9:00am American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Lobby Day, Grand Staircase, State House

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

9:30am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Committee Hearing

3:30pm LGBTQ Youth Event, Great Hall, State House

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Community health centers push for state support amid workforce shortages » Boston Globe

Top Senate Democrat backs updates to hospital closure rules as Leominster maternity unit plans to shutter » Boston Herald

Sens. criticize feds for siding with automakers » Gloucester Times

Five state spending proposals that could improve racial disparities in Mass. » WGBH

Working seniors could get bigger tax credit » The Eagle Tribune

Federal policy on homelessness becomes new target of the right » Boston Globe

Mass. Air National Guardsman charged with leaking top secret documents faces arraignment today » Boston Globe

Mass. sports bets slump to $450M in May » Salem News

The median home price in Greater Boston just hit $900,000 — an all-time high » WBUR

Permitting delays seen slowing clean energy transition » Gloucester Times

Healey will travel to Ireland for first trade mission as governor » Boston Globe

RI: How peer-to-peer car sharing went from the first bill filed to back to the drawing board in RI » Providence Journal

RI: Pot stores can now legally advertise. Get ready for billboards, bus wraps, radio spots » Providence Journal

CT: Latino lawmakers form new caucus: ‘Our community is not the minority anymore’ » Hartford Courant

CT: New legislation could change CT renters’ rights. Here’s how it will work. » Hartford Courant

NY: NYC Mayor Adams unveils plans for asylum application center to assist migrants » New York Daily News

NY: To Improve Public Housing, New York City Moves to Tear It Down » New York Times

NJ: Lawmaker wants new state division to keep track of cannabis-related offenses » New Jersey Monitor

NJ: Appeals court allows New Jersey’s key gun restrictions to take effect amid litigation » Politico

DE: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester announces run for Senate seat in Delaware » The Hill

DE: The State That May Let Corporations Vote In Elections » The Lever

OH: State workers might not be able to work from home as much anymore if Senate budget provision passes » Statehouse News Bureau

OH: City leaders complain of preemption laws » Axios

MN: Minnesota's legal marijuana sales projected to reach $1.5B by 2029 » Star Tribune

MI: How Michigan could reconsider a 2004 move to ban same-sex marriage » MLive.com

WI: Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve liquor law overhaul » Boston Globe

GA: State Election Board rejects takeover of Fulton after conspiracy theorists fixated on 2020 » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida school district and state ed leaders sued over restricting kids book on penguins » Politico

AR: Arkansas federal judge blocks first ban on gender-affirming care » Washington Post

CO: Psychedelics conference in Denver puts 'shrooms in the spotlight » Axios

AZ: GOP fears Kari Lake bid could cost them Arizona Senate race » The Hill

CA: The biggest survey of homeless Californians in decades shows why so many are on the streets » Cal Matters

Margaret Sullivan’s New Podcast Grapples With Democracy on the Brink: “We’re in a Scary Place” » Vanity Fair

GOP Senate hopefuls still want Trump's stamp of approval » Axios

Justice Samuel Alito: ProPublica Misleads Its Readers » The Wall Street Journal

Middle schoolers' reading and math scores plummet » Axios

Here’s what you need to know about the latest Supreme Court ethics bombshell » Washington Post

‘The Atlantic is definitely on fire’: Unusually hot ocean sparks up early hurricane season » Miami Herald

Trump Real Estate Deal in Oman Underscores Ethics Concerns » New York Times

How Hakeem Jeffries Learned to Fight Dirty » Politico

How many miles do you have to travel to get abortion care? One professor maps it » NPR

With Trump under indictment, House GOP calls on Trump-era special counsel who studied Russia probe » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: It’s just a (Biden) family affair » Boston Herald

Editorial: Equal justice for Hunter Biden – that’s rich » Boston Herald

New England lobstermen win against restrictions intended to save endangered whales » WGBH

AG Campbell calls on Target to restore Pride Month displays in wake of anti-LGBTQ backlash at stores » Boston Globe

Now on the menu at Toast: a new 99 cent fee » Boston Globe

Investor sues Boston chef Tiffani Faison, claiming financial mismanagement » Boston Globe

A ‘doom loop’ narrative has taken over San Francisco. Here’s what it means for Boston. » Boston Globe

Boston profited from the opium trade in the 19th century. Now the city is reckoning with its past. » WBUR

Mass. AG condemns Target for pulling LGTBQ+ merchandise after violence in stores » MassLive

UMass Poll: 60% of adults believe gender cannot be changed » MassLive

‘Walk for Nonviolence’ to encourage peace in Springfield » MassLive

Boston City Council will hold hearing after four kids found near corpse, drugs, sex toys » Boston Herald

Taunton synagogue vandalized with swastikas and slurs. Here's what we know » Taunton Gazette

In midst of Harvard morgue case, death expert explains the world of illicit body part sales » WGBH

Report woman posed as student at 3 Boston high schools ‘beyond disturbing’ » Boston Herald

Western Mass. colleges make fallback plans ahead of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling » WBUR

The Supreme Court is pondering whether to nix Biden’s massive student loan forgiveness plan. Here’s how many people could be affected nationwide. » Boston Globe

Riding an enrollment wave, HBCUs could see further boost if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action » Boston Globe

Adult woman posed as student, fraudulently enrolled in BPS high schools, district says » Boston Globe

Editorial: Hooked on phonics? Not at Massachusetts higher ed institutions. » Boston Globe

Opinion: UMass Boston, ahead of the leadership curve » Boston Globe

O’Bryant community questions BPS planning for West Roxbury move » Boston Herald

With affirmative action ruling coming, prominent colleges are outspoken in favor » Boston Business Journal

Letter: Big kudos to Healey, Mark on climate bank initiative » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: Stewardship of our pathways, trails in good place » Lowell Sun

Plastic ban: Mass. lawmakers consider a statewide policy on single-use bottles, bags » Worcester Telegram

Gaming Commission In Market For New Director » State House News Service

Complaints mount at long-term care facilities » Salem News

'Manufactured crisis': Lawmakers decry UMass Memorial's plan to close Leominster maternity ward » Worcester Telegram

Healthcare AI on the rise in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Vallante: Legal issues loom over health care staffing apps » Boston Herald

Lawmakers Finding Common Ground On Health Care Closures » State House News Service

Eviction filings are 50 percent higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise » Boston Globe

The spring home-selling season looks like a bust » Boston Globe

Tight market: Home sales down, but prices around Boston sky-high » Boston Herald

Unsealed court records reveal disturbing details in Harmony Montgomery case » Boston.com

A hero for children: Lyons retires 33 years after founding Friends of Children » Gazette Net

Medicaid redetermination process off to fast start » Commonwealth Magazine

Western Mass. Governor’s Council representative supports seven pardons put forward by Healey » WAMC

Victims Cite Need For Protections Against “Coercive Control” » State House News Service

'In L.A. it'd be shut down already.' Writer's strike reaches Cape to picket Netflix series » Cape Cod Times

Local lawmaker pushes for moped ban » Martha's Vineyard Times

Marblehead votes to override the override » Lynn Daily News Item

Boston to receive $3 million for program aimed at sparking dialogue around monuments » Boston Globe

Healey Plans Trade Trip Next Week To Dublin » State House News Service

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defends use of lights and sirens in police escort crash » Boston Herald

O’Brien suspends his campaign in District 3 race » Dorchester Reporter

Moore: GOP must be the party of small business » Boston Herald

Ned Bristol: An idea that failed » The Sun Chronicle

A long fight for options at the end of life deserves a vote in Legislature (Editorial) » MassLive

Police dog Jerry joins Easthampton force » Gazette Net

Opinion: Why you should visit Boston’s ‘murder triangle’ » Boston Globe

Editorial: Rep’s bill reflects overdue crackdown on referee abuse » Lowell Sun

Higgins: Massachusetts House passes FY24 budget, with key investments in Leominster » Leominster Champion

Healey Plans Four-Day Trade Trip To Ireland » State House News Service

Healey plans Ireland trip 30 years after country decriminalized homosexuality » Boston Herald

Healey Plans Trade Trip Next Week To Dublin » State House News Service

Worcester’s Got Skin in Allston I-90 Rebuild, Say Biz Leaders » Banker & Tradesman

Did the T look up enough before debris rained down on passengers at Harvard Station? » Boston Globe

Teen shoots MBTA operator with BB pellet gun, transit police say » MassLive

Grid operator dials back electricity concerns » Commonwealth Magazine

API Applauds Interior Action to Support Production in the Gulf of America » American Petroleum Institute

Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics » Common Cause Mass.

Best Practices for Transparency in Financial Reporting for Nonprofits » Mass. Non-Profit Network

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $3.7 Million to 23 Massachusetts Manufacturing Companies » Mass. Tech Collaborative

The Providers’ Council Celebrates 50 Years of Impact » Providers’ Council

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce today announced support for The Fairgrounds » North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

AG Campbell Launches Justice Review Unit to Lead Office’s Conviction Integrity, Innocence and Wrongful Conviction Work » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts Celebrates 3rd Annual Right Whale Day at the New England Aquarium » Massachusetts Environmental Police

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Relaunches the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition with more than 50 Business Organizations » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Hearing Happening Tuesday 4/29! An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights » National Association of Social Workers - Mass. Chapter