9:00am Nonprofit Awareness Day, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Mike Connolly

As candidates descend on California, Kamala Harris struggles to defend her home turf » Boston Globe

Three sets of Mass. public agencies nominated for government secrecy award » Boston Globe

Riley throws in towel on New Bedford charter plan » Commonwealth Magazine

Full Speed Ahead For Beacon Hill Debate On Cellphone Use While Driving » New England Public Radio

It’s 2 primaries now: Biden and everyone else » Politico

Physicians want stricter limits on pot » Gloucester Times

Insurgent Democrats, Many of Them Women, Worry a New Party Policy Will Block Them » New York Times

Fact-Checking Elizabeth Warren on the Campaign Trail » New York Times

Seth Moulton: 'If this country wasn't racist, Stacey Abrams would be Governor' » CNN

An impeachment effort feels like too much of a risk » Boston Globe

Seth Moulton calls gun violence a ‘national emergency’ in wake of Virginia shooting » Boston Herald

2020 Candidates Are Going All In on Abortion Rights » The Atlantic

Who Do Non-Religious Democrats Prefer? » FiveThirtyEight

GateHouse Media to condense 50 weekly Massachusetts newspapers into 18 » The Republican

Lyndra Therapeutics’ incoming CEO is used to running tough races » Boston Globe

Now that’s a good story: news revival in Berkshires » Boston Globe

The Twin Cities have a beautiful new soccer stadium. Why doesn’t Boston? » Boston Globe

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she has always supported making recreational marijuana legal, but is that true? » The Republican

VA denies Mass. veteran home loan over his legal marijuana job » Boston Globe

Rally in Westford to support abortion access » Wicked Local Chelmsford

Pressley calls UMass Boston grads ‘President Trump’s worst nightmare’ » Boston Globe

'Put down your phone,' Gov tells Upper Cape grads » South Coast Today

Bristol-Plymouth graduates get 'career certification' » Taunton Gazette

Will Rhode Island take over Providence schools? » Boston Globe

Students need new skillset – creativity » Commonwealth Magazine

Northeastern University submits new Nahant plan to the EPA » Lynn Daily News Item

In the Great Marsh and other coastal wetlands, climate change is harming delicate ecosystems » Boston Globe

Carbon pricing needed to address climate change » Commonwealth Magazine

Whistleblower says there’s a secret VA wait list for care. The department says that’s not true. » Washington Post

Southeast Mass. officials worried by Rhode Island gaming competitors » The Herald News

Tribal Casino Deal In The Works For Bridgeport, Conn., Might Bump MGM Plans » New England Public Radio

Tribe, town make their pleas in federal court » Martha's Vineyard Times

MGM Springfield’s revenue misses due in part to lack of high-rollers and Eastern Mass. customers, casino President Michael Mathis says » The Republican

Patients can be confident in the generic medicine they take » Boston Globe

Nailing a rung into the nursing home career ladder » Commonwealth Magazine

Zen and the Art of Making Law (on the Police Commission) » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Boston tries to boost local contract numbers » Boston Globe

Mayor Walsh On What It Will Take To Lower Crime, Homelessness In Boston » WGBH

Worcester says school board did not violate Open Meeting Law » Worcester Telegram

New faces on ballot in Fitchburg election » Sentinel & Enterprise

Westhampton voters OK funds for public safety complex » Gazette Net

Maureen Carney will not seek 8th term on Northampton City Council » Gazette Net

Cambridge-area activists hold public reading of Mueller excerpts » Boston Globe

Seven arrested as March for Life turns violent » Boston Herald

Women of color team up for Boston City Council run » Boston Globe

Callous disregard for neighbors of proposed Weymouth compressor » Boston Globe

Springfield grapples with surge in overdose deaths » Boston Globe

Say, lawmakers — can we interest you in a sex ed class? » Boston Globe

Hold e-cigarette makers accountable » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker’s inaction on State Police scandal is glaring » Boston Globe

Advocates Celebrate BPD Body Camera Rollout, But Say Policy Is Weighted Against Public » WBUR

Springfield police officer Angel Marrero, videoed shoving high school student into wall, charged with assault, filing false report » The Republican

Talks to begin on a final version of state’s $42.7B budget » Boston Herald

Tariffs could cost Massport millions on infrastructure project » Boston Herald

Massport acknowledges CEO search committee’s open meeting law violation » Boston Herald

To curb Cape congestion, try a traffic tweak instead of a bridge overhaul » Boston Globe

In a state full of crumbling bridges, $22 million Providence River span stands out » Boston Globe

Boston drivers’ choice: Parking tickets, the electric bill, lunch or diapers? » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Mass. House gives final approval to road, bridge funding » Taunton Gazette

Plenty of people on board with resurrecting passenger rail linking North Adams, Boston » Berkshire Eagle

Senate Expected to Debate Cellphone Ban for Drivers » NBC Boston

Pilgrim ownership will determine path of nuclear plant's future » Cape Cod Times

The rush is on: to double offshore wind power, that is » Boston Globe

Mass. to double offshore wind procurements » Commonwealth Magazine

Scrutiny of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to continue after shutdown » Cape Cod Times

Senator Julian Cyr Reflects as Pilgrim Nuke Shuts Down » Cape Cod Today

Healey worried about insufficient Pilgrim decommissioning $$$ » State House News Service

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WBUR Earthwhile: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Shuts Down WGBH Under The Radar: Massachusetts Millennials Lead The Way Toward A Renewable Future NEPR The Short List: Younger Voting Age In Massachusetts Meets Public — And Short List — Pushback WGBH Boston Public Radio: Senate President Defends Call For Tuition Freeze In UMass System Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: Are The Nationalist Victories Around The World Connected?

Birthdays: Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Mike Connolly

9:00am Nonprofit Awareness Day, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

9:00am Annual Heritage Day of Portugal, Second Floor & House Chamber, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Revenue Public Hearing, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Room A, Boston

11:00am Safe Communities Act Lobby Day, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

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

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

5:30pm Birthday Celebration for Sen. Adam Hinds

5:30pm Women for Lynn City Council Candidate Cinda Dahn

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Beverly City Council Candidate Kris Silverstein

6:00pm Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo's Brithday Reception

6:30pm Mass. Republican Party Fundraiser with Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson

7:00pm Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

Birthdays: Rep. Kevin Honan, Auditor Diana DiZoglio, State Senator Adam Gomez

7:15am North Shore Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast with Speaker DeLeo, Tedesco Country Club, 154 Tedesco Street, Marblehead

10:00am Election Day Registration Lobby Day, Room 428, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm State House News Service's 125th Anniversary, State House, Room 428

6:00pm Re-Election Campaign Kickoff for Haverhill City Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O'Brien

6:30pm State of the State House with Act on Mass, Workbar Cambridge, 45 Prospect Street, Cambridge

10:30am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

11:00am Mass. Down Syndrome Congress Down Syndrome Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Early College Forum, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

5:00pm Re-Election Campaign Kickoff for Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King with Rep. Jim O'Day

6:00pm Re-Election Campaign Kickoff for Weymouth Town Councilor Fred Happel

Birthdays: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

11:00am Improve Efficiencies in Student Transportation, Room 222, State House, Boston

6:30pm Catch Up, Unwind & Roll with Rep. Kathy LaNatra

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass