9:45am Government Affairs Forum: Mayor Michelle Wu hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, B-2 and Virtual

12:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

12:00pm Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Committee Hearing

In historic rebuke, embattled incumbent Councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara lose reelection bids » Boston Globe

New Spending Bill On Its Way From Healey » State House News Service

Poll finds rising concern about immigration in Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Positioning Massachusetts to lead on marijuana research » Boston Globe

Healey declares state of emergency in counties across Mass. damaged by flash flooding » Boston Globe

It's been a summer of rain and flooding misery in Mass. » WBUR

Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows » WBUR

Group of chambers to lobby for tax reform » Boston Globe

Mayor Wu would prevent a final police union arbitration agreement if reforms not approved » WGBH

State Shelter System Now Caring For 6,300 Families » State House News Service

RI: Former RI legislator seeks to bar Trump from ballot » Providence Journal

CT: Newcomer Arunan Arulampalam wins Hartford Democratic mayoral primary, defeating two veteran politicians » CT Insider

CT: New issues about race and spending divulged in CT public defender’s office documents » Hartford Courant

NY: Democrats retain state Assembly seat in Queens seen as 2024 bellwether » POLITICO Pro

MI: 110 doctors, other medical workers sign onto letter objecting to cuts to Ottawa County health budget » MLive.com

IL: Washington, GOP senators grill Alexi Giannoulias over Illinois anti-book-ban law » Chicago Tribune

WI: Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan » AP News

VA: Virginia Democrat Denounces Washington Post Article On 'Sex Act' Videos » HUFFPOST

GA: Georgia governor suspends gas tax, declares state of emergency over inflation » Georgia Recorder

TX: ‘An epidemic’: Syphilis rages through Texas, causing newborn cases to climb amid treatment shortage » Raw Story

CO: Lauren Boebert ditches the MAGA thing in Colorado » Politico

NM: New Mexico governor temporarily bans guns: What you need to know » The Hill

CA: Newsom announces climate-focused trip to China » Politico

Democratic leaders push back on ‘erroneous’ Robert Kennedy Jr. attacks » Washington Post

McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry » Politico

GOP lawyer with ties to three Trump rivals enters 14th Amendment fray » Washington Post

Rightwing women’s group slammed for keynote address by ‘misogynist’ Trump » The Guardian

Ramaswamy wants to cut 1 million government jobs » Axios

How staffers make Capitol Hill run » The Hill

Automakers Hand Billions To Shareholders While Stiffing Workers » The Lever

Sen. John Fetterman Hilariously Reacts To House's Biden Impeachment Inquiry » HUFFPOST

White House to send letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’ » CNN

How the Supreme Court Should Respond to Alabama’s Defiance » New York Times

High gas prices fuel August inflation spike » The Hill

Trump Has Been Privately Encouraging G.O.P. Lawmakers to Impeach Biden » New York Times

After dropping major local sponsorships, John Hancock pivots to a new mission » Boston Business Journal

Boch Center president and CEO Joe Spaulding announces he's stepping down » NBC Boston

The 2026 World Cup is coming to Boston. But first, organizers need to raise millions to host it. » Boston Globe

Poverty rate soared in 2022 as aid ended and prices rose » Boston Globe

Worcester chamber launches digital news organization » Worcester Business Journal

Cambridge biotech 2Seventy Bio slashes 40 percent of workforce » Boston Globe

Inflation saps impact of cash aid to poor » News 22 WWLP.com

Attorneys call on high school sports agency to end discrimination against Black athletes’ hairstyles » Boston Globe

Parts of New England in Hurricane Lee forecast cone » WCVB

Healey to issue emergency declaration after rains batter homes, businesses » Boston Herald

'Devastating': Healey requests federal aid for Leominster, visits flood zones » Worcester Telegram

Healey: “People Are Seeing Things They’ve Never Seen Before” » State House News Service

From building trails to opening doors: Williamsburg’s Paul Jahnige named state’s outdoor recreation chief » Gazette Net

North Attleboro floods damage 200 homes; town declares state of emergency » MassLive

Boston group calls on state to fix dams after ‘catastrophic’ Leominster flooding » MassLive

MGM Springfield, sister resorts’ websites down after ‘cybersecurity issue’ » MassLive

Opinion: Plan to shut Leominster hospital’s maternity unit is a callous move » Boston Globe

More state lawmakers join opposition to closure of Leominster maternity unit » Spectrum News

Massachusetts National Guard set to deploy Wednesday to help unstaffed shelters » Boston Herald

Amid backdrop of migrant crisis, Mass. Legislature considers cash, food aid for legal immigrants » Boston Globe

Residents clash over migrant shelter at Quincy community meeting » Boston Globe

National Guard deploying to Mass. migrant shelters on Wednesday » Worcester Telegram

Plainville to collect donations for migrant families amid migrant crisis » Turn to 10

Rape survivors, law enforcement speak out in favor of Massachusetts bill to drop prosecution barrier » WCVB

Give all employees access to retirement savings accounts » Commonwealth Magazine

Framingham nurses seek to join Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union » Worcester Business Journal

Nurses at Framingham hospital are pushing to unionize. Why they say patients will benefit » The Metro West Daily News

A Black Boston firefighter, a career cut short, and a 40-year pension fight » Boston Globe

Billerica Select Board approves request to fly ‘pro-life’ flag » Lowell Sun

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: ‘No chance’ I would leave office for Harvard, any other job » Boston Herald

City Council asks administration for help with homelessness » The Somerville Times

Residents most directly affected by more closings for Riverbend Park say they’re forced into silence » Cambridge Day

In District 3, FitzGerald tops prelim ballot, but close race for No. 2 » Dorchester Reporter

Justin Hurst will face Domenic Sarno as Springfield mayor following preliminary election » MassLive

Race for at large seats on Springfield City Council shrinks to 10 candidates » MassLive

Boston City Council shocker: Arroyo and Lara voted out of the race » Boston Herald

Dems blast McCarthy's impeachment inquiry » The Eagle Tribune

Howie Carr: Adult-type bills onerous, to Democrats » Boston Herald

Clerk rules city councilor, Smith Vocational trustee can be on ballot » Gazette Net

The final answer: Here's who is running for mayor of Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Bettencourt, Agneta advance in Peabody mayoral race » Lynn Daily News Item

Results: Sarno and Hurst advance in Springfield's mayoral preliminary » New England Public Media

Worcester pastor, YWCA of Central Mass. CEO join state police oversight board » Worcester Telegram

Residents: Next Amherst police chief must be ‘culture builder’ » Gazette Net

Mass. bill proposed to ban sales and operation of weaponized robots » Boston Globe

After heated Worcester City Council debate, crisis pregnancy center ordinances survive another week » MassLive

Former MassLive editor to serve as communications head for Healey’s new housing secretariat » Boston Herald

Healey visits North Attleboro; promises to seek federal aid, later declares state of emergency » The Sun Chronicle

Push to suspend gas tax renewed for 2024 ballot » The Eagle Tribune

How dissatisfied are riders with the T? » Commonwealth Magazine

MassDOT, MBTA quietly get new boss » Boston Herald

After blowback, state will provide shuttle buses for Fluff Fest during Union Square stop closure on Green Line » Boston Globe

New Lyft feature allows women to match rides with other women » Boston Globe

API Applauds Interior Action to Support Production in the Gulf of America » American Petroleum Institute

Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics » Common Cause Mass.

Best Practices for Transparency in Financial Reporting for Nonprofits » Mass. Non-Profit Network

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $3.7 Million to 23 Massachusetts Manufacturing Companies » Mass. Tech Collaborative

The Providers’ Council Celebrates 50 Years of Impact » Providers’ Council

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce today announced support for The Fairgrounds » North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

AG Campbell Launches Justice Review Unit to Lead Office’s Conviction Integrity, Innocence and Wrongful Conviction Work » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts Celebrates 3rd Annual Right Whale Day at the New England Aquarium » Massachusetts Environmental Police

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Relaunches the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition with more than 50 Business Organizations » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Hearing Happening Tuesday 4/29! An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights » National Association of Social Workers - Mass. Chapter