9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

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

10:00am Armenian Genocide Commemoration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Armenian Genocide Commemoration, House Chamber

Birthdays: State Senator Jason Lewis

How Massachusetts spent nearly $1 billion sheltering homeless families and migrants » Boston Globe

Shelter $$ fading, but “not at the end of the line” » News 22 WWLP.com

Supporters: Juvenile Justice Bill Is About "True Second Chances" » State House News Service

Ron Iacobucci has a good idea for helping jobless workers. The state doesn’t seem to care. » Boston Globe

MassGOP Urging New Recruits to Challenge for Legislature » State House News Service

"Work Is Freedom": How Migrants Start Anew In Mass. » State House News Service

Scandal hits Gloucester waterfront ahead of busy summer season » WGBH

Six reasons why $90,000 college costs are bad news even if few pay that amount » Boston Globe

Boston missing out on marijuana tourism, study finds » Axios

Bradford pears may be pretty, but they're invasive and smell awful. Mass. moves to ban them » Worcester Telegram

Steward temporarily shuts cancer unit at Good Samaritan hospital, in latest sign of stress » Boston Globe

RI: Will tenants unions make a difference in Rhode Island’s housing crisis? » Boston Globe

CT: Connecticut's State Capitol has broken elevators, escalators. Fix could cost $10 million » CT Insider

CT: 70% of female restaurant workers are harassed. They’re training them to fight back » Hartford Courant

ME: Maine lawmakers pass sweeping gun legislation following the Lewiston mass shooting » WBUR

NY: Last-Minute Budget Change Could Weaken Workers’ Claims to Weekly Pay » New York Focus

NY: Cyberattack crashes New York state bill drafting system » State Scoop

NJ: Workers will soon pay more for temporary disability, family leave benefits » New Jersey Monitor

VA: Youngkin signs NIL law allowing Virginia schools to directly pay athletes » Axios

IL: New Chicago intelligence hub aims to ‘squeeze every last piece of evidence’ out of guns used in crimes » Chicago Sun-Times

FL: DeSantis signs school chaplains bill opposed by pastors, Satanists, ACLU » Orlando Sentinel

CO: Plan to quadruple property taxes on short-term rentals in Colorado fails in late-night Capitol committee vote » The Colorado Sun

CA: California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits » Los Angeles Times

GA: Rural counties rely on prisons to provide firefighters who work for free » Gerogia Recorder

Americans really love their governors » ABC News

What’s inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel » AP News

Biden aides ‘secretly refer to Trump as Hitler Pig’ » The Telegraph

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Daughter, Isra Hirsi, Suspended From Barnard » HUFFPOST

25 Years After Columbine: Why the Massacre Was a Turning Point for America » Vanity Fair

Biden's position in the polls is* improving against Trump — here's my theory for why » Silver Bulletin

Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years » Wired

17 States Are Considering Laws That Would Imprison Librarians » Vanity Fair

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve » Boston Globe

Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary has Massachusetts congresswomen calling for equal pay » Boston Herald

Kennedy family makes ‘crystal clear’ its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.’s candidacy » AP News

Moore: Joe Biden doesn’t feel your pain » Boston Herald

Beige Book casts bright light on Mass. tourism » News 22 WWLP.com

Winthrop Center promised a public space open seven days a week. The city is trying to hold them to it. » Boston Globe

Work resumes at South Station Tower project after pair of safety incidents » Boston Globe

Winthrop Center is readying for its debut at last » Boston Globe

Ed Markey says FCC net neutrality rules up for vote protect from ‘money gatekeepers’ » Boston Herald

She went from selling hats to running the whole store: Meet new WooSox GM Brooke Cooper » Boston Globe

AAA Northeast buys Costello's Truck Repair for $1.7 million » Worcester Telegram

Kerby: Airline’s move grounds booking competition » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Boston needs a makeover. Fast! » Boston Herald

Second property owner wins judgment in New Bedford land-taking case against MBTA » The New Bedford Light

Report finds preschool access expanded in Mass. and across country last year » WBUR

