11:00am 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

‘Every bed we’ve had has been full’: City shelters are housing rising numbers of individual migrants » Boston Globe

Majority of Mass. voters believe 2024 election could lead to violence » CommonWealth Beacon

New cannabis business association seeks to provide unified voice for industry » Worcester Business Journal

Three Democrats vying to replace Republican Barrows of Mansfield as state rep » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. GOP ousts veteran Republican power player Ron Kaufman from RNC post » Politico

With cuts to child-care grants looming, providers worry about future of program » Boston Globe

RI: How does RI's 'open records' law shield state secrets? Political Scene counts the ways » The Providence Journal

RI: Looks like US Representative Magaziner will have a Republican challenger » Boston Globe

NY: New York City braces for congestion pricing » Axios

NY: NYC investigators probing city’s migrant spending for fraud, waste and abuse » Gothamist

IL: Chicago Mayor Johnson pushes President Biden for more migrant work permits » Axios

IL: Police Continued To Target Black And Latino Drivers In Traffic Stops In 2023, Report Shows » Block Club Chicago

FL: Florida says undocumented immigrants' health care costs taxpayers. Does data back it up? » The Palm Beach post

CO: Colorado's solar and wind production blows away 2014 records » Axios

CO: Colorado legislative session enters final month » Axios

AZ: TSMC will build one of world's most advanced chips plants in Phoenix » Axios

CA: San Francisco Bay Area’s clean transit score » Axios

OR: Portland-area homebuyers race to catch up with high prices, higher mortgage rates » The Oregonian

WA: Seattle Mayor Harrell Signs Landmark Labor Contracts to Boost City Service Delivery » Hoodline

IL: Chicago Mayor Johnson pushes President Biden for more migrant work permits » Axios

CO: Colorado's solar and wind production blows away 2014 records » Axios

Trump says abortion law should be determined by states, declines to take position on federal limit » The Hill

Trump’s bizarre, vindictive incoherence has to be heard in full to be believed » The Guardian

Republicans want to use an 1873 law to ban abortion. Congress must repeal it » The Guardian

Where Nursing Homes Hide Their Profits » The Lever

Biden Might Not Appear on the Ohio Ballot in November Due To Technicality » Vanity Fair

Cardinals shuffle likely under House Appropriations shake-up » Roll Call

White House Ramadan dinner highlights Biden’s struggles with Arab, Muslim voters » The Hill

Boomers deliver surprise strength for Biden » Axios

Judge in Trump Criminal Case Braces for Glare of Unprecedented Trial » New York Times

Trump, at Fund-Raiser, Says He Wants Immigrants From ‘Nice’ Countries » New York Times

John Kerry shows ‘naked contempt’ in final refusal to share Climate office identities » Boston Herald

Boston cybersecurity startup Aura replaces State Street’s Fenway sponsorship » Boston Globe

Driscoll touts efforts to improve business climate » Gloucester Times

Editorial: Don't punish marijuana workers in bankruptcy proceedings » Boston Globe

Newton residents gather to rehang Israel hostage posters after vandalism incident » Boston Herald

VT: A man was charged with setting a fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office » WBUR

Opinion: The ocean is a visual aid for UMass Boston’s climate focus » Boston Globe

Hillary Clinton Returns to Wellesley, but the Homecoming Is More Complicated » New York Times

Hopkins Academy in Hadley to launch clean energy career pathway for students » Gazette Net

Schools receive genocide education grant » Lynn Daily News Item

Smith trustees put out feelers to resolve College Hall sit-in » Gazette Net

Biden seeks student debt relief for millions » WBUR

If MGM Springfield is sold, the city has a say - and plans to use it » MassLive

Lawmakers look closely at Steward and private equity in healthcare » WBUR

Advocates push for legislation mandating health insurance coverage for brain injury rehabilitation » The Sun Chronicle

Medford homeowners slam City Council for looking to make it easier to contact landlords, renters » Boston Herald

‘Every bed we’ve had has been full’: City shelters are housing rising numbers of individual migrants » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmaker defends cuts to migrant shelter spending as ‘glidepath’ to sustainability » Lynn Daily News Item

The exclusive island where people keep giving away homes for free — even though the typical house costs $3.6 million » Business Insider

Housing families in state-funded shelters in Mass. can cost taxpayers $300 a night » Boston Herald

‘Rock star’ will be missed: Bill Hairston, who spent years as head counselor at VA in Leeds, dies at 86 » Gazette Net

Sheriff, ICE officials, trade jabs over migrant arrests » The Eagle Tribune

Early success in Greenfield prompts statewide launch of Family Treatment Court » The Recorder

HAW-UAW Large Unit Votes to Unionize, 93% In Favor » The Harvard Crimson

As Hadley works on energy storage bylaw, some question why the town has to allow them at all » Gazette Net

R.I. judge issues a ruling in case of fugitive former Holyoke councilor, now thought to be in Russia » MassLive

Northampton firm lands Tilton Library project in Deerfield » Gazette Net

Regional Planning Commission Calls for Fixes to Site Plan Review Bill » iBerkshires

Pols & Politics: Boston City Council attendance scrutiny rattles pols » Boston Herald

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls on GOP opponents to release tax returns » Boston Globe

Influential Massachusetts Republican voted out as national committeeman » Boston Globe

William Delahunt, former congressman and Norfolk DA, mourned at funeral in Dorchester » Boston Globe

Freedom Caucuses push for conservative state laws, but getting attention is their big success » Boston Herald

Lawrence officers sue over minimum wage pay to attend police academy » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. Sen. Warren urges municipal leaders, firefighters to apply for new federal funding » MassLive

Boston City Council mulls raising maximum age for Police Academy to 45 » Boston Herald

Sex and gender: The medical establishment’s reluctance to speak honestly about biological reality » Boston Globe

Boston reports $6.35M in unpaid property taxes as Mayor Wu pushes commercial rate increase » Boston Herald

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11:00am 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm MassWildlife Public Hearing, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

10:00am Group Insurance Commission Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:45am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Convention

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:30pm Race Equity & Business: Moving Forward hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston

5:30pm State of the 2024 Election with Rep. Dylan Fernandes & David Plouffe

Birthdays: Rep. Joan Meschino

9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

11:00am "Ask the MBTA GM" with Phillip Eng on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

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