11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Mike Connolly

#MeToo exposed a history of sexual harassment in the Mass. House. A key position to address it has been empty for years. » Boston Globe

Behind the battle for a full $15 minimum wage for restaurant servers » Boston Globe

The emerging world leader in climate tech could soon be Massachusetts, experts say » ABC News

Contract spending on Massachusetts minority-owned businesses dips » Axios

Here’s the biggest challenge facing Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard law enforcement » Commonwealth Beacon

Editorial: Get ready for the Beacon Hill logjam » Boston Globe

As bankruptcy court resumes, a new question emerges: Who should run Steward? » Boston Globe

Here’s how the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could affect Massachusetts » WGBH

Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu spent more than $50K in public dollars traveling to Italy » Boston Herald

NH: New Hampshire’s 2017 ADU Failure Has Implications for Mass. » Banker & Tradesman

CT: Conn. senator plans to reintroduce AI regulation bill in ‘25 » Pluribus

NJ: Nadine Menendez takes center stage in husband’s corruption trial » Washington Post

NC: Jeff Bezos-backed fund gives N.C. State $30M to research lab-grown proteins » Axios

FL: DeSantis signs expansion of Florida's "Safe Haven" newborn abandonment law » Axios

FL: Will Orange County voters get to consider rural land protections? County board will decide. » Orlando Sentinel

TX: Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban » Axios Houston

TX: Houston's share of unaccompanied migrant children » Axios Houston

NV: The future of elections in key swing state of Nevada hinges on these two Reno-area races » USA Today

AZ: Arizona has the worst ratio of students to school counselors » Axios Phoenix

CA: California Passes Ban On Reusable Grocery Bags » MSN

OR: Oregon officials close entire coast to mussel harvesting due to shellfish poisoning » The LA Times

WA: Washington's statewide ban on Styrofoam containers goes into effect June 1 » MSN

NY: had hundreds of confirmed abuse cases in public schools last year » Times Union

NJ: NJ Republicans mostly stick with Trump after guilty verdict, with one notably silent » POLITICO Pro

PA: Biden is investing heavily in Pennsylvania — with little to show for it » Politico

If Google Kills News Media, Who Will Feed the AI Beast? » Vanity Fair

Big Food, Big Profits, Big Lies » The Lever

Claudia Sheinbaum Makes History as First Woman Elected to Lead Mexico » New York Times

Can Billions in New Subsidies Keep Family Farms in Business? » New York Times

Why are Americans feeling so negative about the economy? » The Hill

Here’s what to know about the Hunter Biden trial that starts Monday » Washington Post

Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign » ProPublica

Trump verdict brings GOP skeptics into the fold » The Hill

Manchin ditches Democrats, registers as independent » Roll Call

10 House races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries » Roll Call

Trump falsely claims he never called for Hillary Clinton to be locked up » Washington Post

Lucas: Trump needs Nikki Haley now more than ever » Boston Herald

Black-owned businesses sue federal agency, saying transparency law is too intrusive » Boston Globe

Mainvest helped people ‘invest in Main Street.’ It’s shutting down in June. » Boston Globe

From robocalls to fake porn: Going after AI’s dark side » Boston Herald

How Massachusetts leaders are tackling contract diversity » Axios

Shannon O’Brien suspension hearings to run into June as two sides stay quiet » Boston Herald

Uxbridge School Committee member accused of deceiving town over his marijuana business » Worcester Telegram

State agencies clear up confusion about hemp-based seltzers and gummies » Commonwealth Beacon

Opinion: Antisemitism Awareness Act is insult to Jews like me » Commonwealth Beacon

Portraits of Pride in Boston celebrates activism and the arts » Axios

Southborough teacher on leave after allegedly holding mock slave auction, saying racial slurs in class » Boston.com

Maguire: For kids’ sake, start school in August, end in May » Boston Herald

Advocates press for more money for Northampton schools at lengthy budget hearing » Gazette Net

Interim President Garber Asks Alumni to Stick by Harvard Despite ‘Difficult Year’ » The Harvard Crimson

Facing budget deficit, Brandeis University eliminates 60 positions » Boston Globe

Guest columnists Cathleen Mitchell, Nina Mankin and Rachel Hall: Amherst schools need more » Gazette Net

HCC graduates share stories of triumph, perseverance at 77th commencement ceremony » Gazette Net

Healey seeks $146M in energy rebates » Gloucester Times

State ditches bike trail plans connecting Hatfield, Northampton » Gazette Net

NJ: Proposed New Jersey Online Gaming Tax Hike Is The One With Potential To Rock Industry » Casino Reports

