10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

10:00am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Meeting, Via conference call

12:00pm Mass. Commission for the Blind Statutory Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting, Via Zoom

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator Ryan Fattman

A child’s alleged rape by a group home worker sparks scrutiny of Massachusetts welfare system » Boston Globe

Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees » Boston Globe

Budget drops mental health case worker protections » WWLP 22

A Daughter of Immigrants in Boston Emerges as a Top City Leader » Governing

Boston fire union backs tax provisions in President Trump's 'big beautiful bill' amid local tensions » Boston Herald

‘Musk is right about this’: Elizabeth Warren shocked to find agreement with Musk over megabill » CNN

21 Boston restaurants get zip code-restricted liquor licenses » Boston.com

CEOs set to dine this week, with Mass. competitiveness on the menu » Boston Globe

Celebrated Roxbury restaurant may close after manager detained by ICE on Father’s Day » Boston Globe

No one has made fusion power viable yet. Why is Big Tech investing billions? » Boston Globe

Campbell: Trump citizenship order won’t go into effect in Mass. » WWLP 22

Massachusetts Lawmaker Proposes Detransition Coverage, Ban On Youth Gender Transitions » New Boston Post

Harvard's treatment of Jewish students violates Civil Rights law, HHS says » Axios

Vocational school admission change quietly dropped from state budget deal » MassLive

Trump Admin Issues Finding That Harvard Permitted Antisemitism in Violation of Civil Rights Law » The Harvard Crimson

Lynn schools receive $4.8M grant » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Decade of Holyoke receivership ends with mixed results » Boston Globe

Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding » Boston Herald

Trump administration threatens to cut all of Harvard’s funding after finding treatment of Jewish students violated civil rights law » Boston Globe

Harvard inches closer to losing more federal money after civil rights accusation » Politico

State Opens Application for $250,000 in STEM Education Grants » Business West

Federal investigation finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students on campus » WGBH

EPA workers warn Trump is politicizing their work » Boston Globe

Massachusetts whale watch is on a heater seeing white sharks: ‘Something unprecedented is happening out there’ » Boston Herald

PA: Ways and Means member Evans says he will not seek reelection » Roll Call

Congress may cut funding to MassHealth. For some in New Bedford, it’s a major source of support. » The New Bedford Light

Massachusetts health care is already struggling. Medicaid cuts could push it over the edge. » Boston Globe

From Old Harbor to new housing: Ground breaks on $2b re-do of Southie’s biggest public housing complex » Boston Globe

Governor's proposal aims to change who pays broker fees in Mass. » WCVB

A campground until 2028, then Wellfleet plans to build housing. 'Vibrant neighborhood' » Cape Cod Times

Healey administration shutters hotels, transfers families through HomeBASE program » WGBH

Boston’s oldest housing development breaks ground on massive redevelopment » Boston Herald

Mass. is finally closing its hotel shelter system. What other housing is available for the families living there? » Boston Globe

A heated meeting » The Beverly Beat

Revere Beach apartment tower sells for $122M » Boston Business Journal

Investment is Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s prescription for future: Hospital spending millions on emergency care, clinical education, recruitment and technology » Gazette Net

New England's first public housing complex is getting a makeover » WGBH

Feed the Kids launches online auction to combat food insecurity in western Mass. » WWLP 22

In the oppressive heat, fear, food, and hope collide on Broadway in Chelsea » Boston Globe

Budget leaves Healey’s proposed layoffs of 170 mental health case workers in limbo » Boston Business Journal

Healey urges Congress to reject food program cuts » The Andover Townsman

Opinion: A wife and mother in a police family decries ICE agents’ masks » Boston Globe

Bar advocate work stoppage to continue with no pay raise in state budget » Lowell Sun

Supreme Court will hear challenge to limits on political party spending » Boston Globe

Mass. provides $1.5M for behavioral health workforce development in Worcester County » Worcester Business Journal

Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs » New York Times

Editorial: Lawmakers not only punctual, but open as well » Lowell Sun

Whitman Select Board Faces Criticism Over Last-Minute Budget Decision » South Shore News

Blandford residents raise concerns about proposed projects in town » Western Mass News

Another story you saw here first | Deal of a lifetime for the Red Sox shortchanges Boston taxpayers | Contrarian Boston Iran strike poll results » Contrarian Boston

The introvert’s guide to being mayor » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston police sergeant charged with child rape » Boston Globe

At emotional change of command ceremony, Lenox pays tribute to outgoing fire chief and welcomes his successor » The Berkshire Eagle

Police misconduct, employment allegations have cost Springfield a whopping $11 million in recent years » Boston Globe

Boston police sergeant charged with aggravated rape of 14-year-old » Boston Herald

Boston police sergeant charged with aggravated rape of a minor » NBC Boston

Editorial: Mass & Cass crisis outscores costly new NWSL stadium » Boston Herald

The Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rights » Vox

Beacon Hill passes $61 billion budget » WBUR

Legislature sends $61B budget to Healey, mindful of storm clouds » WGBH

Negotiators quietly arranged for $800M of budget wiggle room » State House News Service

Budget drops mental health case worker protections » State House News Service

What is — and isn't — in the new Massachusetts state budget deal » WBUR

Mass legislature approves final budget for fiscal year 2026, first on-time delivery since 2016 » WAMC

Maura Healey loves TripAdvisor, values a good souvenir, and would travel with Oprah if she could » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Democrats ship Gov. Healey budget accord that boosts reliance on surtax » Boston Herald

Boston's property assessments questioned; city accused of secret tax hikes » Boston Business Journal

Attleboro area lawmakers tout plans to revitalize long-dormant Mansfield rest area » The Sun Chronicle

Trump admin detains MBTA train components shipped from China » WGBH

Cape Cod bridges turn 90 as replacement plans move ahead » WGBH

New Offshore Wind Power Contracts Delayed Yet Again » Nantucket Current

Massachusetts fusion company strikes deal with Google to buy power from future plant » Boston Globe

Reps. Lynch and Waters Announce Anti-Crypto Corruption Week » Office of Congressman Stephen Lynch

Moulton Celebrates GE Aerospace-Local 201 Agreement to Keep Good Jobs in Lynn » Office of Congressman Seth Moulton

City Council Backs Legislation to End Debt-Based Driver's License Suspensions » City of Boston

ICYMI: In Joint CBS Interview, Warren, Sheehy Highlight Bipartisan Fight For Military’s Right to Repair Its Own Equipment » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

NFIB Asked the Governor to Veto a New Mandate in the FY26 Budget; and Healey Obliged » National Federation of Independent Business, Mass.

Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Kiame Mahaniah as Health and Human Services Secretary » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

AG Campbell Blocks Returns And Sales of Machine Gun Conversion Devices In Massachusetts » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Drought Conditions Improve in Cape & Islands Regions » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Drought Management Task Force

Governor Healey Issues Statement on Tragic Fall River Fire » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll