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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Armenian Genocide Commemoration, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution,

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Legislature, hostile to rent control, includes more landlords than renters » Boston Globe

New commissions will tackle energy siting, offshore wind pressure points » Boston Business Journal

Healey Replaces Three MBTA Board Members, Including Chair » State House News Service

Environmental vandals deflate tires of 43 SUVs on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Legislature mulls nondisclosure agreements — again » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Beacon Hill‘s online lottery push meets resistance from package, convenience stores » MassLive

MBTA Preparing To Tap Reserve $$ Amid Plateaued Subway Ridership » State House News Service

Vestiges Of Massachusetts’ Maritime Past Have Become Flashpoint In Debate Over Its Future » BisNow

THE OTHER 49

ME: Central Maine Power could resume work on transmission line after winning 9-0 verdict in jury trial » Maine Public

NH: Who will run for New Hampshire governor if Chris Sununu runs for president? » Boston Globe

CT: ‘Breaking point’ for nonprofit programs » Hartford Courant

CT: On 4/20, CT cannabis activists seek 'justice' for those in prison » CT Insider

NY: Will the Police Commissioner Punish a Top Officer Defended by Adams? » New York Times

NY: Senate celebrates 4/20 with panel to hash out legal weed issues » New York Post

NJ: New Jersey has had legal weed for a year. It’s among the most expensive in the nation. » The Philadelphia Inquirer

NJ: ‘Pissed off’: Rutgers unions mull resuming strike amid mounting frustration over finalizing contract » Politico

NJ: One year after legalization, marijuana’s social-justice promise falls short » NJ Spotlight News

MI: Nassar-inspired sexual assault bills get renewed interest from Michigan lawmakers » MLive.com

FL: DeSantis signs bill giving Florida lowest death penalty threshold in US » Tampa Bay Times

FL: Florida poised to make DeSantis’ travel records secret » Politico

NATIONAL

Opinion: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax 2024 presidential campaign » Boston Globe

'Terrified of Gen-Z': Ex-Trump attorney blasted after encouraging GOP to make voting harder for college students » Raw Story

Heritage Foundation Makes Plans to Staff Next G.O.P. Administration » New York Times

Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in US school board elections » The Guardian

When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library » The New Yorker

McCarthy assembles a new kitchen cabinet ahead of debt showdown — without his No. 2 Scalise » Politico

Conservative radio host Larry Elder joins GOP presidential race with 2024 bid » The Hill

The Leonard Leo Presidential Primary » The Lever

Republicans don’t complain much about polling places at senior centers » Washington Post

Trump killed the ‘values voter’ wing of the GOP. It isn’t coming back in 2024. » Politico

Manchin grills Granholm over ‘budget busting’ electric vehicle rules » Politico

Anti-Abortion Group Attacks Trump From The Right, Insists On 15-Week Ban » HUFFPOST

Democracy Under Threat: A Spotlight on 204 Officials Who Could Undermine Our Elections » Informing Democracy

“This is not only unfair, it’s wrong,” Remy said. “We’re asking them to actually vote on the will of the people. Most likely they’re going to vote for their pockets, their own interests.”

Ronel Remy, an organizer with the advocacy group City Life/Vida Urbana

A Globe investigation of the entire Massachusetts House and Senate, found that at least 86 percent of the 200-seat Legislature owns homes, compared with just 61 percent of the state. More than one in four also own multiple units or properties.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Biden 2024 splits Dems but most would back him in November, new poll shows » Boston Globe

Editorial: Feinstein resignation holds key to Biden’s judicial nominees » Boston Globe

Business

Eye catching or eye sore? A look at the unique design of Boston University’s Data Science Building. » Boston Globe

Barbara Lynch, a Leading Boston Restaurateur, Is Accused of Workplace Abuse » New York Times

GE’s stock tops $100 for first time in five years as optimism grows » Boston Globe

Corean Reynolds is on a mission: Make Boston vibrant after hours » Boston Globe

Nth Cycle raising $50M for battery metals refining » Axios

Civil Rights

North Brookfield Select Board rescinds permit for drag show, with chair calling it inappropriate » MassLive

Education

After ‘ladies’ controversy in Easthampton, second superintendent finalist withdraws amid students reporting ‘conservative transphobic’ Facebook posts » Boston Herald

