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

9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

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11:30am Women in Government and Public Policy, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

1:00pm , Long Term Care

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

New Massachusetts gun law being challenged by NRA » NBC Boston

To build housing, Boston gives away land Black and brown families once owned » WGBH

As Mass. shelter system shuts them out, migrant families wander Boston streets at night, seeking a place to sleep » Boston Globe

Healey's Family Shelter Rules Knocked As "Cruel" » State House News Service

Mariano Flags "Difficult Situation" With Senate » State House News Service

Free community college and online lottery: Healey signs $58 billion state budget, slices millions from elsewhere » Boston Globe

Boston’s Mass and Cass plan failed because it put housing before treatment, Massachusetts senator says » Boston Herald

Why are so many amendments being withdrawn on Beacon Hill? » Commonwealth Beacon

Amid opioid crisis, Mass. Senate leaders unveil proposal to allow for supervised consumption sites » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate OKs bill to create 264 new liquor licenses in Boston: ‘Long overdue’ » Boston Herald

NATIONAL

Hill Dems believe this VP contender would help address Harris’ biggest weakness » Politico

Kamala Harris campaign and supporters embrace a new criticism of Republican ticket: ‘Just plain weird’ » Boston Globe

Roy Cooper Withdraws From Harris’s Vice-Presidential Field » New York Times

Harris Camp Warns Supporters: Don’t Get Duped by ‘Scam PACs’ » The Bulwark

It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley as Political Fights Escalate » New York Times

Elon Musk's Latest Kamala Harris Criticism Is A Truly Demented Distortion Of Her Words » The Huffington Post

Hundreds Turn Out for Kamala Harris in Florida Enclave That Hasn’t Voted for a Democrat Since 2000 » Vanity Fair

One Word Has Elevated Minnesota’s Governor to the Democrats’ V.P. Wish List » New York Times

The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally » The Atlantic

Republicans Want to Bring Women Back to the 1950s » Vanity Fair

"Anytime you release a bill the day before the session ends, it's a very difficult expectation for us to hear it, especially when it has proposals, major proposals, that we haven't even had the opportunity to debate or vote on," Mariano told reporters after a bill-signing ceremony for the overdue fiscal 2025 state budget. "It sort of tells me you're not really serious about passing the bill to begin with."

House Speaker Ron Mariano

Mariano complained Monday that his counterparts across the hall put his team in "a very difficult situation" with a flurry of late action. Particularly about a new push from Senate Democrats to authorize overdose prevention centers.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Donald Trump says he ‘probably’ will debate Kamala Harris but ‘can also make a case for not’ » Boston Globe

Kramer: Voters fed up with empty convention promises » Boston Herald

Opinion: Why Kamala Harris’s running mate should be Mark Kelly » Boston Globe

Business

Senate Approves 264 New Boston Alcohol Licenses » State House News Service

Gridlocked on Greylock? Tourism officials suggest venturing off the beaten path » Berkshire Eagle

Robbins: Jack Connors – the man who lifted a city » Boston Herald

Legislative lowdown: Massachusetts passes pay transparency bill » HR Brew

Civil Rights

Parentage Equality Bill Finding Traction In Senate » State House News Service

Vandals tear down pro-LGBTQ+ displays at 2 Natick churches » WBUR

Antisemitism provisions in new state budget spark pushback » WGBH

Education

Comerford calls free community college one of the ‘great equalizers’ » Commonwealth Beacon

$250,000 ad campaign urges Mass. voters to reject MCAS ballot question » WBUR

Harvard Will Ban Chalking and Unapproved Signage on Campus, Draft Document Shows » The Harvard Crimson

Three school administrators remain on paid leave one year later. How much have they earned? » The Enterprise

Some protesters from crackdown on pro-Palestinian encampment barred from UMass campus » Gazette Net

Massachusetts governor signs $58 billion state budget featuring free community college plan » AP News

Pelletier: MA can still improve its grade in HS personal finance ed » Lowell Sun

Environment

Scallopers assail continued closure of Northern Edge » New Bedford Light

MassDEP to take oversight of wetlands violations, erosion at Falls Farm » Gazette Net

Federal

Editorial: How US, allies can convince more citizens to serve » Boston Herald

Health Care

Healey: "Nothing I Can Do" To Stop Carney, Nashoba Closures » State House News Service

"Nothing that the state can do" to stop Steward hospital closures, Healey says » Axios

Carney Hospital employees demand a plan from lawmakers to keep hospital open » WGBH

Steward delays hospital sales as protesters rally against closings » Boston Globe

It’s ‘decimating our community’: Patients and staff on edge as Carney closure looms » Boston Herald

Steward Health works on deals for Mass. hospitals ahead of bankruptcy hearing » WBUR

