1:00pm 2024 Preservation Awards, Great Hall, State House, Boston

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

A Plummeting Murder Rate Stuns Boston. But Can It Survive the Summer? » New York Times

Last-minute $175m Uber, Lyft settlement throws wrench in ballot fight » Commonwealth Beacon

Racial discrimination complaints mount in Metco program as families seek legal action » Boston Globe

Mass. stands to lose as much as $110M after SCOTUS vacates opioids settlement » MassLive

Optum walks away from its agreement to buy Steward’s doctors network » Boston Globe

Boston budget debate ends with tears, expletives as mayor eyes legality of cuts » Boston Herald

Why a proposed tax on high-end real estate sales in Mass. appears doomed (again) » WBUR

MassHealth membership declined 363,000 following massive post-pandemic review » Boston Globe

Will state environmental officials stop development in coastal areas susceptible to floods? » Boston Business Journal

Inside the rise of New England ‘pink slime’ news outlets: ‘My worst fear is someone looks at this and thinks it’s real’ » Boston Globe

Friedman: Joe Biden Is a Good Man and a Good President. He Must Bow Out of the Race. » New York Times

‘Defcon 1 moment’: Biden’s debate performance sends Democrats into panic » The Guardian

Here’s why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket » Boston Globe

Ketanji Brown Jackson pens fiery dissent in abortion ruling: ‘Facilitating suffering of people’ » The Guardian

Joe Biden Set All the Rules in the Debate—And Still Got Trounced by Donald Trump » Vanity Fair

Progressive staffers call on their bosses to boycott Netanyahu visit » Roll Call

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first » AP News

Biden debate performance is ‘nightmare’ for Democrats » The Hill

Michelle Obama's private frustration with the Bidens » Axios

Michigan leading US on monitoring and studying bird flu outbreak » The Guardian

Trump, asked about revenge, says Biden ‘could be a convicted felon’ » Boston Globe

Biden stumbles badly as he slugs it out with Trump in historic debate » Boston Herald

Inflation and immigration take center stage this November » Boston Globe

AbbVie pays $250M to acquire Cambridge biotech » Boston Business Journal

House Pads Long-Term Economic Development Bill » State House News Service

Millions provided in state, federal funding for Wilson’s redevelopment in Greenfield » The Recorder

Mass. House passes economic development bill boosting life sciences, climate tech » MassLive

Frederick Douglass's 4th of July reading still resonates in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

SJC dismisses challenges to MCAS ballot question info » Commonwealth Beacon

Northampton fifth in nation to approve Green New Deal for Schools resolution » Gazette Net

Amherst College rejects calls for divestment from corporations supplying military equipment to Israel » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Tate: Colleges flunk when it comes to upholding rule of law » Boston Herald

Northampton School Committee backs Superintendent Bonner in wake of union no-confidence vote » Gazette Net

MCAS ballot question campaign delivers highest signature collection of year to advance to November ballot » Boston Herald

Pittsfield Public Schools shave $200,000 for computer replacements to offset cuts made by City Council » Berkshire Eagle

Turner: Future funding for outdoor recreation at risk » Boston Herald

One-third of Boston pools will be closed this summer » WGBH

Investors discuss horse racetrack proposal in Gardner: What they are saying » The Gardner News

Former Governor Presses For Action On Drug Bill » State House News Service

MassHealth membership declined 363,000 following massive post-pandemic review » Boston Globe

Urgent Care Eyed To Ease Emergency Department Crowding » State House News Service

Turn up the volume on calls for affordable housing legislation » Martha's Vineyard Times

Mass. Senate approves housing bill that blends policy, financing » NBC Boston

‘Home equity theft’ bill passed by House » The Recorder

Senate Approves Housing Bill That Blends Policy, Financing » State House News Service

Senate beats back last-minute efforts to approve real estate transfer fee in borrowing bill » Boston Herald

The Island’s hidden homeless » Martha's Vineyard Times

Gov. Healey says the message that Mass. shelters are at capacity was delivered at border » WBUR

Editorial: Left continues to downplay serious migrant crimes » Boston Herald

Accused migrant shelter child rapist bailed ahead of ICE detainer » Boston Herald

Effort to save food benefits for immigrant families cut short by Mass. House leaders » Boston Globe

