10:00am MMEA Hill Day for Music Education Advocacy, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:30am Status of Persons with Disabilities, State House, Room 428 and Virtual

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Creative Individuals Grant Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

3:00pm Senate Art Committee, Virtual Hearing

5:00pm SRC Statewide Comprehensive Needs Assessment & Consumer Satisfaction Committees Meeting, Via Zoom

Trump says the solution to high New England energy costs is a natural gas pipeline project. It’s not nearly that simple. » Boston Globe

The argument's over: Americans pay for tariffs » Axios

Budget clears the reconciliation bill. GOP has a rough week ahead » punchbowl

Pope Leo Meets With JD Vance as U.S. Conservatives Hope for Better Relations » New York Times

Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They’ve long been a source of misinformation » The Associated Press (AP)

Republicans advance Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in unusual late-night vote » The Hill

How to Take Medicaid from Millions of Americans, in Less Than 72 Hours » The Bulwark

Why Dems Are So Giddy About Trump’s Qatar Airliner Gift » The Bulwark

‘We have his back in this fight': Local leaders, doctors react to Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis » NBC Boston

Trump DOJ changes to civil rights division spark mass exodus of attorneys » WBUR

71 years later, Massachusetts must deliver on the promise of Brown vs. Board of Education » Commonwealth Magazine

New England AGs to Trump: ‘Bring it on’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. Senate leaders called it a corrective amendment. It actually gave their districts ‘millionaires tax’ funding. » Boston Globe

Trump’s attacks on Mass. hit economy in ‘the gut,’ Greater Boston Chamber boss says » MassLive

‘Always been a free market guy’: Mike Kennealy talks running for governor and being a Republican in Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘private jet’: Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft trade barbs as Boston mayor’s race gets off to a fiery start » Boston Globe

Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee » The Lever

Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer » Politico

A new Triennial wants to make Boston a public art city » WBUR

Rockland Trust lays off 125 Enterprise Bank employees as part of acquisition » Boston Globe

Canadian visits to N.H. have plummeted amid Trump’s tariffs and ‘51st state’ talk » Boston Globe

Anna Wintour urges courage on DEI as Washington moves to quash it » Washington Post

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was $19K in debt at time of $7K kickback » Boston Herald

Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred to Mass. » WBUR

The Karen Read case has cast Canton as one long, bleary bar crawl. But is it? » Boston Globe

Scores of Researchers Receive Termination Notices After Federal Government Cuts Most Grants to Harvard » The Harvard Crimson

MIT spinout raises $7.5M to create stronger metals in Boston » Boston Business Journal

Northampton schools, union reach deal on contract, ending work-to-rule » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Marshfield Select Board Weighs Options After Failed Vocational School Override » South Shore News

MA billionaire gives Bridgewater State graduates $1,000 each: 'Share in the joy of giving' » The Enterprise

‘Ready to change the world’: College students graduate across Greater Boston amid political turmoil » Boston Globe

Harvard’s $27.50 ‘copy’ of Magna Carta revealed to be original worth millions » Boston Globe

What to know about this year’s cicadas in Massachusetts » WGBH

Feds yank funds from Harvard breast cancer, fertility, antibiotics research » WBUR

Massachusetts seeks to address shortage of primary care doctors » The New Bedford Light

Baystate Health CEO apologizes to 13,000 employees in plagiarism controversy » Boston Globe

"It's Nuts" - Board Of Health Backs Away From Proposal To Regulate Gatherings At Short-Term Rentals » nantucketcurrent

'Where would I go?' Mayor Marchetti’s encampment ban ordinance draws backlash from housing advocates, city residents » Berkshire Eagle

MBTA zoning law subject of multiple amendments in Senate » Boston Herald

‘We’re going to flood the zone’: 25 Investigates goes 1-on-1 with Trump border czar Tom Homan » Boston 25 News

Haitian pride unfurled in Greater Boston as community confronts Trump immigration push » Boston Globe

'Do not sit in fear.' Organizers urge action after spate of ICE arrests in Berkshire County » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester officials release 'disturbing' body cam footage of ICE standoff » WBUR

