9:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:30am The Racial Wealth Gap: Housing & Wealth Building hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

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

As officials scramble to aid migrants, Democrats question whether DeSantis’ move was illegal » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Closer To Revisiting Economic Development Bill » State House News Service

With general election approaching, Massachusetts faces a debate deficit — and an uninformed electorate » WGBH

Why were migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy. » Boston Globe

MBTA could face $421M budget deficit in 2024 » Boston Herald

Temporary sports betting licenses could be pulled due to cap in state law » Boston Herald

Martha’s Vineyard steps up to help migrants, Rachael Rollins ‘looking into’ Ron DeSantis sending the immigrants » Boston Herald

Marty Walsh on freight rail negotiations: ‘This had to be resolved’ » Boston Globe

RI: McCarthy's big bet » Axios

NY: Related Companies and Wynn to Bid for New Casino in Midtown Manhattan » New York Times

NY: Hundreds of Harlem Tenants Can Proceed with Class Action Suit Over Rent Fraud Claims, Judge Rules » City Limits

NJ: Murphy conditionally vetoes bill to overhaul home foreclosure. What he wants changed » NorthJersey.com

PA: Josh Shapiro Puts His Faith at the Center of Campaign Against Mastriano » Politico

PA: “Should This Decision Be Made by Dr. Oz?”: Abortion-Rights Fight Is Taking Center Stage in Pennsylvania Senate Race » Vanity Fair

GA: Kemp glosses over Georgia’s restrictive abortion law at gathering for anti-abortion advocates » Georgia Recorder

FL: Medicaid $15 minimum wage takes effect Oct. 1, but providers say they won’t have the money » Florida Politics

TX: Texas Gov. Abbott uses Martha's Vineyard migrant flights as rallying cry » WGBH

CA: Legal pot spawned a wave of corruption, threats and secret financial deals for politicians » Los Angeles Times

CA: California Gov. Newsom asks DOJ to explore ‘kidnapping’ charges regarding migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard » Boston.com

What to Expect in State Legislatures Next Year (Top Policy Issues in 2023) » MultiState

What to know about Judge Raymond Dearie, the Mar-a-Lago search special master » WBUR

Dearie named special master to review Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents » Washington Post

Trump’s Save America paid $3 million to cover top lawyer’s legal work » Politico

Progressives Fall Short in Final Primaries » Governing

U.S. Senate delays same-sex marriage vote until after midterm elections » Georgia Recorder

GOP lawmaker calls witness ‘boo’ at hearing, prompts Ocasio-Cortez apology » Washington Post

Video appears to show Marjorie Taylor Greene kicking a Gen Z activist » Washington Post

Opinion: The midterms take a distinctly Democratic turn » Boston Globe

House OKs bill to curb political interference with census » Boston Globe

Private equity giant HarbourVest to take 11 floors and naming rights at One Lincoln tower » Boston Globe

Cambridge company’s new app aims to help drivers save on gas » Boston Globe

Convention Biz Rebounds, Flowing "Extremely Well" » State House News Service

Haverhill, Methuen Economic Development Aid on Tap for Salvage with Totaling of State Tax Refunds » WHAV

Cannabis in Flux: It’s Still An Economic Driver, While New Law Addresses Thorny Issues » Business West

Salem mayor presents abortion, transgender rights protections » Salem News

Smith College names its next president » Gazette Net

Boston's soon-to-be superintendent says BPS needs to get ‘back to basics’ » WGBH

Amherst Regional High School using new approaches to address safety concerns » Gazette Net

Fish and other aquatic animals are paying the price of drought in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Sam Waterston, Andrew Sharpless call for end of offshore drilling at Globe Summit » Boston Globe

Regulators Worried About Sports Betting False Start » State House News Service

Woman arrested in Boston Children’s Hospital bomb threat, FBI says » Boston Herald

Crispr Therapeutics becomes the latest biotech to open in the Seaport » Boston Globe

Westfield woman charged with calling in bomb hoax to Boston Children’s Hospital » Boston Globe

Fallon sues local manufacturer after N95 mask venture goes south » Boston Business Journal

Veterans groups question fundraising by self-proclaimed 'master thief' » Salem News

LIFT, nonprofit working to end sex trade, opens 'forever' home on Cambridge St. Thursday » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Trafficking in human lives should have consequences for its Republican perpetrators » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers knock ‘political games’ that sent migrants to Massachusetts » WGBH

Mass. politicians blast Florida governor for shipping migrants to Martha's Vineyard » WBUR

Howie Carr: Ron DeSantis has Martha’s Vineyard elites feeling blue » Boston Herald

GOP governors put focus on migrants with Martha's Vineyard transport » Politico

Amherst, Northampton get calls that Texas is sending migrants to their communities; officials work to verify call, make a plan » MassLive

Two planes land, and an island springs to help » Boston Globe

‘At first they were surprised, just like us.’ Martha’s Vineyard responds to surprise arrival of planeloads of migrants. » Boston Globe

DeSantis Decision Triggers Immigration Debate in Mass. » State House News Service

Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land » Boston Globe

On the ground: The scramble to help migrants on Martha's Vineyard » Axios

The U.S. replaces the word 'squaw' at nearly 650 sites. Will a Great Barrington street be next? » Berkshire Eagle

Mayor’s Native American Commemoration Task Force hosts discussion » The Eagle Tribune

Salem Abortion Protections Get City Council Stamp Of Approval » Brookline Patch

Lucas: Independents could be Diehl’s ticket to Corner Office » Boston Herald

Migrant plane to Martha’s vineyard draws divided reaction from pols » Boston Herald

Rep Candidate Gendreau Earns Baker-Polito Endorsement » WBSM

Massachusetts reports 20% jump in COVID cases after Boston-area virus wastewater data went up » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 17 new monkeypox cases, more than 15,000 people vaccinated » Boston Herald

Mass. eliminates probation, parole fees » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. taxpayers to get $3 billion back under obscure law, state officials say » Boston Globe

Massachusetts owes its taxpayers about $3 billion, auditor says » Boston Herald

Auditor certification paves way for $2.9b in tax cap credits » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. tax relief to come ‘sometime this fall,’ hopes Gov. Charlie Baker, who wants money sent ‘sooner rather than later’ » MassLive

Mass. taxpayers to get nearly $3 billion back from state due to obscure law. Here’s what we know. » Boston.com

State auditor clears way for $3B in excess revenue to be returned to taxpayers » Boston Business Journal

Mass. must return nearly $3 billion to taxpayers, state Auditor Suzanne Bump says » MassLive

Nearly $3 billion returning to Mass. taxpayers » WGBH

MBTA board eyeing possible new revenue streams » Commonwealth Magazine

Vacancies Underscore Labor Woes At MBTA » State House News Service

MBTA workers tell oversight committee transit system leaders are ignoring issues on the T » WHDH

'This is a dangerous situation': Florida residents describe what it's like when you don't have reliable phone service » Berkshire Eagle

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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