9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

9:00am Public Health Council Meeting, Via Zoom

9:30am Adult Foster Care Advocacy Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am LGBTQ+ Resource Fair, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Pride Flag Raising Event, State House Steps, Boston

11:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, State House, 222 and Virtual

11:00am Journalist SHIELD Bill Briefing, Room 437, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

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

6:30pm I-90 Project: Is This The Best We Can Do? hosted by the Charles River Watershed Association, Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center, 123 Antwerp Street, Boston

7:00pm DC Attacks, MA Fights Back: The White House vs. Housing for All hosted by Progressive Mass, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Attorney General Andrea Campbell

Boston convention center to be renamed to honor Mayor Thomas Menino » WCVB

Field claims victory, Quintal seeking recount in House special election » State House News Service

A push for more transparency on ballot question spending, fundraising » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. governor’s race intensifies as GOP candidates seize on LA protests » MassLive

Is Boston losing its biotech crown? BIO conference takes place amidst industry fears » MassLive

Highly trained immigrants face difficulties finding higher wage jobs, new report says » WBUR

ICE mandate to arrest 3,000 immigrants per day fuels raids in Massachusetts communities » Boston Globe

City Council accidentally eliminates single family zoning » The New Bedford Light

House cannabis bill targets intoxicating hemp edibles, but critics warn enforcement gaps will remain » Commonwealth Magazine

Municipal leaders cheer Healey energy bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston councilors demand probe after fired staffer claims retaliation over rejected advance » MassLive

Trump Finally Gets the Police State He’s Been Craving for Years » Rolling Stone

Newsom Tells Nation That Trump Is Destroying American Democracy » New York Times

The Danger of Trump’s Clash with the Conservative Legal Movement » The Bulwark

‘Come and get me’: Gavin Newsom has entered the meme war » Washington Post

The Scofflaw Strongman » The Bulwark

House trucks ahead on crypto market overhaul » Punchbowl News

Republican senators mystified by $1 billion added to their megabill » Semafor

Trump Wants to Be a Strongman, but He’s Actually a Weak Man » New York Times

Fetterman Calls California Protests ‘Anarchy’ as He Criticizes Democrats » New York Times

For Trump, California stands out as his biggest, bluest enemy » Boston Globe

Massachusetts part of brokerage commission settlement » NEPM

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

Opinion: Do we really need two public radio stations in Boston? » Boston Globe

Boston convention center to be named for former mayor Tom Menino, who pushed development of Seaport District » Boston Globe

Money mules, ‘phantom’ hackers: Tech support scams reach record high in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Trump is touting a $3 trillion tariff windfall. Don’t bank on it. » Boston Globe

The two untimely deaths that forever changed Market Basket » Boston Business Journal

Boston convention center to be renamed after Mayor Tom Menino » Axios

Springfield Council takes 1st step to ban unregulated ‘gas station weed’ » MassLive

‘Systemic failure’: At the State House, Muslims tell stories of Islamophobia, advocate for permanent civil rights commission » Boston Globe

Trump seeks removal from a N.H. lawsuit challenging his order on trans athletes » WBUR

Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage » New York Times

Feldman: ‘Reverse discrimination’ ruling a win for rule of law » Boston Herald

A push for more transparency on ballot question spending, fundraising » Commonwealth Magazine

California governor says ‘democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests » Boston Globe

Opinion: Communities need public broadcasting now more than ever » Boston Globe

Slew of universities, attorneys general urge court to side with Harvard in federal funding suit » WBUR

Amid Turmoil, J-1 Students Are Welcomed Here » The Provincetown Independent

Yale Is Rushing to Sell Billions in Private Equity Investments » New York Times

State leaders discuss student mental health » Western Mass News

Massachusetts educators grappling with suspended high school graduation requirements » Gazette Net

School Committee fails to pass resolution supporting immigrant students » The New Bedford Light

Dover-Sherborn schools officials update on photo-sharing incident investigation as parents raise bullying concerns » Boston Herald

