7:00am Health Law Advocates 28th Annual Benefit Breakfast, Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Board of State Examiners of Plumbers & Gas Fitters Public Hearing, In-person and via Microsoft Teams

1:00pm Bosnia's 80th Statehood Day Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Why the fight to curb racial profiling via traffic stop data keeps failing in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Mass. lawmakers didn’t get a deal on a $2.8B budget bill. What happens now? » MassLive

Dem State Committee Backs DiZoglio In Audit Battle » State House News Service

Mass. high schools struggle to serve migrant students as the population has tripled over last 15 years, report finds » Boston Globe

Effort to get legal psychedelics on Mass. ballot hits signature snag » WBUR

Massachusetts Republicans willing to use newfound leverage over shelter funding » Boston Herald

Shawn Collins, Cannabis Control Commission executive director, resigns » Boston Business Journal

MBTA says it needs at least $24.5 billion to repair its troubled system » Boston Globe

Mass. Medical Society: Shortage of primary care physicians ‘a major public health crisis’ » Boston.com

Poll: Residents give Governor Healey, Legislature middling grades on transportation » MassINC Polling Group

The plan for a New England Revolution stadium in Everett has hit a speed bump — including concerns from Mayor Wu » Boston Globe

Editorial: Lawmakers’ brinksmanship on migrant housing a dangerous game » Boston Globe

ME: Lewiston shootings inspire wave of legislation » Portland Press Herald

CT: The vote totals changed by hundreds. Now Hartford candidates are considering election complaints » Hartford Courant

CT: DEI director for CT Public Defender service suspended for a misogynistic social medial post » Hartford Courant

NY: New York Republicans, facing reelection, press for ‘fraudster’ Santos’ expulsion » Politico

NY: Santos Won’t Seek Re-election After House Panel Finds Evidence of Crimes » New York Times

NJ: White men overrepresented on New Jersey’s boards and commissions, report finds » New Jersey Monitor

MI: Michigan Rep. Kildee says he will not seek reelection to the House » Washington Post

NC: Trump Looms Over North Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Primary » The Messenger

SC: South Carolina education board deciding whether to limit books and other ‘age appropriate’ materials » AP News

FL: Pro-Palestinian student group in Florida sues DeSantis » Politico

TX: Climate change in Texas science textbooks causes divisions on state’s education board » AP News

FL: Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce law targeting drag shows during appeal » Orlando Sentinel

CA: Inside the world’s largest AIDS charity’s troubled move into homeless housing » Los Angeles Times

CA: California’s first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor » AP News

Donald Trump poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024 » The Economist

Has Nikki Haley Figured Out What No Other Trump Foe Could? » New York Magazine

A rare look at the devastation caused by AR-15 shootings » Washington Post

Trump Crosses a Crucial Line » The Atlantic

Why the era of the ‘Emerging Democratic Majority’ is collapsing » Politico

“Get Me the F--king Tape”: How Ron DeSantis’s “Build the Wall” Ad Put Him on the Outs With Trump » Vanity Fair

The hidden biases at play in the U.S. Senate » Washington Post

A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West - and scientists suspect climate change is driving the spread » Washington Post

How R.F.K. Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall » New York Times

Why Some Seniors Are Choosing Pot Over Pills » New York Times

Why Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ May Be in the Supermarket Aisle » Bloomberg Politics

Elon Musk: The Bigot in Full » The Bulwark

Lucas: Joe Biden’s running because he can’t stop » Boston Herald

Nonprofits land grants for small business support » Gazette Net

The plan for a New England Revolution stadium in Everett has hit a speed bump — including concerns from Mayor Wu » Boston Globe

ButcherBox, the meat delivery service, expands its customer base — to pets » Boston Globe

Charting state’s course toward food security: Special agriculture panel focuses on bolstering food banks » Gazette Net

CIC, C10 Labs launch an AI hub in Kendall Square » Axios

Newburyport chemical plant cited in deadly explosion » Boston Globe

Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help » Boston Globe

Cannabis Commission Director Leaving In December » State House News Service

Cannabis worker’s death prompts call for steps to prevent work-related asthma » Boston Globe

A cannabis worker in Mass. died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in U.S. » Boston.com

Gaza protesters shut BU Bridge » Universal Hub

Champion: Where is outrage at Hamas over Gaza death toll? » Boston Herald

Lee: Some pols want to edit your shopping list » Boston Herald

‘The threat is real’: Easthampton council takes stand against antisemitism with wide-ranging resolution » Gazette Net

Jewish organization calling for ceasefire in Gaza blocks traffic on Boston University bridge » WCVB

Opinion: The ‘affirming’ model of youth gender medicine draws some nays » Boston Globe

Here's who's eligible for free (or reduced) college tuition under the expanded Mass. grant program » WBUR

Student-led cease-fire protest delays state announcement » Salem News

Amherst schools to release Title IX report » Gazette Net

Proposed ballot question to end MCAS graduation requirement gains momentum » Boston Globe

Northern Essex Community College Says Expanded Program Fills in Gaps in Student Financial Aid » WHAV

World’s largest energy-efficient ‘passive house’ office building opens in Boston » Boston Globe

Berkshire filmmaker's documentary screened at the Statehouse as part of push for bill regulating benzodiazepines » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts hospital patients were possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis while undergoing endoscopy » Boston Herald

Cooley Dickinson Hospital forced to suspend surgeries over issues with sterilizing equipment » Gazette Net

Report: Maternity care in North Worcester County was poor before Leominster closure » Worcester Business Journal

Vertex sickle cell drug, based on novel gene-editing technology, wins approval in UK » Boston Globe

Framingham hospital is preventing union from forming, nurses claim. What we know. » The Metro West Daily News

Salem Hospital alerts hundreds to possible exposure to HIV, Hepatitis infections » Fox 25 News

Beacon Hill can’t make a deal, leaves $250M for shelter crisis in limbo after Wednesday deadline » WGBH

Brookline Town Meeting approves rent control measure » Boston Globe

Advocates scramble to aid homeless migrant families after Massachusetts caps emergency shelter slots » Boston.com

Mass. Democrats fail to reach spending deal, sparking uncertainty over shelters » Boston Globe

Foxboro's Commission on Disability issues annual awards » The Sun Chronicle

In late-night scramble, families waitlisted for state shelter told to leave Logan airport » WBUR

Migrant families left hanging as spending bill stalls in State House » Axios

Vargas & Edwards: It’s time to protect gig workers and consumers » Commonwealth Magazine

Starbucks Red Cup Rebellion shuts down stores in Greater Boston as workers seek better treatment » Boston Herald

Teachers unions back bill to legalize strikes » The Eagle Tribune

Starbucks workers strike in Worcester, decry working conditions and war in Gaza » Worcester Telegram

Howie Carr: Tough talk from Teamsters chief Sean O’Brien a bunch of hot air » Boston Herald

Bill would raise retirement age for police, fire officials » Gazette Net

Hudson school bus operators join Teamsters union » Worcester Business Journal

US applications for jobless claims edge up » Boston Globe

Shelter Approach Leaves Democrats Divided » State House News Service

Former Senator Faces New Benefits Fraud Indictment » State House News Service

Fenton Set to Reclaim Presidency in Springfield City Council’s New Term » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Fenton says he has the votes to return as Springfield City Council president » WAMC

Opinion: Peter Faneuil was a slave trader. He shouldn’t have one of Boston’s most important buildings named after him. » Boston Globe

Incoming Boston city councilor broke law, pays $5,400 penalty after promoting fund-raiser while still a city employee » Boston Globe

Enrique Pepén broke state law by promoting fundraiser on personal social media account: OCPF » Boston Herald

Young. Communist. Gun-owner. Multimillionaire. Pro-Palestine. Pro-Hamas. Berkshire landowner. Meet James 'Fergie' Chambers » Berkshire Eagle

Salem Hospital says 450 patients may have been exposed to infection » Salem News

Doktor Named To Lead AG's New Gun Unit » State House News Service

MBTA Police chief says new contract raises will boost competitiveness » Boston Herald

Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell launches gun violence prevention unit » Lowell Sun

Boston pays $2.6M to Black police officers who alleged racial bias in hair tests for drug use » AP News

City reaches $2.6 million settlement with Black police officers, cadet in long-running drug ‘hair test’ lawsuit, lawyers say » Boston Globe

Sticker Shock: $24.5 Bil Needed To Address T Problems » State House News Service

Editorial: MBTA fixes rival cost of Big Dig » Boston Herald

MBTA says it will cost $24.5 billion to bring system into ‘state of good repair’ » Boston Herald

How Cambridge's 'bike bus' is attempting to make cycling safer » Boston Globe

Massachusetts ‘stuck in neutral’ on addressing transportation woes: Poll » Boston Herald

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