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Why Gov. Healey’s claims about fixing Mass.’ biggest problems sparked fierce Republican backlash

MassLive

Mass. Senate committee advances bill on statewide school cellphone ban
WBUR
Cost high to expand background checks for shelter applicants
WGBH
Mass. lawmaker’s bill would ban ICE agents from wearing masks
MassLive
Massachusetts Senate Democrats advancing ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone ban in schools
Boston Herald
Defendants released in Massachusetts as pay dispute with public defenders remains unresolved
Washington Post

Federal bill imperils $335 million set aside for massive Mass. Pike project, state officials say
Boston Globe
City Councilors Learned of Allegations Against Toner Long Before Brothel Charges Became Public
The Harvard Crimson
Republicans running for Massachusetts governor attack each other over fundraising data
Boston Herald
Sour taste as Mass. pols unpeel ‘big, beautiful bill’
Commonwealth Magazine

National

Trump’s trade blitz produces few deals but lots of uncertainty

The Associated Press (AP)

Jewish Democrats in Congress sound the alarm on Mamdani
The Hill
Dems Must Really Fix Medicaid, Not Just Undo Trump’s Damage to It
The Bulwark
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies
New York Times
Why voters probably won’t punish Republicans for cutting Medicaid
Washington Post
The CIA Director Didn’t Read His Own Report
The Bulwark

Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am

MassDOT Finance and Audit Committee Meeting

State Transportation Building, Second Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston

9:00am

Public Health Council Meeting

Department of Public Health, 250 Washington St. 2nd Floor, Henry I. Bowditch Public Health Council Room, Boston

9:45am

Governor's Council Assembly

Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

10:00am

Department of Revenue Public Hearing

Via Zoom

11:00am

Sickle Cell Advocacy Day

Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am

"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio

89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries: Joint Committee on Agriculture

A-1 and Virtual

1:00pm

Joint Committee on Public Service: Committee Hearing

State House, A-2 & Virtual

1:00pm

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Meeting

Via Zoom and in-person - 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor Conference Rooms C & D, Boston

1:00pm

Combatting Antisemitism

State House, B-2 and Virtual

Quote of the Day

“To not be willing to condemn the term ‘globalize the intifada,’ it just demonstrates his callous disregard for antisemitism, terrorist activity. … Anyone that I care about couldn’t possibly distance themselves from him more,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. “It’s really terribly disturbing and potentially dangerous.”

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who was the first Jewish woman elected to represent Florida in Congress.

Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns about New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.