10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Special election for former Sen. Anne Gobi's seat

Divided Drivers Pressure Lawmakers From Different Directions » State House News Service

DiZoglio Plans To Press Ahead With Legislative Audit » State House News Service

Opinion: Massachusetts should move local elections to even-numbered years » Boston Globe

Mass. has dropped 76,000 residents from state-subsidized insurance rolls this year » Worcester Telegram

How Massachusetts schools are responding to influx of migrants » Axios

‘A cloud hanging over everybody’s head’: New construction in Greater Boston faces a slowdown » Boston Globe

Why a Republican presidential candidate is announcing his run in Plymouth, MA, Wednesday » The Enterprise

Opinion: Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement » Boston Globe

High stakes for special Senate race » Politico

NY: Teens in NYC detention centers are sleeping on the ground due to overcrowding, staff say » Gothamist

NY: Adams left Washington abruptly. A widening corruption scandal greeted him in NYC. » Politico

VA: What we're watching on Election Day in Virginia » Axios

KY: How Kentucky Could Elect a President » Politico

IL: The incredible fight over whether Chicago should stay a sanctuary city » Axios

FL: Florida Chief Financial Officer Says State Should Provide Public Funding To Trump Amid Legal Battles » The Messenger

FL: GOP-controlled Legislature rejects bills on affordable housing, property insurance, Medicaid expansion » Orlando Sentinel

CA: Donald Trump’s Gift to Adam Schiff » The Atlantic

CA: Gov. Newsom’s biggest critic might be this California congressman » Roll Call

How Democrats Lost Voters With a ‘Compensate Losers’ Strategy » New York Times

Chris Murphy Wants to Make America a Little Less Lonely » Vanity Fair

The Supreme Court takes up a case that again tests the limits of gun rights » AP News

UAW's Shawn Fain paves a new path for America's labor left » Axios

Mike Johnson Said He and His Son Monitor Each Other’s Porn Usage, and Yeah, It’s Exactly as Weird as It Sounds » Vanity Fair

Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans » AP News

Plastic or paper? The truth about drinking straws » BBC News

As Black Voters Drift to Trump, Biden’s Allies Say They Have Work to Do » New York Times

George Stephanopoulos Presses Election-Denying Rep. Steve Scalise In Fiery Interview » HUFFPOST

Republicans Renew Push To Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib » HUFFPOST

Top Sanders staffer will be AOC’s new chief » Punchbowl

DeSantis, trailing Trump, seeks spark in Iowa with Reynolds endorsement » Politico

5 Republicans will be on stage for the third presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cut » Boston Globe

11 key takeaways from Donald Trump’s testimony » Boston Globe

Vegetarian restaurant chain Clover Food Lab files for bankruptcy » Boston Globe

WeWork files for bankruptcy in a stunning downfall from its $47 billion heyday » WBUR

Museum of Ice Cream coming to Boston's Seaport: ‘See you soon!' » NBC Boston

We’re coming back to the office, and the office is getting smaller, according to Robin CEO Micah Remley » Boston Globe

Fatal fentanyl overdose in Salem leads to one of New England’s largest drug busts » Boston Globe

After Massachusetts field hockey player is injured by boy’s shot, team captain tells the MIAA that ‘boys do not belong in girls’ sports’ » Boston Herald

FL: Grants for security for Jewish schools in FL could be extended to historically Black colleges » Florida Phoenix

Jarvis: Pandemic is over, pandemic stress isn’t » Boston Herald

UMass rally highlights hostages taken by Hamas; counterprotester arrested for assault » Gazette Net

Brandeis becomes first private university to ban Students for Justice in Palestine on campus » Jewish Insider

Marblehead parents collide on school banner policy » Lynn Daily News Item

New exam school data show how many low-income students missed out on bonus points doled out to higher-income peers » Boston Globe

Sorting recycling is a drag. So these UMass grads are teaching AI to do it. » Boston Globe

Blue Cross removes prior authorization for home care to get patients home faster » Boston Business Journal

Fallon Health to relocate headquarters within downtown Worcester; moving to former Unum base » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts will waitlist those in need of housing once state reaches capacity in shelter system » New Hampshire Public Radio

Greater Boston Apartment Deliveries Lag U.S. » Banker and Tradesman

Legislature will look at extra shelter funding as migrant crisis nears max » Boston Herald

Big 3 uncertainty over extra shelter funding » Commonwealth Magazine

Venison Donations Expand Under MassWildlife Program » State House News Service

NJ: Homeless population in New Jersey spikes 17% in one year » app

Editorial: It’s a border crisis, not a work permit problem » Boston Herald

Lawmakers push for expedited migrant work permits » The Eagle Tribune

Canvassers Reaching Thousands Amid Health Insurance Churn » State House News Service

Workers at Fall River Boston Market are fed up. They say they haven't been paid in weeks. » The Herald News

‘A blow to the face.’ Despite strike, new UAW contract would shutter Mansfield parts warehouse » Boston Globe

DiZoglio continues push to audit Legislature, even as AG says she lacks the authority » Boston.com

Battenfeld: Auditor DiZoglio’s quixotic bid to audit Legislature runs into buzz saw » Boston Herald

Gas-powered leaf blowers could be gone in 2027, but electric models aren’t ready as replacements » Cambridge Day

Church to serve as Tilton Library’s temporary home during expansion project » Gazette Net

Truro voter registration hearings set to begin Monday in the community center » Cape Cod Times

Galvin urges voters to turn out for state Senate election, ‘significant’ municipal races » WGBH

Key decisions, but low turnout, expected in Boston and elsewhere on Election Day, top state official says » Boston Globe

A look at Tuesday’s North Adams municipal election, from low stakes mayoral race to city council contenders » WAMC

Senate Special, Mayor's Races Highlight Tuesday Ballots » State House News Service

FL: FL lawmakers want to show support for Israel. Their tones vary » Florida Phoenix

FL: Anti-Iran sanctions linked to Hamas attack are speeding through the FL Legislature » Florida Phoenix

Howie Carr: The profound strangeness of Mitt Romney » Boston Herald

Pro-Palestine protesters removed from Boston City Hall after disrupting Warren, Pressley event » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu faces test of clout and power in Boston municipal election » Boston Herald

Two longtime city councilors on the Agawam ballot, campaigning to become the town's next mayor » New England Public Media

Highs and lows of New Bedford’s voter turnout » The New Bedford Light

Why Tuesday’s election results have next to nothing to do with who will be elected president in 2024 » Boston Globe

You’re worried about a loved one with a gun. What can you do? » WGBH

Federal authorities announce ‘staggering’ seizure of candy-shaped fentanyl and meth in Lynn » Boston Herald

Editorial: More questions than answers in handling of Danilecki case » Boston Globe

Most police in Hampden Co. carry naloxone. A state bill would require it » MassLive

Mass. House vote Wednesday on Gov. Healey’s $2.15B supplemental budget, top Dem says » MassLive

Galvin’s Election Day warning and advice: Don’t mail ballots, but do please vote » Boston Herald

Governor Swears in Methuen’s Karen Frias to Advisory Committee on Women Veterans » WHAV

Budget Amendment Would Set Sept. 3 As 2024 Primary Date » State House News Service

No more recharging CharlieCards online when new site launches » Boston.com

Biden touts $16 billion for passenger rail, including projects in Northeast » WBUR

Somerset voters OK a big tax break for wind farm company Prysmian. See the deal's terms. » The Herald News

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