10:00am Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

4:30pm Fundraiser in Support of Governor Maura Healey

Birthdays: Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Tram Nguyen

Sex ed gets an update in state’s new curriculum framework » Commonwealth Magazine

Promising $100 million operation to beat Trump, DeSantis super PAC founder hits Massachusetts to gin up donors » Boston Globe

Non-citizens and 16 year olds voting? Maybe in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Massachusetts bill would remove statute of limitations on civil child sex abuse cases » WGBH

At Shattuck Hospital, a proposal for 400-plus units of supportive housing » Boston Globe

New state rules mean thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems » WBUR

Black, Hispanic groups sue Justice Department for not looking into how Boston hires contractors and consultants » Universal Hub

Healey created a nonprofit to bankroll her transition into office. But, the donors are secret, and so is how much they gave her. » Boston Globe

Peyser says ed reform overpromised » Commonwealth Magazine

Curry College appoints former gubernatorial nominee as new president » Boston Business Journal

What increased AAPI representation in Mass. politics means to local city councilors » WGBH

‘A truly surreal experience’: Reversal of Roe leaves some hesitant to travel outside of Mass. while pregnant » Boston Globe

Enrollment Decline Not Showing Up Yet At MassHealth » State House News Service

Union workers at Encore vote to authorize strike » Boston Business Journal

CT: Lamont expected to sign 'Lights Out' bill protecting birds at night » CT Insider

CT: The number of homes for sale has dropped more in CT than anywhere else in U.S. » CT Insider

NY: How E-Bike Battery Fires Became a Deadly Crisis in New York City » New York Times

NY: Some NYC facilities housing migrants lack something basic: Showers » Gothamist

NY: NY bill shields doctors who provide abortion pills via telehealth. Who can access them? » Democrat & Chronicle

NJ: ‘Secretive’ N.J. governments would be even less transparent under proposed laws, some say » NJ.com

NJ: DeSantis inspires New Jersey 'academic freedom' bill » POLITICO Pro

PA: Nursing home inspectors are in short supply according to report » Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Philadelphia is really bad at responding to open records requests, lawyers group says » Billy Penn

VA: Liberal prosecutors claim victory in Northern Virginia primaries » Washington Post

VA: Negotiators hope to meet next week on Virginia’s budget stalemate » WRIC

MN: Minnesota's new graduation requirements: Learn how to manage money and participate in democracy » Star Tribune

FL: Federal judge knocks down Florida’s Medicaid ban on gender-affirming treatment » Politico

FL: Some raise ethical questions as DeSantis campaigns while governing » Tampa Bay Times

CO: Colorado is far from commercializing psychedelics despite new law decriminalizing them » Axios

CA: California politicians have felt Dianne Feinstein’s absence for years » CNN

The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Schumer Lays Out Process to Tackle A.I., Without Endorsing Specific Plans » New York Times

A fragile new phase of abortion in America » Washington Post

Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic? » ProPublica

This presidential primary season, prosecutors, not candidates, are driving the news » Boston Globe

House GOP’s latest fracture: How fast to try to impeach Biden » Politico

Former GOP Rep. Will Hurd launches 2024 presidential bid » The Hill

War in Ukraine is worsening effects of climate change, Kerry says » Boston Globe

Five Reasons Why Democrats Should Focus Obsessively on Working-Class Voters » The Liberal Patriot

Editorial: Why Secretary of State Blinken’s meeting with China’s president was important » Boston Globe

This business idea started at the Westwood dump. Now it’s racking up views on TikTok. » Boston Business Journal

'Like walking into a newly opened arena': DCU Center in process of replacing all seats » Worcester Telegram

MITRE Accepts $2 Million Grant to Foster Maritime Research Network » The Bedford Citizen

Report Points To Growth Of Asian-American Businesses In Mass. » State House News Service

Restaurants Could Face New Allergy Training Requirements » State House News Service

New UMass poll: Majority of Americans oppose affirmative action » MassLive

White supremacist banners and signs appear up and down Berkshire County » Berkshire Eagle

Here’s what’s in Healey’s proposed new sex ed framework » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey leading new push for sex ed updates » Spectrum News

Healey pushing to update sex ed curriculum in Mass. schools » Worcester Telegram

‘A really disturbing situation:’ Adult fraudulently enrolled in BPS high schools worked for state agency » Boston Herald

Boston Latin Academy faculty provide fresh insight about no-confidence vote in head of school » Boston Globe

Construction on Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston is Set to Begin » The Harvard Crimson

Lorena Lopera to step down from Boston School Committee » Boston Globe

Some Hampshire Regional students upset over assistant superintendent candidate » Gazette Net

Gov. Healey proposes update to school health and physical education curriculum » Western Mass News

Simmons University in Boston considers cutting several liberal arts departments amid financial crisis » Boston Globe

State ups the ante on watershed protection rules for Cape Cod » Cape Cod Times

The check is in the mail? You may be waiting awhile for that Mass Save rebate. » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Gearing Up To Address “The Ultimate Environmental Contaminant” » State House News Service

Final regulations target nitrogen pollution on Cape » Commonwealth Magazine

Permitting System Proposed To Address Cape Water Pollution » State House News Service

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman, pleads not guilty to six federal charges » Boston Globe

UMass Chan using smart toilet seats to research chronic disease » Worcester Business Journal

New Institute Looks to Shake Up Health Equity Research » State House News Service

Foes of easing Amherst permits for owner-occupied duplexes fear more student housing » Gazette Net

IG: Housing Benefits Administrator Will Pay $109K in Fraud Case » Banker & Tradesman

Boston Medical Center teams up with state to redevelop 500 housing units at Shattuck Hospital » Boston Business Journal

DCF takes custody of four children found in apartment with alcohol, drugs, sex toys, Healey says » Boston Herald

Editorial: How did kids in Southie squalor slip into cracks? » Boston Herald

NYC food pantry helpline expands services to Boston » Boston Globe

Healey offering $106M for new Springfield courthouse » News 22 WWLP.com

Gov. Maura Healey makes $106 million available for initial work on new Springfield courthouse » MassLive

Encore casino workers take vote on strike authorization amid contract negotiations » Boston Herald

‘It’s a smack in the face to the residents’: Some Springfield councilors call for further tax relief in city’s next budget » MassLive

Worcester school board members are paid $16,980. City councilors get double that amount » Worcester Telegram

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu anything but most ‘transparent’ mayor in history » Boston Herald

Dershowitz Returns to the Chilmark Library » Vineyard Gazette

Backyard chicken advocates flock to Westfield Planning Board hearing » MassLive

Police, veterans cuts were not my fault, Boston city councilor in charge of budget says » Boston Herald

Hands Across the Hills — an experiment in cross-political dialogue — calls it quits » New England Public Media

SEIU Local 888 endorses Patton in District 3 » Dorchester Reporter

POST Commission moves to decertify suspended Springfield Police Officer Gregg Bigda, but saga is not over yet » MassLive

Workload Feeds Into Talk Over Parole Board Shakeup » State House News Service

Pressley seeks to decriminalize abortion through new legislation » The Hill

Healey files interim budget to keep government running » Newburyport News

Governor Healey to visit the Vineyard » Martha's Vineyard Times

MassDOT removing six unreliable EV chargers along Mass. Pike » Boston Globe

Opinion: Despite all the bad news about the T, Phillip Eng is still optimistic about fixing it » Boston Globe

Attorney General warns of fake RMV websites ahead of new Massachusetts law » News 22 WWLP.com

Applying for license under new driver’s license law? AG, RMV warn of scams, fraud » Boston Herald

Cambridge files to stop solar project in Lexington that would raze 1,000 trees, expose water source » Cambridge Day

New England’s electric grid could be more stable than anticipated in the next few winters » WBUR

South Coast towns spared from costly new septic rules » The New Bedford Light

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