Environmental groups oppose climate change plans » Salem News

Burlington Superintendent Buries Survey Investigation, School Committee Leaders Fail at Policy Reading 101 » Mass. Informed Parents

Editorial: Greta Thunberg’s cowardly activism » Boston Herald

‘People inside Moderna are afraid’: As the anti-vaccine climate intensifies, a big local firm has much to lose » Boston Globe

What’s targeted in Trump’s request for $9.4 billion in budget cuts from Congress » The Associated Press (AP)

Trump: Tariffs on Chinese goods set at 55 percent, US to get rare earth minerals in deal » The Hill

Mass General Brigham primary care physicians continue push to unionize despite hurdles » WGBH

City Council accidentally eliminates single family zoning » The New Bedford Light

MPZ Development and Capstone Communities Celebrate Groundbreaking for Baldwinville School Apartments » Citybiz

Local towns give mixed reaction to court ruling MBTA Communities Law is not an unfunded mandate » Lowell Sun

As housing costs rise in Boston, homelessness soars in the cities that surround it » Boston Globe

Mayor Wu asks for greater transparency from ICE, touts court win for fed funding » WBUR

Boston mayor demands information from ICE on immigrant detentions » WGBH

ICE mandate to arrest 3,000 immigrants per day fuels raids in Massachusetts communities » Boston Globe

Local veterans react to president’s use of military force in immigration crackdown protests » WGBH

Opinion: An escalating standoff in LA » Boston Globe

NJ: New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted following ICE protest » Politico

Boston Mayor Wu signs executive order compelling President Trump to reveal ICE’s ‘secret police tactics’ » Boston Herald

Massachusetts city councilor wants to limit where ICE can stage: ‘A concern’ » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Numbers don’t lie! Immigration crackdown working » Boston Herald

Insurers open to compromise on cancer care testing » WWLP 22

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

Shelley Joseph misconduct hearing enters day two » Boston Herald

Franklin facility among those across state owned by Alpha Healthcare cited for alleged wage violations » The Sun Chronicle

Report outlines work credential hurdles facing immigrants » State House News Service

Apprentice mandate eyed to shore up trade workforce » State House News Service

Taunton voters to decide open state representative seat » Turn to 10

Wu says city took ‘appropriate action’ firing city worker despite new claims top City Hall official propositioned her » Boston Globe

Private Jet Hangars at Hanscom Field and the Stewardship of Walden Pond » Massachusetts State House Standout

Anti-ICE protesters shut down Worcester City Council meeting » MassLive

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

Former Wu staffer says she was fired to protect top aide: report » Axios

Boston Mayor Wu dismisses call for City Hall dating probe, after allegations surface against top aide » Boston Herald

Explore the full results of the Suffolk/Globe poll on the economy, immigration, and more » Boston Globe

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

NY: This Is Andrew Cuomo’s Nightmare Scenario » The Free Press

TX: White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains » New York Times

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

Double duty » The Beverly Beat

Governor candidate Brian Shortsleeve engages with Marion residents » Sippican Week

RFK Jr. just fired the government’s vaccine experts. Here’s how that could affect your shots. » Vox Media

New England voters strongly disapprove of Kennedy’s performance and policies as health secretary, according to new Globe/Suffolk poll » Boston Globe

State lawmakers call for urgent action after police officer struck outside Cape Cod Tech » Cape Cod Online

Mother of slain teacher Colleen Ritzer shares grief, advocates for victims' rights » WCVB

Draft FY26 budgets from House, Senate and governor include increased HIP funding » The Recorder

At Globe tech summit, Healey criticizes Trump on LA protests, says she’s open to evaluating millionaire’s tax » Boston Globe

Wealth surtax may generate $3 billion » State House News Service

Should Boston install cameras to catch drivers passing stopped school buses? » Boston Globe

As lawmakers debate reducing ‘vehicle miles traveled,’ a wave of criticism spreads online » Boston.com

NH: Decades after a tense N.H. protest, nuclear energy has become a rare bipartisan issue. Here’s why. » 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