Gov. Maura Healey bans migrants from sleeping at Boston’s Logan Airport as overflow site opens » Boston Herald

With Norfolk prison shelter open, Healey says no more sleeping at Logan » Boston.com

Migrants will no longer be allowed to sleep at Logan Airport, Healey administration says » Boston Globe

SJC Confirms Driver Questions Eligible for Ballot » State House News Service

Gig-economy driver ballot questions cleared to go before Mass. voters this fall » WGBH

Uber, Lyft and AG reach $175m settlement that will boost gig-driver pay, likely avoid costly ballot fight » Boston Globe

Uber, Lyft to pay Mass. drivers $32 minimum wage during rides under $175 million settlement » WBUR

Uber and Lyft agree to pay drivers $32.50 per hour in Massachusetts settlement » Washington Post

Uber, Lyft agree to boost wages, shell out $175M to settle lawsuit brought by state » Boston Herald

Settlement Dictates Wages, Benefits For App-Based Drivers » State House News Service

Voting on ride-hailing's future in Massachusetts » Axios

Tech-backed ballot question dead after settlement » Commonwealth Beacon

Letter: To me, Rep. Barrett is 'kingfish' of the Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Southampton voters OK $2.2M to buy land for public safety complex, other uses » Gazette Net

In ‘a fight for every single vote,’ City Council partially bucks Wu budget vetoes » Boston Globe

Boston Council overrides some of mayor's vetoes in emotional, marathon meeting » WBUR

Opponents Fail To Derail App-Based Driver Questions » State House News Service

Presidential debate draws praise, criticism, from MA, NH pols » The Eagle Tribune

Nadia Milleron, independent candidate for House against Richard Neal, submits signatures for Nov. ballot » MassLive

In ‘a fight for every single vote,’ City Council partially bucks Wu budget vetoes » Boston Globe

VP Kamala Harris to headline fundraiser in Provincetown. Here's what to know. » Cape Cod Times

“Every single overdose death is preventable:” Advocates call on Massachusetts legislators to approve prevention center pilot program bills » WAMC

Former Governor Presses For Action On Drug Bill » State House News Service

Supreme Court strikes down opioid settlement that would have brought $110 million to Mass. » Boston Globe

Curbs on ghost guns, a better ‘red flag’ law on owners can’t wait for next year » Boston Globe

State: Pool in Worcester can't open without police detail » Worcester Telegram

City, police remove homeless encampment » Salem News

Editorial: Curbs on ghost guns, a better ‘red flag’ law on owners can’t wait for next year » Boston Globe

Amherst community safety committee member balks at losing seat » Gazette Net

Mass. Gov. Healey: Supreme Court abortion ruling leaves pregnant women ‘in limbo’ » MassLive

Healey: SCOTUS Ruling Leaves Pregnant Women in "Limbo" » State House News Service

Massachusetts budget is expected to be delivered late. But what else is new? » WAMC

Lawmakers Rush Interim Budget Back To Healey » State House News Service

Lt. Gov. Driscoll touts what a theater tax credit could mean for Massachusetts » WGBH

Concord rotary is the most dangerous Route 2 intersection, state study finds » The Concord Bridge

Oldest active female train operator in the world spreads love, empathy, and a fondness for Aquarium Station » Boston Globe

Provincetown is a top place in the U.S. to bike » Axios

Cambridge cyclist deaths put spotlight on truck, intersection dangers » Boston Globe

API Applauds Interior Action to Support Production in the Gulf of America » American Petroleum Institute

Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics » Common Cause Mass.

Best Practices for Transparency in Financial Reporting for Nonprofits » Mass. Non-Profit Network

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $3.7 Million to 23 Massachusetts Manufacturing Companies » Mass. Tech Collaborative

The Providers’ Council Celebrates 50 Years of Impact » Providers’ Council

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce today announced support for The Fairgrounds » North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

AG Campbell Launches Justice Review Unit to Lead Office’s Conviction Integrity, Innocence and Wrongful Conviction Work » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts Celebrates 3rd Annual Right Whale Day at the New England Aquarium » Massachusetts Environmental Police

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Relaunches the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition with more than 50 Business Organizations » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Hearing Happening Tuesday 4/29! An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights » National Association of Social Workers - Mass. Chapter