8:30am Group Insurance Commission Meeting, Via YouTube

9:30am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

9:30am CARE LNG Action Day and Graduation, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Small Business Day on Beacon Hill, Room 428, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Juneteenth Flag Raising, Beacon Street Well, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Critics of Legislature eye possible ballot campaign » State House News Service

Cellphones in schools compared to "electronic cocaine" » State House News Service

Mass. bills could protect older teens from sexual assault » Boston Globe

Mass. issued a record $23 million tax credit to ‘Dexter’ TV series. Insiders say it masks industry’s downturn in state. » Boston Globe

After the ICE arrests, what happens to the families? » The New Bedford Light

Why Massachusetts fell short on its new LGBTQ state contracting target » WBUR

Gov. Maura Healey has so far spent nearly $830M on emergency shelters in FY25 » Boston Herald

‘Saturday changed everything.’ Mass. lawmakers weigh what personal info should be public after Minnesota shootings » Boston Globe

Healey opened the door to tweaking the ‘millionaires tax.’ Now what? » Boston Globe

Boston rivers are cleaner. But sewage, climate change threaten progress » WBUR

Milton Town Meeting decides to comply with MBTA Communities law » Commonwealth Magazine

Cannabis commission plans to launch social consumption in October » Commonwealth Magazine

Arrested at Boston immigration court, woman freed after two weeks » WBUR

How to get around another partial T shutdown (Orange Line edition) » WBUR

Mass. legislature sends Healey bill spending $1.3 billion from taxes on wealthy » WBUR

Senate GOP leader faces pushback after members blindsided by Trump bill » The Hill

Supreme Court upholds Tenn. ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors » Boston Globe

The Growing Threat of Homegrown Religious Extremism » The Bulwark

Assessing Congress’ financial policy leaders » punchbowl

Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics » New York Times

Hospitals stunned by Senate GOP’s Medicaid plan » Politico

Khamenei to Trump: Iran will not surrender » Axios

Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse » New York Times

Bernie Sanders, seven other senators urge Democrats to break with billionaire donors » Washington Post

Zohran Mamdani hires security, citing 'new level' of threats in NYC mayor's race » Gothamist

A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China’s Power » New York Times

The Byrd begins its bath » punchbowl

Why CEOs are using AI to scare workers » Axios

New England pols move to block Trump from attacking Iran without permission from Congress » MassLive

Mass. to get $105 million in settlement with Purdue Pharma » WBUR

Steamship Authority advances replacing reservation system » Martha's Vineyard Times

Opinion: Bring on the ‘seismic shift’ — put liquor licenses under local control » Boston Globe

Welch’s hopes for fruitful future with new Waltham headquarters » Boston Globe

Healey, Bush, FDA chief to take center stage at BIO in Boston » Boston Business Journal

Mass. pols blend in at global life sciences mixer » State House News Service

At BIO convention, Healey offers upbeat message to life sciences crowd » Boston Globe

Deep divide: The cannabis industry remains split over how many dispensaries a single business should own » Commonwealth Magazine

Northampton reparations panel seeks extension to get more input from Black community » Gazette Net

Gaskin: Juneteenth history goes deeper than celebrations » Boston Herald

Judge says government can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people » WBUR

Former Massachusetts bank teller sentenced for embezzling thousands from customers » WWLP 22

Finegold Testifies in Favor of Enabling Districts to Ban Cell Phones, Devices in School » WHAV

Cellphones in schools compared to "electronic cocaine" » State House News Service

Against the odds, nonverbal autistic Brookline teen gets accepted into MIT » Boston Globe

Breaking ground: Amherst kicks off long-awaited track and field renovation at regional high school » Gazette Net

‘Equitable and fair’: BPS leaders weigh significant changes to exam school admissions policy » Boston Globe

MIT among universities suing DOD over cuts to funding for indirect research costs » WBUR

Island first graders honored at State House » Martha's Vineyard Times

MCLA Welcomes New Board Members, Thanks Departing Trustees » iBerkshires

Climate change superfund laws triggering federal response, state debates » State House News Service

Editorial: The US military doesn’t march well. So what? » Boston Globe

How Big Tech Captured the Army » The Bulwark

After court rules against NIH, researchers wonder if their canceled grants will be restored » WGBH

Commission OK’s more casino mitigation money, but the well may be running dry » MassLive

Gaming commission wants a heads up before the next Tyson vs Paul type event » Boston Herald

Lilly spends $1B on Boston biotech developing gene-editing cholesterol drug » Boston Business Journal

Big health insurer cites losses in push for higher rates » State House News Service

Median home sale price clears $666,000 in Massachusetts » WWLP 22

Greater Boston housing market hits new highs this spring » Boston Globe

All hotel shelters to close this summer » Lynn Journal

Dorchester couple renting micro units for $750/month » The FlipSide

Trump rediscovers comprehensive immigration reform » Slow Boring

‘Depravity’: Concerns mount about conditions in Burlington ICE facility » Boston.com

