9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Massachusetts Human Rights Coalition Annual Convening, Nurses Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Registry of Motor Vehicles Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Mass. lawmakers scramble to regulate AI amid rising concerns » Boston Globe

Opinion: The damage Rachael Rollins has done » Boston Globe

House leaders pushing majority rule in joint committees » Commonwealth Magazine

Senators load up budget with local earmarks » Newburyport News

Senate President Spilka says no to legalizing teacher strikes » Boston Globe

Calls for Arroyo to step down from Boston City Council after Rollins investigation » WBUR

Sponsors See Momentum Behind Postpartum-Psychosis Bill » State House News Service

Campaign Finance Reformers Eye Foreign-Influenced Corporations » State House News Service

FL: Floridians Demand to Know Where Disney Is Going so They Can Come With » The New Yorker

RI: State-covered abortion is signed into law by Gov. McKee, Here's what the bills will do » The Associated Press (AP)

FL: 2 Holocaust textbooks rejected by Florida Department of Education » The Florida Times-Union

FL: The Casey DeSantis Problem: ‘His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability’ » Politico

CA: Nancy Pelosi’s Defense of Dianne Feinstein Is Now Posing Some Uncomfortable Questions » Vanity Fair

FL: Kathleen Passidomo says Legislature had ‘cojones’ to pass controversial bills this year » Florida Politics

NJ: Pharma pushes to bar ‘confidential information’ from being made public » Politico Pro

IL: Lawmakers approve south suburban cargo airport study » WGN9

RI : Judges can hold probation violators without bail. These lawmakers want to change that. » The Associated Press (AP)

NH: ‘Parental rights’ bill defeated in New Hampshire, relieving LGBTQ advocates » Boston Globe

NY: Not Welcome at the Welcome Center: City Moves to Close Area in Port Authority Where Volunteers Help Migrants » The City

MO: The Fight for the Soul of a School Board » The New Yorker

Opinion: Two GOP senators smear a witness to defend Clarence Thomas » Washington Post

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names Dennis Kucinich as 2024 campaign manager » NBC News

Meet the Wall Street executive funding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine group » CNBC

Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default » WBUR

If No Labels Pushes a ‘Unity Candidate,’ Expect a ‘Trainwreck,’ Group’s Allies Say » The Bulwark

Controversial judicial pick asks Biden to withdraw after failing to win Dem support » Politico

‘Taylor’s Town’: Local economy braces for a swarm of Swifties » Boston Globe

Winthrop Center is readying for its debut at last » Boston Globe

Mass. economy at a crawl in first quarter, but job market remains bright » MassLive

Campbell joins coalition of fellow AGs in federal effort to protect trans student athletes » Boston Globe

From youth organizing to planting trees: Boston's environment chief's new role » WBUR

How Mass. could help get everyone to the beach this summer » WBUR

Michael Delaney withdraws as US Circuit judge nominee amid controversy over his role as a lawyer in a notorious N.H. sexual assault case » Boston Globe

Federal judge slated to rule on Teixeira detention Friday » WBUR

Markey to Biden: Invoke 14th Amendment to save climate agenda » Politico

OPINION: MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant Program’s hybrid model cheats families like mine » Boston Globe

Healey chips away at housing crisis with $250M in awards » Boston Herald

DOJ officials mum about plans to replace outgoing U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins » MassLive

OPINION: Senate President Spilka says no to legalizing teacher strikes » Boston Globe

On Beacon Hill, backroom infighting over committee rules spills into public, reveals simmering House-Senate tension » Boston Globe

Boston city employees get green light to use AI » Boston Globe

Polar Park project could leave Worcester with $40-60M deficit, study says » MassLive

Election-day fire threatens results in Hull, court says voters likely 'disenfranchised' » Patriot Ledger

North Brookfield petition calls on residents to cancel Pride drag show, recall officials » MassLive

Rollins’s ‘extraordinary abuse’ of power is ripe for Mass. bar investigation, experts say » Boston Globe

Rollins’s troubles blow back on Warren and Markey, who pushed her nomination » Boston Globe

Rachael Rollins and the poisoned chalice » Boston Globe

Calls for Arroyo to step down from Boston City Council after Rollins investigation » WBUR

Two Boston city councilors blast Arroyo for Rollins election tampering connection » Boston Herald

Boston COVID wastewater data drops, Massachusetts virus cases down 21% » Boston Herald

Police and stadium officials tell Taylor Swift fans: Get there early, and don’t show up without a ticket » Boston Globe

Massachusetts again targeted by thieves trying to steal unemployment benefits » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Reading the tax-relief tea leaves » Boston Globe

Report: Mass. outward migration increases fivefold » Salem News

T bus riders can now check out Boston Public Library digital books outside 20 stops across Boston » Boston Globe

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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