9:00am Commonwealth Conversation with Mayor Michelle Wu hosted by AIM, M&T Bank, 115 Federal Street, 18th Floor, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Committee Hearing

10:00am Commonwealth Heroines, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante

"Accosted" by constituents, lawmakers scrub Healey energy plan » State House News Service

As battle with Trump persists, layoffs and cuts are spreading at Harvard » Boston Globe

Editorial: Legislators’ new rules only as good as they want them to be » Boston Globe

Maura Healey pauses some HomeBase rental assistance after massive spike in demand » Boston Herald

Cost for independent investigation of Mass. state trooper’s death surpasses $300K » MassLive

BPS closes its last middle school, following national trend of consolidating campuses » Boston Globe

Mass. EMS bills a first step to speed up ambulances and save lives » Boston Globe

State experts mulling federal vaccine policy shifts, Mass. response » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey’s energy affordability bill gets support, tough questions on Beacon Hill » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. lawmakers press ICE for answers on use of Burlington office for detainees » WBUR

Could AI give Boston school buses more green lights? The city will test it » WBUR

Fearing family separation, local immigrants assign 'caregivers' to take in children » WBUR

Awaiting sentencing in corruption case, Fernandes Anderson says goodbye at final Boston City Council meeting » WBUR

Zohran Mamdani Won Big. 8 Insiders Lay Out What That Means for the Democratic Party. » Politico

GA: Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It. » ProPublica

Parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to prohibit federal subsidies for health plans that cover abortion services » The Hill

What Zohran Can Teach the Centrists » The Bulwark

First Reports Are Always Wrong. The Iran Strike Is No Exception. » The Bulwark

Scott Brown jumps into New Hampshire race for U.S. Senate seat » Boston Herald

How Pharma, Oil, And Wall Street Funded Trump’s Tax Scam » The Lever

Zohran Mamdani’s Success Sparks a Democratic Reckoning—and a GOP Attack Plan » TIME

Mamdani Triumphed Without a Majority of Black Voters. Where Does That Leave Them? » New York Times

The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America » The New Republic

What Democrats Can Learn from Zohran Mamdani—and Andrew Cuomo » Vanity Fair

Iran's Khamenei claims U.S. strike didn't cause major damage to nuclear facilities » Axios

In early show of political muscle, Ed Markey gets Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement » Boston Globe

F-bombs left and right; in Congress? Oh, quite » Roll Call

Lucas: Unconditional surrender from Iran isn’t enough » Boston Herald

In NYC mayoral race, a political star emerges out of fractured Democratic Party » Boston Globe

Implementation, not regulation, of “transformational” AI on Healey’s radar » WWLP 22

A lobbyist you'll want to snuggle joins push for pet protections » Axios

Newton-based Spindrift is wading back into the soda market » Boston Globe

Deerfield native to lead regional agricultural group » Gazette Net

Massachusetts congressman ticked off at locked-up products at CVS amid rampant shoplifting » Boston Herald

Healey hails coming of Israel-based health care accelerator to Mass., condemns antisemitism » The Sun Chronicle

Opinion: The courts will not save us from tyranny » Boston Globe

Unvaccinated students not welcome back in Newton this fall » Boston Globe

South Shore Tech Approves $454,731 Transfer to Stabilization Fund » South Shore News

Harvard Kennedy School's backup plan for banned international students » Axios

Mayor Petty honors MathAltitude’s 15 Years of educational excellence » Community Advocate

As battle with Trump persists, layoffs and cuts are spreading at Harvard » Boston Globe

Harvard Kennedy School announces contingency plans if it can’t host international students » Boston Globe

South Boston Beaches’ Water Once again Ranked among the Safest for Beachgoers » East Boston Times-Free Press

‘People are going to end up dying’: Healey warns as Republicans race to pass ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ » MassLive

Pappas Hospital staff say the state has ignored patients’ needs » WGBH

Democrats to ICE: Go Ahead, Arrest Us » The Bulwark

Harvard researcher who was taken into ICE custody at Boston Logan has been indicted » Boston Herald

Manager of award-winning Boston restaurant detained by ICE » WGBH

Auto insurance coverage minimums rising July 1 in Massachusetts » Gazette Net

What cases are left on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket? Here’s a look » The Associated Press (AP)

Jurors, lawyers, family: Here's everyone who's weighed in on the Karen Read verdict » NBC Boston

Council backs down from insurance cut » The Eagle Tribune

Long, hot ‘cut night’ reduces city budget by $10 million » The New Bedford Light

Town leaders for MA state Rep. Chris Flanagan's entire district now demand his resignation » Cape Cod Times

Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson takes victory lap in final meeting » Boston Herald

Emily Rooney on Boston's bizarre bike lanes | No Kings demonstrates political savvy | Mass. teachers union and its bulging political war chest | Wu administration's growing tax scandal | » Contrarian Boston

Worcester councilors evaluate City Manager Batista as tensions across city remain high » WGBH

Healey: "No idea" if NYC primary results send message to Dems » State Affairs

Chicopee Councilor Tim Wagner resigns, moving to Boston area » MassLive

Roadrunner By The Modern Lovers Proposed As The Official Rock Song Of Mass. » WBZ News Radio

‘Big brother in the business’: The political odd couple whose partnership could reshape Boston politics » Boston Globe

Scott Brown is back with a fourth Senate campaign, the latest in his circuitous career » Boston Globe

Opinion: Bowdoin nepo baby as class warrior: Zohran Mamdani embodies the left’s ‘luxury beliefs’ » Boston Globe

Markey’s early union boost » Politico

Battenfeld: Socialist win in New York City lurches Democrats further left » Boston Herald

Canton tries to move on, heal after Karen Read acquitted of killing John O’Keefe » Boston Herald

Justice for Lens Joseph is taking too long » Boston Globe

Parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to prohibit federal subsidies for health plans that cover abortion services » The Hill

Utilizing Fair Share surplus, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signs $1.3 billion Supplemental Budget » Spectrum News

“Soon” is budget buzzword a week from new fiscal year » WWLP 22

With sales down, lower Lotto prizes boost May profit » Boston Globe

Venture capitalist Eric Paley accepts Mass. econ post » Axios

From startup investor to economic development chief: Why Eric Paley is betting on Mass. » MassLive

Union pushes back against bill blocking municipalities from banning autonomous cars » Worcester Business Journal

Healey: Nothing 'untoward' about MassDOT plaza contract award » Boston Business Journal

Driverless car policy facing union, industry traffic jam » Boston Globe

MBTA sues union in effort to fire supervisor in misconduct case » Commonwealth Magazine

Saugus, state review Route 1 concerns » Lynn Daily News Item

MassDOT Reveals New Designs, Timeline for Delayed Mystic River Car-Free Bridge Project » StreetsBlog

Embrace of nuclear energy follows guv's childhood link to anti-nuke group » State House News Service

Lawmakers eager for action on home heating oil spills » Yahoo! News

Mayors join forces to fight predatory electric suppliers » CNHI

Lasee: It’s time to fix the electric grid » Boston Herald

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