11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Mark Cusack

A million roads to Mass. and Cass ‘and they’re all horrible and scary’ » Bosotn Globe

Healey proposes state spending targets for LGBT businesses » Commonwealth Magazine

Diana DiZoglio points finger at Karen Spilka, says budget freeze is payback for audit » Boston Herald

A mother was accused of neglect. DCF then denied her a hearing to challenge it. » Boston Globe

Despite improvement, roads and bridges need more funding » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts state universities get creative to keep student retention up » Boston Globe

Massachusetts, other states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves » Boston Herald

Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny » WBUR

Does New England need a second city for startups? » Boston Globe

Is affirmative action dead? Not so fast. » Boston Globe

ME: Big change looms for Maine media landscape » Boston Globe

NH: Biden should watch RFK Jr., pundits say Kennedy will likely win New Hampshire primary » Boston Herald

MN: Minnesota opens search for marijuana manager » MPR News

NC: Is North Carolina Going to Become Like Ron DeSantis’s Florida? » Vanity Fair

GA: Limited Medicaid expansion covering low-income Georgians begins in July » Georgia Recorder

FL: DeSantis pounds Disney on the stump with long battle ahead » Orlando Sentinel

Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions » The Associated Press (AP)

Trump's boast about 75,000 fans at his South Carolina rally undercut by the Secret Service » Raw Story

Man cited in Supreme Court LGBTQ rights case says he was never involved » Washington Post

Campaigns have long stretched the ‘truth,’ but AI deepfakes could take it to another level » Boston Globe

For some in Gen Z, TikTok has become the new Google » Boston Globe

Senate rankings: five seats most likely to flip » The Hill

Battenfeld: Defeated Democrats vow to plow ahead and defy the Supreme Court » Boston Herald

Lucas: Ron DeSantis visiting Massachusetts would help his New Hampshire campaign » Boston Herald

The Nantucket clam shack battle is turning into something out of a movie » Boston Globe

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter » Boston Globe

Newburyport company makes clothes out of recycled oyster shells and plastic bottles » Boston Globe

Meet the man who designed Boston’s next tall tower, atop South Station: Fred Clarke » Boston Globe

MIT-Novartis spinout cancels Woburn biomanufacturing project » Boston Business Journal

Man cited in Supreme Court LGBTQ+ rights case says he was never involved » Boston Globe

Opinion: 1812 Overture should be dropped from July 4 playlist » Commonwealth Magazine

Howie Carr: Happy Independence Day from obligations to the student loan deadbeats » Boston Herald

Mass. scrambles after affirmative action ruling » Commonwealth Magazine

Local colleges on SCOTUS decision: This won't affect us » Salem News

Opinion: How affirmative action ruling affects Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Disappointment, and another try, in wake of Supreme Court ruling shooting down student debt relief » Boston Globe

Urban gardens: A 'disrupter' in Worcester that fights climate change » Worcester Telegram

Salem bans Styrofoam food containers » Salem News

Channel markers program intended to keep boaters, others on the Connecticut River safe struggles to stay afloat » Gazette Net

Editorial: Bald eagles are America’s national symbol. Let’s stop poisoning them. » Boston Globe

Report puts price on green homes transition » Gazette Net

Sen. Markey: This 'activating fluid' will ignite the clean economy » Green Biz

Owner of 3 R.I. nursing homes stole millions in federal funds, neglected patients, New York lawsuit alleges » Boston Globe

Hats off to heroines: Amherst mom and daughter, Survival Center chief among honored women » Gazette Net

The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most don’t have it » Boston Globe

A mother was accused of neglect. DCF then denied her a hearing to challenge it. » Boston Globe

Judge declines Worcester Diocese request to dismiss it from soup kitchen sexual coercion suit » Worcester Telegram

I attended the Market Basket academy of summer jobs. It’s still paying off. » Boston Globe

Andover's Finegold finds joy again on ice » The Eagle Tribune

Feeney honored for help in funding Attleboro area CAR program » The Sun Chronicle

Guest column: State women's caucus strong into 48th year » Worcester Telegram

City tweaks parking rules on busy waterfront » Salem News

New Bedford receives $99,290 grant to support commercial fishing industry, build climate resiliency » New Bedford Guide

Stevens running for Peabody mayor » Salem News

Boston city councilor, young son expected to recover fully after car strikes house; redacted police report says driver cited » Boston Globe

Mass. state senator reacts to SCOTUS decisions » WCVB

A grim reminder of Boston’s opioid epidemic on a Dorchester splash pad » Boston Herald

Healey, Driscoll Out of State Through July 4 Holiday » State House News Service

Time for Legislative Action to Modernize the MBTA » Banker & Tradesman

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Birthdays: Rep. Mark Cusack

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

No Hearings Scheduled

Birthdays: Rep. Adam Scanlon

No Hearings Scheduled

Birthdays: State Senator Jake Oliveira

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Chris Hendricks

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Annual Latina Women's Conference, Great Hall, State House