Must-Reads
Massachusetts
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Half of state residents support legalizing teachers’ strikes
Commonwealth Magazine
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First look at how little Amherst’s police alternative being used called troubling
Gazette Net
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South Coast Rail service appears to be delayed, with a summer start ‘unlikely’
Boston.com
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MIT Sloan looks to boost hiring of people with criminal backgrounds
Bay State Banner
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People are leaving Massachusetts in droves. Who are they?
Boston Globe
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Lucas: Up close & personal with Dukakis in ’88 race
Boston Herald
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Union concerned for future of Springfield jobs after Philadelphia cancels train contract
WBUR
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Here’s why Worcester wants to plant two new forests. And it wants your help
MassLive
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Cannabis Control Commission makes changes to community host agreements, impact fees
Worcester Telegram
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Transit advocates urge downtown Boston tolls to make traffic bearable
Axios
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Suffolk County youths three times more likely to be held after arraignment
Boston Globe
National
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Trump cuts into Biden’s lead among young people, poll finds
Politico
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Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
WBUR
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Kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk, analysis finds
The Guardian
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Donald Trump and American Justice
New York Times
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House GOP unveils border bill as conservatives slam foreign aid measures
The Hill
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Kennedy family to endorse Biden in show of force against RFK Jr.
Axios
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How Cloud Seeding Boosts Rainfall — and Why That’s Controversial
Bloomberg
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Prosecutions of Fake Electors for Trump Gain Ground in Swing States
New York Times
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Earth Day: How a senator’s idea more than 50 years ago got people fighting for their planet
AP News
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Trump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives
Washington Post
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The New Rules of Political Journalism
The Atlantic
Today on Beacon Hill
10:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
Quote of the Day
“Now that we’re in mid-April, we’re just over 100 days into 2024 and just over 100 days until July 31, i.e., the last day of the formal period of the legislative session. So what’s happened in 2024 so far? 74 bills have been signed into law in 2024: 44 are about just 1 town. 17 are about just 1 city. 12 are about just 1 person That totals 73 out of the 74 being about 1 town, 1 city, or 1 person. And that 1 other bill? It’s about 2 towns.”
The Massachusetts legislature got off to a historically slow start in 2023 and that lack of urgency has continued to the finish line in 2024.
News by Category
Business
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State grants will help three Cape Cod cranberry farmers renovate bogs
Cape Cod Times
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Atlas, Boston Dynamics’ dancing robot, will finally be for sale
Boston Globe
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State Street may acquire custody business
Boston Globe
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Sage Therapeutics stock plunges 20 percent after Parkinson’s drug fails study
Boston Globe
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Petition to block auto dealership on King Street falters in Northampton
Gazette Net
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Harvard, Tishman Speyer team up on another major Allston development
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
Domestic Relations
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Healey urges passage of parentage rights bill
The Eagle Tribune
Education
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She was surprised Concord Academy removed her as commencement speaker. She thinks it had to do with her ‘politics.’
Boston Globe
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Brockton School Board adds experienced educator
Bay State Banner
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FL: All Florida K-12 students to learn about ‘atrocities’ of communism
The Associated Press (AP)
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Lawsuit alleges incarcerated young adults are deprived of special education services
WBUR
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Opinion: MTA webinar wades into, gets mired in, Israel-Palestinian debate
Boston Globe
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State Extends Key Financial Aid Deadline
State House News Service
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Middle-income families struggle to pay for college
Boston Globe
Federal
Gaming
Health Care
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Senators Make New Appeal To Steward Landlords
State House News Service
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Boston, Cape Hospitals Cleared To Add Beds
State House News Service
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'Transformative' agreement will help thousands of people leave Mass. nursing homes
WGBH
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Taking a break from health care
Commonwealth Beacon
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Glimcher & Lathan: Community hospitals vital to cancer care
Boston Herald
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State panel approves request to add nearly 100 new beds at Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Globe
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MGH adding nearly 100 beds when research facility opens, citing ‘capacity crisis’
Boston.com
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In Holyoke, a home of her own: One woman’s struggle to build a life in the state’s poorest place
Boston Globe
Housing
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Officials in 27 Mass. communities come out in support of real estate transfer fee
MassLive
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Massachusetts governor to hold meetings on Steward finances
Becker's Hospital Review
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Editorial: No positive signs in discouraging state of housing
Sentinel & Enterprise
Judiciary
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Karen Read juror questionnaire released on second day of jury selection
Boston Herald
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Here’s how jury members are being chosen for the Karen Read murder trial
Boston Globe
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Fight over 'buffer zone' around Karen Read trial continues in Massachusetts' highest court
WCVB
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The American judiciary: The gift that keeps on giving
The Sun Chronicle
Labor
Local Government
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East Longmeadow budget draft introduced at Town Council meeting
The Reminder
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Boston Mayor Wu appoints city’s first chief climate officer at $195,000 a year
Boston Herald
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Lowell budget forecast: More City Hall staffers
Lowell Sun
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Boston city councilor sounds alarm over decision to allow unpermitted marathon with 200 runners
Boston Herald
Politics
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Berkshire Democrats oppose State Auditor DiZoglio’s controversial effort to investigate the legislature
WAMC
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Healey Steps Up Promotion Of Biden
State House News Service
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Campbell Defends Healey Against Ayotte's Barb
State House News Service
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Westfield Councilor Files in Western Mass Swing District, Taking on Incumbent GOP
Western Mass. Politics & Insight
Public Health
Public Safety
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Marion Police Department introduces body-worn cameras
Sippican Week
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New National Campaign Targets Online Exploitation Of Children
State House News Service
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Lithium-ion battery fires jump rapidly in Massachusetts: ‘They’re nearly impossible to extinguish’
Boston Herald
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Brookline Police Department starts rolling out body cameras for officers
Brookline News
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Chicopee officials duck questions about firefighter Jason Chapdelaine’s work history after alleged murder
MassLive
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Hate crimes fuel push for more security grants
Cape Cod Times
State Government
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AG Andrea Campbell talks local power and gambling boom
Commonwaelth Beacon
Transportation
Utilities
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Quabbin Region Being Studied For MWRA Expansion
State House News Service
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What’s next for New Bedford’s offshore wind terminal?
The New Bedford Light