11:00am House Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Senate Session, Informal Session

After $60M loss, New England health system plots plan for profitability » Boston Business Journal

Compressor opponents gain big new ally: Mass. Senate » State House News Service

Friday sessions planned, but still no state budget » State House News Service

Speaker DeLeo, chairmen huddle on transportation fixes » Boston Business Journal

A Rising Warren Has Made Policy A Central Part Of Her Brand » WBUR

Ayanna Pressley: Nancy Pelosi’s Take on Progressive Defectors Is “Demoralizing” » Boston Magazine

Bill Keating is ‘not OK’: In search of a progressive challenger for my business-as-usual representative » Boston Globe

Holyoke mayor reportedly considering challenge to Richard Neal » Boston Globe

Suffolk County DA On Recent Criticism: 'It's Very Easy To Monday Morning Quarterback' » WGBH

Tom Steyer’s bets on private prisons and coal mining could spell trouble in 2020 » Los Angeles Times

AOC’s Chief of Change » Washington Post

‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump » Politico

"The Movement Versus The Matriarch" » Politico

Elizabeth Warren unveils sweeping immigration plan to reverse Trump’s ‘policy of cruelty and division’ » Boston Globe

Rep. Moulton: Democrats shouldn't go on ‘moral crusade’ against Trump » Politico

Hotel fees shouldn’t be tucked away in fine print » Boston Globe

Chiofaro remains dedicated to ‘Blueway’ vision for waterfront » Boston Globe

Boston's wealth management industry balances past and future » Boston Business Journal

Pembroke’s plan to overhaul Seaport World Trade Center gets city OK » Boston Business Journal

Tishman Speyer makes another big Southie buy » Boston Business Journal

Berkshire Mall sells for $1M after new player clears tax debt » Berkshire Eagle

Boston Market closes 45 restaurants, including last Boston locations » The Republican

New Boston schools superintendent says her focus is on racial equity » Boston Globe

How Jeffrey Epstein made himself into a ‘Harvard man’ » Boston Globe

Salter College to close over 'deceptive' practices, pay $1.6M in debt relief » Worcester Telegram

Lawmakers hear calls to update curriculum » Sentinel & Enterprise

Rep. Haggerty Accepting Applications for Fall Internships » Brookline Patch

Baker seeks to expand early college » The Eagle Tribune

Agreement with AG forces Premier Education Group out of Massachusetts; for-profit colleges to forgive $1.6M in student debt » The Republican

Amherst, UMass negotiate on strategic partnership » Gazette Net

State leads call for action » Lowell Sun

Free shade trees available through D.C.R.’s Greening the Gateway Cities program » Sampan

Editorial: On the right path » The Recorder

Wynn offers investors a glimpse of Everett’s development potential » Boston Globe

Bridgewater Rep. D’Emilia: ‘Southeast Deserves Shot at Casino’ » WBSM

Column: Zoning legislation critical for region to meet housing needs » The Salem News

In Massachusetts, An Uneven Impact From Rising Rents » WGBH

Report underscores housing pressures » Dorchester Reporter

Norfolk County sheriff testifies in support of commission to protect elderly from scams » The Sun Chronicle

Democrats need an immigration policy that blends compassion with pragmatism » Boston Globe

Advocates say Boston’s policies don’t do enough to keep police out of immigration matters » Boston Globe

Clerk nominated to Housing Court » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Worcester Homecare Workers To Picket Over Unpaid Wages » Brookline Patch

Richard Moore’s ‘discrepancies’ cost him $90,000 » Boston Herald

Hundreds pay respects as Brockton mayor lies in state » The Enterprise

Would making Election Day a holiday increase voter turnout? Some city councilors think so » Boston Globe

Easthampton City Council unanimously passes ‘welcoming’ city ordinance » Gazette Net

Lawyer, elder worker named to lead Amherst’s senior services » Gazette Net

Fire Department computers down as NB outage hits Day 7 » South Coast Today

Markey campaign raises $1 million in latest fund-raising haul » Boston Globe

Progressive firebrand Ayanna Pressley needs to think about her priorities » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker In New York Thursday To Talk Opioids » WGBH

Suicides cited in push to create PTSD commission » State House News Service

Mosquitoes Were Tested. West Nile Virus Is Back In Mass. » WBUR

Deaths cited in push to create PTSD panel » Sentinel & Enterprise

State reports year’s 1st positive test for mosquito virus » The Associated Press (AP)

Our View: Public must have access to police video » The Eagle Tribune

Bill would set baseline for police body cameras » State House News Service

Somerville Legislator Wants To Make Police Body Camera Footage Unavailable To Public » WBUR

Springfield seeks proposals for police body cameras » The Republican

Issue of violence in mental health facilities lands on Beacon Hill » WCVB

I’m mad as hell, but I won’t ditch the T » Boston Globe

Red Line commuters say T can’t handle double its current capacity » Boston Herald

Chamber chief sizes up Hill's approach to transpo "crisis" » State House News Service

Bus contract awarded to Trombly » Daily Times Chronicle

Protesters Formed “People-Protected Bike Lanes” in Boston Today » Boston Magazine

ACLU sues MassDOT over surveillance data » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston’s Frustrations With Transit Mount After Derailment » The Wall Street Journal

More than 1,600 Mass. drivers had licenses suspended after internal RMV review » Boston Globe

Businesses, communities doing quite well despite natural gas moratoria (Letters) » The Republican

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass