10:00am Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

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

10:00am MassDEP Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm MassGOP Lincoln-Reagan Reception with special guests Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karen Polito

6:00pm MassDEP Public Hearing, Via Zoom

6:30pm MassGOP Swing into Action Par-Tee

8:00pm Democratic Governor Town Hall with Maura Healey, JB Pritzker, Kathy Hochul and Tim Walz hosted by MeidasTouch, Via YouTube

Massachusetts House Republican feud bursts to surface during state budget debate » Boston Herald

Robert Kraft helped broker a deal between Trump and Paul Weiss. Now, the law firm’s chair is supporting Josh Kraft for mayor. » Boston Globe

Four months into Mass. Legislature’s session, the question of transparency still looms » The New Bedford Light

Boston built America’s innovation engine. Now it’s under attack by Trump » MassLive

In fiery speech, Spilka denounces Trump as grave threat » WGBH

Trump's 100 days: Inside Massachusetts-led fights in the courts » Axios

A new Boston program helps friends and family jointly purchase multi-family homes. Here's how it works » WBUR

Trump administration launches race-based discrimination probes of the Harvard Law Review » WBUR

“They need to solve this problem:” South Coast rail stumbles out of the gate » Boston Globe

Reps add $18.4M to budget, approve safety-net hospital transfer » State House News Service

Pritzker Thunders Against ‘Do Nothing’ Democrats as He Stokes 2028 Talk » New York Times

MAGA momentum wanes as Trump stumbles across 100-day mark » Axios

Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm » New York Times

Trump’s 5 biggest mistakes of his first 100 days » The Hill

A 100-Day Honeymoon from Hell » The Bulwark

Sam Altman Is Said to Have Pondered a Presidential Run » Vanity Fair

Mark Carney elected Canada’s prime minister » Politico

In 100 Days, Trump Has Invented Something New: Clown-Show Fascism » The New Republic

Editorial: Some questions for Kamala Harris ahead of big SF speech » Boston Herald

Trump lashes out over polls, calls for investigations of ‘fake news’ » Boston Herald

In the first 100 days of his second term, Trump has cast aside key elements of his first term record » Boston Globe

Why Trump’s second 100 days is unlike any other president who’s also ‘gone big’ in their second term » Boston Globe

Pharmaceutical company to cut 83 Boston-area jobs in downsize » MassLive

Markets are calmer but the economy wobbles as Trump’s tariffs face legal fights » Boston Globe

How many millionaires live in Massachusetts? Number grows after higher income tax goes into effect » Boston Herald

How a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil, the nation’s largest oil company » Boston Globe

Boston Beer says tariffs could cost up to $30M » Boston Business Journal

Warren applauds reported state probes of student loan servicer » State House News Service

WNBA chief says no bid from Boston re expansion » Boston Herald

New report details the economic advancement, gaps of the state's Latino population » WGBH

Justice Dept. civil rights office reshaped by Trump, prompting exodus » Washington Post

Opinion: Under Trump, it’s ‘normal’ to arrest and handcuff a judge » Boston Globe

Mass. Senate president: America ‘is starting to feel like Europe in the 1930s’ » Boston.com

Mass. lawmakers seek to shield state from Trump administration's budget cuts » NBC Boston

Federal funds were the lifeblood of US scientific discovery. Where will the money come from now? » Boston Globe

Arguments set for July in Harvard case against feds over funding freeze » WBUR

Our View: A good education shouldn't depend on luck » The Sun Chronicle

Report: Massachusetts early education has room to improve » MassLive

Harvard renames its DEI office, conceding on Trump demand » MassLive

Casino communities may lose mitigation funds » State House News Service

Mercy Medical Center facing exodus of emergency doctors » Boston Globe

Pappas supporters fear closure pause may not hold up » State House News Service

Mass. seniors fight to boost $72.80 monthly allowance » Boston Globe

The Berkshires' housing market entered 2025 with more home sales, but inventory remained low » The Berkshire Eagle

Realtor.com gives Massachusetts failing grade for housing production » Boston Business Journal

Pushback: Greenfield’s ‘home equity theft’ finally repaid » The Recorder

Status restored for 13 UMass international students » Gazette Net

Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English » The Hill

3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers, lawyers and advocacy groups say » CNN

