9:00am Civil Service Law and Personnel Administration Rules, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts: Post-Pandemic Resiliency, Public Hearing

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

2:00pm Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

Lucas: Defunding the police is ‘nuts;’ Just ask Mike Dukakis » Boston Herald

Trump on Jan. 6 insurrection: 'These were great people' » Politico

Parents group launches campaign for ‘true diversity of thought’ in New England private schools » Boston Globe

Big Question: How Will the Suburbs Swing in Midterms? » Real Clear Politics

Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll As Conservatives Urge Him To Run Again In 2024 » HUFFPOST

The Transparently Uncompelling Arguments MA Democratic Reps Make Against State House Transparency » Progressive Mass

Advisor to major pro-Trump group runs racist newsletter » The Informant

Editorial: The Mass. House dodges on transparency » Boston Globe

State’s $48.1 Bil Budget Nets Unanimous, Bipartisan Support » State House News Service

Texas Republicans advance voting restrictions in special session » Washington Post

Governors' races see flood of pro-Trump candidates » The Hill

‘Unprecedented level of vitriol’: Kamala Harris, embracing No. 2 role, ends up in spotlight’s glare » Boston Globe

A business in their backyard: Some Mass. residents are renting pools by the hour » Boston Globe

A truly progressive student loan policy » Boston Globe

Opinion: The Biden administration must cancel student loan debt » Boston Globe

Boston School Committee unanimously approved 95 of 99 agenda items in last year and a half » Boston Herald

Amherst, regional school boards seek contract mediation after pushback on paraeducator pay » Gazette Net

Massachusetts Teachers Association says lack of funding in fiscal 2022 budget creates disproportionate negative effect on students of color » MassLive

Federal judge withdraws Boston exam school opinion, says he was ‘misled’ by school committee text messages » Boston Herald

Fight over Lee PCB dump shifts to D.C. court hearing in September » Berkshire Eagle

Efforts to pursue climate goals in Mass. clash with incentives offered that promote fossil fuels » Boston Globe

Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with US officials Monday » Boston Globe

The soaring market that threatens to derail the economic recovery » Politico

Now a beacon for buyers priced out of Boston, Worcester, the state’s second-largest city, is getting buzz » Boston Globe

For years, in-law apartments have been discouraged in Greater Boston. The housing shortage is changing that » Boston Globe

Across the country, families are reuniting. For immigrants, it’s more complicated. » Berkshire Eagle

Under Mass. law, 1.2 million women qualified for free birth control; So, why did only about 300 take advantage of it? » MassLive

Hearing Officer Finds Misconduct Against Former Drug Lab Prosecutors » WBUR

Rollins moves to overturn thousands of convictions based on testing at now-closed state drug lab » Boston Globe

Editorial: Help women get back to work » Boston Globe

Saint Vincent Hospital, striking nurses scheduled to meet in person for first time in 15 months for a 7-hour meeting in Worcester on Friday » MassLive

Face-to-face talks Friday between nurses, St. Vincent Hospital fail to end strike » Worcester Telegram

As Pandemic Fades, Massachusetts Lawmakers Take More Active Role » WBUR

Winn brings downtown Salem plans to community » Salem News

Public forum slated Monday for Mountain Street design in Williamsburg » Gazette Net

Acting mayor offers reprieve to some city employees on return to work » Boston Globe

Peabody health officials ask governor to intervene » Salem News

Curley: Media will never win back public trust with questions about ice cream » Boston Herald

How do Boston mayoral candidates grade Walsh, Janey? » Boston Herald

Mayoral candidates press the flesh as in-person campaigning makes a return » Boston Globe

Congressman Moulton endorses Nicholson for Lynn mayor » Lynn Daily News Item

Margaret Miller announces candidacy for Northampton School Committee’s Ward 6 seat » Gazette Net

The enduring appeal of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren among progressives on display at Springfield ‘meet and greet’ » MassLive

Easthampton business owner signals mayoral run against LaChapelle » Gazette Net

With mask confusion reigning, the chin mask is the summer’s latest look » Boston Globe

White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push » Boston Globe

Too soon to say if Americans may need vaccine booster, Fauci says » Boston Globe

Slowly, Mass. Is Closing The Racial Gap In Vaccination Rates » WBUR

'In the dark' Local COVID variant data no longer available to Cape Cod health officials » Cape Cod Times

In tiny Magnolia, community blood drives gets big donor support » Boston Globe

Nine injured in weekend shootings, alleged drunk driver slams into Boston cop » Boston Herald

Cluster of violent crimes in Massachusetts leaves cops on high alert » Boston Herald

A year after Justice Department’s scathing report, Springfield police will decommission narcotics unit » Boston Globe

Amid rash of assaults, Asian American elders practice self-defense with canes and fists » Boston Globe

Lynn allocates $500,000 to set up an unarmed crisis-response team » Boston Globe

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers take action to close rape kit testing loophole » WCVB

Lights, camera, action: Lawmakers agree to permanently extend state's film tax credit »

Baker seeks $100m for offshore wind port infrastructure » Commonwealth Magazine

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National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: NHTSA Administrator on Traffic Safety Challenges | OAS Episode 135

9:00am Civil Service Law and Personnel Administration Rules, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts: Post-Pandemic Resiliency, Public Hearing

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

2:00pm Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Daniel Ryan

10:00am Joint Committee on Higher Education, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Walsh

10:00am Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Parole Process, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

1:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

Lobbyist disclosure reporting deadline

Birthdays: Rep. Kip Diggs, Rep. Rob Consalvo

10:00am Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am MassDOT Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Early Education and Care Economic Review, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Special Commission on Qualified Immunity, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Board of Registration in Nursing Public Hearing, Via conference call

1:00pm Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Study Commission, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Division of Medical Assistance Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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