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

Gov. Healey's Republican challengers want local police to work more with ICE » WBUR

Senators get "enough yeses" to add $43.5 mil to budget » State House News Service

Healey used ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts as migrant and homeless families surged into emergency shelter system, audit charges » Boston Globe

MBTA board approves ‘nuts and bolts’ capital budget, leaving billions in critical projects unfunded » Boston Globe

State board agrees on vocational school admissions reforms » The Recorder

Mass. budget debate points to a subtle but seismic shift on Beacon Hill » MassLive

Congress’s budget aims to target Medicaid fraud. In Massachusetts, the reality is more complicated. » Boston Globe

What to know about the new lottery to get into Mass. vocational high schools » WBUR

Boston City Hall staffers charged in alleged domestic incident ‘terminated’ » Boston Herald

‘People should not live like this.’ As ICE arrests ramp up in Mass., agents encounter more community resistance. » Boston Globe

Congressional committees accuse Harvard of working with Chinese Communist Party » MassLive

US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules » The Associated Press (AP)

Trump can complain all he wants – but he can’t stop his own economic mess » The Guardian

Elon Musk’s pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was a flop » The Associated Press (AP)

The GOP’s Big Medicaid Idea Was Tried Before—And Failed Badly » The Bulwark

What Does ‘Don’t F*ck With Medicaid’ Mean? Depends Who You Ask. » The Bulwark

Republicans tweak the social contract to ask more of states » CNN

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target » New York Times

How false "white genocide" claims became central to Trump's view of South Africa » Axios

Gerald Connolly, Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, Dies at 75 » New York Times

The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement » New York Times

Republicans try to reorient Medicaid fight » punchbowl

Joe Biden’s cancer comment at former Massachusetts power plant resurfaces, goes viral » Boston Herald

Mass. Sen Warren roasts Trump’s IRS pick: ‘You shouldn’t be within 1,000 miles’ of the job » MassLive

Trump has lots to say about Biden’s health. His own? Not so much. » Boston Globe

Opinion: An ugly tax in a ‘beautiful bill’ » Boston Globe

Supreme Court restores Maine lawmaker's House vote after censure for social media post » WBUR

RFK Jr. spars with Senator Patty Murray during HHS budget hearing: ‘Mr. Secretary, seriously?’ » Boston Globe

Graham: Biden’s health news highlights need to face age issue » Boston Herald

Commercial fishermen welcomed Trump’s promise to roll back ‘overregulation.’ Months into his term, what do they think of him? » Boston Globe

Cambridge greenlights BioMed office-to-lab conversion » Boston Business Journal

Macy’s is closing 150 stores nationwide. Downtown Boston’s may survive, thanks to the data center upstairs. » Boston Globe

IL: Justice Department investigates Chicago’s hiring practices after mayor touts Black hires » The Associated Press

Guard Chief: Constitution binds us “no matter how crazy things may get” » WWLP 22

Trump admin cuts another $60 million in grants from Harvard University » MassLive

Support those who deliver on the promise of free community college (Viewpoint) » MassLive

Mass. Education board votes to install lottery for vocational school slots » WBUR

Northeastern pays $33M for suburban office site » Boston Business Journal

Move to close background check gap for daycare providers following 25 Investigates report » Boston 25 News

Marshfield Education Foundation Awards Record $151,732 in Grants » South Shore News

Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds » Boston Globe

State board OKs vocational education lottery system » The Eagle Tribune

It’ll soon be a lottery to get into vocational and technical schools in Massachusetts » WGBH

Lottery for vo-tech students in Massachusetts gets state board approval » Worcester Telegram

Mass. education board approves vocational school lottery admissions, temporary graduation requirements » Boston Globe

Northeastern expands to New York City this summer after merger » Boston Business Journal

Flooding in Massachusetts drains money, energy, and resources » Commonwealth Magazine

Under Trump, book bans have gone federal. Some readers are fighting back. » Boston Globe

Editorial: State health plan shortfall points to challenge of expensive weight loss drugs » Boston Globe

