9:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Committee Hearing

10:00am Realtor Day on Beacon Hill, Great Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Committee Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Massachusetts 2024 Air Monitoring Network Plan, Submission via mail or email

At ‘breaking point,’ emergency docs lobby for action » Lowell Sun

There’s a secret for Mass. cities and towns to win big bucks from Washington: Invest in sustainability » Boston Globe

Greater Boston’s last remaining salt marsh is in danger. Again. » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu plans to veto City Council budget cuts to police, fire » Boston Herald

Boarding crisis costing hospitals big bucks » Gloucester Times

These Mass. tenants wanted improvements. They got rent hikes and eviction notices » MassLive

Business groups battle over the spirit of downtown New Bedford » The Public's Radio

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Reviewing widely supported housing package » Lowell Sun

Legal Team Urges Early End To Wynn Resorts Monitorship » State House News Service

NY: NYC Dem seeks to create ‘Pro-Israel Party’ to help win Assembly seat: ‘Transcends politics’ » New York Post

NJ: Inside the $43M fight to solve N.J.’s youth mental health crisis. ‘You are not alone.’ » NJ.com

WI: In Wisconsin, Biden tries to hold on to White voters without degrees » Washington Post

TN: Mayor O'Connell files transportation legislation » Axios

SC: Mace seeks to ward off primary challenge amid GOP backlash » The Hill

FL: As Florida abortion ban disrupts care, activists push ballot initiative » Axios

FL: Democrats begin outreach to Black voters » Politico

CO: Colorado voter guide to the June 2024 primary elections » Axios Denver

CO: 1-minute voter guide: GOP candidates hoping to flip Colorado's 8th District » Axios Denver

AZ: AG will investigate allegations surrounding Hobbs and group home company » Axios Phoenix

NV: In Las Vegas, Trump Appeals to Local Workers and Avoids Talk of Conviction » New York Times

CA: The big-ticket budget cut where Newsom and Democrats are miles apart » Politico

CA: San Diego residents speak out against proposed 1,000-bed mega-homeless-shelter » NBC 7 News

Never mind: Wall Street titans shake off qualms and embrace Trump » Politico

Americans Really, Really Hate Inflation—and That’s a Big Problem for the Fed » The Wall Street Journal

For Trump, Doug Burgum Emerges as a Safe Option, and a Wild Card » New York Times

Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers » Washington Post

Home insurance was once a ‘must.’ Now more homeowners are going without. » Washington Post

Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote » Reuters

A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters » AP News

Kamala Harris sizes up her competition » Politico

Senate Democrats Face Escalating Calls for Broader Investigation Into Supreme Court » New York Times

The Republican National Convention Kicks Off Next Month, and It's Looking A Little Messy » Vanity Fair

Biden tries to build victory old-school style, one brick-and-mortar campaign office at a time » Boston Globe

Lucas: Is Hunter Biden above the law? » Boston Herald

Editorial: DC spending sprees threaten America’s future » Boston Herald

NY: ‘A Slow-Rolling Nightmare’: Inside the Revolt at the Wall Street Journal » National Review

BU survey says people want social networks, not government, to remove fake news » Boston Globe

What the chaos inside the Mass. cannabis commission means for the rest of us » WBUR

Mass. Gov. Healey, pols celebrate Pride wins; Warn the fight isn’t over | John L. Micek » MassLive

Report: ‘Escalating Attacks’ Target Massachusetts LGBTQ Youth » WBSM

Celebration and protest during Boston Pride for the People Parade and Festival » NBC Boston

Celebration and protest mark Boston Pride parade » WGBH

Boston School Committee weighs changing Burke High School name to honor a former principal, Albert Holland » Boston Globe

‘Totally out of control:’ Questions remain after gang violence shuts down Dorchester charter school » Boston Herald

Opinion: Metco student’s bias complaint against Melrose signals a pattern » Boston Globe

Should we give school librarians more control over book selection, while limiting the say of school committees and parents? » Commonwealth Beacon

Amherst College committed to partnership with schools, though talks ongoing » Gazette Net

Feds hand out more than $3.5M in disaster aid to residents hit by fall storms » Boston Herald

Cow burps are a major source of methane emissions. A Boston startup is working on a vaccine to fix that. » Boston Globe