Healey: "Nothing I can do" to stop Nashoba Valley Medical Center closing » Worcester Telegram

Boston City councilors, state senator seek emergency declaration over Steward closures » Boston Herald

Editorial: Pharmacy benefit managers shouldn’t have free rein to drive up drug prices » Boston Globe

Housing

Homeless advocates blast new shelter limits » The Eagle Tribune

Advocates denounce 5-day limit on overflow shelter stays » WGBH

City Councilors Blast Governor’s Cuts to Shelter Assistance » This Week in Worcester

State's new 5-day shelter limit alarms housing providers » WBUR

Haverhill City Council to implement tighter controls on housing developments » The Eagle Tribune

In Roxbury, Warren announces bid to fix federal housing policy » Boston Globe

Lexington embraced MBTA zoning. The housing proposals are rolling in. » Boston Business Journal

Immigration

Worcester advocates join rally against MA shelter limits; Healey stands firm » Worcester Telegram

Battenfeld: Maura Healey’s disastrous migrant policy of her own making » Boston Herald

Shelter policy overhaul leaves some migrants homeless » Boston Globe

Judiciary

In Karen Read case, compromised State Police witnesses will likely complicate retrial, experts say » Boston Globe

Boston prosecutor named to fight Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death penalty appeal » Boston Herald

Editorial: Biden’s High Court overhaul campaign ploy in disguise » Boston Herald

Labor

What new salary transparency legislation would mean for businesses » WBUR

The minimum wage for most agricultural workers in Mass. is $8 an hour. Will that change? » MassLive

Biden allies celebrate ‘giant relief’ of pensions rescued for 72,000 Teamsters in New England » Boston Globe

Legislative

Meet the two Republicans competing for Barnstable, Plymouth senator » Cape Cod Times

Lobbying & Campaign Finance

Former Walsh, Rollins aide Dan Mulhern to co-chair government affairs practice at Nutter » Boston Globe

Local Government

White Stadium redevelopment plan faces unexpected delay after parks commission postpones demolition approval » Boston Globe

Can a vending machine help with Worcester’s trash problems? » WGBH

Politics

Order for statewide ballot questions finalized » Boston.com

A Q&A with Elizabeth Warren on Kamala Harris and the 2024 race » WBUR

Warren talks Harris’s rise, Gaza policy, money in politics, and criticism from Massachusetts Republicans » WAMC

Opinion: Memes are no way to pick a candidate to support » The Reminder

Emhoff to fund-raise in Martha’s Vineyard, as Harris campaign taps deep pockets in Mass. » Boston Globe

‘History was being made’: Legislators, activists reflect on welcoming vice president to region » The Recorder

Mass. state ballot questions officially numbered for November election. See what they are » Cape Cod Times

Public Health

What's in the Massachusetts Senate bill to allow overdose prevention sites? » WGBH

More Vermont towns are turning to community nurses, offering free health care » WBUR

Mosquitos in Boston test positive for West Nile » WBUR

Officials eyeing revival of recovery campus plan around Mass. and Cass » Boston.com

Regional approach offers safety and effectiveness in fighting opioids and federal risks, officials say » Cambridge Day

Public Safety

Four western Massachusetts police stations awarded funds for body-worn cameras » News 22 WWLP.com

National Guard seeks bids for scaled-down machine gun range on Cape base » Cape Cod Times

Reproductive Rights

Opinion: Project 2025′s abortion stand is from the religious right » Boston Globe

The Biden administration says it supports IVF. So why is the procedure not covered for all federal workers? » Boston Globe

Harris campaign launches ‘week of action’ for reproductive freedom as Iowa abortion ban begins » The Hill

State Finance

Healey signs state budget, vetoes $317 million » WHDH

Healey Signs $1.66 Billion Info-Tech Bill » State House News Service

Healey Signs Policy-Filled $57.8 Billion Budget » State House News Service

Healey inks $57.8B budget » Boston Herald

Massachusetts is the last in the nation to pass an annual budget » Axios

Healey signs state budget, goes light on vetoes » Commonwealth Beacon

Budget Signed, Critics Fault `Hands in the Cookie Jar' » Franklin Observer

Healey signs budget bill, vetoes $317 million in spending » WBUR

State Government

New shelter policy will put ‘children and babies’ on the streets » Boston Globe

Mass. House approves standards for dog kennels » Athol Daily News

Advocates outraged at Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s “cruel” emergency shelter restrictions » fallriverreporter

Mass. House Speaker Mariano frustruated with late action by Senate counterparts » WBUR

Transportation

Duo finds fast fix for Massachusetts EV dilemma » Boston Globe

Stoneham bridge dedicated to Massachusetts state trooper killed in 2022 crash » WHDH

Utilities

'Deeply troubled.' Keating, Aquinnah tribe want faster notice after wind turbine collapse » Cape Cod Times

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