11:00am Mass. Association of School Committees Day on the Hill, Second Floor, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Economic Development Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

5:30pm Fundraising Reception in Honor of Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune

Disciplinary hearings for suspended cannabis chair will extend a third day » WBUR

Steward Health Care seeks bankruptcy protections » WBUR

Potential conflicts of interest widespread at Mass. special ed schools » WBUR

Boom! April Tax Report Crushes Expectations » State House News Service

Massachusetts will no longer keep federal benefits meant for foster children » Boston Globe

Healey Comfortable With Police Response At Protests » State House News Service

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge? » Boston Globe

Boston Teachers Union president elected to take over statewide AFT-MA teachers union » Boston Herald

On housing and energy, Healey’s big plans collide with local resistance » Boston Globe

Massachusetts is a lot hotter than it was in the '70s » Axios

VT: Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low » WBUR

NY: ‘The Republicans Are Being Total Hypocrites’ » Politico

NY: New York just committed $90 million to help save local journalism. Will it work? » Columbia Journalism Review

NJ: Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm » AP News

IN: 5 questions Indiana’s primaries will answer » Roll Call

FL: When Buying a Home Is Treated as a National Security Threat » New York Times

FL: Will abortion turn Florida from red to blue? » The Hill

CO: ChatGPT is transforming Colorado education, for better and worse. Experts say maybe that’s a good thing. » Denver Post

AZ: Arizona Is Booming, but Restless Voters Feel Downbeat About Economy » Wall Street Journal

OR: Oregon attorney general candidates bring competing visions to the role » Oregon Public Broadcasting

GA: Georgia Senate panel ready to subpoena Fulton DA in probe of her conduct in Trump racketeering case » Georgia Recorder

Trump again found in contempt for violating gag, threatened with jail » Washington Post

Twitch streamers become go-to news source for campus protest coverage » Washington Post

Donald Trump Has Never Sounded Like This » New York Times

What happens if a US presidential candidate dies? » The Guardian

Bird flu's wild range » Axios

The New Propaganda War » The Atlantic

Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates » Axios

As Biden Makes His Case for Re-Election, the Cost of Insulin Takes Center Stage » New York Times

When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence » New York Times

Behind the Curtain: 6% of six states » Axios

Lucas: More open doors: Biden mulls opening refugee program to Palestinians from Gaza » Boston Herald

Kerry blasted for secrecy, and receives Presidential Medal of Freedom » Boston Herald

Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day » Boston Globe

Politics without Trump? His youngest fans barely remember it. » Boston Globe

Lucas: Trump to tower over Biden at Democratic National Convention in Chicago » Boston Herald

Area restaurant owners not expecting new law allowing sale of alcoholic mixed drinks to go to make a big splash » The Sun Chronicle

Business confidence slips for second straight month, April survey shows » Boston Herald

Disciplinary hearings for suspended cannabis chair will extend a third day » WBUR

Island's Only Commercial Marijuana Grower to Close » Vineyard Gazette

‘We can just be who we are’: Thousands show support for LGBTQ community at Hampshire Pride » Gazette Net

Civil rights complaint filed against Southwick schools as a result of online mock slave auction » WBUR

One arrested during demonstration at Northeastern commencement Sunday » Boston Globe

Healey supports police response at Emerson and Northeastern » WGBH

Tate: Campus chaos begins the end of elite colleges » Boston Herald

College encampments support one another — and draw the eyes of outside groups » Boston Globe

Methuen schools hope attrition will ease cuts » The Eagle Tribune

Tufts encampment protesting Israel comes down, but demonstrators vow to continue fight » Boston Herald

Retired superintendent to lead Hampshire Regional Schools on interim basis while search for permanent boss continues » Gazette Net

Harvard and MIT have the final protester camps in Greater Boston after Tufts site shutters Friday » Cambridge Day

Opinion: The world can’t afford to politicize climate change research » Boston Globe

Specialty Minerals released wastewater into the Hoosic River multiple times in recent years. It will pay $299,000 to 4 local groups » Berkshire Eagle

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon » WBUR

Steward files for bankruptcy leaving hospitals in limbo » Boston Herald

Steward Health Care, operator of 8 Mass. hospitals, files for bankruptcy » Fox 25 News

Facing uncertainty over Steward hospital crisis, Massachusetts prepares for fallout » Boston Globe

Steward files for bankruptcy, leaving its eight Massachusetts hospitals in limbo » Boston Globe

Steward Health Care Seeking Bankruptcy » State House News Service

Steward Health files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection » Boston Business Journal

Thousands join Walk for Hunger to fight food insecurity in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Grocery costs are higher than ever. That means big demand for food assistance nonprofits. » Boston Globe

Mass. teachers union elects person of color as president for the first time » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Reviewing earlier votes after quiet week » Lowell Sun

Newton mayor concerned West Bank photo exhibit at library is ‘hurtful and divisive’ » Boston Herald

Truro town meeting OKs $26.4 million town budget, approves Walsh property housing plan » Cape Cod Times

School budget tops busy Town Meeting agenda in South Hadley » Gazette Net

Conservative radio host blasts Massachusetts Democrats and migrant shelter policy at State House rally » Boston Herald

Editorial: Navigating the flap over avian flu » Boston Globe

Worcester health official Rosen urges legislative action on overdose prevention laws » Worcester Telegram

Traffic stop leads to discipline for four Plymouth police officers » Plymouth Independent

FL: With 6-week abortion ban in place, Florida eyes ‘Safe Haven’ expansion » Politico

Pols & Politics: Monica Tibbits-Nutt looks to ‘move forward’ after controversial remarks » Boston Herald

‘Millionaire’s Tax’ drives up April revenues in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

The Berkshire Flyer returns this summer. Will another season make the train a permanent fixture or sunset the pilot? » Berkshire Eagle

For the first time in over a year, the MBTA has a line free of slow zones » WBUR

One Of The Two Undersea Cables That Provide Electricity To Nantucket Is Broken Down » Nantucket Current

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11:00am Mass. Association of School Committees Day on the Hill, Second Floor, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Economic Development Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

5:30pm Fundraising Reception in Honor of Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune

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9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

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1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing