6:30pm Reception in Support of Sen. Julian Cyr

Housing solution: turn old strip malls into new housing » WGBH

Suicides increase in Mass. after a few years of decline » WBUR

Opponents Challenge Constitutionality of Proposed Rent Control Ballot Q » State House News Service

No open flame? Some Mass. towns look to ban gas in new restaurants » Boston Business Journal

States that protect transgender health care, including Massachusetts and Vermont, now try to absorb demand » Boston.com

Know anyone who wants to be chief safety officer at the MBTA? » Boston Globe

Ricardo Arroyo’s Boston opponents create ‘Enough is Enough’ PAC to fund opposition campaigns » Boston Herald

Massachusetts could lose $628 million, or 76% of Medicaid funding » State House News Service

Ballot face-off over gig workers looms » Commonwealth Magazine

Nurse Assistant Exams To Be Offered in Languages Other Than English, Opening Career Pathways » State House News Service

Healey Veto Would Damage Racial Wealth Gap Efforts, Nonprofits Say » Banker & Tradesman

Advocates urge lawmakers to spend remaining federal COVID aid on shelter crisis » Axios

Mass. Climbs In “States For Business” Rankings » State House News Service

‘It felt like a win-win-win.’ Boston to launch e-bike delivery program. » Boston Globe

NH: Ron DeSantis slips into third in latest N.H. presidential primary poll » Boston Globe

NH: Poll shows Kelly Ayotte leading New Hampshire governor’s race » Boston Globe

CT: CVS Health starts issuing layoff notices at CT’s Aetna » Hartford Courant

NY: From ‘America’s Mayor’ to Criminal Defendant: Giuliani’s Long Tumble » New York Times

NY: NYCLU obtains, releases state police misconduct, use-of-force records » Spectrum News

NY: Understanding Rent Regulation in N.Y.C. » New York Times

NJ: NJ Transit just won the Academy Award of transportation systems » NJ.com

NJ: How does school segregation impact student achievement in New Jersey? » NJ Spotlight Nrws

OH: LaRose becomes political target after Issue 1 flop » Axios

KY: The Sex Harassment Scandal Inside a Rising GOP Star’s Office » The Daily Beast

GA: Why Pardons in Georgia Are Especially Hard to Get » New York Times

FL: Taxpayer bill for DeSantis’ security, transportation soars to $9.4 million » Orlando Sentinel

FL: Florida hits Orlando abortion clinic with $193K fine » Orlando Sentinel

CO: Push for term limit changes in Denver meets resistance » Axios

CO: Colorado’s creative, cultural and service-industry workers look to unions for leverage » The Denver Post

NV: Nevada G.O.P. Sets February Caucus, Jumping Ahead of South Carolina » New York Times

Only 4% of national TV news segments about the catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii mentioned climate change » Media Matters

Fox News’ Debate Could Put Trump’s GOP Opponents in a “Minefield,” Moderator Martha MacCallum Says » Vanity Fair

America’s wholesome square dancing tradition is a tool of white supremacy » Quartz

New-age meat industry ramps up its lobbying ahead of farm bill » POLITICO Pro

The phone calls from Trump’s team at the core of the Georgia indictment » Washington Post

Addiction treatment said to elude more than half of Americans in need » Boston Globe

Trump Plans to Release 100-Page Report on Georgia Election Fraud Claims » New York Times

Tech lobbyists are running the table on state privacy laws » Politico

Conservative group launches campaign to push for GOP support for Ukraine » Washington Post

RFK Jr. Isn’t Just Wooing Republicans. He’s Hiring Them. » The New Republic

Less than 1% of Americans in dirty-energy jobs have transitioned to green jobs » Quartz

Editorial: Biden too slow on the draw over Maui disaster » Boston Herald

Robots are making this Boston construction site safer » Boston Globe

Boston gets a break from sky-high gas prices » Axios

Supporting farmers through extreme weather is a priority, new Mass. rural affairs director says » MassLive

Legal Sea Foods is leaving its harborfront plant. But the cod will remain. » Boston Globe

Allston businesses to begin making deliveries via e-cargo bikes, ditching cars and trucks » Boston Herald

State budget includes $100,000 for Rousselot closure » Salem News

Editorial: Georgia indictment puts Trump at the top of an organized crime ring » Boston Globe

UMass Chan Alerting 134,000 About Data Breach » State House News Service

New Worcester Diocese Schools Policy Prohibits Gender Expression » Brookline Patch

'Be very honest': Days Inn student enrollment in Methuen unknown » The Eagle Tribune

US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy » Boston Globe

After rocky departure from Harvard, prominent disinformation expert Joan Donovan heads to BU » Boston Globe

As new school year looms, Wu touts school bus readiness at BPS » WGBH

Framingham bus driver shortage persists, even with new contract » NBC Boston

‘It’s almost like you’re feeding one child and letting the other starve’: Boston’s plan for Madison Park and the O’Bryant will come at a cost for other high schools » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey's first budget invests in early education » WBUR

Despite PCB warnings, many still catch and eat fish from New Bedford harbor » The New Bedford Light

This summer is officially rained out » Boston Globe

AG Grants $1.5 Mil to Expand Maternal Health Workforce, Access to Care » State House News Service

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester alerting 134,000 individuals of data breach » Worcester Telegram

$1.5 million in grants awarded to promote maternal health equity in Massachusetts » WCVB

MOVEit data breach hits 134,000 Bay Staters » Axios

Klietmann: Expanding drug price controls will hurt innovation » Boston Herald

Some Boston renters paid extra due to thieving rental-agency worker »

Town-owned properties eyed for future housing in Amherst » Gazette Net

Despite high rates, Mass. homes keep getting more expensive, analysts find » NBC Boston

New funding helps domestic violence victims » Sentinel & Enterprise

Southampton couple claim DCF denied foster care license over religious beliefs about gender, sexuality » Gazette Net

Carr: Where’s the red carpet? » Boston Herald

Maura Healey silent on level of federal funding Massachusetts needs to combat shelter crisis » Boston Herald

The future of the courthouse will be in Springfield » The Reminder

By one vote, Pittsfield City Council decides there will be no mosquito spraying this summer » Berkshire Eagle

Boston City Council attorney alleges toxic work environment, bullying by 3 councilors » WBUR

Lynn to receive $1.5 million for infrastructure » Lynn Daily News Item

With 10 of Boston’s 18 city-run public pools closed, Michelle Wu addresses high rate of closures » Boston Herald

Billerica officials seek disaster assistance » Lowell Sun

‘It’s a clear message of intimidation:’ Everett candidate targeted by racist, sexist effigy » Boston Globe

Briefings: And Lederman Makes Three Mayoral Candidates on Your TV… » Western Mass Politics and Insight

‘Only democracy will save Cambodia,’ say protesters of Hun Sen regime » Lowell Sun

New push for ranked-choice voting system in Boston » WBUR

Super PAC enters District 5 race with a mission: Anyone but Arroyo » Dorchester Reporter

Hospital Reports New Covid Wave » Vineyard Gazette

Boston families should get vaccinated ahead of school year amid COVID uptick, health officials say » Boston Herald

Opinion: Parole Board’s lapses can be laid at feet of Governor’s Council » Boston Globe

In federal lawsuit, Worcester woman says police search violated her rights » Worcester Telegram

‘Hot people and hot places.’ Boston task force eyes targeted approach to gun violence reduction. » Boston Globe

What Springfield’s mayoral candidates say on gun violence in the city » MassLive

Fire Department secures $565k to replace old equipment » Gazette Net

WPI 3D-printed robots look to aid search-and-rescue missions » Spectrum News

Moore: Battery fires on rise – is it time to ban electric vehicles? » Boston Herald

Head of MBTA Safety Stepping Down at Month’s End » State House News Service

MBTA chief safety officer to resign, New York consultant will lead department during search » Boston Herald

Funny Bridgeness: Your questions about the Cape Cod bridges, answered » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey’s new strategy for getting the Cape Cod bridges rebuilt? Get the Sagamore done first. » Boston.com

In Shift, Healey Going After Fed $$$ For Just One Cape Bridge To Start » State House News Service

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