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11:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

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

1:30pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

'Disgusting': New Bedford city councilors denounce Mitchell's COVID death benefits veto » South Coast Today

Vaccine mandates test Biden ties with labor » The Hill

Chris Wallace busts GOP governor for opposing vaccine mandates for Covid but not for chicken pox » RawStory

The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers » WBUR

It’s a ‘Brawl in Beantown,’ as Progressive Allies Clash in the Boston Mayor’s Race » New York Times

Massachusetts trial court employees say they’re hitting a glass ceiling due to their race and lack of privilege » MassLive

NJ: Chris Christie says it is time for GOP to 'face the realities of the 2020 election' » CNN

FL: DeSantis milks out-of-state travel to lay possible 2024 foundation » Politico

Boebert’s Anti-Climate Self-Enrichment Scheme » The Daily Poster

NY: A hospital says it won’t deliver babies after staffers resigned over coronavirus vaccine mandate » Washington Post

CA: An eerily quiet end of California’s legislative session. » Politico CA

A near-total abortion ban. Tough voting restrictions. Permitless carry. How Texas conservatives could shape the 2022 midterms » Boston Globe

How outrage over vaccine mandates became a mainstream GOP stance » Boston Globe

Lucas: Biden’s handling of Afghanistan makes Jimmy Carter look good » Boston Herald

Democrats ponder big challenge in their $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill: How to pay for it » Boston Globe

Mass Cultural Council chief tours venues battered by pandemic » Gazette Net

Farming for generations: McKinstry’s Market Garden is laying the groundwork for family succession, an important tool that can help ensure the future of farming and food in the Valley » Gazette Net

In wake of Texas passing a strict abortion law, Salesforce is offering to help employees leave state » Boston Globe

Hollywood On The Charles: Massachusetts Tax Credit For Film Will Bring Business To The Bay State » WGBH

Mass. companies confront vaccine question in face of Biden mandate » Boston Business Journal

Boston 25 News cuts staff, cancels newscasts, sources say » Boston Business Journal

Brew Pub Owners Seek More Flexibility To Move Product » State House News Service

Nearly a third of all Pentagon contracts have gone to 5 major weapon contractors, says Brown report » Boston Globe

Braintree software firm EngageSmart aims to raise over $349M in its IPO » Boston Business Journal

Deerfield Select Board OKs host community agreement for pot company on Routes 5 and 10 » Gazette Net

State investigating dispute over cannabis licenses held by Gotham Green » Boston Business Journal

Cambridge to vote on extending, expanding cannabis moratorium that's due to expire » Boston Business Journal

She’s in the driver’s seat and the kids love it » Boston Globe

Opinion: Removal of virtual school option would force cruel choice on many parents » Boston Globe

Amherst-Pelham school district takes steps toward COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students » Boston Globe

Two Parents Are the First to Face Trial in College Admissions Scandal » New York Times

Binienda: Burncoat fracas highlights role of school resource officers » Worcester Telegram

Boston Public Schools superintendent gets full license back » Boston Herald

Mass. towns with high infection numbers have fewer young people inoculated, raising concerns as students start school » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker activates National Guard to aid school transportation amid bus driver shortages » Boston Herald

Baker activates National Guard to address school transportation staffing shortages » Boston Globe

Amherst College president is leaving after 11 years » Boston Business Journal

Great white shark researchers migrate from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia » Boston Herald

Here are the highest-paid hospital executives in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Baystate COVID hospitalizations triple: Patient count reaches 100 for 1st time since February » MassLive

Healey Blocks Care Mandate for Babies Born Alive [OPINION] » WBSM

Opinion: Housing equity bill is urgent to hold pandemic-related suffering at bay » Boston Globe

Editorial: It’s on the federal government to fix the problems at the Bedford VA » Boston Globe

Susan Birns: We can rise together to bolster Freeman Center's important work » Berkshire Eagle

Plymouth Sheriff Ends Contract To Share Immigrant Information With ICE » WGBH

At event with Mitch McConnell, Amy Coney Barrett says she’s concerned the Supreme Court is being seen as partisan » Boston Globe

SJC sets limits on use of police body camera footage » Commonwealth Magazine

Worcester judge denies motion on Springfield courthouse closure » News 22 WWLP.com

Columnist Bill Newman: State’s farmworkers deserve better » Gazette Net

Remote work made life easier for employees with disabilities. Advocates say the option should stay » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: How often did reps side with Gov. Baker on vetoes » Lowell Sun

Baker-Polito Administration announces $303,000 grant to Marion » Wicked Local

After Janey ditches Boston's waterfront plan, radio silence at City Hall » Boston Business Journal

Nahant to take Northeastern property by eminent domain » Lynn Daily News Item

South Hadley man quits school board after online abuse over masks » Amherst Bulletin

Whatever happens in Tuesday’s preliminary mayoral election, Boston is on the brink of change » Boston Globe

Sheehan Says His Passion & Contacts Are What Holyoke Needs in Its Mayor » Western Mass Politics and Insight

With the election approaching, Boston’s mayoral hopefuls are in a final push » Boston Globe

Amid protest, Warren stresses voting rights, student debt cancellation at Northampton town hall event » Gazette Net

Boston mayoral candidates hit the campaign trail ahead of Tuesday election » Boston Herald

The situation at ‘Mass. and Cass’ has only gotten worse. Here’s what the top mayoral candidates say they’d do to fix it » Boston Globe

The ‘million-dollar question’ facing Somerville: Will a new mayor slow down the city’s development boom? » Boston Globe

Feds seek 11-years in prison for ex-mayor in corruption case » AP News

Opinion: Don’t count out the Republican vote in the Boston mayoral election » Boston Globe

Politics and the City: Preliminary elections struggle to spark voter interest in key seats » Worcester Telegram

'Toxic' political scene in North Adams spurred a meme, a 'sock of nickels' post and a police report » Berkshire Eagle

On a weekly peace walk in Roxbury, Boston’s mayoral candidates are urged to talk more about street violence » Boston Globe

After 18 years, Somerville is electing a new mayor — and the choices are distinctly different » Boston.com

Editorial: Opioid settlements should fight opioid crisis » Boston Herald

Coronavirus testing demand has increased in the face of the delta variant » Boston Herald

Editorial: West Nile virus and Triple E on our radar » Lowell Sun

He wrote the book on vaccines. His protege helped edit it. They disagree on COVID-19 booster shots » Boston Globe

A Supreme Court case that originated in Mass. could provide a legal precedent for President Biden’s vaccine mandates, experts say » Boston Globe

Staff shortage, fewer inmates lead Plymouth County sheriff to end ICE program » Patriot Ledger

Discussion Resumes On Beacon Hill On Spending COVID Funds » WAMC

Galvin: It’s too late to mail in ballots for Tuesday » News 22 WWLP.com

What we know about the Provincetown plane crash as the investigation gets underway » Cape Cod Times

Marking 3 Years Since the Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions » NECN

Bill Aims To Stomp Out Biomass Power Subsidies » State House News Service

Fishing Group Suit Challenges Fed Review Of Offshore Wind Project » State House News Service

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9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

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11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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

1:30pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

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

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

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

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Executive Session

10:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

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

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Public Hearing

2:00pm Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Parole Process, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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11:00am Special Commission on Facial Recognition, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Probation Service, Virtual Hearing

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

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