10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Informational Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm A Carbon Neutral Future: The Electrification Ecosystem's Impact on Business and Technology hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

12:00pm Governor Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude & Margery Eagan, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

12:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

An ‘army of 16-year-olds’ takes on the Democrats in Massachusetts » Boston.com

NH: New Hampshire bill targets federal voter-access legislation » Boston Globe

Black Economic Council of Mass. makes forming a public bank a top legislative priority » Boston Globe

FL: FL House Dems elect two Black members as future leaders; one makes history as its first Black woman » Florida Phoenix

NY: U.S. Inquiry Into Cuomo Widens to Examine Virus Tests for ‘Specials’ » New York Times

Gig Workers Inch Toward Right to Unionize in New York — But There’s a Catch » the city

Hundreds Of Immigrants Who Need Long-Term Care Get Stuck In Hospitals Because Of MassHealth Limits » WBUR

Massachusetts weighs massive expansion of voting rights » Boston Herald

Marty Walsh long knew about Dennis White allegations, Gross affidavit says — but Walsh denies it » Boston Herald

TX: Texas governor signs abortion bill banning procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy » Washington Post

Pressley condemns Gaza bombardment » The Bay State Banner

GA: Broadband internet expansion no silver bullet for rural Georgia » Georgia Recorder

Businesses under more pressure to save society » Axios

CA: Despite Pandemic, Newsom Declines to Boost Local Public Health Budgets — Again » California HealthLine

CAPITOL OFFICERS BLAST REPUBLICANS FOR FIGHTING A 1/6 INVESTIGATION, SUGGEST LAWMAKERS WOULD BE DEAD IF NOT FOR THEM » Vanity Fair

Kevin McCarthy Proposes Removing January 6th from Month of January » The New Yorker

Jan. 6 commission’s fate uncertain as Republicans seek to rewrite history » Boston Globe

Stop & Shop stores will stop requiring masks when Massachusetts lifts mandate » WCVB

Black Economic Council of Mass. makes forming a public bank a top legislative priority » Boston Globe

Harvard Square hotel could be caught up in Gates divorce » Boston Business Journal

Landlord sues WeWork for $1.8m, saying it abandoned lease near South Station » Boston Globe

'I do not believe': Mikayla Miller's mother says teen's death was not a suicide » The Metro West Daily News

Possession Ban Floated to Prevent Repeat Animal Abuse » State House News Service

Advocates push for tuition-free state colleges » The Eagle Tribune

Change is boosting diversity at Boston’s exam schools, but some feel angry about not getting in » Boston Globe

Interrupted Schooling Meant A Pause In Discipline. For Some Students, That Was A Relief » WBUR

HPC: Multi-State Nursing Compact Offers Numerous Benefits » State House News Service

Median Home Price In Massachusetts Hits Record High Of $529,000 » WGBH

Three mayoral candidates want to rethink developer Don Chiofaro’s controversial waterfront tower plan » Boston Globe

Andrea Campbell proposes ’30-day challenge’ around Methadone Mile » Boston Herald

Hundreds Of Immigrants Who Need Long-Term Care Get Stuck In Hospitals Because Of MassHealth Limits » WBUR

SJC to correction officials: Act faster on medical parole » Commonwealth Magazine

Amid explosion of dangerousness hearings, data elusive for effect on poor, people of color » Berkshire Eagle

Briefings: Don’t Panic! Holyoke Acting Mayor Terry Murphy Is Not Running… » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Janey decried ‘blue wall of silence’ — while accepting it » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston City Council passes ballot question to change budget process » Boston Globe

Could Charlie Baker Survive A Republican Primary? » WGBH

‘I stand with Israel’: Charlie Baker wades into conflict as calls for cease-fire intensify » Boston Globe

Former Baker Campaign Aide Aiding Keating Challenger » State House News Service

An ‘Army of 16-Year-Olds’ Takes On the Democrats » New York Times

Stop & Shop says fully vaccinated customers will be able to enter store without masks starting May 29 » Boston Globe

Rep. Tami Gouveia to announce rapid COVID-19 testing bill » Lowell Sun

Peanuts, Cracker Jacks And No Masks: Fenway To Reopen Fully For Vaccinated Fans On May 29 » WBUR

State lawmaker introduces bill to make rapid testing more accessible to public » Fox 25 News

Trust the science, but maybe not the humans: Retailers, patrons ponder lifting of Mass. restrictions » Boston Globe

Affidavit: Walsh Knew His Pick For Boston Police Commissioner Had Been Accused Of Domestic Violence » WBUR

Walsh knew about Police Commissioner White’s internal affairs history, Gross says in affidavit » Boston Globe

Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh denies prior knowledge of allegations against Dennis White » WCVB

Mikayla Miller's Mother Dismisses Ruling That Hopkinton Teen Died By Suicide, Suspects Murder » WBUR

Ex-Girlfriend Expressed Concern About Mikayla Miller's Mental Health Prior to Death » NBC Boston

Judge holds hearing on embattled Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White » Boston Globe

Boston police Sergeant Brian Dunford caught on video physically assaulting a child, report says » Boston Globe

Licensing Overhaul Would Empower Regulators, Transfer Boards » State House News Service

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center