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Democratic establishment tightens its hold on the party as far-left candidates fall short » Washington Post

Mitch McConnell Is Crushing Joe Manchin’s Bipartisan Fantasies » Vanity Fair

OPINION: We’re Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic, and We’re Braced for the Worst » New York Times

Charting a course for renewal along the coastline » Boston Globe

Donald Trump Is Going On Tour With Bill O’Reilly, And Late Night Hosts Have Thoughts » HUFFPOST

NY: A Backroom Deal To Kill Single Payer » The Daily Poster

Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly advances proposed tax on top earners to 2022 ballot » Boston Globe

FL: Election Denial and $16 Spritzers: Welcome to Florida’s Trump Coast » Bloomberg Politics

After Dennis White, Boston could launch its first external search for a new police commissioner in 15 years. It won’t be easy » Boston Globe

New MBTA board picks up some momentum » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Our Republican Party Is in Shambles': Growing Rift on Display at Mass. GOP Meeting » NBC Boston

OPINION: So long, democracy — we hardly knew ye » Boston Globe

RI: GOP caught up in 'Trump Victory' fund money go-round » The Associated Press (AP)

From the synagogue to the Senate: The busiest Democratic senator you’ve probably never heard of » Washington Post

Boston leadership tangled in series of scandals » WRAL

Criticize Manchin. But there is a line no progressive should cross or it will all blow up » Boston Globe

Future-proofing the presidency: A sordid family affair » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Marty Walsh now a big target in D.C., faces hostile questions from Congress » Boston Herald

Grist for the Mill: Lost in the world » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Area Breweries Have Steady Re-Opening After COVID » Everett Independent

White House drops Trump orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat » Boston Globe

Dive bars Beacon Hill Pub, The Tam survive pandemic » Boston Herald

At One Neighborhood Rock Club, Returning Crowds Bring Anxiety And Hope » WBUR

Mass. retailer stocks, sales rebound as US reopens » Boston Globe

Healey Calls for Increased Cyber Security Measures » Cape Cod Online

Editorial: Business leaders don’t need voting prompts from AG » Boston Herald

Gobi, Whipps announce grant for Polus Center » Athol Daily News

Mass. AG calls on Mass. businesses to defend voting rights » Boston Business Journal

Healey Urges Businesses to Join Voting Rights Fight » State House News Service

Deep beneath New York’s Grand Central, a Canton company repairs a generator » Boston Business Journal

Pop-Up Retail Boosting Downtowns, Aspiring Entrepreneurs » State House News Service

Delivery fee cap, work incentives among pandemic extension amendments » News 22 WWLP.com

Alex and Ani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy » Boston Globe

SBA to make 2021 PPP loans public. Here's what you need to know. » Boston Business Journal

BioMed pitches first phase of Somerville lab campus in Assembly Square » Boston Business Journal

Amid turmoil at Boston Pride, embattled president will resign as boycott brings change » Boston Globe

Opinion: When it comes to race, Boston is a work in progress » Boston Globe

Report: Massachusetts Community College Attendance Boosts Employment, Earnings » WBUR

Haverhill LEADS Fellows Among Inaugural Graduates; Vargas Calls Program Transformational » WHAV

Matos: It’s too soon to end state takeover of Providence schools » Boston Globe

EPA requires Quincy to spend $100 million to reduce sewage flowing into Boston Harbor » Boston Globe

Legislator Warns Baker Over New Climate Change Building Code » Banker & Tradesman

After Stalling Last Session, Sports Betting Debate Re-Emerges in Mass. » NBC Boston

What’s next for the new Alzheimer’s drug? Lots of thorny issues ahead » Boston Globe

Cancer drug startup Valo is latest to ink billion-dollar SPAC deal » Boston Globe

Health Connector Aims to Tighten Up Customer Service » State House News Service

Lagging construction of new homes contributes to rising prices » Fox 25 News

‘They already had the air mattress’: Facing fewer options, DCF has planned for kids to sleep in the office » Boston Globe

A working mother’s manifesto: Pandemic provides a once-in-a-generation chance to course correct how we work » Boston Globe