Composting facility to open in Manchester » Gloucester Times

Judge Approves June 24 Bid Deadline For Steward » Franklin Observer

Regulators explore impact of hospital 'greed' » Salem News

Elder Services of Berkshire County, Berkshire Health Systems receive grant funds to help patients transition from the hospital » Berkshire Eagle

Mayor to Governor: Save Holy Family » The Eagle Tribune

‘I was screaming the whole time’: After years of complaints, some clinics now offer sedation for IUDs » Boston Globe

Housing bill takes center stage in Mass. State House during week ahead » WCVB

Can a push to make Massachusetts housing more affordable keep workers here? » New England Public Media

Parentage equality bill ready to surface in House » Gazette Net

Fall River's homeless outreach team busy with new program after state tears down camps » The Herald News

Veterans Bill On Senate Agenda For Thursday » State House News Service

Our view: Border policy not perfect, but a move in the right direction » Gloucester Times

MI: Where migrant kids end up in Michigan » Axios

Opinion: Set consent aside — law must forbid authority figures from having sex with students » Boston Globe

Receivership muzzled this Mass. city's teachers' union. It aims to be heard » MassLive

If you’ve earned a public pension, beware of how it affects your Social Security benefits in retirement » Boston Globe

There’s a teach-in coming Thursday about our Legislature’s lack of transparency and its effects » Cambridge Day

Boston city councilor in the hot seat for handling of Back Bay bike lanes meeting » Boston Herald

Town government launches new sustainability division, funded by anonymous donor » Brookline News

Cyberattacks cost town of Arlington, Mass. nearly $450,000 » MassLive

City councilors set to hear more on plan for downtown business district » The New Bedford Light

Former Grafton select board chair allegedly defrauded investors in cannabis company, federal prosecutors say » Boston Globe

Brockton decisions that affect you and your money: $230M for schools? 100 new apartments? » The Enterprise

Plans for new DPW building in Hadley advance » Gazette Net

Former A.G.’s testimony in Menendez trial reveals more New Jersey grossness » New Jersey Monitor

Rayla Campbell works to be a conservative African American voice in politics » MassLive

LA: As conservative media pushes raw milk, Louisiana set to legalize its sale » Axios

Public Health

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Parents are key when it comes to limiting screen time for kids, study finds » WBUR

Public Safety

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Southampton voters to decide on $2.2M override to buy land for new public safety complex » Gazette Net

State Finance

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House approves five-year, $6.5 billion housing bond » Athol Daily News

Taxation

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Lawmakers face deadline to set sales tax holiday dates » NBC Boston

Transportation

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Blocking a bike lane? Local social media accounts are *eager* to call you out. » Boston Globe

Editorial: How can new fareboxes be this expensive? » Boston Globe

Work begins Sunday night on Boston's Boylston Street bike, bus lane project » WCVB

Utilities

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$9M in grants given to help fiber networks in Mass. » WPRI.com

Average Brockton sewer user would pay $96 more per year if 18% rate hike passes » The Enterprise

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CBS Boston Democratic party leader Steve Kerrigan on state of party and the Massachusetts economy WCVB Channel 5 Boston Housing bill takes center stage in Mass. State House during week ahead

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR The Common: Rewind: Reducing poverty without displacement in Upham's Corner BBC The Climate Question: Are we spending enough on renewable energy?

9:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Committee Hearing

10:00am Realtor Day on Beacon Hill, Great Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Committee Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Massachusetts 2024 Air Monitoring Network Plan, Submission via mail or email

Birthdays: Attorney General Andrea Campbell

10:00am Annual Heritage Day of Portugal, Grand Staircase & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

10:30am 40th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal, House Chamber, State House, Boston

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

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Auditor Diana DiZoglio on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

3:00pm Poverty in the Commonwealth, Cambridge City Hall

9:00am Adult Foster Care Awareness Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

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

10:30am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm LGBT Aging Commission, Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester

9:00am Women Veterans Recognition Day, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm Pacesetters Supplier Diversity Awards hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 265 Franklin Street, Boston

6:00pm 25th Annual Roosevelt Awards Dinner honoring Bob DeLeo & Linda Whitlock

Birthdays: Rep. Jennifer Armini

9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Flag Day Ceremony, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

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