opinion: Miami’s ambitious mayor makes a big leap, but is being president really Suarez’s goal? » Miami Herald

South Korea's largest company is letting workers take one Friday off each month » Quartz

Biden could lose first two ’24 contests to RFK Jr. » Axios

Republicans Introduce Pro-Life Budget as 1-Year Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reversal Approaches » Daily Signal

How today's GOP has embraced the 5 elements of fascism » Raw Story

Opinion: Pardoning Is Not Enough: We Must All Perform Seppuku for Donald Trump » National Review

Howie Carr: It’s going to be a helluva 2024 campaign! » Boston Herald

Fox News alert refers to Biden as ‘wannabe dictator’ as critics condemn network’s language » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: It’s Donald Trump against the weight of the entire federal government » Boston Herald

Democrats meet with anti-Trump conservatives to fight No Labels 2024 bid » Boston Globe

All reelection campaigns are about the incumbent. Except Biden in 2024. » Boston Globe

Trump’s campaign rakes in $4.9 million from online fundraising blitz after his indictment » Boston Globe

Mass. Starbucks workers say Pride displays have been curtailed » Boston Globe

More employers are planning to cut Mass. footprint, survey shows » Boston Business Journal

The Federal Reserve pauses its interest rate hikes, but signals more are coming this year » Boston Globe

Consider these 10 moonshot ideas for Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Business leaders fret over bill for state's $2.5B blunder » Salem News

South Station Tower continues to take shape; condominium sales to start in the fall » Boston Herald

Amid banking industry turmoil, Needham Bank files for IPO » Boston Business Journal

Bloomberg Radio cancels local 'Baystate Business' program, cuts staff » Boston Business Journal

Slavery exhibit, Embrace festival mark opening of Juneteenth celebrations » Boston Globe

Harvard Medical School morgue manager, 4 others indicted in theft, sale of human remains » WGBH

Katrina MacLean, owner of Peabody 'creepy dolls' store, accused of selling stolen body parts » CBS News

A Massachusetts church was set on fire after a Pride worship service. State fire officials are investigating » Boston Herald

Gov. Healey sets up advisory group as SCOTUS decides fate of affirmative action » Boston Herald

Controversial book policy in Ludlow fails » MassLive

Boston, Holyoke go very different ways in great middle school debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Tagging along on the listening tour of new NCAA president Charlie Baker: ‘This is the right place for me’ » Boston Globe

Bill would allow state funds for construction of pools in schools » MassLive

‘What exactly is fair about this?’: Great high schools aren’t available to all Boston kids. » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey forms council to preserve diversity in college admissions amid impending SCOTUS decision » MassLive

The high-stakes race to reduce emissions from cement » Boston Globe

Biden endorsed by 4 environmental and conservation groups for efforts to fight global warming » Boston Globe

EPA says ecoSpears technology not applicable in Housatonic River cleanup » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts firefighters being sent to Canada to battle wildfires » News 22 WWLP.com

Federal government tells carmakers not to comply with Massachusetts' 'right to repair' law » WBUR

Baystate takes steps to close psych units, prepping for standalone behavioral health hospital in Holyoke » MassLive

Complaints mount at long-term care facilities » The Eagle Tribune

Worcester to allocate $2M to United Way of Central Mass. for food insecurity » Worcester Business Journal

RMV gears up for influx of undocumented immigrant license applications » NBC Boston

Judge orders not guilty verdict in case of neo-Nazi group leader charged in fight at drag queen story hour in Jamaica Plain » Boston Globe

Vaughn: Access to Housing Court sorely lacking » The Sun Chronicle

Gov. Healey to make ‘major criminal justice announcement' Thursday » NBC Boston

Search continues for new Springfield courthouse location » The Reminder

Union appealing new dress code for Attleboro workers » The Sun Chronicle

Holyoke’s David M. Bartley, author of special education law, past HCC president dies at 88 » MassLive

Madaro Honored With ‘Making a Difference Award’ » East Boston Times-Free Press

Taunton mayor's daughter is missing amid long-term battle with mental health issues » Taunton Gazette

Lynn City Council to redo FY24 budget hearing after failure to post notice » Lynn Daily News Item

Boston City Council passes $4.2 billion operating budget that would cut BPD by $31 million » Boston Globe

Changing of the guard: Northampton Housing Authority poised to take over Easthampton agency » Gazette Net

Greenfield mayor’s chief of staff to resign » Greenfield Reporter

Aid in dying supporters renew push, citing ‘shifts in the dynamics’ » Gazette Net

Another COVID milestone: Worcester schools may close pandemic-era medical waiting rooms » Worcester Telegram

Overdose prevention site is eyed for Cambridge, and Central Square could be best home – or worst » Cambridge Day

Medical suicide legislation gets new life under new governor » Boston Herald

Portuguese honors given out at Mass. State House. Here's all the details » The Herald News

Sen. Sal DiDomenico wants to bolster language access and inclusion at Massachusetts state agencies » The Herald News

Mass. election overseer confident in automatic voter registration as driver’s license law takes effect » Boston Herald

Analyst: Senate Bill Whiffs On Competitiveness » State House News Service

RMV prepares for over 100,000 driver’s license applications from undocumented immigrants » WGBH

Fed Agency: “Malicious Actor” Could Exploit Vehicle Repair Law » State House News Service

Blue Line Free Fares Part of Tunnel Mitigation Efforts » Revere Journal

RMV on hiring spree ahead of new driver’s license law taking effect in July » Boston Herald

Federal government warns carmakers not to comply with Mass. right-to-repair law » Boston Globe

RMV staffs up, extends hours ahead of new law allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses » Boston Globe

MBTA on-time service dropped last fall, T cites staffing shortages and delays of heavy rail rapid transit cars » Boston Herald

Mayor pushing for East-West Rail stop in Westfield » The Reminder

Charging Issues Still Weigh On Electric Vehicle Shift » State House News Service

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