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8:30am Children's Behavioral Health Summit hosted by the Mass. Health & Hospital Association and Boston Children's Hospital, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

9:30am Women's Bar Association Legislative Breakfast, State House, Room 428, Boston

10:00am Mass-Care Lobby Day, State House Steps, Boston

10:00am Physicians Assistants Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Informational Hearing

11:00am Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming, Informational Hearing

12:00pm Mass. Commission for the Blind Statutory Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting, Via Zoom

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Committee Hearing

3:00pm Commission on Higher Education Quality and Affordability Meeting, Via Zoom

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

‘We are all terrified’: Mass General Brigham to lose millions in medical research grants under Trump cuts » Boston Globe

Some believe Monica Tibbits-Nutt has lost her voice as transportation secretary. Can she find it again? » Boston Globe

Karen Read's retrial starts Tuesday. What's different from the first? » WBUR

A skeptic's look at Mayor Wu's and challenger Kraft's ideas to rein in Boston rental costs » WBUR

Mass. climate tech companies react to Trump administration's environmental policy » WBUR

Feds threaten billions in funds at Harvard, saying school fails to protect against antisemitism » WBUR

Boston developer Tom O’Brien decides against mayoral run » Commonwealth Magazine

College costs top $100K a year for the first time at these Boston-area schools » Boston Business Journal

DiZoglio to skip Senate's 'kangaroo court' hearing » Gloucester Times

NATIONAL

Do Democrats have something brewing politically? What Tuesday’s elections might show us. » Boston Globe

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker launches overnight speech to protest Trump’s agenda » Boston Herald

Trump cuts Planned Parenthood funds while Alabama abortion doctors notch win » Axios

Why Autocrats Hate Their Capitals » The Bulwark

No, Trump can’t run for a third term in 2028. Here’s what the law says. » Boston Globe

Meet the Tech Billionaire Just as Dangerous as Elon Musk » Zeteo

Trump Administration Live Updates: Mass Layoffs of Federal Health Workers Begin » New York Times

The Fascism Expert at Yale Who’s Fleeing America » Vanity Fair

The Biggest Scandal of the Second Trump Term Isn’t “Signalgate” » The New Republic

How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse » ProPublica

Trump is planning a wave of new tariffs. Republicans are worried » punchbowl

“These are not normal times in our nation,” Booker said at the start of his speech. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American people and American democracy are grave and urgent, and we all must do more to stand against them.”

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker

Booker carried an all-night speech in protest of President Donald Trump’s agenda into Tuesday morning.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Editorial: The bill’s due for lawmakers making bank on stocks » Boston Herald

Pozniak: Signalgate chaos could have been prevented » Boston Herald

A Senate vote to reverse Trump’s tariffs on Canada is testing Republican support » The Associated Press (AP)

Republicans will slash Medicaid to pay for tax cuts, Mass. Rep. Auchincloss warns » MassLive

Distraction or threat to democracy? Mass. delegation split on Trump's talk of third term. » WGBH

Business

We asked 14 New Englanders what they really think of the Trump-era economy. This is what they told us. » Boston Globe

Trump tariffs could worsen housing crisis, raise car costs, Gov. Healey, experts warn » WCVB

Healey says Trump is hurting the economy: ‘Tariffs are not a good thing for us' » NBC Boston

Law firm WilmerHale wins partial reprieve against Trump sanctions » Boston Business Journal

This Downtown Crossing building just sold for one-fifth of its pre-pandemic price. Here’s why that may be a good thing. » Boston Globe

Reidy weighing World Cup safety, federal funding concerns » State House News Service

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Dude, where’s my Cannabis Control Commission reforms? » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Officials defend transgender community in face of "worst threats" » State House News Service

Education

College costs top $100K a year for the first time at these Boston-area schools » Boston Business Journal

Trump administration will ‘review’ billions in funding tied to Harvard » Boston Globe

MTA president offers ways for legislators to address ‘unprecedented dangers’ to K-12 education in state » Gazette Net

Nearly all of South Hadley High’s student body holds ‘walkout to walk-in’ rally to oppose cuts, call for funding reform » Gazette Net

Harvard University faces Trump administration review of $8.7 billion in grants amid antisemitism investigation » Boston Herald

Trump task force reviewing billions in Harvard funding » Axios

Environment

Trump Wants to Convince the World that Climate Change is a Good Thing » Rolling Stone

Ecological Grants Support Wetland Testoration » Cape Cod Online

Trump’s shadow looms as offshore wind price negotiation deadline missed » Commonwealth Magazine

NJ: New Jersey among states that want to make oil companies pay for climate disasters » New Jersey Monitor

Federal

The Trump Administration’s Use of Signal Puts Service Members at Risk » The Bulwark

Gaming

New bill introduced by lawmaker would set limits on sports betting in Massachusetts » CBS News

Health Care

Senate President Karen Spilka says she does not support Healey’s prescription drug tax » Boston Herald

Point32Health lays off workers, after rising prescription drug costs lead to major losses » Boston Globe

Leominster woman charged for posing as healthcare worker, stealing $28K » Worcester Business Journal

Housing

Wu expands office-to-residential conversion program to build dorms. Here’s how it would work. » Boston Globe

What's driving secret Boston-area home sales » Axios

Massachusetts homebuilders brace for tariffs to raise costs and slow housing production » WGBH

Human Services

Nonprofit groups sue Trump administration over election executive order, calling it unconstitutional » Boston Herald

After Trump cuts, Mass. awards $850K to pay for healthy food for kids » MassLive

17th ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser on Saturday aims to bolster Survival Center food aid » Gazette Net

Christine Morin takes over Cradles to Crayons from founder Lynn Margherio » Boston Globe

Immigration

Mass. Gov. Healey: Feds have not provided information on detained Tufts student » MassLive

At hearing in Clinton, top safety official urges response to 2017 SJC immigration detainer ruling » The Gardner News

Boston judge holds ICE agent in contempt over detention of defendant midtrial » Boston Globe

Guv: Mass. immigration enforcement approach "is working" » State House News Service

Local judge holds ICE agent in contempt for detaining a defendant mid-trial » WGBH

Judiciary

Judge Beverly Cannone impounds juror list ahead of Karen Read trial: ‘Fear for the safety of their family’ » Boston Herald

Western Mass. lawmakers seek a speedy fix by Gov. Healey in filling judicial vacancies » NEPM

As second Karen Read trial begins, legal experts expect new approach from prosecutors » Boston Globe

Karen Read’s lawyers can try to argue ‘third-party culprit defense’ involving Brian Albert, Brian Higgins » Boston Herald

Labor

More that half of Berkshire County superintendents have left their jobs since 2023. We ask: Why? » berkshireeagle

States push for AI workplace protections from ‘robo bosses’ » Pluribus News

Mass. Auditor DiZoglio serenades Teamsters with an ‘80s pop classic » MassLive

Lobbying & Campaign Finance

‘Ripe for corruption’: Lobbyists in Mass. skirt campaign finance laws by donating to nonprofits run by lawmakers » Boston Globe

Sinema lands at Hogan Lovells » Politico

Local Government

Worcester councilor threatens city with lawsuit over ‘retaliation’ » MassLive

Halifax Selectmen Approve Budget Without Override, Use Free Cash to Close Gap » South Shore News

Hanson Faces $3 Million Override Vote Amid Budget Challenges » South Shore News

Kingston Police Department Seeks Budget Increase Amid Safety Concerns » South Shore News

🔨 "Hard decisions" loom as Framingham faces fiscal uncertainty » The Ham'er

Politics

In reversal, developer Thomas O’Brien says he won’t challenge Mayor Wu after all » Boston Globe

Signs of the times: Protests in Auburn and Worcester sending a message against Musk, DOGE » Worcester Telegram

Boston Mayor Wu hits back at criticism from Josh Kraft after youth jobs fair violence » Boston Herald

‘Disturbing and alarming': Healey reacts to Trump's comments on third term » NBC Boston

Developer Tom O’Brien opts not to run against Wu » Boston Business Journal

In about-face, developer Thomas O’Brien says he won’t run for mayor of Boston » Boston Herald

Kraft criticizes Wu on safety after fight cancels city’s youth summer jobs fair » Boston Globe

Top Massachusetts Democrat says Beacon Hill pols will reject ‘anti-LGBTQ’ policies » Boston Herald

Public Health

Advocates push for reversal infectious disease program cuts » The Eagle Tribune

Public Safety

New Bedford hires independent consultant to review police amid accusations of bad behavior » South Coast Today

Youth Summer Jobs Fair broken up due to fights, overcrowding, Boston Police say » Boston Herald

‘Devastating consequences:’ State police organization says Healey’s proposed mental health cuts threaten officers, civilians » Boston Herald

State medical examiner still considers Sandra Birchmore’s death a suicide despite prosecution of ex-Stoughton officer » Boston Globe

City names experts to investigate police narcotics and internal affairs units » The New Bedford Light

State Government

How a song became the state's official poem » State House News Service

Transportation

Woodward: Bridges & budgets worry infrastructure pros » Boston Herald

Can we do better than the 30-year saga for South Coast Rail? » Boston Globe

Riders welcome permanent ferry routes to East Boston and Lynn » WGBH

Utilities

Tepper mindful of "important" role for natural gas » State House News Service

National Grid ordered to fix "severe billing errors" affecting thousands of Massachusetts customers » CBS News

Delay leaves offshore wind contracts a year behind schedule » The New Bedford Light


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