11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Simon Cataldo

Wind Blade Failure Influenced GOP Opposition To House Energy Bill » State House News Service

New ballot boxes arrive to Boston jails this fall » WGBH

Senators Markey, Sanders seek subpoena for Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre » Boston Globe

Concerns mount over Vineyard Wind turbine failure » The New Bedford Light

Free community college. Fare-free regional transit. Shelter funding. Here’s what’s in the $58 billion budget deal. » Boston Globe

Majority of Mass. Democratic and left-leaning voters say they want different nominee than Biden, new poll shows » Boston Globe

More Than A Year In The Making, Gun Bill On Guv's Desk » State House News Service

Massachusetts reports first confirmed case of measles in four years » Boston Herald

Seven Senators Urge Biden To Withdraw From Race » State House News Service

‘We’re going to head into a civil war.’ Bill Baird, the “father” of birth control, on the religious right and Supreme Court » Los Angeles Times

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets, and companies around the world » Boston Globe

The Democrats’ Revolt May Have Finally Pierced Joe Biden’s Defenses » Vanity Fair

Biden expected to drop out of 2024 race within a week: sources » Boston Herald

Will Democrats Decide To Lose The Election? » The Lever

Tester becomes second Senate Democrat to call for Biden to step aside » The Hill

What Kamala Harris’ record in California tells us about her political future » Politico

Why I don't buy 538's new election model » Silver Bulletin

The Battle for Wisconsin » The Liberal Patriot

GOP’s Milwaukee happy days contrast with the Democrats’ Biden drama » Boston Globe

Obama’s dilemma: Balancing Democrats’ worry about Biden and maintaining influence with president » Boston Globe

Editorial: Detractors desperate to downplay Trump shooting » Boston Herald

Franks: Trump’s trajectory rankles angry Democrats » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Trump delivers gripping acceptance speech with Democrats in disarray » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Time to exit the stage, Joe Biden » Boston Herald

Opinion: The real reason business is mad at Wu? She doesn’t cater to our ego. » Boston Globe

Worldwide tech issue hit Boston's hospitals and transportation » WBUR

Turning ‘blight into might’: Sen. Markey speaks on Strathmore mill demolition funding » The Recorder

Most US monuments celebrate white men. Boston hands out funding to broaden the focus. » Boston Globe

Political Notebook: Wu-Kraft race looking more and more likely | Full-tilt toward artificial intelligence »

Editorial: Nascent adult re-entry college program has already proven its value » Sentinel & Enterprise

‘We’re taking the wrong kids’: High-needs students lose out in vocational school admissions » Boston Globe

Company can't dump nuclear plant wastewater into Cape Cod Bay, Mass. rules » WBUR

Using the ocean as a carbon sink may be our best hope against climate change » Boston Globe

'Significant part' of Vineyard Wind turbine blade drops into Atlantic » WBUR

iLottery in Mass. budget deal could give way to ‘modern’ experience, director says » MassLive

A celebration of healthcare and hope: Gov. Healey attends Fairview Hospital gala » the Berkshire edge

Senate Takes Its Turn Addressing "Seriously Struggling" Health Sector » State House News Service

'Enough is enough': Sen. Ed Markey calls for explanation as bidding deadline for Steward hospitals extended » WCVB

Another WMass nursing home stumbles badly in providing care (Editorial) » MassLive

City adds affordable housing to Allston rehearsal space project » WBUR

The magic number to afford a home in Boston? $217,000 in annual income. » Boston Globe

Senate Unanimously Passes $5.4 Billion Affordable Homes Act » BusinessWest

Sweeping plan to end equity theft included in budget deal headed to Gov. Healey's desk » WCVB

Mass. Gov. Maura Healey attends Summer Nights kickoff in Holyoke, marking a decade » WAMC

Tensions rise at ENC's migrant shelter in Quincy as homeless families are asked to leave » Patriot Ledger

‘A humanitarian crisis’: Migrants dropped off at MBTA station with no place to go » Fox 25 News

Opinion: Mass. forward-thinking on raising age for juvenile offenders » Boston Globe

