9:00am American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Massachusetts Lobby Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Heritage Day of Portugal, Great Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

11:00am LGBT Aging Commission, The Pryde Community Center, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Local Government Advisory Commission, Via Zoom

Special election for former Rep. Carol Doherty's seat

Auditor Diana DiZoglio wants to charge thousands for access to shelter audit records » Boston Herald

Blue Cross dropping coverage of anti-obesity drugs sacrifices long-term health for short-term savings » Commonwealth Magazine

Wu signs $4.8 billion Boston city budget » WBUR

Chief Justice Kimberly Budd wants to repair trust in courts » Commonwealth Magazine

Former Boston City Hall staffer claims Wu administration fired her to protect top aide » Boston Globe

State spending with LGBT-owned businesses fails to meet Healey's benchmark » WGBH

Hundreds rally at Boston City Hall to protest ICE raids, arrest of union leader in Los Angeles » Boston Globe

‘An abundance of pessimism’: New England voters are down on Trump, the economy — and even Democrats, Suffolk/Globe poll finds » Boston Globe

‘Authoritarianism on steroids': Mass. leaders react to Trump's response in Calif. » NBC Boston

Fresher faces, same names: Meet New England’s new crop of politicians’ relatives who are looking at running for elected office » Boston Globe

Health Secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel » Boston Globe

Stephen Miller wages war on the GOP’s libertarians » The Hill

Democratic frustration reaches boiling point over David Hogg » The Hill

My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country » New York Times

L.A. Was Destined to Be Where Trump Staged His ICE Fight » The Bulwark

What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports » New York Times

Unrestrained Trump flirts with Insurrection Act as Marines deploy to L.A. » Axios

Mark Green will leave Congress after reconciliation passes » punchbowl

“We’ve Been Sold a Story That Isn’t Remotely True”: How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream » Vanity Fair

Parties split on deploying troops against California protesters » Roll Call

ABC News suspends Terry Moran after he calls Trump a ‘world-class hater’ » Boston Globe

Representatives Auchincloss, Moulton, criticize Trump’s use of military troops in LA » Boston Globe

Markey says he'd "fight Trump" over National Guard deployment » State House News Service

Mass. business confidence increases, but remains negative » Boston Business Journal

Brokerage firms to pay up to $28.8 million after allegations they overcharged for stock trades » Boston Globe

Kendalle Burlin O’Connell wants biotech industry to look to Massachusetts for solutions » Boston Globe

The Trump administration canceled an $87 million award for this MIT startup. But life goes on. » Boston Globe

Legal filing indicates Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft could be part of Revolution succession plan » Boston Herald

Stop & Shop will stop offering discounted food on Flashfood app » Axios

Mass. AFL-CIO president says Trump administration is  'ripping up' the First Amendment » WBUR

Editorial: Trump’s latest manufactured crisis has Los Angeles in its grip » Boston Globe

Lynnfield town employee resigns following racist remarks » Lynn Daily News Item

Williams College temporarily declines new NIH, NSF grant funding over Trump administration DEI rules » Boston Globe

Over 12,000 Harvard alums lend weight to court battle with Trump in new filing » MassLive

Harvard cuts could severely damage Boston-area GDP, report says » Axios

21 state attorneys general, multiple universities, alumni to back Harvard in court battle against Trump » Boston Globe

What's actually up with crime at Harvard University » Axios

Thousands of Harvard alumni sign filing to support school in battle with Trump administration » WCVB

Mass. clean cement company loses $87 million federal award » WBUR

South Coast towns will continue PFAS remediations despite changing federal regulations » The New Bedford Light

Opinion: Mass. must stop lagging behind on climate goals » Boston Globe

The ‘Falls’ on the rise » Gazette Net

Mass. clean cement company hopes to win back $87M federal award » State House News Service

Environmental groups oppose climate change plans » CNHI

Ballot measures and evaporating water: The latest on the Pilgrim nuclear plant cleanup fight » WBUR

Markey playing defense against GOP clean energy plans » State House News Service

Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives » The Associated Press (AP)

Some Mass., N.H. federal offices spared the DOGE chainsaw, for now » WBUR

Massachusetts Regulator Says US Gambling Industry Is A “Highway Without Speed Limits” » Gambling Industry News

Health insurers seek steep rate hikes in Massachusetts. Here's how much your premiums could increase ... » The Berkshire Eagle

Northampton council backs Medicare for All resolution in state » Gazette Net

Health insurers seek steep rate increases » Athol Daily News

In memo, Trump targets health care payments that "game the system" » State House News Service

Local officials express disappointment following dismissal of MBTA lawsuit » Salem News

Vacant lot on Martha's Vineyard among 450 acres statewide now available for housing » Cape Cod Times

Mass. Superior Court rejects towns’ claim that MBTA housing law is an ‘unfunded mandate’ » Boston.com