Trump Admin to name and shame ‘sanctuary cities’ after new executive order » Boston Herald

Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend » The Associated Press (AP)

Gov. taps two from western Mass. for Superior Court bench » The Recorder

CA: Tens of thousands of Los Angeles County workers begin 2-day strike » The Associated Press

State pours $25M into scholarship program for counselors, social workers » MassLive

Reps add $18.4M to budget, approve safety-net hospital transfer » State House News Service

Senate Democrats take turns slamming President Trump » State House News Service

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Breaking down salaries, benefits of state reps » Lowell Sun

New Bedford City Council changes its mind on expanding mail-in voting window » The New Bedford Light

Almost two dozen Plymouth public employees earned at least $190,000 last year » Plymouth Independent

$10.56M budget, land acknowledgement approved at Sunderland Town Meeting » Gazette Net

Kingston Approves $61 Million Budget, Rejects Creation of Public Works Department » South Shore News

Hoosic River Revival unveiling billboards, celebrating ongoing efforts to reimagine North Adams this weekend » WAMC

With eye to future override, Hadley town budget to maintain services for 3 months » Amherst Bulletin

Clash among Republican state reps a roadblock for their tax cut proposals » WGBH

TX: Beto O'Rourke teases 2026 Senate run, calls Paxton win a 'gift' for Democrats » Hartford Chronicle

MI: Huizenga ‘leaning towards’ Michigan Senate run » POLITICO

GA: Georgia governor’s race draws the former mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms » The Associated Press

R.I. senators vying for leadership posts face potential conflicts of interest » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu opens up about parenting and her faith » WBUR

Trump at 100 Days: ‘Massachusetts will resist,’ top Beacon Hill Dem says » MassLive

Mass. State House Democrats denounce Trump's actions during 100 days in office » WBUR

EPA cancels $900K to address asthma in western Mass., includes city once dubbed U.S. 'asthma capital' » WBUR

Child killed after being struck by school bus in Hyde Park, police say » WBUR

Editorial: Mass. sticking to its stringent gun-control laws » Lowell Sun

Child struck, killed by school bus in Hyde Park, police say » Boston Globe

Most State Budgets Still Have A Stable Short-Term Outlook (April Revenue Update) » MultiState

As Republicans fracture, Mass. House Dems torpedo tax relief proposals » MassLive

Report: Mass. home to more millionaires despite new surtax » State House News Service

Fear not, the millionaires tax is bearing fruit » Boston Globe

Report: Mass. millionaires on the rise despite new tax » The Eagle Tribune

Amid debate over Mass. ‘millionaires tax,’ report finds the number of millionaires here has surged » Boston Globe

With GOP split, House Dems push tax relief aside » State House News Service

Transportation advocates call for Worcester to adopt bus rapid transit service » WGBH

For Berkshire Flyer supporters, a projected 9 p.m. Friday arrival is 'setting us up to fail.' Here's why it would be so late » Berkshire Eagle

MBTA cameras to crack down on drivers who park in bus lanes or block stops » NBC Boston

Company drops Westfield battery storage plans » Gazette Net

Blas: It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism » Boston Herald

STATEMENT: EPA to limit discharges of PFAS » MassPIRG

API Announces 2024 Distinguished Pipeline Safety Awards » American Petroleum Institute

Warren, Schumer, Sanders Statement on Reported Attorneys General Investigations into MOHELA » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Trump’s A.G. Pam Bondi Guts DOJ’s Voting Rights Leadership » Common Cause Mass.

Truth to Power: Speaking out Against Dangerous Energy Misinformation » Green Energy Consumers Alliance

Eversource Submits Proposal for Seasonal Heat Pump Rate to Advance Clean Energy Affordability » Eversource

TechNet Applauds Passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act » TechNet

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million to Five Ipswich River Communities to Improve Water Supply and Treat PFAS » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts and Northeast Partners Issue Strategic Action Plan to Explore Cost-Saving Transmission » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Federal and Regional Energy Affairs

Call For Testimony On MA Sports Bills Protecting Female Athletes! » MA4WOMEN