Archdiocese objects on Steward sale » Boston Herald

To center marginalized patients, this therapy practice uses an uncommon approach: a ‘liberation framework’ » Boston Globe

What do Steward Health Care and Alex Jones have in common? A bankruptcy judge » WBUR

Fate of Steward Health Care's Massachusetts hospitals to be mapped out at bankruptcy hearing » CBS News

Allow death with dignity in Mass. » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Town-by-town map: See where median home prices have risen the most » Boston Globe

Housing forum with Tarr, Ferrante slated for June 4 » Gloucester Times

Housing remains No. 1 political issue facing Massachusetts, new UMass Amherst-WCVB poll finds » WCVB

First Shelter Exit Notices Won't Go Out Until July » State House News Service

EDITORIAL: Transfer tax would do little to increase state's housing stock » MSN

Boston City Council still not ready to move on Wu's tax shift proposal » NBC Boston

Mass. House dumps real estate transfer tax, keeps ‘granny flats’ in $6.2B housing bond bill » MassLive

Young civic leaders from the Foxboro area and beyond convene at Gillette Stadium » The Sun Chronicle

Massachusetts migrant-family shelter program kicks out more than 20 people for ‘inappropriate actions’ » Boston Herald

Farley-Bouvier Receives Children's League of Massachusetts Award » iBerkshires

A backlog of over 150,000 cases continues to congest immigration courts in Mass. Everyone waiting has a story. » Boston Globe

A (very) brief history of immigration to Massachusetts » Boston Globe

First shelter exit notices won’t go out until July » Boston Globe

Pols & Politics: Chasing Rachael Rollins’ credit card bills is a never-ending saga » Boston Herald

In picking judges, Healey is turning to women, people of color — and mostly Democrats » Boston Globe

Wu endorses public defender running in SJC clerk’s race » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate OKs study on new state flag, seal, motto » Lowell Sun

Trump conviction takes back seat in Mass. as legislators tackle bills on deadline » NHPR

Amherst Historical Commission to hear two demo requests on Monday » Gazette Net

Who complained most about New Bedford's Presidential Primary? What to know. » South Coast Today

Trustees fighting for more Chappy autonomy » Martha's Vineyard Times

Massachusetts Democrats use party convention to attack Donald Trump after conviction » Boston Herald

'Lock Him Up': Local Dems react to Trump conviction at annual convention in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: They pledge allegiance to the flag (not to the MAGA movement) » Boston Globe

Pro-Palestinian group holds protest outside Sen. Elizabeth Warren's home in Cambridge » CBS News

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Warren’s Cambridge home » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren withdraws from Palestinian conference over organizers’ Oct. 7 praise » Jewish Insider

Howie Carr: What a 1940s New York Democrat can teach us about justice » Boston Herald

Most Massachusetts House, Senate Dems poised to roll to reelection » Fall River Reporter

‘What’s going to happen?’ Tufts scientists race to stay ahead of H5N1 as officials announce third human US case this year » Boston Globe

Opinion: Hotlines for parents in mental health crisis » Boston Globe

Lawmakers push for 'blue alert' system » The Eagle Tribune

‘Absurdly irresponsible’: Boston City Council again weighing cuts to the police department » Boston Herald

Critics pounce on $30K tab for Mass. Gov. Healey’s trip to Vatican climate summit » MassLive

"Overtime Strike" By Officers A Big Factor In Steamship Authority's Staffing Problems » Nantucket Current

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu divides West Roxbury over Centre Street redesign » Boston Herald

‘Crew Shortage’: Several ferry trips to Nantucket canceled Sunday after pilot unable to work » Fox 25 News

Editorial: AI expansion runs into green energy roadblock » Boston Herald

Municipal officials, residents air concerns with FirstLight at MassDEP hearing » Gazette Net

UMass Solar siting forum deals with the where of green power goals » MassLive

New England’s largest fossil fuel-fired plant is shutting down for good » Boston Globe

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GBH News Voters weigh the impact of Trump's conviction in Billerica, MA WCVB Channel 5 Boston OTR: Mass. congressman says Trump's conviction raises stakes of 2024 election CBS Boston What would a Trump presidency mean for clean energy?

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Birthdays: Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Mike Connolly

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

9:00am Mass. League of Community Health Centers State House Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. Kevin Honan, Auditor Diana DiZoglio, State Senator Adam Gomez

9:30am End of Life Options Mass. Coalition Lobby Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Pride Flag Raising, State House Steps, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Education, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Spring Reception for Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan

Birthdays: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

9:00am Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity, Committee Hearing

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

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