State extends key financial aid deadline » News 22 WWLP.com

More than 10,000 Massachusetts students were educated ‘out-of-district’ last year. Here’s what to know. » Boston Globe

Superior Court backs NU over Nahant » Item Live

Massachusetts pushes back FAFSA deadline to July 1 » Boston Herald

Closer look: school district to be audited » The Eagle Tribune

Judge’s order could send Braintree special education student back to public school » Boston Globe

Two Years On, Plastic Water Bottle Ban Languishes » Vineyard Gazette

Opinion: Friends of the Public Garden: ‘We are a democracy in trees and dirt’ » Boston Globe

Quabbin region studied for MWRA expansion » Gazette Net

Shrewsbury receives award to prevent flooding on Route 20 » Community Advocate

Prices up, sales down in early spring housing market » The Recorder

Younger, educated residents are leaving Mass. because of housing costs » WGBH

Homeless, migrant families being transferred to Lowell shelter as part of state’s continued ‘consolidation’ effort » Boston Globe

Want to live in the Back Bay, the heart of America’s most expensive ZIP code? Here’s what it will cost you. » Boston Globe

FL: Florida’s affordable housing agency rejects allegations from former director » POLITICO Pro

Mass. emergency shelter funding dwindling: details from Beacon Hill » NBC Boston

Developer lands $400K loan for affordable housing project in Easthampton mill district » Gazette Net

Meet the volunteer lawyers trying to protect Boston tenants from eviction » Harvard Law School

At Budget Briefing, Town’s Social Worker Lauds Cradles to Crayons » The Bedford Citizen

Editorial: Biden needs to step up for veterans’ care » Boston Herald

McGonagle Continues Support for Veterans » Everett Independent

Trump spent the day listening to strangers insult him. And he couldn’t say a single thing back. » Politico

Here comes the judge » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Karen Read trial ‘buffer zone’ essential to delivering justice, fairness » Boston Globe

12 jurors picked in Karen Read trial as selection concludes for week » Boston Globe

Jury for Karen Read trial not fully empaneled; selection to resume Monday » MassLive

Karen Read murder case still 4 jurors short of ready for trial » Boston Herald

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strong » Boston Globe

Attleboro City Council limits speakers to four minutes for committee sessions » The Sun Chronicle

Hadley planners advance battery storage bylaw » Gazette Net

NJ: Ranked-choice voting could get first test in NJ » NJ Spotlight News

Upcoming election season heats up » Bay State Banner

Worcester Police Department launches unit to crackdown on gun violence » MassLive

Town rallies around Lynnfield Fire Chief Davis » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts: Significant increase in number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries » Worcester Telegram

Fearful Belchertown residents blame stray bullets on nearby gun club, appeal to town for help » Gazette Net

Shelter $$$ Fading, But "Not At The End Of The Line" » State House News Service

Rehoboth Artist Adds Extra Dimension To State Emblems » State House News Service

Mid-April Tax Collections Up, But State Downplays Significance » State House News Service

Transportation secretary gives ‘unfiltered’ take on challenges » Commonwealth Beacon

Marathon Monday was a boon for ridership numbers on MBTA’s Green Line » Boston Herald

WRTA vote: Free bus rides in Worcester to continue into 2025 » Worcester Telegram

New federal PFAS rules to protect health will cost Mass. communities millions » WBUR

State: South Hadley’s fiber-optic revenues not public records » Gazette Net

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SB2544 - An Act relative to polling locations in the city of Gloucester

HB4195 - An Act authorizing the town of Chesterfield to continue the employment of reserve special police officer Greg Smith

HB4061 - An Act amending the act establishing a charter for the town of Wrentham

HB3997 - An Act to amend the Needham charter

HB3879 - An Act creating the appointed positions of town treasurer and tax collector in the town of Westwood

HB3875 - An Act relative to care, custody, and control and uses of Wing Island

HB3575 - An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Conway

SB2698 - An Act validating the results of the annual election held in the town of Whitman on May 20, 2023

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters