10:00am The Future of the MBTA: A Conversation with New Leadership hosted by the MBTA Advisory Board, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm 2023 Massachusetts Democratic Party Roosevelt Awards honoring Attorney General Andrea Campbell & Gus Bickford

Women’s Commission Lays Out Session Priorities » State House News Service

Advocates push for pregnancy care measures on Beacon Hill » WGBH

Advocates pitch early priorities for Ed Augustus as he starts as new housing secretary » Boston Herald

UMass president warns of 'headwinds' amid cost, enrollment challenges » WBUR

Can Boston’s Energy Innovators Save the World? » Boston Magazine

Peter Durant plans to announce Senate run next week for Anne Gobi’s seat, source says » Boston Herald

Packies, restaurants divided over takeout drinks » News 22 WWLP.com

Opinion: Let’s make representatives more representative of us » Boston Globe

Annual State Financial Report “Exceptionally Late” » State House News Service

RI: RIPEC issues budget caution » Providence Journal

CT: Two Connecticut school board members resign amid book-ban controversy » Hartford Courant

CT: Environmental advocates quantify scale of CT's plastic pollution problem » Connecticut Public Radio

NY: 'Lobbying loophole' bill stuck in Assembly in final week of legislative session » Albany Times Union

NY: NYC transit union approves contract, securing pay bump » Gothamist

OH: Bipartisan bill would legalize marijuana in Ohio » Ohio Capital Journal

FL: DeSantis, environmentalists tout water bill signing » POLITICO Pro

CO: Where the Denver mayor candidates differ on the key issues » Axios

Debt Deal Gives Fossil Fuel Lobby A Legal Shield » The Lever

‘The weirdest legislation that anybody has ever been asked to vote on’ » Politico

Senate stalled on latest ‘Dreamers’ proposal ahead of court hearing » Roll Call

‘Far from ecstatic’: Democrats reluctantly help pass debt limit deal » Boston Globe

Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House » CNN

Plotting the GOP’s Most Efficient Electoral College Pathways » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Dee-Santis or Deh-Santis? His team won't say » Axios

Central Mass. life science companies receive $3.7M in state tax breaks » Worcester Business Journal

Editorial: Continue state investment to keep Mass. in the lead on life sciences » Boston Business Journal

Putnam Investments sold for $925M » Boston Herald

Making cocktails to-go permanent and reviving happy hour back on Beacon Hill docket » Boston Herald

Will cocktails to go continue? Packies say it’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’ for them » MassLive

Happy hour revival? House hearing reveals little interest in long-banned practice » Berkshire Eagle

Putnam Investments to be acquired by Franklin Templeton for nearly $1B » Boston Business Journal

Dot Block fills in a stretch of the Avenue » Axios

Putnam Investments sold in deal worth up to $1.3 billion » Boston Globe

Developer breaks ground for 40K-sq.-ft. pharmaceuticals manufacturing co. in Northbridge » Worcester Telegram

Mass. lawmakers try to repeal ban on Happy Hour again » CBS News

State, local officials kick off Dairy Month at Leyden farm » The Recorder

Senator: Happy Hour Might Plug Mass. Fun, Affordability Gaps » State House News Service

Will the company that just raised $400M stay in Mass.? 'I don't know,' CEO says » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts assault weapons ban targeted in federal suit » Boston Herald

Amherst-Pelham Regional board issues apology to LGBTQ students » Gazette Net

Epiphany School marked 25th anniversary at gala » Dorchester Reporter

Students with disabilities are often left out of Boston’s popular dual language programs » Boston Globe

Outgoing BU president Robert Brown denounces graduates for shouting down Warner Bros. executive at commencement » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill urged to expand loan repayment program » The Eagle Tribune

Boston University president rips graduating students for ‘cancel culture’ after they shouted obscenities at Warner Bros. CEO » Boston Herald

Opinion: College financial aid system benefits white students » Boston Globe

Officials urge students to get involved in open BPS summer programming, summer jobs » Boston Herald

UMass officials warn trustees about more costs, less enrollment » MassLive

Lawyers for 12-Year-Old Sue Middleboro Over School's Refusal to Let Him Wear Controversial Shirt » NBC Boston

Editorial: Budget woes could swamp top-heavy UMass ship » Boston Herald

UMass Challenged By Cost, Enrollment Trends » State House News Service

Group calls for tripling protected wildland in New England by 2060 » WCAI

Senate Plan May Hold Up Pilgrim Discharges Into Bay » State House News Service

Remember last summer’s drought? Your azaleas do. » Boston Globe

Legislation Could Change Makeup Of NDCAP » 95.9 WATD

DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo Holds Press Conference at Historic Revere Beach » Revere Journal

New England is looking at a potentially smokier future » Boston Globe

Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts bill proposed to require health insurance plans cover all pregnancy care » News 22 WWLP.com

Here’s what we know about the sudden and unexpected shutdown of Compass Medical » Boston.com

Compass Medical confirms 'imminent plan' to close Massachusetts practices » WCVB

Maternal mortality on the rise as UMass plans Leominster birth ward closure » MassLive

Cambridge Health Alliance announces layoffs, eliminates open positions » Boston Globe

State Bureau Reports 200 Fraud Cases In First Quarter » WHDH

Report Forecasts 42,000 New Life Sciences Jobs By 2032 » State House News Service

Lifeguard shortage ahead of the summer season » Boston Globe

Boston training program to target 100 people for biotech jobs » Axios

Friends, family show support for Gomez through recovery » The Reminder

Human services council, alliance for foster families separately honor Comerford with awards » Gazette Net

Battenfeld: Massachusetts lawmakers passing few laws good news for beleaguered citizens » Boston Herald

'Quality over quantity:' State legislature has passed just 10 bills so far this session » Spectrum News

Boston Supreme Court case has Framingham mulling a new policy on flying flags » The Metro West Daily News

Report: Northampton mayor, elected officials deserve big pay bump » Gazette Net

Hull’s extended election to cost taxpayers $20,000 » Boston Herald

Mayor Wu pushes to overhaul BPDA » Boston Globe

Springfield city councilors allege favoritism in mayor’s outdoor dining grants » MassLive

Adams residents not within the Adams Fire District aren't paying for fire protection and street lighting. That could change » Berkshire Eagle

‘First Amendment auditors’ stop in Lowell, leading to confrontations and confusion » Lowell Sun

Alan Dershowitz to return to Chilmark library » Martha's Vineyard Times

What is human metapneumovirus, and should we be worried? » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police investigating ‘several suspicious fires’ in Blue Hills Reservation » Boston Herald

Fall River ex-cop Michael Pessoa guilty of excessive force. A judge has sent him to jail. » The Herald News

Students participate in Beacon Hill advocacy day for women’s commission » Boston Globe

Editorial: Public dollars demand public disclosure » Boston Globe

Lucas: From Rollins to replacing bridges, Healey steps up for state » Boston Herald

It’s clear sailing for the Lynn-to-Boston ferry » Lynn Daily News Item

State Senate proposes lifting Steamship borrowing limit » Martha's Vineyard Times

The burning solar question: Where to place the infrastructure? » 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