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

10:00am Division of Occupational Licensure Public Hearing, Division of Occupational Licensure, Room 6008, One Federal Street, 6th Floor, Boston and via Microsoft Teams

1:00pm MWRA Board of Directors' Meeting, Via Webex

After Fall River tragedy, Healey fast-tracks $5.7M to boost fire, police staffing » MassLive

How Boston's bike lane debate became so divisive » WBUR

Cannabis Commission hangs up phone over P-Card spending » Boston Herald

Job-seekers in Southern Mass. are hit hard by unemployment as hiring deteriorates throughout the state » Boston Globe

‘Boston will not back down’: Wu blasts Trump administration after Bondi’s latest demands on immigration enforcement » Boston Globe

A Mass. law was meant to help students go to college — some say it’s doing the opposite » MassLive

Primary care push by CVS meets resistance » WWLP 22

The teacher taking on Rep. Richard Neal » Politico

Editorial: The Boston City Council isn’t doing its job by dodging tough issues » Boston Globe

Cannabis Commission cites progress in wake of critical audit » State House News Service

Katherine Clark backs off Gaza ‘genocide’ comments » Politico

Companies can't hold the line on prices much longer » Axios

Texas Republicans Ready to Pass New Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted » New York Times

Elon Musk Pledged to Start a Political Party. He Is Already Pumping the Brakes. » The Wall Street Journal

More than 2.8m people in US identify as trans, including 724,000 youth, data shows » The Guardian

President Trump says Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’ » Boston Globe

Trump can’t seem to quit Senator Elizabeth Warren. Here’s the latest reason why. » Boston Globe

Moulton urges Israel to increase aid to Gaza » The Eagle Tribune

Howie Carr: Trump broke the Dems! » Boston Herald

Long-planned towers could soon rise along Morrissey Boulevard » Boston Globe

Stop & Shop to cut prices on 3,000-plus items in Mass. stores » Boston Globe

Developers eye 7-story hotel for Allston » Boston Business Journal

What's going up: Development in and around Boston » Axios

New Balance exec joins World Cup tourism push » Boston Business Journal

Grace Lee takes helm at St. Mary's Credit Union as new president and CEO » Boston Business Journal

Grace Lee reached the pinnacle of her banking career. Then she walked away. » Boston Globe

Wealthy households are driving Boston’s rising income segregation. Here’s how. » Boston Globe

Editorial: Shoppers just want to buy groceries, not be data mines » Boston Herald

Massive Dorchester development gets green light: Two 18-story towers to reshape Morrissey Boulevard » Boston Business Journal

If Trump doesn’t think you’re good at your job, he’ll tell you. That’s worrisome. » Boston Globe

Dedham developer plans $500 million lab, housing project off Route 128 » Boston Globe

Farmers and judges agree: "There's nothing like a fresh tomato" » State House News Service

The Boston Celtics have a new owner. The drive to add more NBA championships won't change » WBUR

‘Parks are the new lunch counters’: Boston leaders warn of Black history erasure amid Trump cuts » MassLive

Easthampton schools get $340K boost for early literacy education » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Boston summer programs sail through to record-breaking enrollment » Boston Herald

Miss Hall’s School failed to stop teacher from sexually abusing five students over 20 years, independent investigator finds » Boston Globe

State expands career technical programs » CNHI

Meet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooks » Boston Globe

Springfield hunts sites for new EV charging stations to help state meet climate goals » MassLive

What to know about dangerous rip currents and how to escape one » WBUR

Massachusetts hospitals surpass $1B in community benefits for second consecutive year » Boston Business Journal

Levy: Unsustainable growth will collapse Medicaid » Boston Herald

Task force backs "fallback" decision-makers to ease hospital discharge backlog » State House News Service

Gov. seeking proposals for housing development on underused MCC parking lot » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts home prices rise 2.3% to $665,000 » Fall River Reporter

Child Care in America Is Broken. Here Are Five Ideas for How to Fix It. » The Wall Street Journal

Opinion: Free cash to poor families isn’t helping the kids » Boston Globe

Free books from Quincy’s Prison Book Program bring ‘a beacon of light’ to incarcerated people » WGBH

Mayor Michelle Wu says Boston won’t comply with feds’ order to dismantle sanctuary protections » Boston Herald

Frozen Out: As ICE Acts on Cape Cod, Locals React » Cape Cod Wave

Wu fires back at Bondi's demand to shed so-called 'sanctuary' policies, saying 'Boston will never back down' » WBUR

'Stop attacking our cities': Boston mayor responds to Trump administration on sanctuary cities » WGBH

AGs sue DOJ over crime victim funding restrictions » The Eagle Tribune

RI assistant AG caught in tirade worked as a Suffolk ADA: ‘She’s embarrassed herself’ » Boston Herald

Americans fear AI permanently displacing workers, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds » Reuters

Longmeadow School Committee to discuss ‘criminal matter’ likely related to librarian’s pornography charge » MassLive

'A day to celebrate' Rob Gronkowski opens new Gronk Playground in Boston » WCVB

Worcester committee to city manager: Hatch a task force for raising chickens » MassLive

Quincy loses its finance director. Who will take the helm? What we know » Patriot Ledger

Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski breaks down as Boston playground opens up » Boston Herald

Veterans Memorial in East Longmeadow in the works » WWLP 22

Community gardens coming soon to Worcester's Green Hill Park » Worcester Telegram

Construction progresses on Shutesbury Library, fall opening anticipated » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Rockland Moves Forward with $5 Million Landfill Capping Project at No Cost to Taxpayers » South Shore News

MI: The Democrats’ Israel split is defining the Michigan Senate primary » Punchbowl News

Opinion: The convictions that count are the ones that sometimes sting » Boston Globe

Wu vs. Kraft tries to stay local in the Trump era » Axios

Rent control measure triggers ballot eligibility debate » State House News Service

Federal authorities probing controversial 2023 arrest by Lawrence police of Black man over noise complaint » Boston Globe

BPD radio breakdown did not compromise response to overnight violence: Boston Police » Boston Herald

Pirro’s office won’t pursue gun charges over carrying rifles, shotguns » Washington Post

New Public Safety Facility Transforms Police Operations and Attracts Job Applicants » South Shore News

State Awards Annual First Responder Staffing Grants to Haverhill and Lawrence » WHAV

10 Mass. cities get faster police, fire staff funding after Fall River disaster » NBC Boston

Governor Maura Healey Talks Housing, Food Insecurity During Nantucket Visit » Nantucket Current

Keller: Should Massachusetts state workers be able to work from home? » CBS News

Larson: Ending ‘de minimus’ tax break = fewer choices » Boston Herald

MBTA Orange Line speeds up later this month » Axios

Op-ed: Mass. must abandon costly, ideological, and impractical energy policies » Lowell Sun