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10:00am Juneteenth Breakfast, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration, State House, 428 and Virtual

New Report Shows Massachusetts Has Been in Economic Slow Down Since 2020 » Pioneer Institute

Reproductive rights bill inches closer to Senate floor » State House News Service

Two former Charlie Baker appointees are vying to be governor. Those from Baker-world are starting to pick sides. » Boston Globe

Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson resigns » Boston Herald

Could the Trump administration’s border policies affect 2026 World Cup tourism in Massachusetts? » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA board’s $3.24 billion budget for daily operations relies heavily on state funding, and on state lawmakers » Boston Globe

Hospital payments feature in new Senate spending bill » State House News Service

Mass. officials considering further reductions in state family shelter system » WBUR

Healey boosts life sciences tax incentives as 33 companies plan major expansions » Boston Business Journal

Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, CBO predicts » Politico

Which Law Enforcement Agencies Are at the Los Angeles Protests? » New York Times

Local farmers, food organizations in limbo after federal food grant program ends » WBUR

Mayor Wu launches external investigation into top aide » WBUR

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These Mass. libraries are opening their stacks » WBUR

Boston plans to file first FOIAs for ICE raid information by Friday » WBUR

More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April » WBUR

House votes to kill funding for public media » WBUR

‘Hidden fat’ research shows health is not just about ‘maximum weight loss’ » WBUR

Logan Airport traffic resumes after JetBlue flight rolls off runway » WBUR

Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California » The Associated Press (AP)

Recriminations erupt after Noem guards tackle Padilla » Politico

The Real Costs of Trump’s Parade » The Bulwark

This Is Not a Drill » Paul Krugman

It’s Cruz vs. Scott vs. Warren on Fed interest payments » punchbowl

Shale boom seen as helping shape Trump foreign and trade policy » Axios

The Patriotic Rich » The Bulwark

Inside the Senate GOP's heated meeting with Stephen Miller » Axios

In one area of fiscal policy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has an unlikely ally: Trump » WBUR

Healey boosts life sciences tax incentives as 33 companies plan major expansions » Boston Business Journal

Pioneer Institute report: Massachusetts in ‘economic slowdown’ since 2020 » Boston Herald

Boston’s office market goes from bad to worse. What’s Wu’s Plan B? » Boston Globe

With CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave, what’s happening inside Market Basket? Depends who you ask. » Boston Globe

Mass. economy continues to lag other states, study finds » Boston Globe

13th-straight soggy Saturday dampens duck boat business, boosts bookstores » WGBH

AGEM Property acquires prime Georgetown real estate block for $27M, plans renovations » Boston Business Journal

Boston strip club peeps new spot on busy Stuart Street » Axios

With retail cyberattacks on the rise, customers find orders blocked and and empty shelves » Boston Herald

Moving pieces mean "a ton going on" at Cannabis Commission » State House News Service

Amid Trump’s attacks on LGBTQ+ community, Boston Pride organizers anticipate ‘joyful protest’ » Boston Globe

Mass. AG Campbell joins court fight over Trump’s military deployment in California » MassLive

Kraft-funded group works to boost engagement in antisemitism fight » Axios

Amherst-Pelham union: Schools facing crisis over racism against Black employees, renew call for 10-point action plan » Gazette Net

Boston Focus, 6.13.25 » Will Austin

Russian scientist accused of bringing frog embryos into country released from federal custody » Boston Globe

Opinion: Lean budget threatens to spark public college turf war » Boston Globe

New Bedford High and all three middle schools to go phone-free » The New Bedford Light

Mount Holyoke College pauses plans to build hub for its $180M geothermal heating system » Gazette Net

Peabody provides first look into anti-bullying plans after student's suicide » Salem News

Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos released from federal custody on bail » WCVB

Federal funding cuts threaten Harvard health research ongoing for decades » NBC Boston

‘Not just a West Coast problem’: Wildfire risks hit home as Canadian smoke lingers » Boston Globe

Iran pulls out of nuclear talks with the US » The Hill

The Health Foundation grants $250K to support Nashoba Valley following hospital closure » Worcester Business Journal

Wax: Congress must lower hospital costs for Medicare patients » Boston Herald

Democrats seek probe of ICE tactics » Gloucester Times

Opinion: ICE is targeting Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Harvard scientist, detained for bringing in frog embryos, released after 4 months » WGBH

Massachusetts judge calls illegal’s court escape a surprise: ‘How did that happen?’ » Boston Herald

Devens training center caught in national fight over Job Corps cuts » The Harvard Press

Apprentice mandate eyed to shore up trade workforce » Gazette Net

Athol voters give green light to $1.3M capital plan » Athol Daily News

Editorial: Did a former city official abuse her position? Police body cam footage could help resolve disputed events. » Boston Globe

Councilors attack mayor's chief of staff salary » The Eagle Tribune

Northampton closes portion of Main Street sidewalk in danger of collapse » Gazette Net

Liquor laws in Massachusetts are complicated. Will these bills simplify them? » The New Bedford Light

‘I don’t want to be bitter’: Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson announces she will resign July 4 following guilty plea » Boston Globe

To the Editor: Juwan Skeens District 4’s in ‘crisis’ mode; hard discussions are needed » Dorchester Reporter

Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who admitted to corruption charges, resigns » WCVB

Healey backs Newsom in fight with Trump over LA protest response » NBC Boston

Opinion: This isn’t how to change minds » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s duplicitous stunt the latest Democratic tactic » Boston Herald

Northampton Campaign Notebook: Mayor Sciarra calls for three debates before preliminary election » Gazette Net

Everett city councilor challenging DeMaria for mayor » WGBH

Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson resigns » Boston Herald

Tania Fernandes Anderson will resign from Boston City Council on July 4th » WGBH

Ex-Harvard professor fired after refusing COVID shot named to CDC vaccine panel » MassLive

Can free money help people stay off drugs? These programs are trying it. » Boston Globe

Program that kept 200 people off the streets headed for the scrap heap » Boston Globe

Former Stoughton police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore did not father her unborn baby, DNA shows » Boston Globe

A video camera hidden in a Williams College bathroom has prompted an indictment — and calls for stronger legislation » The Berkshire Eagle

Snider: Crime is down, but chaos is up » Boston Herald

IL & TX: Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion » The Associated Press

Reproductive rights bill inches closer to Senate floor » State House News Service

MBTA spells out intermodal project » Lynn Daily News Item

JetBlue plane at Boston Logan rolls off runway, airport stops departures » Boston Herald

Plane rolls off runway while landing at Logan airport, FAA to investigate » NBC Boston

Editorial: Don’t power down the whole competitive electric market » Boston Business Journal

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Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission