9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

9:00am Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

11:00am Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration, State House, 428 and Virtual

1:00pm Panel on Justice-Involved Women Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

4:00pm Garden Party with Sen. Julian Cyr

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via email

Lawmakers opt to stick with single-year funding for local roads » State Affairs

Senate school cellphone bill leaves key details to districts » Franklin Observer

GOP guv candidates back Voter ID requirement for Mass. Why that matters » MassLive

Nantucket reaches $10.5 million settlement with GE Verona over offshore wind turbine collapse last year » Boston Globe

Massachusetts opioid overdose deaths down 36% in 2024 » Boston Herald

HHS chief Walsh stepping down, Mahaniah named successor » State Affairs

Here’s what education gets out of Massachusetts’ new state spending plan » Boston Globe

In enforcing new climate law, a dispute over the ‘obligation to serve’ natural gas customers » Commonwealth Magazine

A reckoning: Trump’s attacks are inspiring self-reflection in higher ed » MassLive

Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is the ultimate betrayal of his base » The Guardian

Why the Working Class Preferred Obama » The Liberal Patriot

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power » New York Times

Dem primary heats up in Colorado » punchbowl

"Very dehumanizing experience": Mahmoud Khalil describes his detention » Axios

The EPA’s Debunking ‘Chemtrail’ Conspiracies. RFK Jr. Apparently Thought It Would Validate Them. » NOTUS

Democrats Denied This City Had a Gang Problem. The Truth Is Complicated. » New York Times

Undaunted in calling out the worst Supreme Court in modern times » The Contrarian

Biden is gone, but Republicans like Scott Brown want to make sure he’s not forgotten in the midterms » Boston Globe

State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan » Boston Globe

Editorial: Dawdling on Social Security will only increase the pain » Boston Herald

BBJ announces the state’s most charitable companies for 2025 » Boston Business Journal

Businesses pay the price as Republic Services strike drags on » Boston Business Journal

Businesses pay the price as Republic Services strike drags on » Boston Business Journal

Promising signs: Boston office vacancy rates down, absorption hits a high » Boston Business Journal

Boston battery maker Pure Lithium to relocate to Chicago » Boston Globe

Hasbro’s tariff response? In part it is to increase toy production in this WMass town » MassLive

Here’s one way that Massachusetts is better than Hawaii » MassLive

Editorial: There’s still no thirst for bringing back happy hours » Lowell Sun

FDA publishes drug rejection letters for 15 Massachusetts biotechs » Boston Business Journal

CCC, top senators talking as House bill awaits response » State Affairs

Greenfield resident wanted by FBI for illicit marijuana operation » Gazette Net

Keller: Lawmakers investigating antisemitism in Mass. shocked by findings » CBS News

Massachusetts State Rep calls for urgent legislative action amid reports of accused criminals being released due to delays in securing legal representation » fallriverreporter

Holyoke man spent a decade pushing early literacy. He sees this challenge ahead » MassLive

MassReconnect drives nearly 40% increase in adult community college enrollment » WWLP 22

‘Crisis of our generation’: Local advocates fighting for statewide cell phone ban in schools » Boston 25 News

UMass Chan Medical School faces shortfall of tens of millions of dollars in NIH funding » WBUR

Trump ‘just wants to make Harvard bleed,’ and these alumni are standing up to him » Boston Globe

As Harvard battles Trump, its undergraduate college quietly undergoes a leadership transition » Boston Globe

Editorial: Schools need guidance to address antisemitism » Boston Globe

Milford OK'd to begin feasibility study phase for new high school. What it means » Milford Daily News

Boston's Charles River open for swimming for 1 day only » Axios

FirstLight dam repairs completed early in Turners Falls » The Recorder

Opinion: Once a dump, now an urban gem » Boston Globe

Out of quarantine: Asian long-horned beetle eradicated in one Worcester County town » Worcester Telegram

With an outdated bottle bill, redeeming bottles and cans is a niche for two Berkshire nonprofits » The Berkshire Eagle

Flash flooding paralyzes Boston morning commute » Axios

"No man's land": Parts of Connecticut River without channel markers for first time in 40 years » NEPM

A battery storage facility is being proposed in a rural Mass. town. Residents are pushing back. » Boston.com

State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan » The Associated Press (AP)

Rise of New Hampshire casinos means more competition for Massachusetts » Boston Globe

New grant means support for community health equity programming » Bay State Banner

UMass Memorial, Marlborough Hospital merger is the latest shift in Central Mass. health care world » Boston Globe

Bionic knee developed by MIT researchers gives amputees a new world of motion » Boston Globe

Recommendations of Devens Housing Working Group await key studies » The Harvard Press

Opinion: Bid to remove LCSW exam does not put quality of care at risk » Boston Globe

Protesters call on Gov. Healey to end Dept. of Correction’s cooperation with ICE » Bay State Banner

ICE report revealed in court shows the agency used Canary Mission information to target Rümeysa Öztürk » Boston Globe

ICE report revealed in court shows the agency used Canary Mission information to target Rümeysa Öztürk » Boston Globe

ICE Boston will try to deport migrant who allegedly raped woman and threatened to report her to ICE » Boston Herald

ICE used doxxing website to find people to deport, investigator testifies » WBUR

Illegal immigrant in Massachusetts who stole ID of dead child and worked as firefighter sentenced to prison » Boston Herald

New Hampshire judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order » WGBH

‘Government failure’: Stabbing suspect released in Mass. as 1,700+ remain without lawyers » MassLive

Karen Read prosecutor Hank Brennan took in $566K for his work [See the invoices] » Boston Herald

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden’s office threw out disgraced prosecutor Rachael Rollins’ do-not-prosecute list » Boston Herald

Karen Read prosecutor Hank Brennan took in $566K for his work » Boston Herald

Public defender work stoppage: Importance of bar advocates in Mass. justice system » NBC Boston

Howie Carr: DA ‘Meatball’ cooked if more Karen Read emails, texts released » Boston Herald

Opinion: Keep speaking out, Justice Jackson » Boston Globe

Debt collection, child custody bills emerging for Senate votes » State Affairs

Easthampton council president mulls interim mayor post in wake of LaChapelle resignation » Gazette Net

Interviews for Non-voting Members of the Finance Committee Set for July 15 » Amherst Indy

Turmoil on Northampton reparations panel as council ponders future » Gazette Net

'The work isn't done.' Disability awareness walk aims to improve accessibility in downtown Pittsfield » The Berkshire Eagle

Lowell steps onto world stage as Frontrunner City » Lowell Sun

The designer behind Newton's new city seal » WBUR

$107K included in state budget for North Andover projects » The Eagle Tribune

Boston city employee charged in connection with deadly shooting, allegedly lied to police » Boston Herald

With convention center naming, Menino gets his due » Commonwealth Magazine

Amid fears of collapse, Cambridge plans to take control of troubled condo building to demolish it » Boston Globe

Health care giants boost Beacon Hill politicians » Insurance News Net

Josh Kraft unveils reentry after prison plan in bid for Boston mayor » Boston Globe

Boston Teachers Union endorses Mayor Wu in reelection bid » Boston Herald

Boston mayor’s race hits the waves » Politico

Donahue no longer seeking reelection in Ward 2 City Council race » Newburyport News

Q&A: SHNS Talks With Josh Kraft » State Affairs

Moderna COVID shot for kids cleared in face of RFK Jr. criticism » Boston Globe

Olson: ChatGPT’s mental health costs are adding up » Boston Herald

Massachusetts crime rates continue downward trend; New Bedford crime drops by 11% » New Bedford Guide

Massachusetts police officer shot by colleagues victim of ‘campaign to criminalize her’: Lawyer » Boston Herald

'Our crews show up': Who is firefighter from Brockton battling Alaskan wildfires? » The Enterprise

Stats show shoplifting spike in Boston, officials say they’re working on it » WGBH

Sen. Lewis, Rep. Lipper-Garabedian, and Legislature Finalize Rules for Greater Transparency and Public Access » Brookline Patch

Easthampton Mayor speaks on new role as DCR commissioner » Western Mass News

Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh steps down. An undersecretary in the office will take over. » Boston Globe

Leadership change for state's health and human services amid major federal challenges » WBUR

Oak Bluffs supports license requirement for mopeds » Martha's Vineyard Times

Irish company wins $750K bid to rebuild Mass Pike service plazas. Here are its plans » The Metro West Daily News

Grant awarded for Sandwich roads after officials asked for increased motorist caution » Cape Cod Online

Recycling sidelined for now, officials say » CNHI

Trump bill could increase energy costs, stymies renewables » Martha's Vineyard Times

Amid Drought, Fines Established For Violators Of Water Use Restrictions » nantucketcurrent

Grid operator forecasting 11% increase in electricity consumption by 2034 » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Gateway Cities get sewerage fix boost from state » Nashoba Valley Voice

Batteries are playing a bigger role in keeping the lights on during New England heat waves » WGBH

Seven sea turtles return to the ocean after months of rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium » New England Aquarium

Child care for two kids can cost more than a mortgage in 45 states » Eye on Early Education

MassDEP Fines Transportation Company for Delayed Reporting of Hadley Spill » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

AG Campbell Secures $720 Million From Opioid Drug Makers Through Eight Nationwide Settlements » Office of the Attorney General

State Police Announce Results of Speed and Aggressive Driving Enforcement Operation » Massachusetts State Police

Department of Fish and Game and Mount Grace Partner to Protect 39.5 Acres in Ashby » Department of Fish and Game Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

Massachusetts Named Most Improved State for Business by CNBC » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Testimony submitted to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government In support of H.2274, An Act authorizing remote participation at town meeting » The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts

Testimony submitted to the Joint Committee on Election Laws In support of S.516 An Act to protect democracy » The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts

Transparency Advocates Call out Legislature’s Violation of Its New Rules » Progressive Mass