Boston unions lead rally against L.A. ICE raids » WBUR

Hundreds rally at Boston City Hall to protest ICE raids, arrest of union leader in Los Angeles » Boston Globe

Newton judge contests her role after man evaded ICE capture at court » MassLive

Witnessing an ICE arrest? Here are your rights. » Boston Globe

Trump authorizes additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, US officials say » Boston Globe

Opinion: LA stands up to ICE raids. What about Boston? » Boston Globe

The Protest Dilemma » The Bulwark

This is what an ICE arrest in Boston immigration court looks like » Boston Globe

Hundreds in Boston rally in response to ICE raids, arrest of union president in Los Angeles » Boston 25 News

Travel restrictions take effect for mostly African and Middle Eastern countries » WGBH

Hundreds in Boston protest ICE raids in Los Angeles and arrest of union leader » WGBH

Misconduct hearing underway for judge accused of helping immigrant avoid ICE arrest » WGBH

‘She knew nothing about it’: Newton Judge Shelley Joseph denies helping defendant evade ICE in 2018 » Boston Globe

Edgartown Magistrate Confirmed as District Court Judge » Vineyard Gazette

Hearing held for judge accused of allowing immigrant to escape ICE custody » Boston Herald

Massachusetts unions rally after arrest of SEIU head during L.A. protest against ICE » Boston Herald

Tuesday hearing will offer new insights on Blue Hill Ave. plans » Dorchester Reporter

LPL, Edward Jones Among 5 Firms Ordered to Pay $29M Over Excessive Commissions » ThinkAdvisor

Trump yanks $87M clean energy grant from Sublime Systems for its low-carbon cement plant in Holyoke » Gazette Net

Mayor promises to defend LGBTQ+ community at flag raising » The Eagle Tribune

Battenfeld: Is Mayor Wu trying to cover up a #MeToo scandal in City Hall? » Boston Herald

With new budget, Wu says Boston ready to "weather this moment" » State House News Service

Public health nurses cut from Lowell’s budget » Lowell Sun

TN: House GOP majority to shrink as top Rep. Mark Green plans exit » Axios

FL: 'Chilling': Newspaper hits back at MAGA governor after 'bully' attempt » The Raw Story

Former Boston City Hall staffer claims Wu administration fired her to protect top aide » Boston Globe

Editorial: Mayoral candidates must weigh in on Boston’s biz problem » Boston Herald

Lang: It’s time for a challenger for Ed Markey’s seat » Boston Herald

The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True » Wired

Teen substance use detox center in Worcester is closing » WGBH

Late Wrentham police officer's family poised to get property tax relief » The Sun Chronicle

Massachusetts pensions: Several convicted Boston Police officers are still taking home a pension » Boston Herald

MS-13 gang member arrested by ICE in Massachusetts: Feds » Boston Herald

Rally raising awareness about elder abuse » Cape Cod Online

AGs sue ATF over "machine gun" conversions » The Eagle Tribune

Boston’s Mass and Cass ‘remains an open-air drug market’ with residents begging for police crackdown » Boston Herald

Senate budget includes more than $1M in local earmarks for western Mass » The Recorder

Transparency push stalls as Mass. lawmakers continue squabble over virtual meeting attendance » NEPM

The Canned-Food Aisle Is Getting Squeezed by Rising Steel Tariffs » The Wall Street Journal

‘A real cycle of debt.’ The RMV has marked millions of licenses for non-renewal due to unpaid fees. » Boston Globe

Water testimony touches on private wells, aging infrastructure » Athol Daily News

Opinion: Push back against natural gas » Boston Globe

Weighted Lottery for Vocational HS Admissions is in effect; proposal to block this backed by vocational superintendents in the House budget was NOT included in the final House-Senate Conference Committtee » Vocational Education Justice Coalition

Brown Rudnick Advises Vor Bio in $125 million Global License Agreement with RemeGen for Ex-China Rights to Telitacicept » Brown Rudnick

Supreme Court Upholds Parental and Religious Rights in Landmark LGBTQ Storybook Ruling » Mass. Family Institute

93 Healthcare Professionals at BMC – Brighton File for Union Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Citing Need for a Stronger Voice in Patient Care and Working Conditions » Mass. Nurses Association

Fenway Health Commends Supreme Court Braidwood Decision Preserving Access to PrEP & Other Preventive Care » Fenway Health

AFSCME’s Saunders on SCOTUS decision: We remain undeterred in our commitment to defend our freedoms and democracy » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Massachusetts RMV Program Initiatives and Staff Receive AAMVA Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

AG Campbell Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Trump Administration Terminates $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Farms, Forests, Wetlands » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

MassDOT Announces $6.8 Million Shared Streets & Spaces Program Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division

Mass NOW and MTPC’s Second Annual Trans Period Pride » Mass NOW