11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Gov. Healey’s budget cut puts region’s antipoverty services in jeopardy » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Going Long: Boston has solution to opioid epidemic but it’s years away » Boston Herald

UMass Chan’s legal bills swelled to $7.2M in battle with hospital, MassLive investigation shows » MassLive

MassHealth Cleared 61,000 From Rolls In July » State House News Service

Once seen as opponents to climate action, utilities and the business community are making changes. Is that a sign the tides are turning? » Boston Globe

Troopers in overtime fraud scandal left out of new state disciplinary database » Axios

Rep. Bud Williams appeals for aid with Springfield’s gun violence » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston, Harvard, BU pledge $300m for I-90 Allston project » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Parents tagged by DCF policy should be allowed to appeal » Boston Globe

Wu names new Boston School Committee member » Boston Herald

Pressley presses big banks for updates on $30 billion in racial equity pledges » The Hill

Scorecard: Grading the debate performance of the Republican candidates » Boston Globe

Trump lashes out at Fox News, Bill Barr, Chris Christie in Tucker Carlson interview: highlights » The Hill

Giuliani Declares “I’m the Same Rudy Giuliani That Took Down the Mafia” Before Facing RICO Charge in Georgia » Vanity Fair

Who Won the Debate? Political Observers Weigh In. » New York Times

'I literally am furious!' Marjorie Taylor Greene loses it after being 'blocked out' by Fox News » Raw Story

The Atlas of Post-Dobbs Abortion Ballot Measures: Part Two » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Vivek Ramaswamy Got to Introduce Himself, but the GOP Debate Showed Donald Trump’s Power » Vanity Fair

RI: Kids as translators? Non-English speakers lack trained interpreters in RI's local courts » The Providence Journal

CT: State Police Union criticizes fake tickets scandal, leadership and treatment in press. ‘Stop with the twisting of the facts’ » Hartford Courant

CT: Some CT lawmakers see need for changes following juvenile auto thefts: 'They’re getting bolder' » CT Insider

NY: Tired of paying for NYC shelters to house migrants? Advocates say their plan would save $3 billion. » Gothamist

NY: New York Mulls New Trash Fee as Landfills Near Tipping Point » New York Focus

NJ: Diversity in law enforcement remains elusive in New Jersey » NJ Spotlight News

NJ: Gun traffickers face stiff new penalties in NJ. Here's why » NorthJersey.com

PA: Philly is offering loans for landlords to repair properties and maintain the city’s affordable housing » The Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Dave McCormick is preparing for a possible Senate bid » Politico

MI: Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war » AP News

MN: Allina cancels controversial policy that denied care to those with debts » Star Tribune

TN: Gun Control Advocates Kicked Out Of Tennessee Special Session For Holding Signs » HUFFPOST

SC: South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision » New York Times

GA: State lawmakers renew debate over Georgia version of ‘Don’t Say Gay law’ at Capitol » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida is spending $61.6 million to bulletproof Capitol windows » Orlando Sentinel

CO: Denver's top noise contributor is its airports, study finds » Axios

Trump absent from stage, not mentioned for first hour of GOP debate » Boston Herald

Trump is set to surrender at a Georgia jail on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss » Boston Globe

Trump gets jump on GOP rivals, blasts Biden and tackles fear of ‘civil war’ with Tucker Carlson » Boston Herald

Google to open one of its first retail stores in Boston, sources say » Boston Business Journal

Former execs from defunct Pear Therapeutics start VC firm » Boston Globe

State restrictions on pork sales take effect » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Retail theft costs billions, it’s time to get tough » Boston Herald

Can the Lego headquarters help make Boston fun again? » Boston Globe

Feds downshift, say right to repair law can be implemented » Commonwealth Magazine

LGBTQ+ community, advocates protest Diocese of Worcester gender policy » MassLive

Amherst community members take school committee to task over trans bullying » MassLive

Retired school administrators of color seek transparency of BPS investigation into workplace discrimination allegations » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey to launch MassReconnect, free community college for residents 25 and older » NBC Boston

Healey headlines NECC event celebrating tuition equity for undocumented students » The Eagle Tribune

City-owned Franklin Field development acts as backdrop in pitch for clean-energy upgrades » Dorchester Reporter

Berkshire Communities Get Culvert Replacement Grants » iBerkshires

EPA chief visits Dorchester housing complex switching to cleaner energy » NBC Boston

Dorchester Housing Framed As Chapter In U.S. Energy Story » State House News Service

UMass presses forward with Leominster closure despite community pushback » Boston Globe

DiDomenico Secures Funding for Local Hospitals » Everett Independent

ChatGPT nearly as good as a recent medical school graduate at making clinical decisions, MGB study suggests » Boston Globe

UMass Memorial Health says it has no choice but to close Leominster birthing center » Worcester Telegram

Opponents say UMass Memorial plan ‘not enough’ » Sentinel & Enterprise

UMass Memorial responds to DPH concerns over Leominster maternity closure » Worcester Business Journal

After years of obstacles, construction picks up on New Bedford apartment building » South Coast Today

Massachusetts rent control supporters say ballot question is valid as opposition mounts » Boston Herald

Officials say services, housing policy best tools to address growing homeless camps » Salem News

Lowell may welcome migrant families » Lowell Sun

Launched in 1973, DA’s Consumer Protection Unit going strong » Gazette Net

Our Opinion: Like outgoing Judge Agostini, Gov. Healey's nominee to fill Berkshire Superior Court vacancy should have regional roots » Berkshire Eagle

Successes reported in efforts to help people just out of prison overcome barriers to employment » WAMC

Peabody's longest-serving elected official honored with street name » Salem News

Public toilets, more green space, or both? Somerville residents will decide how to spend $1 million. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Bullying complaint highlights Boston City Council’s dysfunction » Boston Globe

14 off and running for Charter Commission in Saugus » Lynn Daily News Item

Lucas: Stephen Lynch delivers for district – what’s wrong with that? » Boston Herald

‘A moment of great momentum’: Boston authorities tout potential future of Long Island, site of old recovery campus » Boston Globe

After Tour, Wu Outlines Long Island’s Potential » State House News Service

Springfield Police at odds with state over officer misconduct data » MassLive

Police settlements in Pittsfield and North Adams aren’t public information — despite use of tax dollars » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. and Cass crisis demands acute attention as perils mount » Boston Globe

Holyoke woman’s rough treatment by Northampton police must bring change (Editorial) » MassLive

Plan Offered To Mitigate Leominster Maternity Ward Closure » State House News Service

Worcester City Council delays vote on regulating anti-abortion clinics » Worcester Telegram

Former SJC Justice Botsford tapped to chair Ethics Commission » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Four teens hacked the MBTA for free rides. The agency says they're listening » WGBH

If you ride it, you know. The Red Line is the worst. Just look at the stats. » Boston Globe

Boston's Logan Airport biggest beneficiary of $121M in FAA funding for runway safety » WCVB

‘Save a rented moving truck today’ and don’t get Storrowed: Massachusetts DCR puts out warning with Sarah McLachlan ‘Angel’ video » Boston Herald

A bumpy start — and lessons learned — as Somerville lines busy roads with ‘speed humps’ » Boston Globe

Developers touted local jobs in offshore energy — are they delivering? » New Bedford Light

DPU approves termination of offshore wind contract » Commonwealth Magazine

Officials tout clean energy future in Dorchester » Boston Herald

Moore: Why has Biden declared war on natural gas? » Boston Herald

Federal officials tout Dorchester remodel as future of clean energy projects » WGBH

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