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Today on Beacon Hill

12:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

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

10:00am Progressive Mass Thrive Act Virtual Day of Action, Signup via Google

10:30am Home Care Appreciation Day, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Wu pushes back on state plan to use Roxbury recreational complex as overflow shelter » WBUR

Could Mass General Brigham be a savior amid the Steward Health Care financial mess? » Boston Globe

Sunlight Bill Back In Shade Of New Committee » State House News Service

Trump's name can appear on Mass. primary ballot, SJC judge rules » WBUR

Editorial: Newton teachers should end illegal strike » Boston Globe

Faneuil Hall Marketplace sold by Ashkenazy to new landlord » Boston Business Journal

Local lawmakers seek decriminalization for sex trafficking survivors » Salem News

‘There’s just a lot of vilification going on’: The teachers strike is divisive — and tearing Newton apart » Boston Globe

Editorial: Transparency cracks appear within Legislature » Sentinel & Enterprise

Reforms Eyed To Preserve Civil Service System » State House News Service

THE OTHER 49

ME: Maine DEI coordinator leaves the state after receiving a white supremacist threat » WBUR

CT: Boomers aren’t downsizing, blocking the way of millennial homebuyers, data show » CT Insider

CT: Smart meters’ can cut your electric bills. CT is lagging behind installing them » Hartford Courant

NY: ‘Why Are You Making It So Difficult’? NYC Cash Aid Applicants Face Denial Surge » City Limits

NY: As Trump Awaits Fraud Penalty, a Monitor’s Report Could Raise His Risk » New York Times

NJ: You have to be 30 to run for New Jersey State Senate. One borough councilman is working to change that » New Jersey Globe

NJ: Riders say NJ Transit's fare hike is 'unfair.' How does it compare with other agencies? » NorthJersey.com

IL: As Buses of Migrants Arrive in Chicago Suburbs, Residents Debate the Role of Their Towns » New York Times

FL: DeSantis implores Legislature to back term limits for Congress, balanced federal budget » Orlando Sentinel

TX: The combustible mix of right-wing anger coming together in Texas » Washington Post

OK: Republican senator censured by Oklahoma GOP for negotiating with Democrats on fragile border deal » USA Today

NATIONAL

Ex-conservative judge sends brief to Supreme Court begging not to fear Trump's voters » Raw Story

The problem with primaries » The Hill

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands » AP News

E. Jean Carroll, Nikki Haley, and the Depths of Donald Trump’s Misogyny » Vanity Fair

Trump attacks UAW union boss ahead of meeting with Teamsters » Boston Herald

Schumer pushes bipartisan action on immigration, ghost guns » NY State of Politics

Looking at Trump’s Running Mate Prospects » Real Clear Politics

Donald Trump's campaign says Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. won't be his running mate pick » USA Today

‘She scares me’: Stefanik’s emergence as Trump’s cheerleader sparks criticism » The Guardian

“I’ll just start by saying there are no good options,” Wu said when asked about her reaction to Gov. Maura Healey's proposal. "For the first community where this is being proposed to be Roxbury, a community that over so many decades has faced disinvestment, redlining, disproportionate outcomes. It's very painful, and it's painfully familiar,"

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu

Wu expressed disappointment over the state's proposal to use the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury as an overflow shelter site during a Monday appearance on WBUR's Radio Boston.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Attempt to remove Donald Trump's name from Massachusetts primary ballot rejected again » WCVB

Biden takes a swing through unfriendly ‘Trump Country’ » Politico

Business

Brothel ring that catered to wealthy people in Greater Boston, Virginia highlights exploitative industry, advocates say » Boston Globe

Lawmakers seek ban on Chinese biotech funding » The Eagle Tribune

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Psychedelics supporters include some big names from Boston’s tech scene ballot question » Boston Globe

Attorney: O'Brien Appeal Delayed Delivery Of Investigatory Report » State House News Service

Crimes

Mass. man arrested, charged with threatening to bomb Attleboro synagogue » WBUR

Education

Newton teachers are on the picket line. Here’s what state law says about striking » WGBH

Lowell schools receive nearly $1M from state for pre-K program » Lowell Sun

These are the areas keeping Newton teachers and School Committee from an agreement to end the strike » Boston Globe

Harvard faces more claims of discrimination — this time from Palestinian and Muslim students » WBUR

Literacy Project spreads its wings with new Easthampton location » Gazette Net

Environment

Editorial: Climate jerks overheated » Boston Herald

Gaming

NJ: Long-stalled casino smoking ban bill clears committee » Politico Pro

Health Care

Sen. Warren blasts Steward Health Care, says executives ‘put profits over patients' » NBC Boston

South Boston lawmaker says hospitals will not be allowed to fail » Worcester Business Journal

Steward Last Year Protested Health Care "Market Failure" » State House News Service

Steward Health Care warned inadequate support puts hospitals at risk » The Eagle Tribune

Warren points to for-profit motives for Steward financial failings » Boston Globe

Sen. Warren accuses Steward of 'putting profits over patients' » WBUR

State to investigate Winthrop toddler’s death after delayed ambulance response » Boston Globe

Housing

Healey Forms Two New Housing Advisory Panels » State House News Service

Wu acknowledges ‘pain’ of state plan to use Roxbury rec. center as overflow shelter site » Boston.com

Roxbury community center to open as safety net shelter, welcoming migrants sleeping at Logan Airport » WHDH

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu caves to Maura Healey’s plan to move migrants to Roxbury » Boston Herald

Migrants sleeping on floor at Boston’s Logan Airport to be moved to recreational complex » Fox 25 News

Mayor joins state Housing Advisory Council » Lynn Daily News Item

Human Services

As shelter system struggles, Healey to launch pilot program to house, employ migrants » Boston Globe

Immigration

Mayor Wu heads to D.C. to press for more help with migrant influx » WBUR

Mass. leaders await action on border crisis from Congress » NBC Boston

Healey to open overflow shelter for migrant families at Roxbury recreational center » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Trump ballot question comes too soon for Massachusetts high court » Boston Herald

Labor

Why can’t Newton teachers, School Committee come to an agreement to end the strike? Here are the areas that continue to divide them. » Boston Globe

Newton parents file emergency motion to bring end to teachers strike as classes canceled for 8th day » Fox 25 News

Teacher strike bill may not get vote at deadline » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Mayor Wu files ordinance to move BPDA under City Hall, create city planning department » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu moves on city planning department, BPDA restructuring » Boston Herald

Swampscott’s Spellios proposes lower voting age » Lynn Daily News Item

New Bedford City Councilor Oliver opposes Healey’s tax hike in her Municipal “Empowerment” Act » New Bedford Guide

South Hadley’s website gets new look with mobile users in mind » Gazette Net

State select board handbook dedicated to Worthington’s Stephen Kulik » Gazette Net

Politics

FL: Racial gerrymandering trial begins in Miami » WLRN

Public Health

Boston to give some opioid settlement funds to grieving families this year » Axios

Public Safety

Here’s two big things to know about the Mass. Senate’s gun violence reduction bill | Analysis » MassLive

Feds charge Massachusetts state troopers in alleged bribery fraud scheme » Boston Herald

Cost of 'unlimited' free prison calls to rise » The Eagle Tribune

Six current and former State Police troopers charged in corruption conspiracy, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers agree gun reform is needed, as Senate's gun reform bill takes the spotlight » New England Public Radio

Transportation

MBTA completes Green Line renovations, reopens suspended service tracks » Boston.com

Utilities

Opinion: Massachusetts should ban third-party electric suppliers » Boston Globe

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