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WBUR

New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds
The Guardian
New England is on the brink of clean energy victories. Why are Democrats embracing gas?
E&E News by Politico
Boston tax shift plan boxed in by state Senate
State House News Service
Lawn-sign campaign targets Velis over antisemitism report
Greenfield Recorder
Republican candidate for governor Michael Minogue says he swore no oath to party, but ‘I am a conservative’
MassLive

The World Cup could be a make-or-break for Mass. But who will foot the $100M bill?
MassLive
Boston Office Slump Deepens as Mayor Pushes for Higher Taxes
Bloomberg
This Is the State of Latinos in Massachusetts
The Latino Newsletter
Seventeen months on, Vineyard Wind blade break investigation isn’t done
The New Bedford Light
Consultant helped Boston City Council candidate and a union backing her, breaking campaign finance law, regulators say
Boston Globe

National

Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair

Washington Post

FBI reportedly makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in D.C. on eve of Jan. 6 insurrection
Boston Globe
Dems to America: Touch Grass
The Bulwark
How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
Washington Post
Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System
New York Times
Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.
New York Times

Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am

Center for Health Information & Analysis Public Hearing

Via Zoom

10:00am

Mass. Housing Appeals Committee Meeting

Via Zoom

10:00am

Advisory Council on Early Education & Care Meeting

Via Zoom

11:00am

House Informal Session

House Chamber

11:00am

Senate Informal Session

Senate Chamber

11:30am

The 2025 Icon Awards: A Women Who Mean Business Program hosted by the Boston Business Journal

Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston

12:30pm

Stand Up & Speak Out for Immigrants Rally

Boston City Hall Plaza

6:00pm

Speaking Freely, Listening Well: Civil Disagreement in Polarized Times

Hyatt Regency, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston

Birthday: Rep. Angelo Puppolo, Jr.

Birthday: Rep. Marcus Vaughn

Quote of the Day

“Since his return to power, the president has been carrying out a carpet-bombing campaign against America’s institutions. Call it the shock and awe approach to governing. It is easy, amid the chaos, to miss some of the damage being done. That has certainly been the case with the Trump administration’s expansion of capital punishment. Because it directly affects only a few individuals, it has elicited little public outcry. But it is no less concerning. Trump’s obsession with “THE DEATH PENALTY” betrays the destructive impulse at the heart of his presidency.”

Theo Zenou

Zenou argues that Trump’s second-term is a broad assault on democratic norms. His push to expand executions is one example.