9:00am Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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

Birthdays: Treasurer Deborah Goldberg

Protesters disrupt joint session of Mass. Legislature with demands for fossil fuel cuts » WGBH

Opinion: Emergency rooms across the state are overwhelmed — there’s a proven fix » Boston Globe

New court filings indicate feds are investigating alleged retaliation at Mass. max security prison » WBUR

Mass. Black and Latino Caucus proposes new spending » The Bay State Banner

After a single word — ‘ladies’ — brought Easthampton into the limelight, residents crave normalcy » Boston Globe

ACLU sues state auditor for access to redacted information in prisoner health reports » Boston Globe

School officials, students advocate for more rural aid during ‘critical’ legislative session » The Recorder

Competitiveness is watchword on Beacon Hill, but what does it mean? » Commonwealth Magazine

Study: Polar Park could bring $40M to $60M to city deficit » Worcester Telegram

Former Mass. State Police union boss Dana Pullman sentenced to 2.5 years in prison over kickback schemes » Boston Globe

RI: R.I. to move people from homeless shelter at Armory to Motel 6 in Warwick » Boston Globe

CT: Plan to give CT police mental health crisis training is about ‘helping to save lives’ » Hartford Courant

NY: George Santos isn’t funny anymore; he’s an accused criminal. But for House Republicans, he’s still crucial. » Boston Globe

NJ: Did she have to keep quiet? N.J. Supreme Court will have something to say about sex harassment case. » NJ.com

NJ: Blanket ban on wipes is off the table, lawmakers say » POLITICO Pro

PA: This Upper Darby race will determine who controls the Pa. House. Here’s what’s at stake. » The Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Nearly Three Dozen Migrants Arrive in Philly on Eve of Title 42 End » NBC Philadelphia

VA: Virginia could be key to abortion access in the South. Its laws could hinge on this Democratic primary. » The 19th

IL: Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx » New York Times

SC: The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban » New York Times

NC: Is former battleground North Carolina becoming a Florida clone? » Roll Call

MO: Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state » The Hill

FL: Florida teachers unions sue DeSantis administration over ‘paycheck protection’ law » POLITICO Pro

TX: Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends » Washington Post

Why Didn’t Politico’s Historic Roe v. Wade Scoop Win a Pulitzer? » Vanity Fair

Magic Mushrooms, Dear White Staffers and Dianne Feinstein’s Dog » Politico

Five Takeaways From Trump’s Unruly CNN Town Hall » New York Times

GOP senator says of white nationalists in the military, ‘I call them Americans’ » Washington Post

'You're a nasty person': Trump snaps at CNN presenter Kaitlan Collins » The Telegraph

The Right’s Assault on Divorce Will Put More Women at Risk » Vanity Fair

Not Biden vs. Trump Again! The Disgruntled Voters Who Could Decide the 2024 Election » Sabato's Crystal Ball

How AI will transform the 2024 elections » Brookings

EPA proposes power plant emissions rule expected to be major piece of Biden’s climate agenda » The Hill

How El Chapo’s sons built a fentanyl empire poisoning America » Reuters

The Democrats’ Trump Wannabe » The Bulwark

Even by Washington standards, Wednesday was one weird day » Boston Globe

GOP claims smoking gun in docs on Biden finances » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Immigration disaster could spell doom for Biden re-election » Boston Herald

Biden taps Healey, Warren as super-surrogates for 2024 reelection bid » Boston Globe

Inflation slows as high interest rates take effect » Boston Globe

Minority-owned firms see big jump in Mass. state contracts » The Bay State Banner

ADL honors Saugus Police chief, Marblehead High principal » Lynn Daily News Item

Report: Inflation and emotional stress cited among students as barriers to college enrollment » WBUR

Senator plans to push voc school admission changes through budget amendment » Commonwealth Magazine

Varsity Blues college admissions scam convictions of John Wilson, Gamal Abdelaziz reversed by US Appeals Court » Boston Herald

Amherst Regional Middle School counselors face transphobia allegations » Gazette Net

UMass finds new home for pavilion in Orchard Hill area of campus » Gazette Net

A federal appeals court tossed Varsity Blues convictions of two parents in nationwide college admissions scandal » Boston Globe

State officials tour beach access points » Newburyport News

Campbell joins AGs backing gas stove restrictions » The Eagle Tribune

In major climate step, EPA proposes first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants » Boston Globe

EPA administrator says Lee PCB storage site will be safe for recreation once finished » Berkshire Eagle

In Boston, business and government work together on climate change. How about Worcester? » Worcester Telegram

Wildlife conservation advocates say towns, cities should regulate pesticides, not the feds and state » Boston Herald

Climate protestors arrested at State House after hours-long sit-in » Boston Herald

Fossil Fuel Protesters Arrested After Day Of Holding Empty Chamber “Hostage” » State House News Service

Latest Mass. sports betting app is Betr, which takes a vastly different approach to promotion » Boston Globe

Sports betting media firm sues the Boston Globe, alleges breach of contract » Boston Business Journal

Report Shows Sharp Decline In Cost-Sharing For Contraception » State House News Service

FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill » Boston Globe

Editorial: Doctors, not government, should decide when to require masks in health care » Boston Globe

Kidney cancer patients have ‘more and more hope’ after promising Dana-Farber study » Boston Herald

Children’s Hospital eyeing big lab space in new Fenway building » Boston Globe

Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill » WBUR

Greenfield residents, senator advocate for home equity bill » The Recorder

Driscoll: Housing projects could start now if credits were available » Boston Business Journal

Despite neighborhood concerns, plan to convert hotel to homeless housing in Dorchester heads for BPDA vote » Boston Globe

Second Chances Riding On Eviction Record Sealing Bill » State House News Service

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here's how Gov. Healey acknowledged it » The Metro West Daily News

State Commission Releases Recommendations To Bolster Behavioral Health » East Boston Times-Free Press

Massachusetts' high court upholds $37M judgment for woman who smoked Marlboro Lights, got cancer » Washington Post

School Bus Driver Strike Ends in Marlboro » NBC Boston

City has a deal with developer to secure permanent rehearsal space for hundreds of musicians » Boston Globe

Holyoke Councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota expected to consider RI plea offer » MassLive

Following tumultuous year, City of Worcester to increase funding for DEI office by 67% » Worcester Business Journal

As Boston works to keep elections on schedule after court ruling, council tensions could risk delay » Boston Globe

Editorial: Elizabeth Warren, Maura Healey hitting the road for Biden » Boston Herald

Longtime former North Adams City Councilor and mayoral candidate Robert Moulton Jr. has died » Berkshire Eagle

The state will lift its COVID emergency mandate Thursday: What is the South Shore doing? » Patriot Ledger

Is the COVID pandemic really over? Here’s what the data show. » Boston Globe

‘Homelessness is a public health crisis,’ declares Lowell City Council » Lowell Sun

Opinion: As nation moves on from COVID-19, it can’t leave long haulers behind » Boston Globe

City committee hesitant on pausing homeless encampment sweeps » Worcester Telegram

A new plan for Mattapan imagines a safer, more vibrant neighborhood after decades of neglect » Boston Globe

The Mass. Senate put $575M in tax relief in its state budget bill » MassLive

Muratore Gives Update On The State Budget » 95.9 WATD

Here’s why readers are second-guessing riding the T » Boston.com

Harvard student will sue MBTA for utility box falling on her at Harvard Station » MassLive

‘Honestly ridiculous.’ Harvard graduate student injured by falling box at MBTA station plans to sue. » Boston Globe

MBTA ‘removes all boxes’ after utility box falls on Harvard student at Harvard Station » MassLive

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