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8:00am Managing the Massachusetts Trade & Travel Gateway with Massport CEO Rich Davey hosted by AIM, Greenberg Traurig, One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

10:00am Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Board of Higher Education Meeting, Via Zoom

10:00am Board of Registration in Podiatry Meeting, Via Webex

10:30am Autism Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

11:00am Restorative Justice Advisory Committee Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

11:00am "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 Environment & Natural Resources, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Public Hearing, 10 Park Plaza, MassDOT Board Room, 2nd Floor, Boston and via Zoom

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

6:30pm MassGOP Dinner with former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Community benefit or conflict? A neighborhood fund and a Boston city councilor’s role in it. » Boston Globe

Cambridge residents call for Paul Toner to resign amid brothel ‘johns’ sex case » Boston Herald

‘Chaos and chainsaws’: Mass. Democrats link GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy to Donald Trump » Boston Herald

Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more » WBUR

Supreme Court backs Trump in controversial deportations case » WBUR

3 things to know about Massachusetts' new pet laws taking effect Tuesday » WBUR

Healey team defends mental health chief after union's no-confidence vote » Boston Business Journal

Former Baker deputy Mike Kennealy launches campaign for governor » Commonwealth Magazine

Surtax debate heats up as Massachusetts lawmakers tackle 'geographic equity' in funding » NEPM

Editorial: Lobbyist donations to lawmakers’ pet charities don’t pass the smell test » Boston Globe

NATIONAL

Trump is attempting to gaslight Americans on the market crash he created » Boston Globe

Trump Is Back. So Are Millions of Protesters » Vanity Fair

Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse sweeping new tariffs » Washington Post

U.S. Chamber of Commerce is considering suing the Trump administration to halt global tariff assault » Fortune

The False Promise of AOC » The Liberal Patriot

Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff » Boston Globe

The Kids Who Got Bused—And Became Democrats » The Atlantic

Behind the Curtain: Trump vs. tech titans » Axios

Trump’s latest loyalty test » punchbowl

Lutnick’s Strategy Flummoxes Business Leaders and White House Aides » The Wall Street Journal

Maine Sues U.S.D.A. Over Funding for School Meals » New York Times

Republicans rattled by tariff troubles begin to push back on Trump » The Hill

Yes, Elon Musk’s Vote-Buying Is Against the Law » The Bulwark

“But we have to, even if you’re supportive, question when millions of investors decided: ‘Wow, this thing is really going to screw up the economy,’ because these aren’t partisans. … They’re doing it to try to preserve their wealth and, for some, it’s their job,” Paul said. “These aren’t dumb people. These are millions of people who all came to the same conclusion. I think we do need to be worried about it.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

Seven Republican senators signed on to a bill that would require the president to give Congress 48 hours notice of new tariffs.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Battenfeld: Trump taking huge gamble his tariff trade war gambit will pay off » Boston Herald

Opinion: The law has become an ‘engine of oppression’ » Boston Herald

Business

BankFive chief executive is making waves on the South Coast » Boston Globe

Boston leaders remain optimistic about entrepreneurship despite federal budget cuts » Boston Globe

This town on the Cape is a hub for climate scientists. Under Trump, its local economy is shaking. » Boston Globe

‘I am stunned.’ Mass. cultural groups see federal funding abruptly slashed. » Boston Globe

Tariffs creating traffic at some car dealerships » WGBH

Education

Springfield invites former students who failed MCAS to apply for a diploma » MassLive

International students question future in U.S. as feds revoke their visas at multiple Mass. colleges » Boston 25 News

An endowment tax for Worcester colleges? City councilors propose November ballot question » Worcester Telegram

Q&A with UMass President Marty Meehan » Gazette Net

Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students » Axios

AG Campbell asks U.S. Supreme Court to reject taxpayer-funded religious charter school » MassLive

Health Care

For seniors on MassHealth, budget battles in D.C. are personal » WBUR

‘It’s infuriating’: As Mass. health care organizations struggle, some leaders make extra money » Boston Globe

Lawrence General Hospital Nurses Plan Picket Tuesday Over ‘Stalled’ Contract Talks » WHAV

Massachusetts nurses with brain tumors: DPH ‘in communication’ with Newton-Wellesley » Boston Herald

Hospital Hearing this Wednesday » The Ham'er

Healey deputy: Congressional proposals likely mean ‘billions’ in MassHealth cuts » MassLive

Housing

Norton considering four areas to comply with MBTA law » The Sun Chronicle

Century-old schools could become housing. New Bedford puts two buildings out to bid. » South Coast Today

Immigration

Supreme Court temporarily blocks order requiring return of wrongly deported migrant » Boston Globe

Trump administration revokes more than two dozen visas of students at Mass. schools » Boston Globe

Groups urge leaders to push back on student deportation » The Eagle Tribune

Opinion: This deportation ‘shocks the conscience.’ So why is he still in prison? » Boston Globe

Insurance

Cabinet secretary warns of "enormous" Medicaid cuts » State House News Service

Judiciary

Federal judge in Mass. considers arguments in parole programs case » WGBH

Labor

Union calls for DMH commissioner to step down after no-confidence vote » WWLP 22

Local Government

‘A very unpredictable moment’: With eye on Trump, Wu sends $4.8b city budget that prioritizes ‘fundamental services’ » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu proposes $4.8B city budget with 4.4% spending increase » Boston Herald

04.07.2025 » Contrarian Boston

Kingston Officials Consider Budget Cuts to Avoid Override » South Shore News

Editorial: No sanctuary for alleged brothel ‘john’ » Boston Herald

‘Whole campus’ approach: UMass working to help six students whose visas, status were revoked » Gazette Net

Politics

Mayor Wu kicks off reelection campaign in South End » WBUR

Seth Moulton compares Tufts student’s arrest to actions of Hitler’s secret police. ‘It’s like the Gestapo.’ » Boston Globe

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveils plan to tackle Mass and Cass, but won’t commit to Long Island Bridge » Boston Herald

‘Hands Off’ protest: 5,000 people in half-dozen Hampshire County communities protest against Trump policies » Gazette Net

Kennealy talks bid for Mass. governor: ‘Beacon Hill is failing us today' » NBC Boston

What to know about Mike Kennealy, Healey’s first Republican challenger for governor » WGBH

Opinion: Remembering Phil Johnston and his legacy of hope and service » Boston Globe

‘This is all about urgency’: Slamming Boston Mayor Wu, Kraft unveils plan to tackle Mass. and Cass, city’s opioid crisis » Boston Globe

Kraft criticizes Wu, offers a ‘recovery first’ plan for Mass and Cass » WGBH

Public Health

RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Boston police officers chased a car after being told to stop. Minutes later, three teens died in a crash. » Boston Globe

AG Campbell awards funds to organizations for gun violence prevention programs » WWLP 22

State Finance

Mass. House proposes spending $1.3 billion in ‘millionaire’s tax’ money on MBTA, education » Boston Globe

Taxes still on table as House prepares budget unveiling » State House News Service

Mass. House budget bill goes ‘very heavy on transportation,' leveraging surtax » NBC Boston

State Government

State Auditor Pushes PILOT Program Reform in Windsor » iBerkshires

Taxation

Mass. collected nearly $4.2B in taxes in March. How that breaks down » MassLive

Transportation

House goes "very heavy on transportation" in surtax-fueled spending bill » State House News Service

Utilities

Public Forum Answering Canal Bridge Project Questions » Cape Cod Online


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