US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight drop » Boston Globe

State, Employers Prepare For First Juneteenth State Holiday » State House News Service

Gov. Baker Announces 1st Recipients of Funding Under Post-Pandemic Jobs Program » NBC Boston

Springfield approves Juneteenth state holiday as paid holiday for city employees » MassLive

After Continued Fight, Federal Money Finally Comes to Everett » Everett Independent

Williamsburg selectmen debate building reopening, meetings » The Reminder

Hampden Board of Selectmen hears dog complaint, continues talks on shared health services » The Reminder

Guest columnists Nina Levison and Ethan Tupelo: Main Street’s redesign needs to be more progressive, forward-thinking » Gazette Net

With Tyngsboro election around the corner, voting hours controversy resolved » Lowell Sun

The $238 million pandemic question facing Plymouth and Norfolk counties » Patriot Ledger

Janey signs off on changes to city charter » The Bay State Banner

Great Barrington advisory urges 'good discretion' among soaring vaccination rates » Berkshire Eagle

Boston City Council gives itself ability to strip Kim Janey’s power » Boston Herald

North Adams' Pandemic State of Emergency Expires June 15 » iBerkshires

Municipal Coffers Beginning to Fill Up With ARPA Aid » State House News Service

Peabody Mayor Bettencourt Launches Re-Election Bid » Peabody Patch

Fissures in MassGOP come into view as party members clash over anti-gay remarks outside committee meeting » Boston Herald

Val Demings launches bid to oust Marco Rubio from Senate » Boston Globe

Mayoral races taking shape in Northampton, Holyoke » Gazette Net

Healey mum on gov run during Chamber address » Boston Herald

Checking In On The State's GOP » WBUR

Republican who made anti-gay remarks says she won’t be ‘bullied’ into resigning » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Infighting imperils state GOP » The Salem News

Feeney Launches Bid For Framingham District 3 Council Seat » Framingham Patch

Shrinking Mass. Republican Party struggles for direction » Berkshire Eagle

Dartmouth Vaccination Site Slated to Close July 13 » WBSM

Vaccination Rates Have Slowed Dramatically in Mass. » NBC Boston

US to buy 500 million Pfizer vaccines to share globally » Boston Globe

Public Health Council Rescinds State Emergency Mask Order » WGBH

25 Investigates: Vaccination rates in low-income communities still lag behind the pack » Fox 25 News

New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants » WBUR

Coronavirus caseload slips to another new low » Lowell Sun

The Highly Contagious Delta Variant Is On The Rise In The U.S. » WBUR

Boston health experts team with Google on tech to target 'vaccine deserts' » Boston Business Journal

116 confirmed cases, 5 deaths, and 30,550 vaccinations: See yesterday’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Municipal Health Proponents Seek $250 Million Investment » State House News Service

Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Are Being Sold Online. Using One Is A Crime » WBUR

State vaccination grants target harder-to-reach groups » Daily Times Chronicle

Baystate Health to close Whitney Avenue Vaccine Center in Holyoke » MassLive

First Responders, Governor Baker Pay Their Respects At Wake For Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia » CBS Boston

Boston Police officer arrested, accused of slamming person into a driveway » Boston Herald

Newly released report offers conflicting information about fatal 2016 shooting by Pawtucket police » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Still Chasing Reforms After Tragic 2014 Fire » State House News Service

House advancing redistricting process bill opposed by Galvin » News 22 WWLP.com

Senate to debate extension of pandemic provisions beyond June » Boston Herald

Massachusetts House to consider making mail-in voting permanent » Boston Globe

Municipal officials oppose legislative redistricting proposal » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts millionaires’ tax headed to 2022 ballot » Boston Herald

Opinion: A taxing burden — but on some of us more than others » Boston Globe

State lawmakers advance income surtax to 2022 ballot » Berkshire Eagle

It’s official: The millionaires tax question will go before voters in 2022 » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Registry Announces Appointments for In-Person Transactions Are Continuing » East Boston Times-Free Press

Keystone pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit » Boston Globe

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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