Report: State overpaid for migrant shelter services » The Eagle Tribune

Norton approves two zoning districts to comply with MBTA law » The Sun Chronicle

Protesters call for affordable housing: ‘We need the state to act’ » Boston Globe

Auditor's report slams Healey administration's handling of shelter costs » WBUR

Hotel shelter closures impact western Mass. towns » WWLP 22

Boston approves conversion of two office buildings into 155 residential units » Boston Business Journal

Closing hotel shelters has benefits but could leave families with no place to go » MassLive

The typical home in Greater Boston last month cost nearly $1 million » Boston Globe

Island towns discuss housing strategies » Martha's Vineyard Times

Nonprofit providing emergency assistance to families at former Worcester City Motel on Route 9 » Worcester Telegram

Sen. Rand Paul questions border wall funding level needs » Roll Call

‘People should not live like this.’ As ICE arrests ramp up in Mass., agents encounter more community resistance. » Boston Globe

Gov. Maura Healey says ‘some’ of Trump’s border policies make sense » Boston Herald

ICE arrests alleged gun-running, fentanyl trafficking, indecent assault suspects across Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Editorial: Normalizing illegal immigration helps no one » Boston Herald

Healey applauds border control, denounces ICE tactics » State House News Service

Howie Carr: High degree of idiocy in Karen Read prosecution » Boston Herald

Senators use budget stage to preview priorities » State House News Service

Eastie to Receive $36k in Grants for Free Beach Events » East Boston Times-Free Press

Turner, Ritter win seats on Belchertown Select Board » Gazette Net

Two Boston City Hall employees fired after being arrested last week, mayor’s office says » Boston Globe

Northampton mayor unveils $145M budget, defending school funding position » Gazette Net

Worcester to add security guards, scanners at city hall » MassLive

Boston fires two staffers arrested in apparent domestic disturbance » WGBH

Springfield City Council joins fight against termination of EPA grant » The Reminder

NY: Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target » New York Times

VA: Northern Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly dies at 75 » POLITICO

New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots for healthy adults and children » Boston Globe

Senate adds $43.5M to budget, calls state mental health overhaul 'absurd' » Boston Business Journal

Audit: Mass. housing office mishandled emergency shelter contracts » MassLive

Diana DiZoglio accuses Maura Healey admin of approving ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts in shelter system » Boston Herald

New audit finds mismanagement within Mass. emergency shelter system » NBC Boston

Auditor finds Mass. overpaid for emergency shelter services » WGBH

Audit knocks use of no-bid contracts in family shelter crisis » State House News Service

Guest columnist Ann Darling: Gov. Healey makes an undemocratic wrong turn » Gazette Net

Keller: Audit finds "mismanagement" in Massachusetts emergency shelter system, no-bid contracts » CBS News

Trump’s Social Security Chief Just Scored A Mammoth Tax Break » The Lever

MBTA board approves ‘nuts and bolts’ capital budget, leaving billions in critical projects unfunded » Boston Globe

Your ferry to Martha's Vineyard may be powered by vegetable oil this summer » WBUR

Somerville EV charging startup raises $30.5 million, plans to hire » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts unions, companies hail Trump go-ahead for N.Y. wind farm » The New Bedford Light

New Poll: 76% of Voters Prefer a Single National AI Development Policy » TechNet

Local 589 Advocates for Safety Bill at State House » Carmen's Local 589

Massachusetts Education Labor Leaders Extend Support for Milford High School Student Gomes da Silva » Boston Teachers Union

ICYMI: API President and CEO Mike Sommers on Veriten’s C.O.B. Tuesday Podcast: Durability is the Coin of the Realm » American Petroleum Institute

MFI Joins National Effort to Defend Parental Rights » Mass. Family Institute

Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens FY26 Destination Development Capital Grant Program » Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism

AG Campbell Files a Citizen Petition with the FDA to Remove Unnecessary Restrictions on Mifepristone » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Governor Healey Issues Statement on Judge Ordering Marcelo Gomes Da Silva to be Released » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration’s College Financial Aid Expansion Saved Massachusetts Students $110 Million » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver Gets APWA Award » Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles