10:00am Annual Heritage Day of Portugal, Grand Staircase & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Auditor Diana DiZoglio on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

3:00pm Poverty in the Commonwealth, Cambridge City Hall

Birthdays: Attorney General Andrea Campbell

Lawmakers Face Deadline To Set Sales Tax Holiday Dates » State House News Service

A rural Mass. town paid $338,000 for a construction project. Then officials realized they’d been scammed. » Boston Globe

Mass. launches ad campaign to combat crisis pregnancy center proliferation » Pluribus News

Boston Mayor Wu vetoes City Council cuts to police, fire, core city services » Boston Herald

Home services and nursing care struggle amid Mass. health workforce crisis, new survey shows » Boston Globe

Louijeune Will Seek Voting Reform In Boston » State House News Service

Exit rates at emergency shelters show slight improvement amid capacity challenges » NBC Boston

‘It’s heartbreaking’: 225,000 Mass. students attend substandard segregated schools, new report finds » Boston Globe

'I want them held.' Cape DA policy uses dangerousness hearings for fentanyl trafficking » Cape Cod Times

States take up AI regulation amid federal standstill » Boston Globe

Another way the presidential race is unlike any other: the single criterion Trump is using to select a running mate » Boston Globe

Forever Chemicals Are Poisoning Your Insurance » The Lever

US elections 2024: seven key House races to watch » The Guardian

America’s problem is massive inequality – not ‘woke’ educated elites » The Guardian

No lawmakers have lost primaries yet. Will the streak end tonight? » Washington Post

Trump in danger of losing liquor licenses now that he's a convicted felon » Raw Story

Star witness Jose Uribe testifies Menendez was all in on bribery deal » Washington Post

UAW President Shawn Fain under investigation by federal watchdog, court filing reveals » Detroit News

Democrats launch effort to counter conservatives’ sweeping ‘Project 2025’ » The Hill

Justice Alito talked about political divide on purported secret recordings » Washington Post

Xenos: Trump prosecutions a wake-up call » Boston Herald

Americans are split on Biden’s student loan work, even those with debt, new poll finds » Boston Globe

Hollywood vets and Biden alums launch super PAC to shore up his youth vote problem » Politico

Battenfeld: Trump’s short list for VP uninspired, problematic » Boston Herald

At least nine GBH executives had salaries of over $300,000 last year. Reeling from layoffs, employees have questions. » Boston Globe

Rural leaders meet in Orange to discuss economic needs » The Recorder

Lawmakers Appeal For Statewide Eco-Dev Vision » State House News Service

Have an old or forgotten credit card bill? You might end up carless. » WGBH

Bigbelly launches Massachusetts manufacturing operation » Itemlive

Lawmakers from Lowell, Springfield say cities would welcome economic jolt » Commonwealth Beacon

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That’s led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators » AP News

Parentage equality bill ready to surface in House » Gazette Net

Mass. public school students fall through the cracks » Boston Globe

Opinion: The new reality of racial segregation in Mass. schools » Boston Globe

10 years later: Recalling President Obama's delivery of wisdom and credibility to Worcester Tech » Worcester Telegram

Worcester School Committee votes down motion to slash administrative salaries » Worcester Telegram

Ralliers Press For More Diverse Educator Workforce » State House News Service

Report Card Grades Boston Area Beaches, For 2023 » State House News Service

Officials highlight $7M in EPA grants for brownfield cleanup » Lowell Sun

Opinion: Here’s how to meet climate goals with the state’s existing infrastructure » Boston Globe

State Watching, Waiting On Steward Bankruptcy Case » State House News Service

Nursing home chain with facility in Attleboro reaches $4 million settlement with state AG's office » The Sun Chronicle

AG reaches $4 million settlement with nursing home operator » WBUR

Nursing home chain with 3 Central Mass. locations reaches $4 million settlement with AG » The Gardner News

Allegations of poor staffing at Mass. nursing homes lead to record $4 million settlement » Boston Globe

Moderna's combo Covid, flu vaccine meets goals in late-stage study » Boston Business Journal

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Reviewing widely supported housing package » Lowell Sun

Amid housing crisis, let’s save older homes » Commonwealth Beacon

Affordable housing on Cape Cod: Former Wing School in Sandwich to become 128 rentals » Cape Cod Times

HERO Act veterans benefits and services bill will go before full state Senate » Boston Herald

Editorial: 16-year-old Acton girl’s tragic death was preventable » Boston Globe

Assistant Hampden DA Clarissa Wright is a ‘voice for the victims’ » MassLive

Massachusetts middle schooler banned from wearing ‘only two genders’ shirt loses federal appeals case » Boston Herald

Rep. Giannino Revere Beach » State House News Service

Mayor Michelle Wu vetoes changes to police, fire budgets made by City Council, frustrating some members » Boston Globe

Cambridgeport, council fight being passed over as state sets its plans for BU overpass and rotary » Cambridge Day

Political newcomer challenging incumbent for Whately Select Board seat » Gazette Net

Amherst library dips into endowment to pay architects up to $551K to pare Jones project cost » Gazette Net

Amherst planners ready to move ahead on University Drive overlay district » Gazette Net

Boston Public Library staff, patrons feel the heat with AC out » Axios

'Age Can Be An Asset': New Lincoln-Sudbury Chair Ravi Simon Q&A » Brookline Patch

Can Republicans grow their ranks? » Politico

Parentage Act In House Plans For Wednesday » State House News Service

Robbins: Leftist mobs take page from Proud Boys playbook » Boston Herald

State GOP Points to Globe Critique of Insider Rewards on Beacon Hill » Franklin Observer

Editorial: Today’s protesters disrupt for disruption’s sake » Boston Herald

Mass. Rep. Clark: Israel’s Netanyahu may be out of a job before speech to Congress » MassLive

Rep. Williams asks FBI, ATF for help after Springfield shooting » MassLive

Berkshire Fire Departments Awarded Fire Safety Grants » iBerkshires

Greenfield celebrates opening of new Fire Station after multi-million-dollar project » The Recorder

Civil lawsuit against Northampton, officers stemming from 2017 arrest in front of City Hall set for fall trial » Gazette Net

New campaign targets anti-abortion clinics » The Eagle Tribune

State launches new awareness campaign against anti-abortion centers » Boston.com

Massachusetts warns patients over ‘unconscionable’ crisis pregnancy centers » Boston Herald

Springfield wants nonprofits to ‘pitch in’ to help lower property taxes » MassLive

Watchdog urges action on MBTA deficit » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts drivers warned about new E-ZPass scam trying to steal information » Worcester Telegram

Shrinking the transportation gap with micro-transit » Commonwealth Beacon

Leading Business Associations Call for Critical Climatech Investments in Mass Leads Act » Environmental League of Mass.

Full formal session to consider action on S. 2887 » Office of Sen. Bruce Tarr

Whip Clark: “It’s Not the Government’s Place To Tell You If and When and How To Start a Family.” » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Meet the New BBF Officers and Trustees for the 2024-2025 Program Year » Boston Bar Association

New CDC Study Shows More People Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes Want to Quit, But Too Many Aren’t Getting Help » American Lung Association

In quotes: State Budget Funding for C3 Grants » Strategies for Children

Teen Summer Jobs are Back. What's Behind the Return of a Rite of Passage? » Action for Boston Community Development

Senator Markey's COPPA 2.0 Legislation One Step Closer to Senate Passage » Office of Sen. Ed Kennedy

Senate Passes Friedman Bill to Protect First Responders Permanently Injured in the Line of Duty » Office of Sen. Cindy Friedman

Technical School Graduate Making the Cut as a Carpenter » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters