10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

12:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Rules feud leads to 2 takes on committee hearing » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey recommends seven pardons for decades-old crimes ranging from drug possession to arson » Boston Globe

Cheeky climate protest stops Senate after activists bare butts » Boston Herald

Spilka outlines a different vision of competitiveness » Commonwealth Magazine

Business leaders wonder why Senate’s $600 million tax bill doesn’t offer more tax relief to businesses » Boston Globe

US senators urge regulator to change guidance on Massachusetts auto law » Reuters

Boston City Council’s cut to veterans’ office sparks outcry » Boston Herald

State puts Southampton immigrant facility on hold » Gazette Net

With no state oversight, Mass. medical school morgues are vulnerable to black market for bodies » WBUR

Spilka Hints At Future Senate Policy Priorities » State House News Service

Access to capital is at a near-crisis level for Black business owners » Boston Business Journal

ME: To end its reliance on planet-warming oil, Maine pushes for heat pumps and weatherization » WBUR

NH: Several NH mayors, police chiefs say it’s time to give undocumented immigrants access to IDs » NHPR

RI: R.I. official resigns amid scandal over racist, sexist comments made in Philadelphia » Boston Globe

RI: The RI legislative session is over: A look at the last-minute drama and what will become law » Providence Journal

CT: Pregnancy deaths, domestic violence linked » Hartford Courant

NY: Who’s who in Kathy Hochul’s administration? » City & State New York

NY: Hochul’s housing compact scrapped in budget talks » Politico

NJ: May tax revenues drop more than expected, with more softening anticipated » POLITICO Pro

OH: Ohio Senate passes $86 billion state budget plan. Here are the differences it will have to reconcile with the House » Cleveland.com

NC: N.C. Lawmaker Who Switched Parties To Allow Abortion Ban Now Denies Having An Abortion » HUFFPOST

MI: Overhaul of Michigan elections moving quickly as Republicans fire back » MLive.com

MN: “We Don’t Know How Long We Have”: Minnesota Democrats Are Passing as Many Progressive Laws as They Can » Vanity Fair

AZ: Krysten Sinema spends campaign cash on vacations, restaurants — and security services » New York Post

CA: A powerful Democrat emerges from rural California after bitter leadership fight » Politico

CA: More momentum on California rent control » Cal Matters

A Year After the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Trends in State Abortion Laws Have Emerged » American Progress

First look: Inside Biden's economic pitch to unions » Axios

Dangerous fire weather conditions becoming more common across U.S. » Axios

Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal families » Boston Globe

The financial toll of right-wing backlash: At least $28B in market value » Axios

Franks: Trump should return to being unpredictable » Boston Herald

Opinion: The GOP’s different response to its Trump-indictment dilemma » Boston Globe

View Boston: What to expect at the Prudential Center's new 3-floor observatory » WBUR

In New England, time stands still — at least if you look at the clocks » Boston Globe

Cambridge is the best place to live in the U.S., according to wellness rankings by Fortune » Cambridge Day

Boston Business Journal unveils 2023 Best Places to Work » Boston Business Journal

A new Avon discount store will sell everything for $1 on Friday afternoons » Boston Globe

Subaru buyers take a hit in Mass. right-to-repair fight » Boston Globe

Advocacy group calls for exhibit on slavery to be moved from Faneuil Hall, named for a slaveowner » CBS News

Two from Worcester charged in Capitol riot; recorded themselves in building » Worcester Telegram

Half of Surveyed Harvard Faculty Say Their Pay Is Too Low » The Harvard Crimson

Prejudice and misconduct remain in Massachusetts high school sports — but the MIAA won’t say where » Boston Globe

Mass. Governor Appoints Panel ‘to Promote Representation in Education’ » Inside Higher Ed

Silent to many during debate on Riverbend Park, state Rep. Decker writes to put onus on state DCR » Cambridge Day

MGM Springfield reports $23.3 million in slot, table take for May » MassLive

Plan to close Leominster maternity ward will get Statehouse scrutiny. Here's what to know » Worcester Telegram

Combating the crises: Northampton organizations eye ways to address mental health challenges among LGBTQ+ youth » Gazette Net

Healey Gets Early Start On Pardons » State House News Service

Healey recommends 7 pardons, including those passed up by former Gov. Baker » Boston Herald

Editorial: Healey’s refreshing approach to pardons » Boston Globe

Saying “Justice Can’t Wait,” Healey Off To Early Start On Pardons » State House News Service

Worcester School Committee vote finalizes contracts with teachers union » Worcester Telegram

Date set for special election to replace former Sen. Anne Gobi » Worcester Telegram

Chanting Climate Activists Disrupt Senate Session » State House News Service

Round 3 for West Stockbridge voters: Can a special election break a Select Board deadlock? » Berkshire Eagle

New Salem budget crafted by three mayors » Salem News

Boston’s new district map likely to stand, attorneys indicate » Boston Globe

Parade, family events and fireworks set for Deerfield’s 350th celebration » Gazette Net

Federal judge won’t rule on Boston’s new redistricting map » Boston Herald

City Councilor Karen Kalinowsky is running for mayor of Pittsfield » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester Mayor Joe Petty kicks off reelection campaign » Spectrum News

May the Springfield Mayoral Campaign Finance Reports Be with You » Western Mass Politics and Insight

At-large update: Incumbents fill up war chests as challengers make ballot » Dorchester Reporter

Somerville dedicates funds for a supervised consumption facility » WBUR

Rodney Elliott addresses abuse toward sports officials with proposed bill » Lowell Sun

State forestry firefighter from Plainville among contingent sent to fight Canadian wildfires » The Sun Chronicle

Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre » Boston Globe

Massachusetts firefighters heading to Quebec to battle wildfires, smoke from fires has impacted East Coast » Boston Herald

Editorial: Council vote to cut police budget undermines Boston » Boston Herald

Governor Healey and NCAA President Baker attending Hooplandia tourney » News 22 WWLP.com

Spilka doubles down on lifting middle class » News 22 WWLP.com

A Year Later, Tax Relief Bills Again Up For Negotiation » State House News Service

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Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

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