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

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

Birthdays: Rep. Chris Hendricks

Mass. solar potential called enormous » Commonwealth Magazine

Hospital Receivership Pitched as Strategy to Maintain Services » State House News Service

Easthampton mayor vetoes city council’s crisis pregnancy center ordinance » MassLive

State reports 75% rise in 'ghost' gun seizures » Salem News

‘We need to take care of it.’ State House’s landmark golden dome and cupola are discolored, decaying. » Boston Globe

10 years in, a dispatch from the Cape Flyer » Commonwealth Magazine

Fight to streamline corporate taxes heats up on Beacon Hill, with some blue-chip companies opposed » Boston Globe

Sheriff Heroux lowers commissary prices for inmates at Bristol County jail facilities » The Sun Chronicle

Advocates renew push to expand bottle bill » Newburyport News

Teachers could put ending MCAS graduation requirement on ballot » Gazette Net

What’s going on with the MBTA in Lynn? » Lynn Daily News Item

NH: New Hampshire bans boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investments » AP News

CT: Rep. Khan calls for DOJ investigation into Hartford police response after assault: ‘Nobody came to our aid’ » Hartford Courant

NY: Uber, DoorDash sue New York City over minimum wage law » Reuters

NJ: Murphy signs law to save wind farm, touting New Jersey as ‘foundation’ of U.S. wind industry » Poiltico Pro

NJ: $200 million for local government health benefits nixed from budget » POLITICO Pro

FL: State Rep. Fabian Basabe faces allegations of sexual harassment » CBS News

FL: DeSantis’ veto of electric cars bill cost taxpayers $277 million, critics say » Orlando Sentinel

Trump Posted Obama's Purported Address, Prosecutors Say. An Armed Man Was Arrested There. » HUFFPOST

Biden administration proposes limit on skimpy health-insurance plans » Washington Post

Republicans Have Staked Their Claim on Education. Democrats Can Take It Back » Vanity Fair

Dangerous fire weather conditions becoming more common across U.S. » Axios

No ‘tiny voice’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s outspoken first term » Politico

US bank stocks fall as investors turn jittery ahead of second-quarter results » Reuters

Why It’s Dangerous To Get Sick In America » The Lever

Republicans are suddenly sharply pessimistic about democracy » Washington Post

Biden’s bargain-basement campaign strategy » Politico

John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh Are Now the Supreme Court’s Swing Votes » The Wall Street Journal

How Tom Brady’s crypto ambitions collided with reality » Boston Globe

Millennium’s new downtown tower lands largest office lease this year » Boston Business Journal

Warren, Markey demand more answers from Seqens » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Ben & Jerry’s does a Bud Light with woke July 4 tweet » Boston Herald

Looking for an earful of history? Summer’s high season for John Adams and Paul Revere reenactors in Boston. » Boston Globe

In biggest office lease of the year, Deloitte plans move to Winthrop Center » Boston Globe

Brandeis University apologizes for ad that offended Orthodox Jewish student group » Boston Globe

Opinion: Maybe the time is up for legacy admissions » Boston Globe

2024 ballot questions could include major changes to state education » Spectrum News

Revere Beach Scores 96-Percent on Water Quality Report Card » Revere Journal

American Shad making a comeback on the Taunton River » Boston Herald

Everybody in! After closing for high E. coli levels, Shore Park and Coes Pond beaches reopen » Worcester Telegram

Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs hoping to show he can save money for families » Boston Herald

Committee hears case for state receivership of distressed hospitals » The Center Square

Discharge delays cripple Massachusetts hospitals » Boston Globe

State takeover floated as a potential solution for hospital closures » WGBH

Biogen, Eisai Alzheimer's drug gets full FDA approval » Boston Business Journal

New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible » New York Times

Nantucket waterfront estate sells for $38.1 million, breaking island record » Boston Globe

“Part of the glue that holds this community together:” New Great Barrington housing complex adds 49 units to town’s strained stock » WAMC

Opinion: Grateful to Governor Healey for putting driver’s license law in motion » Boston Globe

Prosecutor cleared of withholding evidence, will rejoin Suffolk DA’s office » Boston Globe

Suffolk prosecutor back on the job; investigation finds no wrong-doing » Boston Herald

US slowed hiring but still added a solid 209,000 jobs in June in sign of economy’s resilience » Boston Herald

Springfield City Councilor Sean Curran urging split campus for new $500 million Hampden County courthouse » MassLive

Oak Bluffs health board dangles synthetic turf moratorium » Martha's Vineyard Times

Howie Carr: Flaherty bails just in time » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Fractured Boston City Council breaks out into open warfare » Boston Herald

How growing up in Malden influenced Sen. Ed Markey's path to politics » WBUR

COVID-19 waste water numbers reach lowest levels in two years » Boston Globe

Court rules families of two dead smokers have no case against companies that made and sold cigarettes » Universal Hub

Somerville moves forward with safe injection site plan despite legal questions » Fox 25 News

Ethics Commission alleges Solomon violated laws » The Eagle Tribune

Police: Thousands mob Mayflower Beach, as Dennis becomes Fourth of July party destination » Cape Cod Times

City of Worcester launches pilot crisis response program » Worcester Business Journal

Wu announces investments in water safety, free swimming lessons » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Ethics Commission: Former Methuen police chief violated conflict of interest » Boston Herald

Healey Claims Public Records Exemption On Abortion Pill Order » State House News Service

Local politicians say missed budget deadline no big deal » Lynn Daily News Item

Lawmakers have three suggested state spending plans to reconcile as fiscal year starts » Worcester Telegram

Dot’s Mary Whalen, a State House guide, has logged 5,000 hours of history lessons » Dorchester Reporter

As states hunt for new voters, Massachusetts adds thousands via Medicaid applications » New Hampshire Bulletin

Boston wants to make EVs EZ » WGBH

Disabled now have seat at MassDOT directors’ table » Whitman-Hanson Express

Editorial: The MBTA let the Lynn commuter rail station fall apart. The T should now expedite its reopening. » Boston Globe

Sumner Tunnel closure: Commuters, travelers speak on navigating day one » Boston Herald

‘Really smooth’: Top officials hype using free Blue Line while the Sumner Tunnel is closed » Boston Globe

'A lot easier,' Sumner Tunnel shutdown forcing some to try free Blue Line to avoid traffic » CBS News

Healey backtracks on Green Line extension closure » Commonwealth Magazine

5 Central Mass. towns to receive state grant $ for broadband infrastructure » Worcester Telegram

Report: Massachusetts Has Ample Solar Power Potential » State House News Service

Massachusetts has vast solar potential, according to new state report » Boston Globe

Healey: $4 million in grants to benefit towns, schools » The Center Square

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

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