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9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

9:30am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

10:00am Mass. Dental Society Beacon Hill Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm State Library Author Talk - OMO Moses and Dr. Janet Moses - The White Peril: A Family Memoir, State Library, Room 341, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Meeting, Via Zoom

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Bill to overhaul Mass. cannabis rules heads for House vote » Boston Globe

Former GOP lawmaker pleads guilty to state charges » CNHI

Family sues BPS bus contractor after driver hits, injures 8-year-old » Boston Globe

Brian Shortsleeve, GOP candidate for governor, raised $417K in May, state data shows » Boston Herald

Cannabis commission remains short-handed as the agency works on social consumption and other pressing issues » Commonwealth Magazine

Two companies, one roof, and the Boston mayoral race » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. cities and towns could fine drivers up to $150 with red light cameras under new legislation » WGBH

Federal agent’s tattoo sparks questions of white supremacy following Vineyard raid » Boston Globe

Out-of-town money floods Boston mayor’s race » MassLive

Facing tougher GOP opponents, bad poll numbers, a Healey reelection could be a fight » Axios

NATIONAL

The Myth of Trumpian Deterrence » The Bulwark

Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE » The Associated Press (AP)

Trump’s Gilded Gut Instinct » New York Times

‘Disgusting abomination’: Elon Musk tears into Trump megabill » The Hill

State lawmakers urge Congress to reject AI regulation moratorium » Pluribus News

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is Outright Class Warfare » Zeteo

Trump administration backs off effort to collect data on food stamp recipients » Boston Globe

A Student at Brown Channeled Elon Musk. Then He Got in Trouble » New York Times

Are X’s ‘blue checks’ evading terror sanctions? » punchbowl

What to know about rare earths in the China-U.S. trade dispute » Axios

“This bill is a gift to corporate cannabis and a death sentence for local and social equity businesses. How is someone with one, two, or three stores supposed to compete with someone buying for six or more stores? It will undermine everything Massachusetts has worked so hard to achieve in building the most equitable cannabis industry in the country.”

Equitable Opportunities Now Co-Founder Shanel Lindsay

A new Massachusetts bill that would increase the number of cannabis retail licenses per company is drawing backlash from advocates who say it would benefit large corporations and harm small, equity-focused businesses.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump unleashes MAGA rebellion on Federalist Society » The Hill

Job juggling amongst Trump administration officials is irresponsible, experts say » Boston Globe

Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro » Boston Globe

Editorial: PBS cuts mean taxpayers are out of the public TV business » Boston Herald

Rep. Clark says Senate deficit hawks are fool's gold for Democrats » WBUR

Business

Could Market Basket be sold? Not without Arthur T. Demoulas’s permission. » Boston Globe

Milking success: State ag commissioner tours 13-generation Hatfield farm to learn about successes, challenges » Gazette Net

Gov. Maura Healey tours the Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center in Charlton. » Worcester Telegram

'Truly amazing': Healey visits new Amazon warehouse in Charlton » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Developers, will you buy what the governor’s selling? » Lowell Sun

Cannabis & Psychedelics

House poised to approve major cannabis bill on Wednesday » State House News Service

Pot power could go to the governor » Politico

Reps looking to roll more policy into cannabis bill » State House News Service

Civil Rights

Groundbreaking report highlights concerns of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Mass. » WGBH

‘We’re living in very serious times’: Jewish leaders in Boston area react to Colorado attack » Boston Globe

Crimes

In whistle-blower trial, former R.I. Catholic school teacher claims principal, diocese covered up sexual solicitations » Boston Globe

Education

Lawmakers receptive to Healey’s pitch for higher ed building boom » WGBH

As Harvard fights Trump admin in court, professors are quietly dropping courses » MassLive

Opinion: Mass. needs to codify education rights for immigrant students » Boston Globe

Applications open for ’certificate of attainment’ graduates seeking diploma » The Reminder

Family of 8-year-old boy run over by Boston school bus sues BPS transportation provider » Boston Herald

Gaskin: School meals flunk at providing healthy food for kids » Boston Herald

Newburyport High's Wulf unveils new cellphone policy » Newburyport News

As Trump targets Harvard's foreign student enrollment, scholars worry about the future of U.S. innovation » WBUR

Deerfield Academy reaches settlement with sexual abuse victim » Gazette Net

Haverhill Councilors Debate Merits of Tech School Admissions Lottery » WHAV

Environment

Cape Cod shark detections: Where are the top hotspots for white sharks? » Boston Herald

Worries fuel push to elevate water woes on policy agenda » State House News Service

Federal

GBH cutting 45 employees as Trump administration strips funding » Boston Herald

Human Services

Healey administration calls proposed food stamp changes ‘reckless and dangerous’ » WBUR

Immigration

Immigrant allies ask Amherst officials to call rapid-response hotline, confront ICE when agents are active in town » Daily Hampshire Gazette

ICE, pressed by Congressional rep., still mum on details » Martha's Vineyard Times

Editorial: Marcelo Gomes da Silva should be freed » Boston Globe

Somerville, Chelsea ask court to prevent Trump defunding efforts over ‘sanctuary city’ status » Boston Globe

‘False narratives’: Mass. US attorney blasts Boston Mayor Wu over remarks on ICE » MassLive

US immigration authorities detain the family of the man charged in the Colorado attack » The Associated Press

Milford voices unconditional support for detained student on court and in crowd at emotional volleyball match » Boston Globe

‘Without him, it just kind of feels like a dark, empty room’: Volleyball team dedicates game to detained Milford student » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: ICE doing the job Democrats failed to do » Boston Herald

Somerville and Chelsea take Trump to court over ‘sanctuary city’ funding threats » Boston Herald

Pozniak: ICE arrest methods harming reputation » Boston Herald

'He's in terrible conditions': Milford, Massachusetts, student detained by ICE awaiting upcoming court hearing » WCVB

Feds blame ‘sanctuary policies’ in Milford teenager’s immigration arrest » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislative

Two Legislators Want to Nix Columbus; Two Offer Another Idea » Franklin Observer

Former senator sentenced in firearms case involving constituent » State House News Service

Lobbying & Campaign Finance

Harvard is deploying the classic Washington weapon of lobbying finesse. It’s an essential part of plan to counter Trump. » Boston Globe

Mass. Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, a Gloucester Democrat, dinged by campaign finance regulators » Boston Herald

Local Government

Finance Director Amy Sarro to Depart Swampscott After Five Years » Swampscott Tides

TODAY: Council to vote on Boston's FY26 Budget, budget amendments » Boston Policy Institute

Duxbury Joins Regional Age-Friendly Initiative, Takes Stand Against Nuclear Wastewater Evaporation » South Shore News

City withholds records on $2 million grant » The New Bedford Light

Whately to consolidate ZIP codes on Jan. 1 » Gazette Net

State AG’s office revives probe into voter fraud allegations involving 2023 Springfield election » MassLive

Council sets new standards for retaking votes » The Eagle Tribune

With leftover tension, Billerica Select Board holds regular meeting with new chair » Lowell Sun

Politics

Gloucester election season heats up with warmer weather » Gloucester Times

Dean Tran, former state senator, pleads guilty to gun theft charges » Boston Globe

Two companies, one roof, and the Boston mayoral race » Commonwealth Magazine

Former Northampton police officer Dave Dombrowski makes pitch for mayor » Gazette Net

New survey shows that Asian and Pacific Islander Americans are concerned about cost of living, lean Democrat, and have high levels of civic engagement » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

mRNA, once lauded as a scientific marvel, is now a government target » Boston Globe

State grants to aid local opioid response » The Eagle Tribune

Committee not yet ready to act on assisted suicide proposal » State House News Service

Public Safety

Roadway fatalities cited in renewed push for camera enforcement » State House News Service

Boston firefighter allowed to continue suit charging he was punished for exercising his First Amendment right to complain about the sidewalk outside his firehouse » Universal Hub

Staffing shortage drives Pittsfield police overtime costs to more than $2 million » The Berkshire eagle

NE Anti-Defamation League Honors Marblehead, Swampscott Police Chiefs » Brookline Patch

Reproductive Rights

Day: Branches aligned on reproductive rights stance » State House News Service

Transportation

MBTA Green Line service to be suspended through city center starting Wednesday night. Here’s what to know. » Boston Globe

What to know about the MBTA's overlapping Green and Blue line closures in June » WBUR

Family sues BPS bus contractor after driver hits, injures 8-year-old » Boston Globe

Highway chief: work zone "crisis" demands blue lights solution » State House News Service


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