Worcester ICE showdown underscores need for Massachusetts first responder buffer zone: lawmakers » Boston Herald

What’s next for Rümeysa Öztürk? » Boston Globe

Charges dropped in alleged shelter assault, but migrant mother still faces deportation » Boston Globe

‘We must hold space for joy.’ In Boston, Haitian Flag Day brings optimism amid Trump immigration threats » Boston Globe

Pols & Politics: Should Beacon Hill lawmakers be required to show up to work? » Boston Herald

FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of 5/19-5/22 Hearings » Boston Policy Institute

Robert Laferriere joins race for mayor in Easthampton » Gazette Net

Councilor Flynn calls for Economic Opportunity and Inclusion chief’s resignation » Boston Herald

Candidates for Stockbridge Select Board divided on key issues in the community » Berkshire Eagle

City invites residents to participate in Salem City Academy 2025 » Salem News

Norton voters face revised Elm Street water/sewer plan, MBTA zoning law districts at Monday's town meeting » The Sun Chronicle

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet » Wired

FL: Confessions of a Never-Trump Florida Man » Puck

‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘private jet’: Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft trade barbs as Boston mayor’s race gets off to a fiery start » Boston Globe

Republican candidate Mike Kennealy goes 'On The Record' about running for Massachusetts governor » WCVB

Override debate heats up in Belchertown: ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps make case to voters in advance of town election » Gazette Net

'All about opportunity': Sen. Warren encourages WSU grads at 149th commencement ceremony » Cape Cod Times

The Column: Rourke Bridge: Signed, sealed – almost delivered » Lowell Sun

Legislator Gets Pushback on Plan to Squeeze Drivers Out of Their Cars » Frankin Observer

Merrimack Valley prepares to launch New England's first zero emission passenger ferries » WGBH

Trump says the solution to high New England energy costs is a natural gas pipeline project. It’s not nearly that simple. » Boston Globe

10:00am MMEA Hill Day for Music Education Advocacy, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:30am Status of Persons with Disabilities, State House, Room 428 and Virtual

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Creative Individuals Grant Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

3:00pm Senate Art Committee, Virtual Hearing

5:00pm SRC Statewide Comprehensive Needs Assessment & Consumer Satisfaction Committees Meeting, Via Zoom

9:00am Reception for 3rd Assistant Minority Leader David Muradian

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Medal of Liberty/Fidelity Ceremony, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

10:00am Children's League's Advocacy Day 2025, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio,

1:00pm First Annual Military Appreciation Day, State House, House Chamber

3:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Military Appreciation Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

3:00pm AANHPI Heritage Month Event, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. James O'Day

No Hearings Scheduled

$11M for New Housing in Hyannis » MassDevelopment

$300K Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Grant Fuels Initiative to Grow Cyber Resilience and Specialized Workforce Throughout the Region » UMass Lowell

Cindy Fitzgibbon, Ro Dooley Webster to be inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle by NATAS » WCVB

Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests Over $5.5 Million to Strengthen Public Safety Across Massachusetts » Mass. Office of Grants and Research

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million to Protect Coastal Water Quality and Restore Habitat » Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $2.5 Million Employer Child Care Innovation Fund » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.5 Million in Grants for Trail Improvements Across the State » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

Governor Healey Issues Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attack » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG’s Office Secures Court Order Preventing Two Waste Management Companies from Dumping Solid Waste into Blackstone Wetlands » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll » Federal Funding Dashboard Update Shows Trump’s Billions of Dollars in Cuts to Massachusetts

Department of Public Health’s Tewksbury Hospital and Tewksbury Police Department Strengthen Partnership to Enhance Safety and Security » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

State Fire Marshal, Fire Chiefs Make Statewide Push on Expired Smoke Alarms » Mass. Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.4 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide » Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $2.6 Million to Protect Massachusetts Nonprofits from Extremist Violence » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares October “Massachusetts Cranberry Month” » Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

Governor Healey Supports Blue Star Family License Plate Legislation » Massachusetts State Police

Cynobacteria Bloom in Charles River Expands » Charles River Watershed Association