10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik, Rep. Patricia Haddad, Rep. Angelo D'Emilia

Local Officials And Congressional Leaders Decry Investors Who Put Affordable Housing At Risk » WBUR

RI: Beginning Friday, R.I. business restrictions are relaxing. Here’s what you need to know » Boston Globe

Sheriff Hodgson blasts call to defund ICE illegal immigrant program » Boston Herald

Mass General Brigham’s plan for surgical centers in suburbs stirs controversy » Boston Globe

FL: DeSantis signs controversial Florida election law with 2022 looming » Herald Tribune

Housing starts slowed in Greater Boston in 2020 » Boston Business Journal

FL: DeSantis and his confederates in FL’s GOP Legislature: They don’t care about bettering the state » Florida Phoenix

Massachusetts nurses rally against ‘violent’ healthcare workplaces » Boston Herald

NJ: Lawmakers move to extend Covid-19 liability shield to co-ops, homeowners associations » Politico NJ

NY: Pro-Adams PAC run by charter school proponent takes shape as mayor’s race kicks into high gear » Politico NY

U.S. adds just 266,000 jobs in April, far below expectations » Axios

The great bamboo hunt: Arizona’s bizarre vote-examination effort gets more bizarre » Washington Post

Nurses Want Legislative Action, Not More Gestures » State House News Service

Editorial: The world’s largest democracy on life support » Boston Globe

Opinion: Biden’s not ‘meh’ — he’s the anti-Trump » Boston Globe

Boston business leaders launch campaign to raise $10 million for Latino Equity Fund » Boston Globe

NY AG: ISPs behind millions of fake net neutrality comments » Boston Globe

Wahlburgers at MGM Springfield plans opening by end of May » MassLive

Gov. Charlie Baker visits Lowell’s Panela to announce last round of small-business grants » Lowell Sun

Governor Baker to provide remarks at 2021 Massachusetts STEM Summit » News 22 WWLP.com

Construction worker killed in concrete wall collapse at Newton home under renovation » Boston Globe

Golfers’ return to the links bolsters Acushnet » Boston Globe

State releases $5 million in final round of funding to support minority and women-owned small businesses » Spectrum News

Interstate Tax Competition Could Hurt Mass., Group Says » Law 360

Moderna’s CEO says he ‘didn’t lose a minute of sleep’ over potential waiver of vaccine patents » Boston Globe

Baker: Pandemic punctuated importance of STEM fields » WHDH

ACLU calls for independent investigation into 16-year-old Mikayla Miller’s death » Boston Herald

Florida governor signs voting restrictions into law, making the state the latest to add hurdles to voting » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Pioneers Rules For Police Use Of Facial Recognition Tech » NPR

Vigil Held For Mikayla Miller, As Investigators Probe Circumstances Around Her Death » WBUR

Mikayla Miller remembered as a ‘bright and shining star’ at Hopkinton vigil » Boston Globe

Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum Approved By Worcester School Committee » New Boston Post

Opinion: State must close the loophole that permits unvaccinated children into schools » Boston Globe

Death, taxes and ivory towers » Boston Business Journal

Les and Terry Campbell’s ‘lasting contributions’ to Quabbin Reservoir will impact generations to come (Editorial) » MassLive

Letter: Capture the power of trees » Lynn Daily News Item

‘A good team’: Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Richard Neal say Western, Central Massachusetts, will keep House seats following Census » MassLive

Moderna, Pfizer stocks keep dropping after Biden backs sharing coronavirus vaccine patent » Boston Herald

Healey Secures $6.65 Million from Drug Company for False Marketing » Cape Cod Online

Local Officials And Congressional Leaders Decry Investors Who Put Affordable Housing At Risk » WBUR

In Feel-Good COVID Presser, Baker’s Tone Sharpens When Talk Turns To Housing » WGBH

Gov. Charlie Baker sees housing production as antidote to price spikes » Lowell Sun

DCF sued in connection with Patrick Rose case » Boston Herald

Chicopee Rep. Joseph Wagner to lead Holyoke Soldiers’ Home bill talks » News 22 WWLP.com

Chicopee Rep. Joe Wagner will lead conference committee to consider $600 million Holyoke Soldiers’ Home bond bill » MassLive

After David Almond’s death, Massachusetts House, Senate disagree on how to advance DCF reforms » MassLive

Massachusetts program celebrates 1 million meals delivered during COVID-19 pandemic » WCVB

DiDomenico Highlights ‘School Meals for All Bill’ at 53rd Annual Walk for Hunger » Chelse Record

Sheriff Hodgson blasts call to defund ICE illegal immigrant program » Boston Herald

Massachusetts nurses rally against ‘violent’ healthcare workplaces » Boston Herald

US job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles » Boston Herald

As Summer Approaches, Cape Cod Faces Workforce Shortage » Cape Cod Online

Gobi testifies in support of bills honoring dedicated civil servants » Athol Daily News

Orange opts to make Juneteenth paid holiday this year » The Recorder

Residents persuade mayor to back off Northampton kennel site » Gazette Net

N. Hadley Village Hall sold » Gazette Net

Amherst health board votes to keep downtown mask mandate to protect against COVID » MassLive

EDITORIAL: Primary access » Newburyport News

Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s campaign hired signature collectors » Boston Herald

Is a public official accountable for the behavior of their closest relatives? » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Kim Janey struggles to pull ahead despite incumbency powers » Boston Herald

Parents call on governor to lift several coronavirus restrictions on kids » Boston Herald

669 new coronavirus cases reported in Massachusetts schools in the past week » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout: 464,357 doses in past week, a major drop from previous record week » Boston Herald

13 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus as transmission slows » Boston Herald

Editorial: Reaching most vulnerable next Mass. vax target » Lowell Sun

Mass. Tops 650,000 Confirmed COVID Cases; 5 New Deaths Reported » NBC Boston

High-risk communities, hospitalizations down as Mass. makes progress in pandemic » WHDH

Coronavirus updates: 'High-risk communities fall to 13, including Lawrence, Haverhill » Newburyport News

District Attorney Rollins Convenes Hinton Lab Initiative Summit » Chelse Record

Opinion: Bipartisanship at the cost of true policing reform is no real victory » Boston Globe

SJC grills state lawyer over SORB ouster » Salem News

Gov. Baker stands by his re-opening plan despite criticism from both sides » News 22 WWLP.com

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Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance