11:30am Brazilian Independence Day, Great Hall

5:30pm Rep. Dan Donahue Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

5:30pm Rep. Dan Donahue Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

Charter debate focuses on funding, equity issues » Boston Globe

Health care pricing panel starts work with split views » Boston Globe

Advocates stake out positions on charter ballot question » Politico

Field Grows For Job To Beat Charlie Baker, Protect Elizabeth Warren » WGBH

Polito: Pot question could curb state aid to cities » Commonwealth Magazine

Has the American economy hit a turning point? » Boston Globe

Former South Weymouth base lands its first big commercial tenant » Boston Globe

Accused of stealing thousands, captain says Boston Harbor pilots drank on the job » Boston Globe

This Angie's List Rival Is the 1st Startup to Launch from Liberty Mutual's Incubator » BostInno

Mass. charter school expansion debate turns feisty » The Herald News

Former Mass. first lady next Presidential Forum on Diversity speaker »

For former ITT Tech students, resources to get back on track » Metro.us

Worcester school officials to address overcrowded classrooms » Worcester Telegram

Out-of-state bigwigs back charters » Boston Herald

Business leaders' big donations back drive for more charter schools » Boston Globe

What Connecticut's Schools Reveal About National Education Inequality » WBUR

Opponents say lifting charter school cap would hurt teachers, students » MassLive

Plastic bag ban in Boston could carry statewide » Boston Herald

Rep's high-profile ISIS plan triggers whispers about future » Boston Herald

Rep. Michael Capuano Says Republicans Have Learned Not To Shut Down The Government » WGBH

Hospital pricing deliberations begin » Commonwealth Magazine

Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work » The Berkshire Eagle

Special panel to study price variations between Massachusetts hospitals » WWLP 22

As A Push To Limit Insurance Payouts Begins, Partners Pushes Back » WGBH

Beacon developer pressured from two sides » Lynn Daily News Item

Hood to pour housing on ex-dairy Boston site » Boston Herald

Worcester nixes sanctioned homeless camp » Commonwealth Magazine

Census pegs Mass. uninsured rate in 2015 at 2.8 percent » MassLive

Hundreds of drug cases at risk in Braintree scandal » Boston Globe

Court hears challenge to New Hampshire 'ballot selfie' law » The Associated Press (AP)

Criminal cases dropped due to police department's evidence room scandal » WCVB

State grants creating local jobs at two local companies » Lowell Sun

State Sen. Eric Lesser secures $20K in funding for improvements to Ludlow Veterans Memorial » MassLive

Housing Board violates Open Meeting Law »

Easthampton grants liquor licenses to Luthier's Co-op, Off The Map Tattoo, The Library, and Mill 180 Park » MassLive

Worcester ordered to build roughly $10 million pedestrian skybridge » MassLive

Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz proposes $1 per hour parking meter fee » MassLive

Sites food trucks can operate broadened in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Waiting on Trump, Brockton council delays sanctuary city vote » The Enterprise

Quincy's pot dispensary awaits final approval from state » Patriot Ledger

Marijuana businesses supported in Leominster » Worcester Telegram

Falmouth officials surprised by $150K from state bond bill » Cape Cod Times

Council votes 9-0 to oppose Evergreen housing project » Newburyport News

What if Clinton collapsed after winning? » Boston Globe

Clinton needs a Dutch uncle (or aunt) » Boston Globe

US, Chatham should compromise on Monomoy » Boston Globe

Cashman: Only a dope would vote yes on Question 4 » Boston Herald

Editorial: Few profiles in courage » Boston Herald

EDITORIAL: Baker's mental illness announcement good first step, but obstacles ahead » The Daily Free Press

Huge charter donation inappropriate (Editorial) » MassLive

Nuclear power: What a mess that we helped create » Cape Cod Times

EDITORIAL: Is Massachusetts bluer than ever? » Sentinel & Enterprise

Senate president leaning toward Kerrigan as new party chair » Lowell Sun

Migliore challenges Wong to series of debates » Lynn Daily News Item

Fraser won't take Andrews' place in North Quabbin race » The Recorder

WBUR Poll: Clinton Is Trouncing Trump In Mass. » WBUR

Poll: Warren, Markey score in middle among counterparts » State House News Service

Rosenberg "very partial" to Kerrigan in Dem party chair contest » State House News Service

Democrats bypass second-place finisher Cook, pick Gannon to oppose O'Connor » Wicked Local Scituate

Baystate receives funding for addiction “recovery coaches” » WWLP 22

New $120,000 state grant funds emergency room 'coaches' to aid substance abuse addicts with recovery » MassLive

State Funds To Pay For Addiction Recovery Coaches In The ER » WAMC

City Hotline Now Connects Bostonians With Addiction Recovery Services » WBUR

Baker Administration Calls For Focus On Treatment, Not Punishment, At Bridgewater Hospital » WBUR

State plans dramatic shift in how Bridgewater State Hospital is run »

107 Body Cameras For Boston's Police Department » WGBH

Police chief hailed as a pioneer in opiate fight now on leave » Boston Globe

Gloucester Police Chief Placed On Leave Amid Internal Investigation » WBUR

Mass. police chief honored by the White House places on leave » Sentinel & Enterprise

Gloucester police chief placed on leave pending investigation » WCVB

Polito: School, local aid could take hit if pot question OK'd » State House News Service

Baker: Next month will be key to 2017 fiscal plans » State House News Service

Protesters ordered to stay away from Statehouse » Cape Cod Times

Mass. Sen. Stan Rosenberg criticizes Gov. Charlie Baker appointee's $100,000 donation to charter school campaign » MassLive

Schools Drive 8 Percent Tax Rate Hike in Williamstown » iBerkshires

Locals blast Highland Ave suggestions » The Salem News

Boston launches program to explore self-driving vehicles » Boston Business Journal

Boston inks deal to test self-driving vehicles on city streets » Boston Herald

Taunton officials speak out against Middleboro rail option at MassDOT hearing » Taunton Gazette

Pacheco Law Reprieve Backers Rail Against MBTA Privatization » State House News Service

Boston: Gov. Announces Red Line Improvement Project » 95.9 WATD

Berkshire County among nation's sites to get new Verizon high-speed wireless » The Berkshire Eagle

Pilgrim almost back online after eight days » Cape Cod Times

New poll finds Americans favor slightly higher utility bills to fight global warming » Lowell Sun

Recap on the State Budget » MassFiscal.org

Lasell Village Expands in Newton » Mass. Development

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Debuts Proprietary STEAM Program for Women and Non-Binary High School Students » Massachusetts Maritime Academy

WCVB Channel 5 Wins Eighteen Emmy® Awards at 48th Annual Boston/N.E. Emmy Awards Ceremony » WCVB Channel 5

HPC Shares New Research on Improving Affordability and Predictability in Cost Sharing, Announces the Launch of New Pharmaceutical and Health Planning Offices » Mass. Health Policy Commission

MassGOP Responds to Maura Healey’s Lies and Half-Truths in Latest WBZ Interview » MassGOP

Azumi Limited Restaurants Agree to Pay $3.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Paycheck Protection Program Loans » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Launches Campaign to Prevent Drowning Deaths Among Children with Autism » Mass. Office of the Child Advocate

Healey-Driscoll Administration Names New Massachusetts Environmental Police Colonel » Massachusetts Environmental Police

Trump Administration Withholds $108 Million in K-12 Funding for Massachusetts Schools » Mass. Executive Office of Education