9:00am Commonwealth Conversation with Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh hosted by AIM, The University of Massachusetts Club, One Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:30pm Climate, Energy and Resilience hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Seaport Hotel Boston, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston

5:30pm Reception in Support of Auditor Diana DiZoglio

Birthdays: Rep. James O'Day

State cannabis commission scraps pilot program for social consumption » Boston Business Journal

Healey picks veteran state lawmaker for new rural affairs director post » Boston Globe

Quincy mayor renews pushback on Boston's controversial Long Island Bridge proposal » WCVB

Who is Joshua Levy, the acting US attorney for Massachusetts? » Boston Globe

ACLU calls for Ludlow school leaders to reject proposed library policy » Boston Globe

As neo-Nazis make their presence known in Mass., new report suggests tools to fight back » Sentinel & Enterprise

It's hard to learn when you're hungry. 'I'm living proof' » WBUR

Addiction Treatment Beds Imperiled By State Reimbursement Rates » State House News Service

CT: Five CT malls have been sold in recent years. Why is there so much change? » CT Insider

CT: Hartford councilwoman plans luxury cannabis brand business. The focus is women’s health. » Hartford Courant

NY: Colliding Crises Are Testing Mayor Eric Adams’s Law-and-Order Agenda » Vanity Fair

NY: New York Dems beg Biden to fast-track migrant work permits » Politico

NJ: Democratic icons are running against each other in high-stakes N.J. Senate primary » NJ.com

NJ: Jersey City proposing new cannabis dispensary limit of 48 citywide, eight per ward » NJ.com

PA: Cherelle Parker wants year-round school. Philly tried it before. » Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Punched, kicked, threatened with rape: Einstein nurses raise alarm about dangerous work environment » Philadelphia Inquirer

DE: Carper Exit Could Pave Way for First Transgender Congress Member » Bloomberg

OH: New Ohio law makes hiding criminal records easier, quicker, cheaper » Columbus Dispatch

MN: Nurse staffing bill is gutted in final hours of Minnesota’s legislative session » MInnesota Reformer

FL: Chinese immigrants sue over new FL law prohibiting them from purchasing land » Florida Phoenix

FL: “I Can’t Teach Like This”: Florida’s Education Brain Drain Is Hitting Public Schools Hard » Vanity Fair

FL: Ron DeSantis is learning that not every state wants to be Florida » NBC News

TX: More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law » Boston Globe

AZ, NV & CA: California, Arizona, Nevada offer landmark drought deal to use less Colorado River water — for now » Boston Globe

How DeSantis Is Trying to Lure Older Voters Away From Trump » New York Times

What a debt ceiling breach could mean for health care » Politico

These are the biggest sticking points in the debt ceiling fight » The Hill

Driver with Nazi flag charged with threat to kill or harm president, VP or family member after DC U-Haul crash » New York Post

Justice Dept. investigated Clinton Foundation until Trump’s final days » Boston Globe

Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals » AP News

Why In-N-Out Burger Is Fighting A Landmark Climate Bill » The Lever

E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s CNN town hall remarks to defamation suit » The Hill

A $20 million fund encourages investing for "ordinary people" » Axios

Opinion: Barking up the right tree: Regulate doggy day cares in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Has Massachusetts lost its economic mojo? » Boston Globe

Atop the Hub, a new View will open next month » Boston Globe

Pot cafe pilot program scrapped, regulators green light statewide approach » Boston Herald

Regulators Agree To New Approach On Cannabis Cafes » State House News Service

Hate crimes in Mass. grew by a third in 2022, ADL report finds » Boston Globe

Report: Antisemitism, White Supremacy On Rise In Mass. » State House News Service

New report shows rising level of hate in Massachusetts, with spike in anti-LGBTQ activity » WGBH

Racial justice standout in Sunderland to remember George Floyd » Gazette Net

Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is sued by 3 alleged sexual abuse victims who claim Arlington Catholic’s former vice principal assaulted them » Boston Herald

Amherst assistant superintendent Cunningham on leave pending outcome of Title IX investigation » Gazette Net

What you need to know before the Supreme Court rules on the future of affirmative action » Boston Globe

'We don't want to poison anyone.' Military defends machine gun range in Bourne » Cape Cod Times

MGM Springfield fined $45k for letting children get too close to slots, table games » MassLive

Under pressure from patients, FDA faces tough choices on experimental gene therapy » Boston Globe

Editorial: Avoiding medical errors must become a priority » Boston Globe

Sturdy in Attleboro announces plans for $50M addition » The Sun Chronicle

'Safety-net' hospitals face cuts in funding » The Eagle Tribune

Alzheimer's patient advocates to rally to expand drug access » Boston Business Journal

More apartments proposed for Everett Street in Allston » Universal Hub

New Massachusetts Housing Secretary to create plan for more affordable homes » News 22 WWLP.com

Worcester's lawyer: City manager cannot stop out-of-towners from serving evictions » Worcester Telegram

Food help for students to continue this summer » The Eagle Tribune

Founder of nonprofit Living in Freedom Together no longer part of group's leadership » Worcester Telegram

Couple says insurance company’s clawback letters overlook mother’s date of death » Boston Globe

Editorial: Rachael Rollins betrayed taxpayers » Boston Herald

From college to the working world, a ‘hybrid’ life has become the norm for many 20-somethings » Boston Globe

Amendment Bundles Up Next Following Rodrigues-Tarr Exchange » State House News Service

Boston City Council compromises on new redistricting map » Boston Herald

Athol officials await signature for META grant » Athol Daily News

Boston City Council compromises on new redistricting map » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Boston redistricting showcases bickering city council at its worst » Boston Herald

Robbins: Democrats the ones with egg on their faces » Boston Herald

It started as a promise over Celtics tickets. But for Rachael Rollins, it got a lot more complicated. » Boston Globe

Boston will install more speed humps, increase ‘No Turn on Red’ intersections as fatal pedestrian crashes jump across Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Order is approved calling for police officer names from killing of a man in Cambridgeport on Jan. 4 » Cambridge Day

Judge finds ‘overwhelming evidence to support’ award of damages to Watertown’s first female detective » Boston Globe

Wu announces new street safety program to improve pedestrian safety and reduce traffic crashes » Boston Globe

Anne Gobi to leave Senate for job as Gov. Healey's rural affairs chief » Worcester Telegram

Gobi tapped as state’s 1st director of rural affairs » Gazette Net

Report card: MBTA General Manager one month in » Boston Globe

Amtrak adds two daily Springfield-to-New York trains » MassLive

FERC Asked To Unwind Mystic Fuel Security Charges » State House News Service

Healey administration seeks $250 million in federal funds to boost grid for offshore wind » Boston Globe

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Podcast Spotlight

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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