9:00am Women Veterans Recognition Day, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm Pacesetters Supplier Diversity Awards hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 265 Franklin Street, Boston

6:00pm 25th Annual Roosevelt Awards Dinner honoring Bob DeLeo & Linda Whitlock

Massachusetts lawmakers are embracing a ban on so-called revenge porn. Finally, survivors say. » Boston Globe

Mass. House votes to expand the definition of 'parent' » WGBH

House Tees Up New Plan To Tackle Opioid Crisis » State House News Service

Mass. reports largest single-year decline in opioid-related overdose deaths in 13 years » Boston Herald

Appetite For Major Climate Bill Shrinking » State House News Service

MBTA general manager to break agency’s silence on South Coast Rail Thursday » The New Bedford Light

Matthews-Kane Launches Rep Bid Vowing to Bring Home the Policy…and the Bacon » Western Mass. Politics & Insight

Superintendent who 'crossed swords' with Everett’s mayor fights to clear her name » WGBH

Mass. faces shortage of primary care doctors. One in Boston sees a solution » MassLive

UMass Amherst violated state law when it privatized alumni relations, state auditor says » MassLive

Ben Carson as Trump’s Running Mate? Don’t Count Him Out Just Yet. » New York Times

Will Democrats Do Anything About the Supreme Court Ethics Crisis? » Rolling Stone

Democrats Plan to Turn Statehouses Blue by Dishing Out Green » New York Times

Hakeem Jeffries fights to fend off the socialists on his lawn » Politico

Trump’s trip to the Hill highlights endorsement split » Washington Post

Post-Dobbs, maternal mental health care is even more complicated » Roll Call

Protesters expected to be moved away from park near GOP convention » Washington Post

Complete abortion ban in South Carolina more likely after primaries » The Guardian

Hillary Clinton endorses George Latimer in challenge to unseat Jamaal Bowman » Politico

Johnson, Trump, GOP plot ambitious agenda hinged on total control of government » The Hill

UAW members in Michigan don’t think the union’s endorsement of Biden will sway their pro-Trump peers » CNN

States push to restrict utility companies’ use of customer funds for political activities » Pluribus News

Presidential election a prime target for foreign disinformation, intelligence officials say » Boston Globe

Opinion: Two verdicts and two very different pictures of America’s future » Boston Globe

WeWork emerges from bankruptcy, appoints new CEO » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers punt on issue of intoxicating hemp products » Commonwealth Beacon

House Unanimously Approves Parentage Equality Bill » State House News Service

Mass. House unanimously approves Parentage Equality Bill » Boston Globe

Cambridge Schools to pay ousted superintendent more than $200,000 in severance » Boston Globe

Editorial: State aid should focus on helping low-income students obtain college degrees » Boston Globe

Northampton school union votes no confidence in superintendent » Gazette Net

Financially wiser: New program at ARHS for BIPOC, other students details money matters » Gazette Net

Boston students meet with Netanyahu on campus antisemitism » Boston Globe

Harvard, the human remains trade, and collectors who fuel the market » WBUR

Despite ongoing concerns with the district, City Council approves $1.5 billion budget for Boston Public Schools » Boston Globe

State auditor: UMass violated law in axing Advancement office last year » Gazette Net

Boston City Council votes to approve $1.5B school budget over concerns: ‘We have failed our society’ » Boston Herald

State aid should focus on helping low-income students obtain college degrees » Boston Globe

Monstrous shark that made shark science history pings off Cape Cod; killer whale spotted with a tuna in its mouth » Boston Herald

Appetite for major climate bill shrinking » 22News

Commissioner: More Patients Choosing Non-Steward Facilities » State House News Service

Health leaders, state officials propose bold health equity goals » Bay State Banner

Families reaching time limits in Massachusetts emergency shelters to start getting notices in July » Fox 25 News

State says migrant, homeless families will start getting notices to leave shelters in July » Boston Globe

New Guidance Offers Key Details Of Family Shelter Limits » State House News Service

State will begin notifying families to leave emergency shelters in July » WGBH

First families in state-run shelters will be kicked out at the end of September, state says » Boston Herald

House Drops Transfer Fee in Housing Bill » Provincetown Independent

McGonagle gets $1 million for Everett through housing bond bill » Everett Independent

Massachusetts is capping family shelter stays. Here’s what to know » Axios

90-day notices going out to families in Mass. emergency shelters » WPRI.com

Garcia votes in support of historic housing bond bill » Everett Independent

DiDomenico Celebrates New Massachusetts Summer Child Nutrition Program » Charlestown Bridge

Massachusetts is latest blue state to enforce migrant shelter stay limits » Politico

Editorial: Arrests of suspected terrorists sign Biden needs to shut border » Boston Herald

Hearing held in Greenfield for local woman’s judgeship » The Recorder

Revenge Porn Bill On Glide Path To Healey's Desk » State House News Service

Opinion: Crude and sexist State Police investigator compromises Karen Read trial » Boston Globe

Mass. close to last state to ban "revenge porn" » Axios

Defendants in high-end brothel case seeking plea agreements, court filings show » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Absurdity in Massachusetts courts hits new heights in Karen Read trial » Boston Herald

Portuguese-American contributions celebrated on Beacon Hill » The Herald News

Boston City Council renews push for ranked choice voting » Boston.com

Juneteenth celebrations animate Amherst on Saturday, Wednesday » Gazette Net

With Town Meeting looming, Uxbridge selectmen vote to oppose latest school budget plan » Worcester Telegram

Boston City Council president pushes for ranked choice voting » WGBH

Boston City Council push for ranked-choice voting quickly garners opposition » Boston Herald

Hebrew SeniorLife’s Jack Satter House to receive up to $20 Million HUD Grant » Revere Journal

Franklin voters address $6.8 million override in special election. What they decided » The Metro West Daily News

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $15 Million in Skills Capital Grants » Mass.gov

Report by Boston PD details shortcomings in its own crime lab » WCVB

Mass. saw significant decrease in opioid deaths for first time in years, DPH reports » MassLive

For years, mothers were reported to DCF simply for taking addiction medication. Massachusetts lawmakers are seeking to end that. » Boston Globe

Opioid-related fatalities in Hampshire County, state down considerably over previous 2 years » Gazette Net

Easthampton creates fund to receive estimated $1M in opioid settlement money over next 10-15 years » Gazette Net

Mass. House unanimously passes compromise revenge porn ban » MassLive

House advances pair of gun bills amid larger talks » News 22 WWLP.com

In prison, tablets give inmates connection to the outside world » Boston Globe

‘At times I got emotional.’ State Police investigator testifies in Karen Read trial. » Boston Globe

Interviews underway with finalists for state police post » Spectrum News

Advocates call for cameras on school buses » Commonwealth Beacon

Mass. officer accused of using LSD on duty and 3 others decertified by state watchdog » MassLive

North Shore Legislators Target Human Trafficking In Hotels » Brookline Patch

Letter: Berkshire State Delegation Needed to Pass Ban on Puppy Mills » iBerkshires

State of the State House union effort » Politico

Springfield awarded $1.7M for Union Station infrastructure improvements » News 22 WWLP.com

Declining Infrastructure Funding From Healey Admin. Puts T’s ‘State of Good Repair’ Further Out of Reach » StreetsBlog Mass

The real price of a better MBTA » Axios

Here’s what to know about upcoming Sumner Tunnel closures (and how to avoid the gridlock) » Boston Globe

HB4190 - An Act authorizing the town of Weston to grant an additional license for the sale of wines at a food store

HB4179 - An Act exempting the position of deputy fire chief of the town of Chelmsford from the civil service law

Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association