Learning their wings: Teacher and pilot organizes aviation intro, maiden flights for Holyoke charter school educators » Gazette Net

State Lawmakers Join Call for Investigation of Worcester Charter School » This Week in Worcester

Here's how nationwide youth mental health crisis is affecting B-R — What can be done? » Taunton Gazette

Easthampton mayor says new superintendent search is a possibility » MassLive

Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: Vote ‘yes’ for the new school in Amherst » Gazette Net

HCC lands $10M gift, largest ever to a state community college » Gazette Net

MWCC uses SUCCESS funding to support underrepresented students » Leominster Champion

Environment

Biden to sign order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’ » Boston Globe

Easthampton volunteers tackling Nashawannuck Pond health on two fronts » Gazette Net

Towns Ready Themselves for Looming Wastewater Changes » Vineyard Gazette

Gaming

Online Lotto Backers Set Sights on Convincing Senate Skeptics » State House News Service

Online sports betting starts with a bang » WGBH

Health Care

Nursing homes struggle amid staff shortages » The Eagle Tribune

Housing

Mortgage rates up for the first time in weeks » Boston Globe

Troubled River’s Edge housing project gets Lowell Housing Authority board support » Lowell Sun

Driscoll addresses housing crisis in realtor talk » Salem News

Study: 95% Of Nantucket’s Short-Term Rentals Would Be Outlawed By Article 60 » Nantucket Current

MCLA could receive $2.6 million per year from the state for turning a dorm into a homeless shelter for families » Berkshire Eagle

Barrett Calls for MCLA Trustees to Make Decision on Housing Proposal » iBerkshires

Boston pitches libraries, affordable housing as perfect match » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Services

State Legislative Efforts To Improve Early Childhood Education And Care » The Bourne News

Immigration

Opinion: US needs to protect Ukrainian refugees in the United States » Boston Globe

Labor

US unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low » Boston Globe

National Grid addresses workforce development » Worcester Telegram

Local Government

New look on horizon for Northampton City Council as 3 members won’t seek reelection » Gazette Net

Hard feelings persist over Worcester's COVID money awards » Worcester Telegram

Chicopee puts Uniroyal property out to bid after a 10-year, $40 million cleanup » MassLive

Stockbridge residents will see only a modest increase in their tax bills, pending approval of the budget at the annual town meeting » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

March of the Springfield Mayoral Campaign Finance Reports » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Longtime Boston City Councilor Frank Baker will not seek re-election » Boston Herald

Longtime Boston City Councilor Frank Baker will not seek re-election » Boston Herald

After more than a decade on Boston City Council, Frank Baker won’t seek reelection » Boston Globe

Baker says he won’t run for reelection, opening up District 3 seat » Dorchester Reporter

Three candidates seek two seats on Wilmington Select Board » Lowell Sun

Opinion: We shouldn’t be limited in pooling our money in political speech » Boston Globe

Public Health

Boston COVID wastewater, cases and hospitalizations drop, Massachusetts virus cases down 21% » Boston Herald

Many seniors now eligible to get another COVID booster, CDC says » CBS News

Boston-based health and wellness vending machines deliver personal care in a new way » Boston Globe

Public Safety

DA Tucker drops by Peabody Police Citizens Academy » Lynn Daily News Item

Police chiefs complete Holocaust symposium » Gloucester Times

Reproductive Rights

Access to Mifepristone Is in Danger. In Massachusetts, Maura Healey Stockpiled a Year’s Supply. » Elle

Transportation

Fare-free service on WRTA extended to June 2024 » Worcester Telegram

‘You people are evil’: Voicemails aired at MBTA board meeting show riders’ rage against slow subway service » Boston Globe

“State Of Good Repair.” MBTA Solicits More Contractors To Help Fix The Mess » Dig Boston

Worcester area buses to remain free for at least another year » WGBH

Maura Healey shakes up MBTA board, adds three new members » Boston Herald

Healey shaking up MBTA oversight board » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey cleans house at MBTA board, replacing chair and 2 members » Boston Business Journal

Worcester Banker Appointed To MBTA Board Of Directors » Worcester Patch

Utilities

Maine jury rules clean energy transmission line from Canada to New England can proceed » Boston Globe

Maine jury delivers hydro relief for Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

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