10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

11:00am MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Appellate Tax Board Public Hearing, Appellate Tax Board, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston and via Zoom

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:30am Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Event, Grand Staircase, State House

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Senate Committee on Juvenile & Emerging Adult Justice, Committee Hearing

3:00pm Women's Rights History Trail Task Force, Virtual

4:30pm Opening Ceremony of the 2023 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival, TD Garden’s 1928 Club, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114

Landscape Shifting Again Around Stalled Tax Relief Talks » State House News Service

Legislation would double investment in primary care medicine, a health cornerstone » Boston Globe

GOP considers ballot fee for presidential hopefuls » The Eagle Tribune

In Springfield, 5 mayoral candidates vie for 2 spots as voters head to the polls Tuesday » WBUR

Editorial: On this Election Day, the chance to rebuild an ailing City Council » Boston Globe

'This is beyond irresponsible': Brockton schools assistant CFO seeks whistleblower protection » The Enterprise

Healey Not Handling Migrants Inflow Well, Democratic State Rep Says » New Boston Post

As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown » AP News

Senate Appealed To Campbell On Legislative Audit Petition » State House News Service

Trump could face 14th Amendment challenge in Mass. » Salem News

NY: 3 years after pandemic, lawsuits over nursing home deaths mount » Albany Times Union

NY: Republicans could pick up more City Council seats this fall: A shift in power, or mere numbers? » AmNY

VA: How pandemic-era migration changed Richmond's economy » Axios

VA: Va. Dem. House candidate performed sex online with husband for tips » Washington Post

IL: Former Crestwood cops receive $1.8 million in settlement of lawsuit over police unionizing efforts » Chicago Tribune

GA: Challenge to political maps to proceed with state’s claim Black voting power isn’t diluted » Georgia Recorder

FL: 'Green governor' to 'active hostility': DeSantis' shifting climate change politics » Palm Beach Post

AR: Northwest Arkansas' stunning — yet sometimes painful — reinvention » Axios

NM: New Mexico’s dicey gun restriction draws detractors even from the left » Washington Post

CA: California lawmakers approve the nation’s most sweeping emissions disclosure rules for big business » Boston Globe

Billionaires Cash In On Abusive Farm Worker Scam » The Lever

'A populist movement is rising in the GOP': Pence urges Americans to vote against Trump's populism » MSNBC

Donald Trump Wants to Give His Favorite Corporations Another Giant Tax Cut in a Second Term: Report » Vanity Fair

UAW Bends on Wage Demands as Talks Progress in Detroit » The Wall Street Journal

Threats like AI-aided bioweapons confound policymakers » Roll Call

Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades » AP News

Mexican families cross U.S. border in unprecedented numbers » Axios

American politics in an aging America » Washington Post

White House prepares for sharp rise in poverty rate » The Hill

State election chiefs look to courts to deal with Trump ballot challenges » NBC News

Neumora seeks to become the second Massachusetts biotech to go public in 2023 » Boston Globe

Report: Mass. life sciences grew in 'toughest times' in Worcester, Suffolk counties » Worcester Telegram

Multiple Reports Point To Brightening Economic Prospects » State House News Service

Inflation is toast — even if the Fed won’t say so yet » Boston Globe

Wolk celebrates a half-century of helping you by the side of the road » Boston Globe

Brockton schools finance officer notifies officials of whistle-blower claim after he was put on leave » Boston Globe

Montigny mentions possible lawsuit over Star Store: Impasse continues » South Coast Today

Tyngsboro breaks ground on new middle school » Lowell Sun

Victim of shooting outside Burke High School sues city, BPS officials » Boston Globe

Chicopee wise to invest in school staffing stability (Editorial) » MassLive

Leominster officials urge residents near Barrett Park Pond Dam to ‘immediately evacuate’ » Boston Globe

After sharp drop in federal funding to replace lead water lines, state races to find out why » Boston Globe

Boston-based DraftKings slammed after offering ‘never forget’ sports parlay on 9/11 » Fox 25 News

Opponents of Leominster birthing center closure want Healey to declare state of emergency » Worcester Telegram

State leaders join nurses, community activists in call to prevent Leominster birthing center’s closure » WHDH

UMass will not delay closing Leominster maternity unit, despite state urging » Worcester Telegram

Augustus: No silver bullets in the housing crisis » Commonwealth Magazine

Inflation, aid cuts driving greater need for food aid in region » Gazette Net

‘Now is the time to pivot’: Democratic state representative slams Healey’s response to migrant crisis » Boston Globe

‘We want a welcoming community’: Shelter for migrant families sparks divisive debate in Quincy » Boston Globe

Opinion: Migrant crisis puts Healey in unwinnable fight » Boston Globe

State officials to visit Quincy 3 days after neo-Nazis march outside ENC migrant shelter » Patriot Ledger

Opinion: Soft landing for Jack Jones is a hard sell for the DA — and the Patriots » Boston Globe

Opinion: The growing union movement is a welcome ‘contagion’ » Boston Globe

Fall River takes another shot at creating a panhandling law. Here's the proposed new rule. » The Herald News

A Framingham City Council candidate no longer wants it. Why there's still a primary » The Metro West Daily News

Springfield commits $4 million in pandemic recovery funds for parks » MassLive

Nahant special town meeting to decide Coast Guard housing borrowing » Lynn Daily News Item

Backers of voter ID renew push for ballot » Newburyport News

Embattled Boston City Council incumbents Arroyo and Lara seek reelection Tuesday » Boston Globe

Voters will narrow down 4 Boston City Council races in Tuesday preliminary » Boston Herald

Boston City Council preliminary election day is today. Here’s what to know before you vote. » Boston Globe

The Campaign Finance Glimpse before Springfield Votes in Its Mayoral Prelim » Western Mass Politics & Insight

The FDA just approved updated COVID boosters. Where and when can you get them in Mass.? » Boston Globe

Why Massachusetts may fall behind removing lead from drinking water » Boston Globe

FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 vaccines, with CDC sign-off to come soon » Boston Business Journal

Lynn firefighter added to Massachusetts firefighter memorial » Lynn Daily News Item

What Springfield can learn from Boston’s 1990s success in curbing violence » MassLive

Berlin neighbors awarded for actions after fatal home explosion in April » MassLive

Families Remember Day When “Everyone’s Lives Changed” » State House News Service

Bill would force change in state flag, motto » Newburyport News

T’s commuter rail adding late night, peak service » Commonwealth Magazine

Work begins on $7.6M fiber-optic network in Easthampton » Gazette Net

ESPN 'blackout' for Spectrum customers ending, in time for Monday Night Football » Worcester Telegram

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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