10:00am Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression, Virtual Hearing

10:30am Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Study Commission, Virtual Hearing & Statehouse Room A-2

11:00am The Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

4:30pm Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 2022 Annual Meeting, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston

SJC Strikes State’s Application Of Capital Gains Tax » State House News Service

Brookline teachers on strike picket outside closed schools, chant and play music by Town Hall: ‘We’re not taking this anymore’ » Boston Herald

Rep. Haddad is star of energy documentary » Commonwealth Magazine

With Massachusetts Senate unionization push in limbo, here’s what chiefs of staff earn on Beacon Hill » MassLive

‘We’re losing lives.’ Black, Latino leaders tackle racial health disparities » Boston Globe

Baker Hosting Guvs For NGA Computer Science Talks » State House News Service

Dianne Wilkerson left Beacon Hill under a cloud of disgrace. Now, she’s asking voters for another shot. » Boston Globe

Why are Massachusetts Latinos struggling more than everybody else? » Boston Globe

New Health Equity Compact Examining Comprehensive Change » State House News Service

Committee Bulks Up Baker’s Infrastructure Bill » State House News Service

RI: Disability-rights groups say changes in RI discriminate against special-needs students » The Providence Journal

NY: Redrawn New York Map Nullifies Democrats’ Gamble to Gain House Seats » New York Times

NJ: State officials forecast multibillion-dollar surge in revenue. Lawmakers want to use it for more tax relief. » Politico

NY: Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory » New York Times

PA: Pennsylvania’s Republican Primary Clown Show Is Coming Down to the Wire » Vanity Fair

FL: Can FL schools, workplaces discuss Saturday’s ‘racially motivated’ shooting in Buffalo under HB 7? » Florida Phoenix

ID: Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho » HUFFPOST

Proposed New York maps create House battleground » The Hill

Buffalo suspect may be latest mass shooter motivated by ‘eco-fascism’ » The Guardian

Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case » New York Times

Democrats Have Taken Black Women’s Vote For Granted. Will It Come Back To Bite Them? » The Daily Caller

Baker Not Worried Ahead Of Legislative “Crush” » State House News Service

In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he’s vowed to fight » Boston Globe

Republicans who helped advance racist theory connected to Buffalo shooting don’t repudiate their rhetoric » Boston Globe

‘Representation does matter’: Karine Jean-Pierre holds first briefing as White House press secretary » Boston Globe

‘Motherhood mobilization’: Mass. woman starts Free Formula Exchange » Boston.com

US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage » Boston Globe

Massachusetts high gas prices keep hitting records every day: ‘We may be in the worst of it’ » Boston Herald

Two years into the pandemic, ‘endless buffets’ — and hungry customers — have returned » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools need state help, policy group tells Wu » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Boston public schools needs major shakeup from Michelle Wu » Boston Herald

Boston superintendent search yields 31 applicants » Boston Globe

Brookline schools to reopen Tuesday after district, teachers union reach tentative agreement » WBUR

Gordon-Conwell announces plan to sell Hamilton campus » Salem News

MGC releases April gaming revenue numbers » News 22 WWLP.com

MGM Springfield gambling take tops $22M, beats pre-COVID April numbers » MassLive

Revenue holds steady at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville » The Sun Chronicle

Healthcare industry leaders take a 'dollars and cents' approach to tackling racial disparities in care » WGBH

Agios to lay off 50 as it sets its sights on later-stage drugs » Boston Business Journal

Across Massachusetts, shrouded corporations are scooping up single-family homes » WGBH

Mass. Home Prices Set More Records In April » State House News Service

Opinion: We must invest in early education and care » Commonwealth Magazine

Staff shortage at Greater Boston Food Bank impacting hundreds of food banks statewide » CBS Boston

Letter: State must invest in human services workforce » The Eagle Tribune

NY rail company to pay overtime violations on projects in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

$1.17M override for new Shutesbury library is TM’s featured item » Gazette Net

Residents will get say on infrastructure priorities for Easthampton neighborhood » Gazette Net

Lee voters return former Selectman Gordon Bailey to the board and back a nonbinding measure to oppose a PCB dump » Berkshire Eagle

Nantucket topless beach proposal now in the hands of AG Healey » ABC 6

Lowell assistant city manager to step down Friday » Lowell Sun

A resident is suing to force Williamstown to move its annual town meeting to a larger venue because of COVID concerns » Berkshire Eagle

Carole King endorses Sydney Levin-Epstein for Massachusetts Senate, performs at fundraiser » MassLive

Here come the grievance peddlers » MASSterList

Palfrey says he’s the most progressive Mass. AG candidate in the 2022 election » WAMC

Massachusetts COVID cases jump 25% over the weekend, doctors urge caution as infections rise » Boston Herald

Boston-area COVID wastewater spikes to January levels: ‘We are in the throes of a new wave’ » Boston Herald

The feds are choosing a headquarters for a federal health research center. Why not pick Boston? » Boston Globe

Wu not planning to reinstate mask mandate in Boston despite uptick in COVID cases » WGBH

Govs. double-team Biden for vaccine for youngest » The Eagle Tribune

COVID ‘is still with us’: Mass. Medical Society urges caution amid rising cases » Boston.com

Editorial: Buffalo shooting and the politics of hate » Boston Globe

After a weekend of gun violence, here is where the gun control debate stands » Boston Globe

MBTA welcomes federal safety review despite not disclosing it to public » Boston Herald

Three, not one “tool carts” derailed on Blue Line project, T now says » Boston Herald

MBTA unveils new proposed redesign of bus routes » WGBH

Federal Transit Administration report on MBTA safety could surface later this summer » MassLive

On Thursday, the T said there had been a construction vehicle derailment. Now it says there were three. » Boston Globe

MBTA unveils redesign of its bus system » Commonwealth Magazine

Repair vehicles derailed 3 times during Blue Line work » Commonwealth Magazine

Report: Storage Could Answer Renewable Reliability Questions » State House News Service

More energy storage is needed to support wind and solar power, MIT study finds » Boston Globe

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