10:00am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

Clean Energy Changes Stay Alive With New House Bill » State House News Service

American Legion asks for removal of Mass. secretary of veterans affairs » Boston Globe

Opinion: ‘Raising the age’ for juvenile offenders makes sense » Boston Globe

After turbine incident, feds halting Vineyard Wind operations » NBC Boston

State lawmakers appear skeptical of Mayor Wu’s property tax home rule petition in legislative hearing » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill looks to advance energy, health care bills as legislative session nears end » Boston Herald

Massachusetts politicians celebrate $1B grant to replace 90-year-old Cape bridges, say construction to start by 2027 » Boston Herald

Mass. officials say it could be 8 to 10 years to replace each Cape Cod bridge, project could stretch through 2030s » Boston Globe

Massachusetts certifies four ballot questions on standardized testing, state legislature audits, transportation network drivers, and psychedelic substances » Ballotpedia

Western Mass. Governor’s Council member Jacobs issues urgent call to Healey over “justice denied” by ongoing judicial vacancies » WAMC

A new kind of Republican Party is forming at the RNC » Politico

Biden is considering proposals for Supreme Court term limits and an ethics code, according to reports » Boston Globe

Trump Adviser Eyes Loosening Gun Laws Even More: “The Team’s Complete” » Vanity Fair

How Tucker Carlson Helped Sell J.D. Vance as Trump’s Running Mate » New York Times

Schiff Warned of Wipeout for Democrats if Biden Remains in Race » New York Times

Biden Circle Shrinks as Democrats Fear Election Wipeout » New York Times

Sen. Menendez convicted of bribery, other charges in corruption trial » Washington Post

‘Attack the universities.’ Trump’s VP pick JD Vance has harsh words for higher education. » Boston Globe

DeSantis-stacked panel approves ‘dirty trick’ language for abortion referendum » Washington Post

Trump's Most Popular and Least Popular Policy Ideas » Liberal Patriot

Leubsdorf: How Vance went from ‘never Trumper’ to running mate » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Teamsters’ boss’s speech at RNC a blow to Joe Biden, Democrats » Boston Herald

Unity at the RNC, knocks on Trump’s prosecutions, and Senate politics: Takeaways from Day 2 » Boston Globe

In Trump’s dodge of an assassin’s bullet, some Republicans see the ‘hand of God’ » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren Calls J.D. Vance ‘Donald Trump Doubled’ on ‘Colbert’ » Rolling Stone

Opinion: End the Bay State’s war on happy hour » Boston Globe

A fake liquor license, a closed Boston restaurant, and a financial nightmare. How did it happen? » Boston Globe

Russian cybersecurity firm shuts down Boston operations » Boston Business Journal

New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case » Boston Globe

End the Bay State’s war on happy hour » Boston Globe

How Springfield schools will spend $60 million in final pandemic relief » MassLive

Boston Public Schools plans to hire another consultant to help craft a school closure plan » Boston Globe

Secretary Tutwiler comes back to listen » Lynn Daily News Item

New multilingual signs set up at 15 state beaches across Massachusetts » MSN

Nantucket beaches shut down to swimming after debris from Vineyard Wind turbine washes ashore » Boston Herald

Farmers grateful to have normal growing season after devastating 2023 floods » Gazette Net

Debris washes ashore on Nantucket after wind turbine damaged » MassLive

Hingham awarded funds to participate in regional water study » Hingham Anchor

Lawmakers call for state investigation into South Hadley nursing home » MassLive

Mass General Brigham joins LINC project » Lowell Sun

South Hadley long term care facility under scrutiny » News 22 WWLP.com

Staff remain without pay at South Hadley nursing home » Western Mass News

Steward postpones the bidding deadline for its doctors group » Boston Globe

Steward Health delays bid deadline for physician group » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts hospitals may be changing, but they’re still some of the nation’s best, per U.S. News & World Report » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: Good to see affordable housing prospects growing at Cassilis Farm project in New Marlborough » Berkshire Eagle

Greater Boston median home prices topped $960,000 in June » Boston Globe

Pushback: ADUs — Throwing mama from the train » The Recorder

Worcester Community Food Assessment sparks discussion on food insecurity in the city » Worcester Telegram

Veterans coalition gears up for inaugural Summer Vet Fest on Sunday » Gazette Net