‘I am frightened for my personal safety’: Judge in Karen Read case impounds jury list after juror voices fears » Boston Globe

Karen Read murder trial jury list impounded indefinitely after juror states fear of ‘personal harm’ » Boston Herald

Legislature faces two-week frenzy of key votes before formal session ends » Berkshire Eagle

More than a year in the making, Mass. legislature sends gun bill to Healey » NBC Boston

Mass. gun bill skips a measure Springfield cops, politicians wanted to see » MassLive

North Adams Mayor to make appointment for long-vacant Housing Authority Board of Commissioners seat » Berkshire Eagle

BPDA board votes to approve White Stadium renovation despite ongoing lawsuit » Boston Globe

Wetlands put damper on Saugus development » Lynn Daily News Item

García Endorses Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County » Chelse Record

Sens. Markey, Warren, Rep. McGovern, State and Local Officials Celebrate $6 Million for Leominster Flooding Mitigation » Markey

Elizabeth Warren spoke on affordable housing, the presidential race and supporting Black-owned businesses during Berkshires visit » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. delegates divided over whether Biden should stay in the race, new survey shows » Boston.com

Mass. Dems discuss Biden’s next steps as he faces questions about candidacy » WHDH

Battenfeld: Elizabeth Warren boasts Kamala Harris will ‘take it’ to JD Vance in crucial debate » Boston Herald

Who's dropped out? Who's on the ballot? A look ahead on Cape Cod for Sept. 3 primary » Cape Cod Times

Excitement is ‘palpable’ among Mass. delegates at Republican National Convention » WGBH

Why are people getting COVID again this summer? What to know about variants, symptoms, and more. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts is now tracking how many people died due to heat » MassLive

Mass. confirms first measles case since 2020 » WBUR

Boston launches new rat plan using recommendations from leading expert » Boston.com

Expert: One case is too many as measles reported in Worcester County » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Boston police overtime grows with no end in sight » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers reach compromise deal on gun bill » Western Mass News

Mass. residents under 21 would be barred from owning semiautomatic rifles, shotguns under gun reform deal » MSN

Bill cracking down on ‘ghost guns’ on its way to Mass. Gov. Healey’s desk » MassLive

Belchertown police implement body cameras » News 22 WWLP.com

Budget deal includes free community college and bus rides plus online lottery » Commonwealth Beacon

Beacon Hill Dems agree to online lottery sales, free community college in budget deal » Boston Herald

The State House and Senate have reached a budget agreement for fiscal 2025, but remained mum on details » Berkshire Eagle

Spilka calls new budget 'transformational' for Massachusetts » WBUR

Fernandes wins endorsements in state senate bid » Whitman-Hanson Express

State Sees Mixed Impacts From CrowdStrike Outage » State House News Service

Healey admin's AI blueprint for Massachusetts starts to take shape » Axios

Some Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles services, courts unavailable after technology outage » WCVB

State $53B budget deal features free community college, bus rides » Worcester Telegram

Legislators propose tax incentives to pave way for Westfield data center » MassLive

Keolis Commuter Services complete station beautification efforts at two Fairmount Line stations » Mass Transit Magazine

So long Charlie: MBTA launches contactless payments » Boston Globe

West-East rail project picks up $123M in funding » New England Public Media

New truck regulations could help keep cyclists alive. One organization says they go too far. » Boston.com

Do EVs catch fire more than gas-powered cars? Here’s what the data show. » Boston Globe

East-West rail project picks up $123 million in funding » WBUR

Wind turbine blade falls into the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard » MassLive

"Significant Part" Of Wind Blade Drops Into Atlantic » State House News Service

Holyoke low-carbon cement startup strikes deal for Vineyard Wind 2 » Gazette Net

Vineyard Wind blade failure: Nantucket residents, business scramble for lifeline » Boston Herald

Coast Guard warns about debris from damaged Vineyard Wind turbine off Nantucket » CBS News

Broken windmill blade off Nantucket causing bigger concern for clean energy advocates » Boston Globe

Vineyard Wind crisis: ‘Significant portion’ of blade detaches from turbine off Nantucket » Boston Herald

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