8:30am Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden

9:00am Citizens Legislative Seminar, Room 428, State House

10:00am League of Women Voters of Mass. Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Oversight Hearing

10:30am Manufacturer Awards Ceremony, Grand Staircase, State House

10:30am Cannabis Control Commission Meeting, Minihan Meeting Room, Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Oversight Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

5:00pm Cocktail Reception for Lynn School Committee Candidate Elizabeth Gervacio

5:00pm Cocktail Reception for Lynn School Committee Candidate Elizabeth Gervacio

6:00pm Reception for State Sen. Candidate Dean Tran

6:00pm Reception for State Sen. Candidate Dean Tran

6:30pm Milton Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

6:30pm Town Hall with Rep. Mike Connolly, East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross Street, Somerville

6:30pm Milton Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

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Megyn Kelly Reveals She Complained To Fox News About Bill O'Reilly » The Huffington Post

Linzer leaving MAHP for New York counterpart » State House News Service

Baker working with short legislative to-do list » State House News Service

Pay floor emerging as flashpoint in health care cost debate » State House News Service

In harsh letter, DAs pan Senate's criminal justice proposal » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren in Minneapolis: Democrats need to muscle up on economic populism »

One Republican asks another to drop out — and may have run afoul of campaign laws » Boston Globe

Mark Cuban and Donald Trump, longtime frenemies, could face off in 2020 presidential race » The Washington Post

This isn't the first time Warren spoke about that office incident » Boston Globe

State legislators hear manufacturing can make it in Fall River, but trained employees needed » The Herald News

Fidelity's Abby Johnson has a chance to set a higher standard » Boston Globe

Mayflower II's absence, road work rock tourism in Plymouth » Boston Globe

Seabiscuit and the Beatles: A look at Suffolk Downs' history » Boston Globe

The bidding war for Amazon » Commonwealth Magazine

Pot is legal on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Transporting it there is not » Boston Globe

Wilmington Town Meeting articles call for marijuana prohibitions » Lowell Sun

Cannabis commissioner weighs in again on his Question 4 vote » State House News Service

Ground broken on new Early Childhood Center » Wicked Local Dedham

'Independent Taxation Authority' for Regional Schools? Massachusetts Auditor Suggests Ways To Provide More Tax Dollars » New Boston Post

Adjuncts help colleges expand their online programs » Boston Globe

Students, newly arrived from Puerto Rico after Maria, start over in Boston schools » Boston Globe

At Clean Energy Forum in Boston, a search for ways to go green at the local level » The Berkshire Eagle

Doctor says natural gas from proposed compressor could ignite » Wicked Local Braintree

Marshfield group advocates banning plastic bags » Patriot Ledger

State facing criticism on environmental justice policy » Sentinel & Enterprise

When paying for drugs with insurance costs more than paying cash: Bill would require pharmacists to let their customers know » MassLive

Massachusetts congressional Democrats blame President Donald Trump for higher state health premiums » MassLive

Hospital pricing causes disputed in Senate health bill » Worcester Business Journal

Worcester, Middlesex home prices still on the rise » Worcester Business Journal

Auditor says DCF skips follow-ups » Boston Herald

Local tapped for national veterans advisory committee » The Eagle Tribune

Federal agency nixes Mass. request for special fund to stabilize health insurance rates » Boston Globe

Feds reject Baker request to stabilize premiums from Trump-induced upheaval » Boston Business Journal

Embattled western Mass. judge faces sex misconduct probe » Boston Globe

Lynn housing court getting eviction notice » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts judge criticized for giving probation in teen's sexual assault case now facing sexual harassment complaint: Report » MassLive

Violation disclosure could save workers' lives, bill backers testify » State House News Service

Before the Massachusetts Legislature breaks this fall, what needs to get done? » MassLive

Baker lowers expectations before recess » Sentinel & Enterprise

Swampscott petitions Legislature for 8 more liquor licenses » Wicked Local Swampscott

Concord committee said it did not break state law » Wicked Local Concord

Churchill staying neutral in Attleboro mayor's race » The Sun Chronicle

Northampton City Council backs 'death with dignity' bill » Gazette Net

Lowell city councilor proposes ban of pit bulls after 7-year-old fatally attacked » MassLive

Letter to the Editor: Brayton Point story part of transition to a low-carbon economy » The Herald News

Mayor Marty Walsh: Making Boston home for all of us » Sampan

PETER LUCAS: Warren's new best buddy -- Mayor Marty Walsh » Sentinel & Enterprise

Scandalous treatment for a Gold Star widow » Boston Globe

How stereotypes divide and conquer women » Boston Globe

NAACP report shows a side of Boston that Amazon isn't seeing » Boston Globe

Political Notes: Tedeschi launches bid for Congress » Cape Cod Times

Gov. Baker Comes to Haverhill to Raise Money for Toohey Rep. Bid » WHAV

Friedman finds her place as state senator » Lowell Sun

Sen. Bernie Sanders visits Somerville with Our Revolution Somerville/Cambridge candidates » Wicked Local

Ha! Local Comedian Running For Lt. Gov. » Brookline Patch

Gloucester school under fire for Trump tombstone » Boston Herald

In Salem, The Sanctuary For Peace Debate Roils The Mayor's Race » WGBH

Framingham Voters Will Elect First Mayor » WGBH

State seizes $17,604 from Lantigua campaign » The Eagle Tribune

Battenfeld: Kennedy Institute unusual spot for GOP's Kingston to announce » Boston Herald

State Police Endorse Toohey for State Rep. in Haverhill » The Valley Patriot

A conversation with gubernatorial candidate Setti Warren in Marblehead » Wicked Local

Mass. AG meets with local officials to discuss opioid epidemic in Fall River, surrounding areas » WPRI.com

David Nielsen: Retired doctor backs End of Life Options Act » Gazette Net

With 41 people dead from opioids in Fall River, AG Healey hears there's work to be done » The Herald News

Auditor Suzanne Bump: Sex offender watchdog needs to 'do its job' » Boston Herald

Debate over pit bulls is reignited after death of boy in Lowell » Boston Globe

Heslam: Playground no longer safe, despite residents' efforts to pick up needles » Boston Herald

Tougher drunken driving laws pushed by Baker, lawmakers » The Salem News

On Beacon Hill: The 'Ready for Prime-time Players' » State House News Service

Baker to announce grants in Quincy today » Patriot Ledger

New chief medical examiner named for Massachusetts » The Associated Press (AP)

Mindy Hull promoted to chief medical examiner » State House News Service

Rep. Day Hosts Upcoming Senior Charlie Card Event » Brookline Patch

Local lawmakers talk ending the isolation in the Berkshires, from transportation to telecommunication » The Berkshire Eagle

The Green Line will be getting more green lights at intersections » Boston Globe

Can Beacon Hill fast-track high-speed rail? » Boston Globe

Two Bidders Come Under Green Line Extension Threshold » WGBH

Will Western Mass Ever Get High-Speed Rail? » Valley Advocate

Traffic woes may hurt Boston's Amazon HQ2 pitch » Boston Herald

MBTA ridership on downward trend » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA testing technology to speed flow of buses, trolley » State House News Service

40 supporters of East-West rail board bus from Springfield to State House for hearing » MassLive

Moulton, Mass. business leaders urge bigger study of North South Rail Link » Boston Business Journal

'We are getting left behind:' East-West rail supporters urge state's transportation committee to back study » MassLive

Five-year plan will offer "great forum" for East-West rail, Pollack says » State House News Service

New Bedford: the new home of US offshore wind power? » Recharge

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