Democrats Fear ICE Could Cost Massachusetts a Seat in Congress » WBSM

‘Exact same position:’ Split verdict issue from 1st Karen Read trial returns at retrial » MassLive

Karen Read jurors ask about manslaughter charge, hung jury » Axios

Suspension without pay recommended for judge accused of helping man avoid ICE » Boston Herald

US unemployment claims dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels » The Associated Press (AP)

State officials stress importance of preserving Job Corps » Western Mass News

Unions, politicians meet on Boston waterfront to push for domestic shipbuilding policies » Boston Globe

Local lawmakers speak out against possible Job Corps closures » Spectrum News

US representatives, union workers warn ‘critical’ Boston Ship Repair vanishing without investment, work » Boston Herald

With migrants’ legal status revoked, Marshfield employer faces loss of 100-plus workers » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers fight to save Westover Job Corps amid Trump’s new rule » WWLP 22

Most claims against AG’s office in wrongful termination suit to move forward » MassLive

A Challenge to Puppolo in Mass. House Begins Quite Early… » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Left and right make strange bedfellows when it comes to Beacon Hill transparency » Axios

Duxbury Approves MBTA Communities Overlay District, Funds Public Safety Positions » South Shore News

Race discrimination is top issue in complaints to Barnstable County Human Rights board » Cape Cod Times

Wu says Kraft’s $172 million White Stadium figure ‘not the real cost’ » WGBH

Boston Mayor Wu says Josh Kraft’s $172M tax hit claim for White Stadium is ‘worst-case scenario’ » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: $175,692 reasons DEI should be DOA » Boston Herald

Walter Gunn resigns from Longmeadow Planning Board amid town tensions » MassLive

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell completes probation, domestic violence charge dismissed » Taunton Gazette

‘Prioritizing what people can do;’ council OKs skills-based hiring ordinance » The Reminder

Select Board approves 25% hike in water rates, 10% sewer rate increase for FY 26 » Hopkinton Independent

We used AI to make a political ad about Maura's Massachuetts » MASSiveUTurn

NY: Zohran Mamdani says ‘globalize the intifada’ is expression of Palestinian rights » JewishInsider

Weymouth mayor is resigning. What we know » Patriot Ledger

Taunton, Easton elections officials: There are no 'missing' mail-in ballots for state rep » Taunton Gazette

Ed Markey primary challenger says Dems aren’t rising to their rhetoric » Boston Herald

Critics of Legislature eye possible ballot campaign » State House News Service

Opinion: A decade of Trump, a decade of political violence » Boston Globe

Mass. pols condemn 'politically motivated' shootings » CNHI

A Challenge to Puppolo in Mass. House Begins Quite Early » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Scientists hope 17-year cicadas can unlock the mysteries of toxic mercury » WBUR

Group gets $250K to address health equity in Ayer » Sentinel & Enterprise

One in three Massachusetts families don’t have enough to eat, study finds » Boston Globe

Illegal immigrant in Massachusetts accused of assaulting cop pleads guilty to forged document » Boston Herald

Lawmakers urged to pass child sex abuse prevention bills » The Eagle Tribune

The rising tide of political violence threatens more than just politicians » MassLive

Compromise budget divvys up Mass. surtax funds, with $535M for MBTA » NBC Boston

How government can advance innovation » Fast Company

House budget chief also wants more info on surtax impacts » WWLP 22

N.H. Governor Ayotte is ‘holding her breath and hoping for the best’ on Trump’s Canadian tariffs » Boston Globe

Mass. Pike traffic nightmare this weekend » Axios

Good luck Massachusetts drivers: ‘Heavy traffic’ on Mass Pike expected » Boston Herald

2 newly named MBTA ferries christened » WCVB

Energy affordability bill hits public stage next week » WWLP 22

Weighted Lottery for Vocational HS Admissions is in effect; proposal to block this backed by vocational superintendents in the House budget was NOT included in the final House-Senate Conference Committtee » Vocational Education Justice Coalition

Brown Rudnick Advises Vor Bio in $125 million Global License Agreement with RemeGen for Ex-China Rights to Telitacicept » Brown Rudnick

Supreme Court Upholds Parental and Religious Rights in Landmark LGBTQ Storybook Ruling » Mass. Family Institute

93 Healthcare Professionals at BMC – Brighton File for Union Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Citing Need for a Stronger Voice in Patient Care and Working Conditions » Mass. Nurses Association

Fenway Health Commends Supreme Court Braidwood Decision Preserving Access to PrEP & Other Preventive Care » Fenway Health

AFSCME’s Saunders on SCOTUS decision: We remain undeterred in our commitment to defend our freedoms and democracy » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Massachusetts RMV Program Initiatives and Staff Receive AAMVA Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

AG Campbell Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Trump Administration Terminates $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Farms, Forests, Wetlands » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

MassDOT Announces $6.8 Million Shared Streets & Spaces Program Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division

Mass NOW and MTPC’s Second Annual Trans Period Pride » Mass NOW