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

Mass. House’s budget plan would spend $500 million on shelter system. It’s half of what Healey says it needs. » Boston Globe

‘I joined the Russian army,’ former Holyoke city councilor tells lawyer in call from Russia » Boston Globe

The South Coast Rail is on track. What could it mean for the housing market? » Boston Globe

The ‘voice of cities and towns’ in Mass. has a new leader. And he wants to talk housing. » Boston Globe

Audit-the-legislature ballot effort sees slim majority support » WGBH

North End restaurateurs’ dispute with Mayor Wu is about more than outdoor dining » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu slams ‘false information’ that vacant office space will lead to $1B budget shortfall » Boston Herald

New Fed Rules May Force Mass. Action On PFAS » State House News Service

Editorial: Massachusetts isn’t using a tool that could help tackle its shortage of primary care doctors » Boston Globe

RI: Should lawmakers end tax breaks for some of RI biggest companies? Why two lawmakers say yes. » The Providence Journal

CT: Agency to hold open hearing on state’s embattled chief public defender » Hartford Courant

CT: Lawmakers take aim at faithless electors: 'An arrogation of power away from the will of the people' » CT Insider

ME & NE: Nebraska is debating changing Electoral College votes to help Trump. Will Maine Democrats counter to help Biden? » Boston Globe

OH & AL: New presidential ballot battles in Ohio and Alabama trigger fears election laws are being weaponized » Boston Globe

CO: Denver launches new "asylum-seeker program" in major migrant strategy shift » Axios

AZ: Arizona: The new ground zero for the 2024 election » Axios

AZ: Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban » New York Times

CA: Here's how new CA bill would eliminate housing barriers for pet owners » ABC News Bay Area

OR: Oregon passes new protections for workers at larger warehouses » Oregon Public Broadcasting

WA: How Incarcerated People Are Building Political Power in Washington State » The Appeal

MN: Minnesota Democrats want to mandate insurance coverage for IVF, but price tag concerns loom » Axios

CO: Denver launches new "asylum-seeker program" in major migrant strategy shift » Axios

Trump’s Cabinet of Horrors » The New Republic

Cornel West announces BLM activist, professor Melina Abdullah as VP pick » Washington Post

The Three Point Plan to Fix the Democrats and Their Coalition » The Liberal Patriot

Matt Gaetz Is Winning » The Atlantic

Exxon Declares War On Its Dissenters » The Lever

Cole secures Appropriations gavel ahead of fraught budget cycle » Roll Call

Senate Democrats ‘baffled’ by calls for Sotomayor to step aside » The Hill

Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales » New York Times

State officials tout proposed $2.8 billion in economic development » Bay State Banner

We asked 6,000 New Englanders: Is a college degree still worth the cost? » Boston Globe

House Dems Look To Boost Education Spending » State House News Service

Boston set to rename a school for Ruth Batson, a force for equitable education » WBUR

Wrentham school board shoots down proposal to regulate political and social discussion » The Sun Chronicle

Northampton High students walk out of school, camp in mayor’s office over proposed cuts to theater department » Gazette Net

Activists: Tuition hike wrong tack for UMass » Gazette Net

Amherst officials cool to bid to double spending hike for regional schools » Gazette Net

What the EPA’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water means for Massachusetts » Boston Globe

How the EPA’s new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ will affect Mass. » MassLive

Fire, explosion, uneven pressure: How firefighting foam may have gotten into Harwich water » Cape Cod Times

Vertex to acquire Seattle biotech for $4.9B » Boston Business Journal

Mariano patience running thin on emergency shelter funding » Commonwealth Beacon

House Dems Propose $500 Mil For Annual Family Shelter » State House News Service

Emergency shelter funding close to running out as Beacon Hill negotiates future spending » Boston Herald

The changing landscape of Boston’s three-deckers: Rising prices and diminishing dreams » Boston Globe

Mass. residents conflicted on MBTA Communities Act » Commonwealth Beacon

Editorial: New home expands food bank’s ability to feed area’s needy » Sentinel & Enterprise

Unsealed Karen Read documents detail harrowing hours after Boston police Officer John O’Keefe’s body found » Boston Globe

Officials mourn death of former Springfield City Councilor Ray DiPasquale » MassLive

‘The city is in a very strong position.’ Wu defends $4.6 billion spending plan amid uncertain tax environment » Boston Globe

Attleboro mayor's proposed diversity committee hits a snag » The Sun Chronicle

New Bedford City Council wants more time, info on proposed downtown business district » South Coast Today

In breakfast budget pitch, Wu pans ‘false information’ about Boston’s financial future » WGBH

Elizabeth Warren faces heat for Israel genocide comments: ‘Amplify dangerous rhetoric’ » Boston Herald

Briefings: Cast Changes Break up Rules Committee’s Odd Couple after 2 1/2 Congresses » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Consumer reports urges USDA to remove Lunchables from schools over high levels of lead » WBUR

State Police left decades’ worth of confidential case files at old Fernald school in Waltham » Boston Globe

‘Glass ceiling just came down’: Springfield officially swears in Lawrence Akers as the city’s 1st Black police superintendent » MassLive

Mass. House proposes budget in time of 'choppy waters' » WBUR

Massachusetts House files $58B budget that is slightly less than Gov. Healey’s plan » Boston Herald

House Proposes $57.9 Bil Budget For New Fiscal Reality » State House News Service

House Budget Seeks $1.9 Billion Spending Increase » State House News Service

Here is what the Mass. House included in its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal » Boston Globe

Mass. House Dems warm to more tax dollars for the MBTA » Axios

Connecting North Adams and Boston by train is years and hundreds of millions of dollars away. Here's what the planning study outlines » Berkshire Eagle

Healey, House at odds on low-income fare cost » Commonwealth Beacon

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Podcast Spotlight

Boston Globe Rhode Island Report: Why improve access to public records? Wall St. Journal Your Money Briefing: Ever Dream of Taking a Sabbatical? Here's How Our columnist Did It

HB4072 - An Act exempting the positions of police chief and fire chief in the city of Greenfield from the civil service law

HB4044 - An Act designating Childs River Overpass Route 28 Falmouth for Marine Combat Veteran Kevin P. Quinn

HB4009 - An Act extending the date for issuance of certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in Hanover

HB2058 - An Act relative to the school committee of the city of Revere

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