8:00am Critical Condition: Challenges for Healing Mass' Health Care System hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

9:00am The State of Education in the Commonwealth: A Community Perspective hosted by The MassINC Polling Group & The Education Trust, Sargent Hall, The Commons Room 5320, Suffolk University, 120 Tremont Street

9:30am Thrive Act Advocacy Day, The Boston Society of the New Jerusalem (Church on the Hill)

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Missing Children's Day, Grand Staircase, State House

Bye-bye Bay State: High housing costs and low transportation reliability driving outmigration » Boston Herald

Amy Carnevale was elected to clean up the Mass. GOP. She’s got her work cut out for her. » Boston Globe

State Senate says ‘No’ to payroll transparency from quasi-public agencies » Boston Herald

Critics renew push to end MCAS graduation mandate » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts Eyes More Restrictive Student Cellphone Policies » NBC Boston

Report: Mass. leads nation in rate of special education services for kids under 3 » WBUR

Editorial: Please, elect anyone but another Democrat » Boston Herald

Personal data was stolen in Harvard Pilgrim hack, company says » Boston Business Journal

Quebec, like Mass., facing electricity challenges of its own » Commonwealth Magazine

State Eyes More Restrictive Student Cellphone Policies » State House News Service

Republicans say Sen. Anne Gobi’s seat ‘very winnable’ for GOP candidate » Boston Herald

NH: Nikki Haley hits New Hampshire as Republican field grows » Boston Herald

RI: Representative Cicilline delivers final speech from House floor » Boston Globe

CT: Street takeovers are rising in Connecticut. A state task force could be the answer to fight back. » Hartford Courant

NJ: Assembly speaker’s tax relief proposal likely to face tough negotiations » New Jersey Monitor

NJ: AG’s office files appeal to enforce gun bans in ‘sensitive places’ » POLITICO Pro

PA: Philly roads getting more dangerous for bike riders » Axios

OH: “We Have to Run Everywhere”: David Pepper on Why We Have to Think Smaller to Save Democracy » Vanity Fair

IL: Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged, Illinois investigation finds » Boston Globe

WI: Endorsements in Wisconsin school board elections, 2023 » Ballotpedia

SC: South Carolina Senate passes 6-week abortion ban, sends bill to governor » Washington Post

FL: Florida's new immigration law prompts some to leave the state » Axios

FL: New College faculty votes to censure board of trustees » Herald-Tribune

TX: After Uvalde: No gun control, but lots of school fortification » Axios

CA: The familiar horror of Dianne Feinstein’s decline » Boston Globe

Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges » Washington Post

Dark Money’s Behind The Debt Ceiling Plan To Punish The Poor » The Lever

Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents » New York Times

Democrats fume that White House isn’t demanding tax hikes from McCarthy in debt ceiling fight » The Hill

Report: Ron DeSantis Will Formally Announce His 2024 Bid With Elon Musk, Because Apparently David Duke Wasn’t Available » Vanity Fair

How the Rookie Governors are Performing So Far » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Musk moves in on Murdoch » Axios

Glenn Youngkin Is ‘Reconsidering’ Running For President In 2024 » The Daily Caller

Keating: Default on debt will bring financial loss to thousands of Cape, Island residents » Cape Cod Times

National default would be 'catastrophic' to low income, unhoused and senior citizens — the most vulnerable in the Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Nightclub ruling, sprinkler order could sink Bombyx Center in Florence » Gazette Net

Opinion: Families facing poverty should not be hostages of a debt limit accord » Boston Globe

Report Waves Red Flags On Mass. Costs, Outmigration » WBZ Newsradio

On Nantucket, billionaire Charles Johnson brings fight against clam shack to court » Boston Globe

CCC agrees to faster approach on cannabis cafes » Worcester Business Journal

Report: Antisemitism, White Supremacy On Rise In Mass. » State House News Service

Mass. sober home operator indicted in sprawling fraud scheme » Boston Globe

Ex-Chicopee school head, accused of lying to FBI, seeks to suppress phone evidence » MassLive

While noting growth, state education officials mum on ending Holyoke receivership » MassLive

For helping poor kids thrive, Mary Walsh deserves a medal » Boston Globe

Another Worcester school is set to leave a diocese-owned building » Worcester Telegram

Poll Adds To Debate Over School Receivership Powers » State House News Service

Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they're very rare » WBUR

State tests: At least 5 radioactive materials, plus PFAS, in water at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station » WCAI

Striped bass are in trouble again. Can an emergency measure save them? » Boston Globe

100% Clean Energy Bill Supporters Rally On Beacon Hill » WBZ News Radio

No iLottery under state Senate spending plan, setting up conflict with House » Boston Herald

Feeney: Senate consensus not forming around online lottery » News 22 WWLP.com

Voters Endorse $6.5 Million Tax Override For Affordable Housing » Nantucket Current

Auchincloss says attitude to housing in Massachusetts is changing » North Star Reporter

Provincetown apartment project at former VFW got a $9 million boost this month. What now? » Cape Cod Times

Hankinson: ‘Vetting’ of migrants shouldn’t make you feel safe » Boston Herald

Immigration advocates ‘hopeful’ new Healey hires will bring better coordination to migrant response » Boston Globe

After ransomware attack, state’s second-largest health insurer says patient data stolen » Boston Globe

$1.25M from MassHealth Aims to Help Older Adults with Coverage » Cape Cod Online

Hassen: Why the Hollywood writers strike matters » Boston Herald

Boston City Council split on new redistricting map ahead of vote » Boston Herald

Deerfield’s Tilton Library shares plans, timeline for expansion » Gazette Net

Petitions seek to cancel North Brookfield drag show, recall 2 officials » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Boston’s redistricting mess makes the case for independent commissions » Boston Globe

5 Worcester public employees honored with Research Bureau award for community service » Worcester Telegram

Dominick Pangallo Steps To Forefront As Salem's Next Mayor » Salem Patch

No AC: Why does Worcester's hot Green Island area have a community center without air? » Worcester Telegram

Which New Englanders are on latest list of people banned by Russia? » Boston Globe

Third candidate enters race for mayor » Salem News

State Rep. Zlotnik Will Seek Gobi's Worcester-Area State Senate Seat » Worcester Patch

Bumpy roads ahead: How Boston plans to deploy speed humps to make streets safer » WBUR

Inmate stabs corrections officer in head, face, back at Shirley prison, report says » MassLive

Firefighters pay tribute to colleague Robert Halloran » Worcester Telegram

Former Police Chief Jason Wood is suing Mayor Jennifer Macksey and the city for wrongful termination » Berkshire Eagle

Healey: New leadership team to take over state agency » The Center Square

New federal rules would hit museums 'on the head,' speed up return of lost or stolen Native remains »

MassDOT must pay up for little-used Southie rail line, SJC rules » Boston Globe

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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

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