10:00am Black Excellence on the Hill, Great Hall, State House

1:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 GBH

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Michelle DuBois

Tax cuts sail through House, would change capital gains and death tax » Boston Herald

With high costs and little new housing, Lexington becomes first town to meet ambitious new zoning law » Boston Globe

State Senate signs off on Gov. Healey’s plan to create Mass. housing secretary » MassLive

Boston City Council weighing pay hike for their staff; top pay could hit $103K » Boston Herald

FL: Legislature says yes to require 8 jurors — not 12 — to impose the death penalty in FL » Florida Phoenix

FL; DeSantis Signs Six-Week Abortion Ban in Florida » New York Times

In Which Conservative Justices Ponder Just How Far They Will Go » New York Times

F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents » New York Times

An FSB meeting, Steven Seagal, and spies everywhere: The story of how Bill Keating investigated a Boston Marathon bomber in Russia » Boston Globe

DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion » Politico

Feds expand 40-year mortgage eligibility. Experts say it could lead to more. » Boston Business Journal

During N.H. visit, Tim Scott backs 20-week abortion ban but avoids stance on abortion pill » Boston Globe

Few businesses remain from 2013 along the Boston Marathon’s final stretch » Boston Business Journal

A push in D.C. to keep Boston’s drydock busy » Boston Globe

Fewest Mass. startups since 2016 got VC funding in the first quarter » Boston Globe

Cannabis business Insa lays off workers, citing out-of-state competition » MassLive

UMass Board Votes To Raise Tuition » State House News Service

Police commission won't routinely publish school resource officer info online » WGBH

Dozens of BPS students were wrongly informed about their exam school eligibility. What went wrong? » Boston Globe

APCC urges Healey to enforce Ocean Sanctuaries Act to block Holtec dumping » Cape Cod Times

OPINION: New transmission lines key to clean energy future » Commonwealth Magazine

Jack Teixeira, suspect in documents leak probe, recalled as history buff with keen interest in military » Boston Globe

What highly classified Pentagon documents did Jack Teixeira allegedly leak? » Boston Herald

A second Boston city councilor is financially backing redistricting litigation » Boston Globe

Franks: Tenn. reps wrongly removed while fighting wrong fight » Boston Herald

Lucas: The wrong Kennedy is running for president » Boston Herald

Public safety officials highlight safety protocols ahead of Marathon Monday, reflect on 2013 bombings, » Boston Herald

Sheriff unveils suicide report and new bunks » The Sun Chronicle

A decade after the Marathon bombing, reflection and renewal » Boston Globe

10 years after the Boston Marathon bombing, how has public safety changed: ‘People are very vigilant’ » Boston Herald

Justice Department to seek emergency Supreme Court action on abortion ruling » Boston Globe

‘It’s possible that in Massachusetts nothing will change’ after abortion pill ruling » Boston Globe

Clinicians offering abortion in Mass. resist limits on abortion pill » WBUR

Mass. House passes $1.1 billion tax package it says will help families, businesses, and even the dead » Boston Globe

Mass. House approves unaltered tax plan » Commonwealth Magazine

‘They should not be happening’: Subway trains got dangerously close to T workers on tracks four times in past month » Boston Globe

Trains nearly hit MBTA employees four times in past month » Boston Herald

T officials disclose 4 ‘near misses’ in subway » Commonwealth Magazine

12% decline projected in T fare revenue » Commonwealth Magazine

Solar is causing a dramatic shift in electricity demand » Commonwealth Magazine

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: Most of Greater Boston's Black population lives outside the city limits. A report examines why. Boston Bar Association The latest on the Law: Updates from the Boston Bar: Intro to ESG - What You Need to Know and Looking Ahead Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education MCLE This Week: What Kinds of Property Can Be Gifted to Charitable Organizations? Wall St. Journal The Journal: An Arrest in the Classified Documents Leak

Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association