11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu's 3rd Annual Block Party

5:00pm Chatham Fundraiser for Congressman Bill Keating with Congresswoman Katherine Clark

5:30pm Reception for Brockton City Council Candidate Larry Curtis

5:30pm Summer Celebration Fundraiser with Medford Mayor Stephanie Muccini Burke

6:00pm Braintree Town Hall with Congressman Stephen Lynch, Braintree Town Hall, Horace T. Cahill Auditorium, 1 JFK Memorial Drive, Braintree

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Braintree Town Council Candidate Tim Carey

6:00pm An Evening with Brockton Mayoral Candidate Mark Lawton

6:30pm Sunset Cruise with Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo

7:00pm Fundraiser for Easthampton City Council Candidate Owen Zaret

Birthdays: State Senator Joan Lovely

Outside money flows into race for Susan Collins’s Senate seat » Boston Globe

Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America’s Booming Service Industry » TIME

Feds: Ex-State Police union chief ran criminal enterprise » Commonwealth Magazine

N.H. Dems more anxious than excited about 2020 vote: poll » Boston Herald

Flowers, caviar and payments toward a $75K Chevy Suburban: What feds say Dana Pullman did with police union funds » The Republican

Jewish Dems rage over Trump's 'disloyalty' comments » Politico

For many presidential candidates, Election Day might as well be next week » Boston Globe

In Framingham, voters are split on the prospect of a Joe Kennedy run against Ed Markey » Boston Globe

Name that Democrat… poll-takers struggle with crowded field » Boston Herald

Name that Democrat … poll-takers struggle with crowded field » Boston Herald

Rising Warren faces uphill climb with black voters » The Hill

Enviros tell Kennedy to stay where he is » Commonwealth Magazine

Trump critics eye GOP primary race, even if defeating him seems ‘preposterous’ » Washington Post

The critical undeclared voters are key to New Hampshire’s 4 electoral votes » Boston Herald

Recession on the horizon? Local business leaders aren’t convinced » Boston Globe

Deal to sell Woburn font company is not the type this investor likes » Boston Globe

In biotech hub Cambridge, there’s still room for Junior Mints » Boston Globe

Indicted Mayor, Shrinking Paper: Fall River Exemplifies High Stakes In GateHouse-Gannett Merger » WBUR

Amherst BID hires Gabrielle Gould as new executive director » Gazette Net

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson is resisting a call to testify in MIT's 401(k) trial » Boston Business Journal

The Boston Globe continues its regional expansion experiment, with students in a suburb » Nieman Lab

Goodwin's 'big thinker' in Boston readies for top role » Boston Business Journal

Ballot Box at Kelley Square purchased for $650K » Worcester Telegram

Magazines Emerge To Cover 'Cannabis Culture,' With A New England Twist » New England Public Radio

Kickbacks, vacations to Mexico and a boat; Three UMass Amherst employees indicted in alleged contractor fraud scheme » The Republican

Three Indicted in Fraud Case at UMass Amherst » Cape Cod Today

Science in their DNA: Internship at Harvard affiliate inspires high school students » Boston Globe

Three men indicted on charges in connection with fraud at UMass Amherst » News 22 WWLP.com

Dress Coded » Governing

UMass Amherst officials accused of taking thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks » WHDH

Three indicted in wide-ranging UMass fraud scheme » Gazette Net

3 In Western Mass. Indicted For Alleged UMass Procurement Fraud » New England Public Radio

MIT Figures Say They’re Leaving over the Media Lab’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein » Boston Magazine

2 Researchers To Leave MIT Media Lab In Light Of Epstein Ties » WBUR

Committee appointed to help study King’s Beach water quality » Lynn Daily News Item

It’s time to ban the plastic bag » Boston Globe

Aerial Mosquito Spraying Begins In Worcester & Middlesex Counties » Brookline Patch

Trahan, Pappas call on federal government for help with Merrimack River » Lowell Sun

Key State Senator Says A Wareham Racino Would 'Corrupt' Casino Planning » WGBH

Animals’ use in medical training questioned » Boston Globe

Somerville's Finch raises $53M to develop bacteria pills for C.diff, autism » Boston Business Journal

Lynn: Former Western Avenue brownfield site will be developed into housing » Lynn Daily News Item

Sandwich Affordable Rental Development to Break Ground Next Month » Cape Cod Online

Attleboro mobile home park owner defends rent hikes, opposes rent control board » The Sun Chronicle

EDITORIAL: A move to speak for legal residents » Lowell Sun

Lowell identified as uninsured “priority hot-spot” » Lowell Sun

Nathan Carman told insurers he didn’t see his mother after his boat sank » Boston Globe

Shrewsbury police officer nominated to be Westboro court clerk magistrate » Worcester Telegram

Feds: Ex-statie union boss operated like ‘old-school mob boss’ » Boston Herald

Convicted City Hall aides file motions for acquittal, new trials » Boston Herald

Hull lobbyist charged in latest State Police scandal » Patriot Ledger

Boston city councilors criticize Boston Calling convictions as ‘damaging precedent’ » Boston Globe

Medford veterans’ memorials to be renovated » Medford Patch

Bond freeze creates finance scramble for Ashland public safety complex » The Metro West Daily News

In Public Letter, 10 Boston City Councilors Decry 'Chilling Effect' Of Boston Calling Decision » WBUR

‘Methadone Mile’ problems mounting on Boston Common » Commonwealth Magazine

Sarno a No Show: As election looms, critics say Springfield’s mayor not there for all » Valley Advocate

Eagle Mill Project In Lee, MA Nets $400K In State Tax Credits » WAMC

Feeney of Foxboro dismisses talk of a run for Congress » The Sun Chronicle

Scott Lively, a longtime Baker foe, says goodbye to politics — and hello to farm life » Boston Globe

City Councilor Estele Borges to Enter Race for Taunton Mayor » WBSM

‘Disconnected from other folks,’ seniors grapple with a loneliness epidemic » Boston Globe

Seven Mass. County Jails To Implement Methadone Pilot Programs » WGBH

Opioid Overdose Deaths In Mass. Are Down 11% So Far This Year » WBUR

Fentanyl at an ‘all-time high’ for overdose deaths, experts say » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Wait, now the cops are the bad guys? » Boston Herald

Cost of security measures is another sign of domestic terrorists’ reach » Boston Globe

Feds say former Mass. State Police union head Dana Pullman used union as his ‘personal piggy bank,’ to fund trips, meals and romantic affair » The Republican

Imagine if Sal DiMasi had also had an affair funded by union money: That's the case the feds are making against former State Police union head » Universal Hub

Mass. State Police fed collar impacts entire agency » Boston Herald

Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch, accused of defrauding Massachusetts State Police union, released on bond » MassLive

Former Mass. State Police Union President, Lobbyist Arrested On Conspiracy Charges » CBS Boston

Parkland students unveil sweeping gun-control proposal and hope for a youth voting surge in 2020 » Washington Post

Gun control laws may get tougher. » The Salem News

Gov’s Council blocks confirmation of Taunton mayor to probate job » Boston Herald

Orange Line riders in Medford get quick look at new trains » Medford Patch

Are Bourne's commuter rail hopes still on track? » Cape Cod Times

Letter: Finding an incentive to stop fossil fuel use » The Salem News

‘I tell the truth;’ Rep. Seth Moulton embraces nuclear energy in opposition to the majority of his peers » The Republican

Some East Boston Residents Are Wary Of Proposed Electrical Substation » WBUR

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SB1885 - An Act relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

HB3687 - An Act financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth

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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