Birthdays: State Senator Jason Lewis

100 days in, Healey has become Massachusetts’ new chief booster » Boston Globe

With opponent out of race, South End consultant John Moran is poised to fill Santiago’s state House seat » Boston Globe

Chromebooks’ lifespans cost Mass. schools and the environment, new report finds » WGBH

Mass. lawmakers target long-term care improvement with slate of bills » The Metro West Daily News

As apartment-hunting season ramps up, finding a place in Boston is harder than ever » Boston Globe

Barnes & Noble employees at Hadley store seek to organize a union, among 1st in bookstore chain » Gazette Net

Libraries with affordable housing could solve two problems at once » WGBH

State Bond Rating Bounces Back As S&P Praises Historic Savings » State House News Service

Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision » Commonwealth Magazine

NH: Sununu on 2024: ‘I think I could do the job’ » Politico

NH: Chris Sununu has an optimistic, doomed plan for GOP growth » Washington Post

NH: Opponents, supporters pack NH committee meeting on Parental Bill of Rights » The Eagle Tribune

NY: Progressives to Challenge Adams Over Cuts to Schools and Libraries » New York Times

NY: Senate open to zoning overrides but Assembly opposed, sources say » City & State New York

NJ: Senate President Scutari failed to disclose details of about $600K in campaign expenses » NorthJersey.com

PA: Pennsylvania will classify xylazine as a schedule III drug, Gov. Shapiro announces » The Philadelphia Inquirer

OH: 'It would be devastating' Ohio college faculty worry about SB 83 ban on Chinese partnerships » The Columbus Dispatch

WV: GOP drops $1M on Manchin as Justice preps run » Politico

IL: Pritzker stirs White House speculation as Chicago gears up for Democratic convention » The Hill

MI: Why Michigan led the nation in young voter turnout in 2022 midterms » MLive.com

TN: “Our Voices Don’t Matter”: Tennessee Legislature Moves to Gut Police Oversight » Bolts

IA: Iowa’s Senate advances bill to loosen child labor laws » AP News

GA: Corporate lobbyists, trial lawyers set to rejoin battle next year after legislative split decision » Georgia Recorder

FL: New Florida bill would push back school start times » Axios

OK: FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters » Heartland Signal

TX: Texas consider bills criminalizing voter fraud despite no evidence » The Guardian

ID: 'Oops': Concerns raised about new law that eliminates Idaho’s March presidential primary election » Raw Story

CA: California’s Medicaid Experiment Spends Money to Save Money — And Help the Homeless » California Healthline

Biden signs executive order that aims to make child care cheaper » Boston Globe

DeSantis Tried to Bury Her. Now She’s Helping Trump Try to Bury Him. » New York Times

DeSantis' war on Disney splinters GOP » Axios

Gaetz, Boebert and Biggs raised big bucks off their opposition to McCarthy » Politico

It’s Getting Harder to Tell the Difference Between Biden’s and Trump’s Border Failures » Vanity Fair

Red State Voters Support Anti-Trans Laws. Their Lawmakers Are Delivering. » FiveThirtyEight

Fox's historic defamation settlement is just the beginning » Axios

Rupert Wins Again » Politico

The latest challenge to Ben & Jerry's progressive stance: a unionization effort » Quartz

Trump says he would ban homelessness, put violators in ‘tent cities’ » Boston Herald

Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims » Boston Herald

Feinstein’s absence gives opponents of Delaney nomination more time to rally opposition » Boston Globe

Lowry: Ron DeSantis is down, but hardly out » Boston Herald

Convention Center Authority Shifts Gears on Controversial Redevelopment Plans » State House News Service

Blown Away: Offshore wind regulators ignore danger to fishing industry » The New Bedford Light

MCCA cancels plans for major mixed-use development on Convention Center land » Boston Business Journal

Life sciences law giant Covington & Burling LLP to open first Boston office » Boston Business Journal

Chicopee mulls giving developers of old mills more time to line up financing » MassLive

MCCA cancels plans for major mixed-use development on Convention Center land » Boston Business Journal

After pushback from local politicians, MCCA suspends sale of surplus Southie land and plans to rebid » Boston Globe

Town Drops Lawsuit Against Surfside Crossing, Announces Agreement With Developers » Nantucket Current

Kane: ‘Mel King Way’ fitting tribute to civil rights icon » Boston Herald

Jack Teixeira leak investigation: Mass. congressional delegation wants answers » MassLive

Medford man held without bail after couple is found dead in storage unit » Boston Globe

Cambridge church fire on Easter Sunday investigated as arson » CBS News

Morton provides update on Chicopee schools' fiscal year 2024 budget » The Reminder

Northampton School Committee OK’s budget, staves off layoffs » Gazette Net

Northampton pays out $80K to former principal, who agreed to resign » Gazette Net

‘Designed to fail:’ Advocates highlight economic, environmental problem with Chromebooks in schools » Boston Herald

Berkshire Schools Get Innovation Career Pathways Designation » iBerkshires

Our Opinion: What we want to see from a Greylock Glen commission » Berkshire Eagle

Air Force investigating intelligence unit at National Guard base on Cape Cod » WBUR

Barnes Air National Guard Base will get F-35 fighters, ensuring long-term presence » MassLive

The legal history of national security charges, from espionage to sedition to whistleblowers » WGBH

Editorial: Teixeira case and the leaky buckets of US intelligence » Boston Globe

Air Force strips unit on Cape Cod base of intelligence mission after guardsman is charged in security leak scandal » Boston Globe

March Madness: Sports bets topped $568M last month » Salem News

Massachusetts lawmakers discuss legalizing online lottery sales » Turn to 10

Town dropping suit against Surfside Crossing in exchange for year-round housing commitment » The Inquirer and Mirror

Downtown Worcester could see 1,000 new apartments in the coming years » MassLive

State Sen. Paul Mark discusses issues at 1Berkshire meeting » the Berkshire edge

Senate votes in favor of new cabinet position, Secretary of Housing » News 22 WWLP.com

Erin Drew bests Ken Lefebvre by one vote in Chelmsford Select Board election recount » Lowell Sun

Town to test electronic voting at annual meeting » The Williams Record

Pushback: City must halt ‘equity theft’ in works now » The Recorder

See what Worcester department leaders made in 2022 » MassLive

Letter: Salem's mayor and council govern the city, not its businesses » Salem News

South Ender is last candidate standing in House special election » WBUR

Wu got use of MGM Music Hall at no charge » Commonwealth Magazine

Wayland Candidate Called Black Superintendent 'Thug' In Email: Records » Wayland Patch

9th Suffolk House candidate drops out, but will still appear on primary ballot » Boston Herald

Guillermo Creamer Jr. announces run for Worcester mayor » MassLive

In Boston race for open state rep seat, a field of 1 » Commonwealth Magazine

Sun's out, ticks out. Lyme disease-carrying bloodsucker season is getting longer » NPR

Pioneers Run Crew at the Boston Marathon was surrounded by police in Newton: ‘This is racially targeted overpolicing’ » Boston Herald

Members of racially diverse running clubs say police singled them out at Boston Marathon » Boston Globe

How This Democrat Wants to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline » Capital B

Latest restriction on abortion rights sparks local protest » The Daily Free Press

Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions » Boston Herald

Buoyed by savings, Mass. bond rating upped by S&P to pre-2017 levels » Boston Herald

Opinion: Felons are locked up for a reason, and it isn’t so they can vote » Boston Globe

Left to rot: Massachusetts’ nuclear fallout shelters » BU News

Odds strong for online lottery sales in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Needs of the many outweigh the desires of a few » Boston Globe

Editorial: Tax cuts needed now, and not watered down » Boston Business Journal

JetBlue to stop offering flights to JFK out of Worcester in June » Worcester Business Journal

MBTA inspecting 24 Green Line cars after train car broke down Monday, service not impacted by inspection » Boston Globe

WRTA is the only urban transit agency in Mass. to surpass pre-COVID ridership, report says » MassLive

Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for Offshore Wind Sites » Bloomberg Politics

Malden Delegation Secures Historic Funding in FY26 State Budget » Office of Rep. Steven Ultrino

Statement from The Arc of Massachusetts on U.S. Senate Passage of Federal Budget Bill » The Arc of Mass.

Nature for Massachusetts Coalition Seeks Dedicated Fund to Reach State Goals for Nature and Climate » Mass Audubon

In the Wake of Senate Passage, Coalition Warns: H.R. 1 Is a Dangerous Setback for Patients » American Lung Association

How Cutting SNAP and Medicaid will Trickle Down to Cutting Child Nutrition Programs » Project Bread

Pressley, DeGette File Amendment to Big, Ugly Bill to Protect and Expand Reproductive Healthcare » Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

Governor Healey: Trump’s Bill Will Increase Costs, Take Away Health Care and Food » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG Campbell Reminds Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Sues Department of Education For Unlawfully Cutting Mental Health Funding » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Illegally Sharing Personal Health Data With ICE » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell