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Steve Bannon readies his revenge » Vanity Fair

Carl Bernstein: This is the Trump story reporters need to cover » CNN Money

In Tennessee, Promoting Enrollment in Tenuous Health Care Plans » New York Times

Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club loses its ninth big charity event this week » The Washington Post

Labor groups step up pressure on Trump to deliver » The Washington Post

What did the Massachusetts Legislature do - and not do - in 2017? » The Republican

GOP's Beth Lindstrom to launch challenge to Elizabeth Warren in 2018 » Boston Globe

Cape partnerships target MassHealth costs » Cape Cod Times

The DNC and Tom Perez Have No Idea What They're Doing » Observer NEW JERSEY POLITICS

Steven Mnuchin defends Trump's reaction to Charlottesville violence » Boston Globe

Warren to hold town halls in Dartmouth, Marshfield, Concord » The Associated Press (AP)

New plan to boost liquor licenses concerns restaurateurs » Boston Globe

Recreational marijuana rallies were held at Draper Park in Milford » The Metro West Daily News

Cape Cod business highlights open questions about legal marijuana » Cape Cod Times

How Reverend Mariama White-Hammond Is Bridging Boston's Racial Divide » Boston Magazine

Photos: What Happened At The Boston Rallies » WBUR

In Holyoke, Latino parents to sue over interpretation services » Boston Globe

AG Maura Healey: Don't Open Restricted Waters to Oil, Gas Drilling » NECN

Homeowners could be required to disclose lead in pipes » Berkshire Eagle

From segregated South to Massachusetts' highest court, Geraldine Hines retires » Blasting News

New salary figures show Brockton pols voted themselves big pay raises » Wicked Local Brockton

Flanagan, L'Italien lead in missed roll calls » Sentinel & Enterprise

A summer at the Statehouse » Newburyport News

Devil's in details of Satanists' bid to give invocation » Boston Herald

David Sweeney seen as likable, familiar face » Boston Herald

David Sweeney tapped as new Walsh chief of staff; Dan Koh leaves post in September » Dorchester Reporter

Denlea to resign from Attleboro City Council » The Sun Chronicle

After One Prominent Candidate Withdraws, Field Is Set For Springfield City Council Preliminary » WAMC

If Lee goes, will Washington and Jefferson follow? » Boston Globe

A peaceful rally, but a few disquieting questions linger » Boston Globe

Bike Trail Needs Further Study - Letter » Cape News

State auditor calls for new, focused funding to tackle federal stormwater rules » Boston Globe

Ipswich editorial: Numbers show human trafficking needs focus » Wicked Local Ipswich

Flynn: Thin blue line does Bostonians proud » Boston Herald

Hand: Is the military pushing back against Trump? » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: Progress on T pensions? » Boston Herald

Your View: Pipelines, compressors, LNG tanks - suspended not canceled » South Coast Today

Rep. Dempsey was 'old school,' honest » Berkshire Eagle

The real enemy at the rally? Boston's racist image » Boston Globe

Coakley-Rivera, Again, Changes Contest & Latinos' At-large Hopes » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Chabot: Beth Lindstrom to contend for Elizabeth Warren's Senate seat » Boston Herald

Despite outcry from pols, rally participants say they're not racist » Boston Herald

Walsh's chief of staff to leave administration to prepare congressional bid » Boston Globe

Daniel Koh leaves City Hall to run for Congress » Boston Herald

Koh preparing to leave Walsh, pursue congressional run » Eagle Tribune

State Senate candidates discuss issues » Wicked Local Mansfield

Lindstrom launches GOP Senate bid by denouncing D.C. "finger pointing" » Sentinel & Enterprise

First responders adding safety kits to guard against fentanyl exposure » Lowell Sun

Spotlight on Ware - One small community's outsized number of sexual offenders » Worcester Telegram

Barnstable County inmate suicides under investigation » Cape Cod Times

Transit Police officer to be sentenced in beating » Boston Globe

State police more likely to search non-white drivers, less likely to discover contraband » The Enterprise

Police chiefs back Gov. Charlie Baker's immigration detainer bill » The Republican

Verizon cuts off elderly woman's phone — on her birthday » Boston Globe

Managing deer in the Blue Hills » Boston Globe

SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: New test for Leominster school: student departures » Sentinel & Enterprise

Police, protesters commended for Saturday's show of peace » Boston Globe

Boston Free Speech Rally Fizzles As Thousands Protest; City Cuts Event Short To Avoid Mayhem » New Boston Post

Freedom of association is for businesses, too » Boston Globe

Smart investors may be killing capitalism » Boston Globe

In a city with fraught racial past, a day of protest against hatred and bigotry » Boston Globe

Higgins to host Community Conversations in August » Leominster Champion

Taunton's annual Church at the Park offers fellowship and material support » Wicked Local Raynham

School choice initiative drains $ from hard-hit districts, critics say » Worcester Telegram

Eldridge: Let's turn strong words into a legislative commitment » The Metro West Daily News

'Enough is enough': Hundreds turned up to tune out neo-Nazi hate-mongering » Berkshire Eagle

Pittsfield Rallies Against Hate, Racism » iBerkshires

PETER LUCAS: Selling Bay State's baloney sandwich on bipartisanship » Lowell Sun

Second year in a row no sales tax holiday in Massachusetts » WWLP 22

Rail passenger gathering at Springfield's Union Station to discuss future of train travel in New England » MassLive

Gifford joins colleagues in condemning groups espousing bigotry, violence » Wicked Local Wareham

Mylan and U.S. Government reach settlement over EpiPen » WWLP 22

State grant to help with veterans housing in New Bedford » South Coast Today

Celebration held for affordable housing funding » Wicked Local Cambridge

Bike rodeo promotes Taunton Pathways initiative » Wicked Local Raynham

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11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: State Senator Joan Lovely

10:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

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11:00am Roundtable Discussion on Long Term Care, Room 428

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Women's Equality Day hosted by Women's Suffrage Celebration Coalition, Swan Boat Landing, Boston Public Garden

5:30pm Malden Democratic City Committee Summer BBQ

5:30pm Malden Democratic City Committee Summer BBQ

1:00pm Sen. Ed Markey Press Conference, Room 900A, JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

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