9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: State Senator Jake Oliveira

Rollins could face suspension of law license, disbarment at hands of state disciplinary board » Boston Globe

Flynn says Boston City Council has 'failed' residents as Councilor Lara faces charges for car crash » WGBH

Just What Is Marty Walsh up to, Anyway? » Boston Magazine

Former state Rep. Sean Curran tapped as shared town administrator for the towns of Middlefield and Washington » Berkshire Eagle

Galvin proposes legislation to protect elderly and disabled people from financial scams » Boston Globe

It’s hard to build transmission lines in the Northeast, so 8 states are asking the feds for help » WBUR

Project requiring Green Line Extension closure postponed to September » WBUR

Boston Democratic Socialists move to expel progressive state lawmaker » WBUR

Somerville makes push for mobile drug consumption site » Commonwealth Magazine

Beacon Hill Punts Boston’s Rent Regulation Bill 'Til Fall » State House News Service

Home health aide crisis » Boston Globe

Teachers Poll On Possible Ballot Questions » State House News Service

Undocumented Massachusetts immigrants can now get a drivers license » Axios

NH: Rival Republicans need an early victory to knock Donald Trump off his path to the nomination. Is New Hampshire the place to do it? » Boston Globe

NH: After extended health-related absence, Nashua state lawmaker who sued for remote participation resigns » NHPR

RI: State engineer accuses SouthCoast Wind of lying to RI agencies. What the email says. » The Providence Journal

RI: Thirteen housing laws will go into effect Jan. 1 2024. Here's what they do. » The Providence Journal

NY: Former N.Y. congressman Mondaire Jones launches bid to reclaim his seat » Washington Post

NY: Union wins at New York farms raise hopes for once-powerful UFW » The Guardian

NY: That empty feeling: Available office space in Manhattan reaches all-time high » The Real Deal

NJ: N.J. town’s mayor seeks to end lengthy council meetings by closing building » NJ.com

PA: Philadelphia files lawsuit to crack down on ghost guns » Axios

OH: What's in (and not in) Ohio's $86B state budget » Axios

FL: DeSantis defends Trump LGBTQ video derided as 'homophobic' » Tallahassee Democrat

MO: Kansas City Star Slams 'Sloppy' Josh Hawley In Scathing Editorial After Twitter Blunder » HUFFPOST

TX: U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raises $6.2 million in first 2 months of Senate race » The Texas Tribune

America Has a Supreme Court Problem » Vanity Fair

Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the other » Boston Globe

Spending bill targets Kerry’s office, global climate spending » Roll Call

States Finalize Fiscal 2024 Budgets » NASBO

Recent Supreme Court rulings alienate the left but are hardly unpopular » Washington Post

Court ruling prompts fears of ‘Wild West of disinformation’ » The Hill

The D.N.C. Has a Primary Problem » New York Times

Biden begins to map big spending plans » Axios

A Brief History of Electoral College Bias » Sabato's Crystal Ball

The plan to dodge another tripledemic » Axios

Editorial: Coke discovery points to White House security flaw » Boston Herald

Moore: Reality check finds Bidenomics coming up short » Boston Herald

Sumner Tunnel shutdown forces some rideshare drivers to reconsider trips from Logan Airport » CBS News

Commercial Fishing Industry Gets $1.6M in Grants » Cape Cod Online

In robotics land, a new focus on construction » Boston Globe

Hillary Clinton headlines list of speakers for NAACP National Convention in Boston » Boston Herald

Boston civil rights group hopes to end legacy admissions everywhere, not just at Harvard » WGBH

Editorial: Another year, another incomplete grade for Boston Public Schools » Boston Globe

Hope for meaningful BPS change gives way to frustration after first year of state improvement plan » Boston Globe

Bottle redemption law expansion includes higher deposit » Gazette Net

E. coli levels close Shore Park and Coes Pond beaches » Worcester Telegram

Before North Adams Regional Hospital can reopen, it needs to go through a monthslong process » Berkshire Eagle

Advocates continue to push for Leominster maternity ward to remain open » Worcester Business Journal

These former Becker College dorms in Leicester to serve as shelter for 66 families » MassLive

Dot-based interfaith group seeking support for housing measures pending on Beacon Hill » Dorchester Reporter

Baba Sushi owner's proposed 5-floor Shrewsbury St. apartment complex gets city board OK » Worcester Telegram

Berkshire County banks taking part in Lift Up Homeownership pilot program aimed at helping people of color » WAMC

For this warrior, art heals: An Easthampton studio where veterans use art therapy to work through tough times » Gazette Net

Wrongly convicted Boston man sues state for $1 million » WGBH

Berkshire County Probate and Family Court is busier than ever. Pending legislation could help relieve some of that burden » Berkshire Eagle

OSHA signs up to protect New Bedford’s immigrant seafood workers » New Bedford Light

Wu wants to deliver police reform via union contracts. With potential arbitration on the horizon, will it happen? » Boston Globe

Boston City Council President Flynn laments ‘negative attention to the institution’ » Boston Globe

Flynn blasts Lara in open letter, says Bostonians deserve better » Boston Herald

Westfield director of public health is charged with allegedly stealing more than $7,000 in union funds » MassLive

Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty says he will not run for re-election: ‘A surprise to many’ » Boston Herald

Court won't make Elizabeth Warren retract her claims about conspiracy-laden anti-vax books, in particular the one Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a forward for » Universal Hub

Opinion: In Massachusetts, the left is fighting the left » Boston Globe

Getting Answers: State lawmaker joins Springfield Police in ride along for day to day operations » Western Mass News

AG’s investigation resurrects issues with Boston police gang unit » The Bay State Banner

Opinion: We don’t have to live like this » Boston Globe

Controversial Easthampton city council ordinance on crisis pregnancy centers passes » MassLive

Driscoll spells out goals at Elms College breakfast » The Reminder

Gov. Healey staying in Rhode Island until Saturday for personal matter » NBC Boston

Lucas: Amid host of problems, Gov. Healey highlights LGBTQ issues » Boston Herald

Former Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker appears to have a state portrait underway » WBUR

Baker Portrait A Work In Progress » State House News Service

State House Mourns Passing Of DCR Ranger Croken » State House News Service

On West Roxbury’s Centre Street, a city plan to reduce traffic lanes divides the community » Boston Globe

WRTA appoints Connecticut transit official as new administrator » MassLive

Green Line Extension suspension postponed until September 2023 due to Sumner Tunnel closure » CBS News

Never mind. Green Line Extension’s Union Square branch closure postponed. » Boston Globe

State changes timing on Squires Bridge repairs, meaning Union Square T stop will stay in service » Cambridge Day

Repairs that will shut down part of Green Line extension postponed until September » NECN

Green Line Extension will not close later this month, construction postponed, officials announce » WHDH

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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