10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

10:30am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Oversight Hearing

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

10:30am Joint Committee on Higher Education, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:30am Attorney General Maura Healey on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

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

5:30pm Pasta Dinner Fundraiser for Springfield Mayoral Candidate Melissa Mazzeo

6:00pm Needham Fundraiser for Attorney General Maura Healey

6:00pm Fundraiser for Lowell City Council Candidate Marty Lorrey

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Diversity Lacking Among Judges In Massachusetts » CBS Boston

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State cannabis office closed due to building water leak » Boston Business Journal

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UMass tuition freeze dies in House-Senate budget talks » Worcester Telegram

Deal boosts funding for after-school programs » The Salem News

Education advocates see progress on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Jeffrey Epstein doled out millions to Harvard and others. Is that cash tainted? » Miami Herald

State Designates Agawam High School for New Innovation Pathway Program » BusinessWest

Amherst schools receive $10K grant from Southern Poverty Law Center » Gazette Net

Tuition hike looms for UMass students (Editorial) » The Republican

Groundbreaking ceremony is held for Shrewsbury’s new Beal School » Community Advocate

BU to launch online MBA for $24,000 » Boston Business Journal

State FY2020 Budget Has Funding for Flyer, Rural Schools » iBerkshires

Just passing through: Why sharks don’t seem to stop in Rhode Island on their way to Cape Cod » Boston Globe

Braintree Awarded $90,000 State Grant For Dam Removals » Brookline Patch

Speaker's climate change bill to get House vote Wednesday » State House News Service

Local officials back expansion of Plainridge with table games » The Sun Chronicle

Insurers’ ‘quality measures’ raise concerns about doctor-patient bond » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Moves To Negotiate Medicaid Drug Prices » WBUR

Beverly project receives Affordable Rental Housing Award » Wicked Local Beverly

State funding, tax credits will help fund Swampscott's B'nai B'rith affordable housing project » Wicked Local Salem

Massachusetts budget aims to ease eligibility for homeless shelters » The Republican

Editorial: Rift puts Amherst homeless shelter in limbo » Gazette Net

Whittier Street signs $232K settlement with union over alleged labor violations » Boston Business Journal

Mayor Walsh may be called to testify in City Hall corruption case » Boston Globe

Mayor Walsh should tread carefully if called to stand, attorneys advise » Boston Herald

Long Live the Noble Clerk (of Springfield) » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Jones, Tarr Secure Funding For North Reading Projects » Brookline Patch

Putting Richard Neal and the old guard on guard » Boston Globe

Local Puerto Ricans join calls for island governor to quit » Commonwealth Magazine

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RIP, Vinnie Piro, Somerville will never be the same » Boston Herald

Launching campaign, Morse gets hometown boost » Gazette Net

DPH warns foodborne illness on the rise in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Foodborne Parasite Outbreak Has Sickened 100+ in Massachusetts: Health Officials » NBC Boston

A man battling addiction dies in a police holding cell, and his mother remembers » Boston Globe

FBI-sponsored forensic lab in Chelsea will analyze digital evidence from cellphones, computers » Boston Globe

Officers, state officials divided over new bill seeking to standardize police body-cam usage » Wicked Local Whitman

Lawmakers send $43.1 billion budget to Baker’s desk » Boston Herald

State Lawmakers Reach Compromise On $43.1 Billion State Budget » CBS Boston

Mass. lottery posts record profit of nearly $1.1 billion » State House News Service

Frustrated lawmakers abruptly end RMV oversight hearing » Commonwealth Magazine

This Tiny Boston Tunnel Is the Missing Piece to Finally Connect the Entire East Coast » Thrillist

T notes: Workforce slated to grow 10.5% this year » Commonwealth Magazine

RMV oversight hearing halted when two officials don’t show up to testify » Boston Globe

MBTA protesters call for low-income fare » Boston Globe

Advocates Call For Reduced MBTA Fares For Low-Income Riders » WBUR

Lawmakers suspend inquiry into motor vehicle agency » The Associated Press (AP)

Lowell-Burlington Bus Line Gets State Budget Money » Burlington Patch

'Extremely Disappointed': Lawmakers Blast MassDOT for Lack of Cooperation on RMV Investigation » NBC Boston

Lawmakers cut short hearing into failures at RMV, won’t rule out subpoenas » Boston Herald

The ticket’s in the mail. Providence tracks down 99 R.I. motorists who registered their cars in Maine. » Boston Globe

State calls off sale of East Boston easement rights » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislature's RMV Hearing Recesses After Key Witnesses Fail To Appear » WBUR

Public deserves to hear from Registry of Motor Vehicles manager » Boston Herald

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