9:00am Mass. Cultural Council Meeting, Via YouTube

10:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

10:00am Special Commission on Senior Housing Public Meeting, Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities, 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room 2A, Boston and via Zoom

11:00am Restorative Justice Advisory Committee Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

1:30pm PCA Quality Work Force Council Meeting, Via Zoom

Booking numbers reflect tepid tourism climate in Mass. » WWLP 22

Officials are fed up as trash strike hits one month without negotiations » Boston.com

Wu to respond to Bondi’s demands to end immigrant-friendly policies in Tuesday press conference » Boston Globe

Massachusetts is getting a new state flag. Will it erase Native American history? » Boston Globe

Massachusetts voters may weigh major tax questions on 2026 ballot » NEPM

Challenge lodged against attempt to impose rent control via ballot question » Boston Herald

Lawmakers shopping ideas to target supermarket surveillance » WWLP 22

Watch: Bodycam video captures state Rep. Lawn’s Beacon Hill arrest » Boston Herald

Hospital CEO pay in Mass. soars, despite financial pressures across healthcare » Boston Business Journal

Democrat-led states sue Trump administration over tying grant money to immigration » Washington Post

Cuomo’s Attack on Mamdani’s Apartment Struck a New York Nerve » New York Times

A brief history of how both parties lost their minds on immigration » The Hill

Pam Bondi’s Power Play » The New Yorker

Trump targets mail-in ballots, ‘seriously controversial’ voting machines » The Hill

Zelensky meeting shows how the White House has remade the press corps to Trump’s liking » CNN

3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force » The Associated Press (AP)

Credible scientists can't hold up Kennedy's charade for much longer » The Hill

Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true? » The Guardian

Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit » New York Times

Mass. Sen. Warren slams Trump for not lowering prices. What does the data say? » MassLive

House advances bill putting new checks on patent trolls » State House News Service

Opinion: Kate Merrill wasn’t wrong to correct the pronunciation of Concord » Boston Globe

Last ally of Arthur T. Demoulas removed from Market Basket board » Boston Globe

Fewer foreign tourists are visiting Boston this summer. Some blame Trump » WBUR

Vacant Cumberland Farms lot may see new life in South Deerfield » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Avidia Bank Could Lose $17M on Medford Lab Project » Banker & Tradesman

Trump widens metal tariffs to target baby gear and motorcycles » Boston Globe

Last Artie T. ally on Market Basket board says he was removed by Demoulas sisters » Boston Herald

Editorial: Goldberg, office should be held accountable for CCC dysfunction » Boston Business Journal

Battenfeld: Cannabis commission suffering from serious case of the munchies » Boston Herald

Boston tour highlights fight to preserve African American history amid ‘whitewash’ fears » Boston Globe

Smith Voc. program to train adult ed students for culinary arts positions » The Reminder

OK: Oklahoma will test teachers from New York and California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology’ » The Associated Press

Editorial: Obscure anticompetitive school bus law deserves repeal » Boston Globe

Harvard hiring investigation could upend employment practices for institutions well beyond academia » Boston Globe

Heat waves and poor air quality are here to stay. Here’s how Boston is adapting. » Boston Globe

Somerville Climatech organizations receive $450,000 in grants » The Somerville Times

Spotlight on soil health » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Coast Guard to delay removing navigational buoys after pushback from marine users » WGBH

How growing up in a changing climate connects Provincetown students to a community in Alaska » WBUR

Hurricane Erin to bring strong rip currents and high waves to Mass. shore » WBUR

In Greenfield visit, lieutenant governor talks rural housing needs » Greenfield Recorder

Halifax faces funding losses as MBTA non-compliance status triggers state penalties » South Shore News

From parking lots to housing » WGBH

Declining population and access to funding: Event explores housing in rural Mass. » MassLive

Mega-landlord settles with DOJ for Mass. price fixing claims » Axios

Massachusetts AG Campbell sues over Trump immigration conditions on crime victim grants » Taunton Gazette

At Boston’s Dominican parade and festival, fear lingers but joy wins » Boston Globe

Mayor Wu to respond to feds’ demand to strip sanctuary protections: ‘Boston does not back down to bullies’ » Boston Herald

R.I. prosecutor repeatedly tells police to turn off body cameras as she is arrested, saying ‘You’re going to regret this’ » Boston Globe

Karen Read seeking dismissal of most counts pending against her in wrongful death lawsuit » Boston Globe

Secretive religious community on Cape Cod sued for allegedly forcing children to work construction without pay » Boston Globe

Rising unemployment darkens jobless benefits fund forecast » WWLP 22

'Beyond Untenable': North Shore Trash Strike Nears 8th Week With No New Talks In Sight » Peabody Patch

Neighbors leaving their garbage at Malden High School amid ongoing trash strike » NBC Boston

Hanover Select Board Adopts Strict Budget Timeline » South Shore News

Watchdog slams state revenue chief for dismissing claims that Boston is penalizing commercial properties » Boston Herald

Editorial: Boston parents deserve answers on sex offender hire » Boston Herald

MS: In Mississippi, one of the neediest states, Trump’s federal funding cuts hit with extra heft » Boston Globe

ME: Meet the Disillusioned Veteran Who Thinks He Can Beat Susan Collins in Maine » Zeteo

Kraft claims Wu is illegally using public resources for her campaign. Experts say that’s hard to prove. » Boston Globe

White Stadium has taken over Boston’s mayoral race. Here’s what the candidates have to say » MassLive

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins’ arraignment moved to Thursday, court records say » Boston Herald

Two Boston city councilors demand probe into police radio blackout at height of overnight violence » Boston Herald

Violent night in Boston: Four shootings and a stabbing under investigation » NBC Boston

Panel urges state to offer tax breaks for 'personalized' firearms » The Eagle Tribune

Rep. Day & Sen. Lewis Vote to Strengthen Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care » Brookline Patch

Governor Healey Unveils Art Exhibition by Berkshire Artists » iBerkshires

Healey proposes releasing historical records of disabled people in state institutions » WGBH

Senators want more direct line between governor, National Guard chief » State House News Service

Key MassDOT staffer praised Suffolk Construction on social media, shared MRI with top Fish deputy » JohnFGately.com

Massachusetts’ election chief pushes back against Trump’s call to end mail-in voting » WGBH

Local officials respond to PILOT commission » Athol Daily News

MBTA sees 'tremendous' potential for additional ferry expansions » WBUR

Blue Line resumed full service on Monday but then delays happened right away » Boston Globe

The Trans-Commonwealth RR: The Sinking Feeling of a Lake Shore Limited Status Quo » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Downtown Amherst roadwork: Short-term pain for long-term gain » Daily Hampshire Gazette

These local teens love transit so much they made a hyperrealistic MBTA bus simulator on Roblox » Boston Globe

State on cusp of first major energy storage procurement » State Affairs

The Plan to Turn the Caribbean’s Glut of Sargassum Into Biofuel » Wired

How many homes does an offshore wind farm actually power? » The New Bedford Light