11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Adam Scanlon

Want to Get Rid of Trump? Only Fox News Can Do It » New York Times

Free-press groups warn of violence against media » Politico

At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care » The Washington Post

Christie Signs $34.7B Budget, Ending Historic Shutdown Over an Insurance Company »

Popularity Of Potential Sales Tax Cut Measure Clouds 2018 Picture02:33 » WBUR

Baker health proposals would hurt poor, advocates say » Boston Globe

Flack for Setti Warren takes page from Trump's playbook » Boston Herald

At UMass Boston, hires come with political connections » Boston Globe

'IT'S AMAZING I HAVEN'T RUINED MYSELF' » Esquire

Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman are launching a new group to rethink the Democratic Party »

How the Left Lost Its Mind » The Atlantic

Elizabeth Warren is finding her voice on foreign policy » Boston Globe

Warren to hold town hall–style forum July 15 » Martha's Vineyard Times

Atkins: Core U.S. values at play in voter commission fight » Boston Herald

A day later, taxi drivers regroup and reflect on disastrous crash » Boston Globe

Uber is dealt a fresh blow in European legal case » Boston Globe

Drought over for Mass. biotech IPOs » Boston Globe

Pappalardo to continue work promoting fisheries » South Coast Today

Dorchester waterfront proposal revised » Boston Herald

Berkshire Life Sciences Industry Wants To See State Funding » WAMC

What's that smell in the air? In Boston, marijuana » Boston Globe

The gap between black and white infant mortality is creeping up again, leaving researchers puzzled » STAT News

Boston neighborhoods by birth nation »

Hay files bill that would make 'hides' punishable » Sentinel & Enterprise

Hogan hailed a hero as 'Father' of UML » Lowell Sun

Free meals at all Salem schools next year » Salem News

Fledgling Berkshire Communities Green Network seeks to rally 'green communities' » The Berkshire Eagle

United Church of Christ speaks out on climate change » Boston Globe

Hospital care would not suffer under nurses' strike, Tufts says » Boston Globe

Advocates call for public vetting of MassHealth reforms » Worcester Business Journal

A life-changing summer for every Boston kid » Boston Globe

Walsh calls on Congress to figure out immigration » Boston Herald

Long weekend failed to produce budget, pot deals »

Long weekend failed to produce budget, marijuana deals » Gloucester Times

Self-described 'low-income' candidate Rachel Branch vies for North Adams mayor » The Berkshire Eagle

Amid recall effort, Southampton Select Board member abruptly quits » Gazette Net

Spilka: Let's dedicate ourselves to helping one another » Wicked Local Wakefield

Boston District 7 candidates face off in debate over city issues » Bay State Banner

Time To Make Fireworks Legal Again » New Boston Post

Breaking free of fashion's constraints » Boston Globe

Donald Trump isn't normal; neither is America » Boston Globe

Economic inequality goes well beyond the bank account » Boston Globe

Globe's poll omission leaves Asian-Americans invisible and unheard » Boston Globe

Editorial: No day at the beach » Boston Herald

Here's how not to lead: Look at Chris Christie and Paul LePage » Boston Globe

Save the sales tax holiday » Boston Globe

Mega booze store out for self » Commonwealth Magazine

Even in crisis, UMass Boston can't shake its habit of political hiring » Boston Globe

Bay State Republicans not expecting Trump blowback from voters in local elections » Boston Herald

Dykes steps up for Indivisible Northern Essex » Newburyport News

US Rep. Richard Neal celebrates July 4 in Chesterfield; congressman has been criticized for not spending time in the hilltowns » MassLive

Is City Councilor Nadeem Mazen planning to challenge Rep. Capuano? » Boston Business Journal

Protecting our children » Newburyport News

Happy New Fiscal Year... But Still No Budget » New Boston Post

Massachusetts Lawmakers Look To Close Budget Gap » WAMC

Mass. remains without state budget » The Valley Dispatch

Mass. among half dozen states without budget in place » State House News Service

Overdue budget's revenue base a "moving target," conferee says » State House News Service

Trial begins in ACLU suit challenging Massachusetts deadlines for voter registration » MassLive

Bill would change voter registration from opt-in to opt-out » Gazette Net

Should Massachusetts offer same-day voter registration? » WWLP 22

Short-term rentals should be taxed » Newburyport News

Plans for short-term rentals face opposition » Gloucester Times

MBTA hits pause on commuter rail WiFi plan » Boston Globe

Rail trail links Dennis and Yarmouth »

Mass. highway administrator is stepping down » Boston Globe

Tinlin resignation leaves new bosses in place at highway, MBTA » State House News Service

Arup USA chosen to conduct rail link feasibility study » State House News Service

Massachusetts sets 200MWh energy storage procurement target »

Baker hits Trump for 'inexcusable' comments on MSNBC's Brzezinski » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers consider a new tool against 'patent trolls' » Boston Globe

State Representative Ponders Challenge To Senator Warren » GBH News

Anti-Elizabeth Warren super PAC aims to 'Deal Her Out' » CNN

Decoding Baker's Mass. Medicaid changes » Boston Globe

Tufts Medical, nurses hope to avoid strike with upcoming negotiating session » Boston Business Journal

Seth Moulton: rebel with a cause of yet-to-be-determined change » Boston Globe

MBTA control board calls for 30-day monopole review » The Eagle Tribune