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

10:00am Status of Latinos and Latinas, Virtual Hearing

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

11:00am Executive Office for Administration and Finance Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

12:00pm Pioneer Institute Quarterly Policy Luncheon: The Fiscal & Economic Outlook for Massachusetts, Franklin Templeton, 100 Federal Street, Boston

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

New billboard calls for justice for MSP recruit who died after training exercise » Fox 25 News

US Supreme Court passes on Boston exam school challenge » Commonwealth Beacon

Roxbury, Mattapan, and parts of Jamaica Plain could have become a separate Black majority city. Here’s what happened. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Nonprofit BlueHub Earned $360,000 Profit on Foreclosured Everett Home » Fall River Reporter

Democrats push to protect the data privacy of people seeking abortions » 19th News

Boston’s expensive White Stadium renovation at Franklin Park hits another roadblock » Boston Herald

Worcester city manager says he'll explore civilian review board for police oversight » Worcester Telegram

Boston Mayor Wu’s loss on tax proposal marks latest setback in ongoing fight against the powerful real estate industry » Boston Globe

Editorial: Fernandes Anderson’s indictment should be wake-up call » Boston Globe

RFK Jr.’s unusual fund-raising was a windfall for an obscure Massachusetts group » Boston Globe

Michlewitz Says House Did Its Part For Boston Tax Relief » State House News Service

How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes » ProPublica

GOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons » The Hill

Always prepared: why prepping for doomsday is a logical choice for many Americans » The Guardian

Judge blocks The Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars » CNN

Florida’s Canada drug importation plan has yet to launch » Washington Post

Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History » New York Times

Trump ready to ‘seal’ border from immigrants on Day 1 » The Hill

Tech billionaires are getting their chance to shape Washington. Here’s what they’ll do with it. » Politico

GOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons » The Hill

Luigi Mangione ‘had so much to offer’ — now, he is a murder suspect » Washington Post

The Largest Immigration Surge in U.S. History » New York Times

A scrappy New Bedford record label turns 25 » WBUR

Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics » Boston Globe

‘The largest curve ball’: Tax lawsuit jeopardizes sales of Barbara Lynch’s No. 9 Park and B&G Oysters restaurants » Boston Globe

Opinion: How courts are tackling America’s post-truth provocateurs » Boston Globe

High-ranking school official to resign, alleging financial mismanagement » Brookline News

Lynnfield School Committee backlash continues » ItemLive.com

Poll shows support for graduation requirement » The Eagle Tribune

Nuclear wastewater discharged into Cape Cod could linger a month or more, study shows » Boston Herald

Herb Chambers makes massive, $100M gift to Mass General Hospital to fund cancer care » Boston Herald

To ease a doctor shortage, Mass. looks outside the U.S. » WBUR

Gaza war protesters zero in on health care in gathering outside Cooley Dickinson Hospital » Gazette Net

For now, ‘Dreamers’ will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states » Boston Globe

Mass.' new shelter rules have taken effect. What they are. How they work » MassLive

Not so ‘affordable’: Why affordable housing is still too expensive for people who need it most » MassLive

North Attleboro reluctantly approves MBTA zoning » The Sun Chronicle

New Boston housing cost legislation filed in wake of Wu’s tax shift bill failure » Boston Herald

We must do more to combat homelessness in Springfield (Viewpoint) » MassLive

Boston Cube Aims To Help Eliminate The Stigma Of Disability » WBZ News Radio

Deportation pledge raises question of local cooperation » News 22 WWLP.com

Deportation Pledge Raises Question Of Local Cooperation » State House News Service

Court orders Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson to pay for attorney » Boston Herald

Will the defense’s dog bite expert testify? » Boston Globe

Vice Chair Monterroso helps Secure Historic Legislation » Revere Journal

Gov. Healey signs Mass Leads Act at ceremony, touts economic development bill » WAMC

D.J. Beauregard wins special election for Methuen mayor » The Eagle Tribune

Springfield Council rejects regular cost of living salary increases for mayor, elected officials » MassLive

Dartmouth to interview town administrator finalists this week, decision could come Dec. 16 » South Coast Today

Easthampton council backs big pay bump for city’s next mayor » Gazette Net

Leverett residents rap Kittredge compound plans, urge caution as negotiations for 400 homes move forward » Gazette Net

Springfield mulls giving new hires more time to find homes in the city » MassLive

Michelle Wu administration official sentenced in connection to prison money laundering charge » Boston Herald

Boston City Council: Debate on anti-terrorism grants erupts, again » Boston Herald

Finley: There are no righteous political parties » Boston Herald

Bitter Rachael Rollins unloads on feds for indicting Boston city councilor: ‘B-S’ and ‘petty’ » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Let’s denaturalize corrupt politicians » Boston Herald

Gaskin: A cost-effective way to make America healthier » Boston Herald

Rhode Island is set to open first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center in the nation » WBUR

Petty addresses federal investigation of police, and city lawyer's statement slamming it » Worcester Telegram

Worcester creating police misconduct hotline after feds' bombshell report » NBC Boston

'Extremely inaccurate': Worcester police unions criticize Justice Department findings » Worcester Telegram

State Sen. Brownsberger on why he's out on Wu's property tax shift plan » WBUR

Battenfeld: City Councilor asks for state investigation of Michelle Wu’s defeated tax plan » Boston Herald

Wu’s tax defeat carries a harsh lesson » Boston Globe

What Michelle Wu's tax loss means for 2025 » Axios

Mass. House budget chief knocks Senate’s decision to end debate on Boston tax shift bill » Boston Herald

Southeastern Regional Transit Authority announces that direct express service between New Bedford and Fall River Terminal to return » Fall River Reporter

Small upgrades could have saved a Cambridge cyclist’s life » Boston Globe

Has the MBTA gone off the rails? » Boston Globe

JetBlue adds flights from Boston to Madrid, Edinburgh » Axios

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