Veterans group asked Secretary Santiago to step down » News 22 WWLP.com

Senator Markey touring Springfield’s YouthBuild program » WWLP-22News

Howie Carr: RNC focus on migrant crisis hits home » Boston Herald

‘We'll do whatever it takes': Nonprofit helping shelter migrants who had to leave Logan » NBC Boston

Talks reveal disconnect in helping Greenfield’s immigrants » The Recorder

Editorial: A dangerous decision by an erratic judge » Boston Globe

Plan to raise age for juvenile courts OK'd in Senate » Gloucester Times

Boston police use of ‘undercover’ Snapchat accounts at issue in SJC case » Boston Globe

Declining to euthanize dog not a crime, SJC rules » Axios

Complaints on tipped workers referendum aired » The Eagle Tribune

Prime Day 2024: Mass. Sens. Markey, Warren press for protections for warehouse workers » MassLive

‘A lifeline’: Cape Cod bridge project to create more than 9,000 jobs in Massachusetts, Healey says » Fox 25 News

Gateway City leaders are collectively advocating for shared priorities until the final bell » MassINC

MassBudget Introduces New President » State House News Service

Great Barrington’s community radio station needs $10,000 to replace its soundboard » Berkshire Eagle

Amherst Town Council rejects candidate over tilt toward abutters » Gazette Net

Who’s making money moves » Politico

Mass. Democrats were asked about Joe Biden; They all had a different reaction » WCVB

UMass researchers find that social media polls skewed 2016, 2020 elections » MassLive

Ron DeSantis called out Martha's Vineyard in RNC speech. Here's the history behind the jab » Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts Republicans React To Trump Tapping J.D. Vance As His Running Mate » New Boston Post

"Horrifying, Horrifying:" Healey Decries Trump Shooting » State House News Service

Two years in, Massachusetts 988 mental health hotline has received more than 130,000 calls » WGBH

COVID surges to ‘very high’ or ‘high’ levels in dozens of states, including multiple in New England, CDC says » Boston Globe

Nitazenes, opioids often more potent than fentanyl, emerge as new overdose threat in Mass. » WBUR

Home sellers in N.H. must include PFAS notification starting in 2025, per new law » WBUR

Editorial: Similarities between Trump would-be assassin, school shooters hard to miss » Boston Herald

Boston Police seize 9 more mopeds in city crackdown » Boston Herald

'A different way' to approach policing: Pittsfield police program pairs clinicians with officers to help those in crisis » Berkshire Eagle

US Coast Guard steps in after Wellfleet harbormaster crew walks off job » Cape Cod Times

Editorial: Communities, schools receive seed money to combat cyberattacks » Sentinel & Enterprise

State Rep. Bud Williams requests federal funds to help stop influx of illegal weapons in Springfield » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston Mayor Wu pushes state lawmakers to approve business tax hike: ‘Best’ option » Boston Herald

Wu tells lawmakers potential residential tax spike ‘keeps me up at night’ » Commonwealth Beacon

Wu says commercial property tax hike would help keep housing affordable in Boston » WGBH

Boston Tax Shift Plan Faces More Turbulence » State House News Service

Wu defends property tax plan on Beacon Hill » WBUR

Cape Cod bridges could be replaced by late 2030s, officials say » Boston.com

Massachusetts 'has money to start' replacing Cape Cod bridges, officials say » WCVB

MBTA apologizes for Red Line delay amid Boston heat emergency » Boston Globe

Aging bridges in 16 states will be improved or replaced with the help of $5 billion in federal funding » Boston Globe

‘A funding home run’: Public officials celebrate milestone in effort to replace Cape Cod bridges » WHDH

Markey puts Cape Cod bridge grants in historical context » WBUR

Healey Suggests 2027 Start For Sagamore Bridge Replacement » State House News Service

MBTA's Red Line is part of White House pilot program on combating opioid overdoses » Wicked Local

Mass. House unveils bill to streamline clean energy infrastructure construction » WBUR

Southern Nantucket beaches closed, Vineyard Wind shuts down over turbine damage » Boston Globe

House, Senate far apart on clean energy procurements » Commonwealth Beacon

Siting, New Clean Energy Targets Feature In House Bill » State House News Service

Feds Halt Vineyard Wind Operations » State House News Service

Vineyard Wind turbine blade damaged; fiberglass debris in water south of Nantucket » WBUR

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