11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Marblehead Democratic Town Committee Annual Picnic

5:00pm Marblehead Democratic Town Committee Annual Picnic

Post-strike, Tufts and nurses to resume contract talks » Boston Globe

POLITICO » Politico

Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite » Vanity Fair

Who's Afraid of Antifa? » New York Times

'We Are Living Through a Battle for the Soul of This Nation' » The Atlantic

State GOP debates condemning hate groups — and that might include Black Lives Matter » Boston Globe

An outrageous pardon and a hollow Congress » Boston Globe

Worcester could spend millions to lure the Pawtucket Red Sox, but the real payoff could be outside the stadium » The Republican

Temporary ban on recreational pot shops in Bridgewater proposed » The Enterprise

Ipswich Pharmaceuticals seeks to grow, process and sell medicinal pot in the Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Students push for education about government » Wicked Local Framingham

ow a New Boston Program Is Helping Students with College Loan Debt » Boston Magazine

Mass. Aid Teams Offer Assistance During Tropical Storm Harvey » WBUR

Trump makes a mess for Arizona GOP with Arpaio pardon » CNN

Chicopee Police increase security near Powerball winner's home » The Republican

How a doctor stirred national demand for the Bridge detox device — without solid evidence it works » STAT News

Can Massachusetts taxpayer money subsidize historic church renovations? SJC will decide » MassLive

In Massachusetts, Lobbyists Outnumber Lawmakers 7-1 » CBS Boston

Marty Walsh will fill Felix Arroyo's job 'quickly' » Boston Herald

My 2 cents on keeping the penny » Boston Globe

Editorial: Blue over a deer hunt » Boston Herald

Blackmer lays out vision in state rep. candidacy » Berkshire Eagle

With Senate seat suddenly open, candidates lining up » Sentinel & Enterprise

Can you hear her now? Warren claims Dem Party's 'heart and soul' » Sentinel & Enterprise

Elizabeth Warren Uses Legal Loophole to Raise Big Cash » Polizette

Meehan's ex-wife weighs run for his former seat » Gloucester Times

Insiders: Berkshires rep testing waters for higher office » State House News Service

Massachusetts Locals Saving Lives in Texas » NECN

Mass. volunteers help residents in storm-ravaged southern Texas » Boston Globe

Bay Staters off to the rescue of Texas » Boston Herald

Baker-Polito? ?Administration? ?awards? funding to ?North? ?Shore? ?CDC » Wicked Local Salem

Sell the State House » Boston Magazine

One idea to beat Seaport traffic: Glide over it » Boston Globe

Pike-ageddon looms » Commonwealth Magazine

With $480,000 broadband grant, Alford is speeding up » Berkshire Eagle

Westboro obtains liquor license for store » Worcester Telegram

Carr: U.S. rep slot not worth risking paycheck » Boston Herald

CSCR Marine Debris Team shares findings with Meschino » Wicked Local Cohasset

Two competing articles seek to regulate retail marijuana sales in Plymouth » Wicked Local Plymouth

Massachusetts State Rep. Paul Mark Selected as CSG Toll Fellow » iBerkshires

Nominations Sought For Citizens' Legislative Seminar » Cape News

Fitchburg State trustee running for Flanagan seat » Lowell Sun

Mass. Health Systems Lobby for Telehealth Parity, State Support » mHealth Intelligence

3rd Congressional District: L'Italien eyeing former Tsongas seat » Wilmington Town Crier

Leominster's Michael Mahan seeks state Senate seat to be vacated by Flanagan » Worcester Telegram

Eldridge won't seek to fill Tsongas' seat » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker, huge crowd show up to support 'Jessy's Fight' fundraiser in Springfield » The Republican

Renaming Yawkey Way shouldn't be put off any longer » Boston Globe

State permanently closes psychiatric hospital, just weeks after declaring it safe » Boston Globe

White House anti-drug office asks Mass. for medical marijuana data » Boston Globe

In Massachusetts, lobbyists outnumber lawmakers seven-to-one » Boston Herald

Plimoth Plantation union workers rally for better conditions, higher wages » Patriot Ledger

Moving beyond MCAS » Commonwealth Magazine

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Marblehead Democratic Town Committee Annual Picnic

5:00pm Marblehead Democratic Town Committee Annual Picnic

10:30am Mass. Lottery Commission Meeting, One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor, Boston

11:00am Senate Health Care Cost Containment Roundtable, Room 428, State House

5:30pm Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Meet and Greet

5:30pm Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Meet and Greet

6:30pm Mass. Department of Transportation Meeting, East Boston High School Auditorium, 86 White Street, East Boston

7:00pm Fundraiser for State Senate Candidate Joe Shortsleeve

7:00pm Fundraiser for State Senate Candidate Joe Shortsleeve

Birthdays: Rep. William Pignatelli, State Senator Rebecca Rausch

10:00am State Retirement Board Meeting, One Winter Street, 8th Floor, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Norfolk GOP Senate Candidate Night

6:00pm Norfolk GOP Senate Candidate Night

No Hearings Scheduled

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass