9:30am Youthbuild Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

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

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

Critics Say Healey PCA Cuts Will Hit 6,000 People » State House News Service

Primary care access is declining in Mass., new data show: ‘We have never, ever seen numbers fall like this’ » Boston Globe

Battle over minimum wage for tipped workers creates tense moments on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Massachusetts State Police fire back after police officers push for review of embattled agency » Boston Herald

Massachusetts school funding overhaul hits an inflation glitch » Boston Globe

Rachael Rollins suspended from practicing law in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill still not ready to revamp sex ed in schools » Axios

State lawmakers holding fewer recorded votes » The Eagle Tribune

A divided Milton heads into court » Commonwealth Beacon

Mass General and Brigham and Women's to take major steps to integrate » Boston Business Journal

CT: Many police officers in CT choosing to live outside the communities they serve, investigation finds » CT Insider

NY: Hochul, Adams present a united front on public safety after subway security spat » Politico

NY: Lawmakers want $90M in security funds to protect religious schools as hate crimes rise amid Gaza war » New York Post

NJ: Report: Administration’s patchy COVID-19 response led to needless deaths, suffering » NJ Spotlight News

PA: Police union opposes watchdog investigations » Axios

IL: Immigration shakes out to be key issue in Illinois 4th District race » Axios

LA: “We’re Going to Be Overwhelmed”: How Louisiana Just Ballooned Its Jail Population » Bolts

AZ: Bipartisan bill addressing affordable housing hits Gov. Hobbs’ desk » AZ Family

CA: Bernie Sanders endorses S.F. Supervisor Dean Preston » San Francisco Chronicle

OR: A plan to toll Portland highways is dead — but tolling is still on the table » Oregon Public Broadcasting

Democrats' big vulnerability: Why they're losing Black, Hispanic voters » Axios

How Donald Trump switched to defending TikTok » Washington Post

"A harbinger of things to come": Trump's RNC shakeup signals plans for 2025 » Axios

Trump Says He’ll “Free the January 6 Hostages,” Who Waged a Deadly Insurrection on His Behalf, in One of His First Acts as President » Vanity Fair

How TikTok Was Blindsided by U.S. Bill That Could Ban It » The Wall Street Journal

Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate » New York Times

David Mixner, Fierce Fighter for Gay Rights, Is Dead at 77 » New York Times

President Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions » Boston Globe

Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch » Boston Globe

Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired » Wired

Moore: Biden needs a course in remedial math » Boston Herald

Trump and Biden clinch 2024 presidential nominations » WBUR

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won't be easy » WBUR

Wu: Boston Can't Shoulder Stadium Overhaul On Its Own » State House News Service

‘Alarming’: One in four young people plan to leave Greater Boston in the next five years, report finds » Boston Globe

Criminal justice advocates celebrate Healey’s plan to pardon marijuana possession convictions » WGBH

Councilors Eager To Dig Into Healey's Pot Pardon Plan » State House News Service

What we do and don't know about Gov. Healey's marijuana pardon plans » WBUR

Howie Carr: Rollins hired after nationwide search, wink-wink » Boston Herald

A college rises in Nubian Square » Boston Globe

Legislation to mandate an admissions lottery for vocational schools advances on Beacon Hill with some changes » Boston Globe

UMass plans to triple early college slots for high schoolers around state » Gazette Net

Wu’s open to expanding the BPS free museum pilot — but not now » WGBH

State appeals FEMA to reconsider helping with Leominster's September storm damage » WGBH

Biologists, governor visit bear den in Pelham » Gazette Net

Healey appeals federal disaster declaration denial for September storms » WBUR

Mass. Health Care Costs Rose Sharply Again In 2022 » State House News Service

State pushes back on Saint Vincent Hospital: Says investigation still ongoing » Worcester Telegram

Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours. Baby boomers rediscover the joy of having a roommate. » Boston Globe

Surge In Public Benefits Compounded By "Crime Syndicate" » State House News Service

Greenfield shelter leaders ponder impacts of potential funding infusion, stay limit » The Recorder

‘It was getting impossible to live’: In Mattapan, a front line of the humanitarian crisis fueled by Haiti’s unrest » Boston Globe

Pooled Tips Top of Mind as Lawmakers Weigh Ballot Question » State House News Service

Editorial: Tip-included restaurant measure could burn industry » Boston Herald

Unionized workers at MASS MoCA plan strike for Wednesday » WBUR

Race to replace Marc Pacheco in Senate heats up as 2nd Taunton city councilor jumps in » Taunton Gazette

Chickenpox cases reported at Melnea Cass Recreation Complex overflow shelter site » Boston Herald

Life-saving addiction treatment medicine is vastly underprescribed for youths » Boston Globe

Opinion: Poison is the wrong weapon in battle against Boston’s rustling rats » Boston Globe

4 years after the COVID emergency, what the coronavirus means today » WBUR

‘There’s too many weapons, easily accessible’: State officials weigh in on Sci-Tech shooting » Western Mass News

Editorial: Mold and mistreatment: The problems at Bridgewater State Hospital call for major changes » Boston Globe

Retired Holyoke firefighter picked to lead Amherst police alternative CRESS » Gazette Net

Gov. Maura Healey stops in Western Mass. to promote economic development bill » New Hampshire Public Radio

Which trailblazing woman with Massachusetts ties should be memorialized with a permanent bust in the State House? » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: Amid Sunshine Week and every week, protect the public's right to know » Berkshire Eagle

Automatic Tax Relief Not In The Cards This Year » State House News Service

Before Mayor Wu's planned Blue Hill Ave. redesign, there was 28X » WBUR

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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