11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Kristin Kassner

Cannabis contraction: Longstanding challenges in the fledgling industry are forcing companies to cut workers, streamline operations and even close » Boston Business Journal

Audit-the-Legislature Campaign Claims Signature Success » State House News Service

Former state senator Susan Tucker dies » The Eagle Tribune

Advocates Call For "Preventative Steps" to Protect, Expand Abortion Access » State House News Service

Westfield brewer, partners release IPA to lobby for distribution reform bill » MassLive

David Gibbons is out at the Convention Center Authority after board clash and critical audit » Boston Globe

John Walsh was the ultimate grass-roots disruptor » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. Senate President Karen Spilka leaves X in wake of Elon Musk controversy » MassLive

Audit-The-Legislature Campaign Claims Signature Success » State House News Service

ME: In the aftermath of Lewiston mass shooting, Maine grapples with gun laws » Boston Globe

PA: Meet Philadelphia's new police commissioner » Axios

OH: Rep. Bill Johnson accepts university post, but not quitting House right away » Roll Call

IL: Keeping track of Chicago's labor union wars » Axios

MN: Dean Phillips eyes post-Thanksgiving decision on House seat » Axios

SC: Newsom, Pritzker signal White House ambitions in donations to S. Carolina candidate » Axios

FL: Giant Florida marijuana grow house sets stage for recreational pot » Orlando Sentinel

FL: onePulse trustees vote to dissolve nonprofit after plans for memorial falter » Orlando Sentinel

UT: Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss US Representative Chris Stewart » Boston Globe

CA: Could Toni Atkins Be California's First Lesbian Governor? » Advocate

CA: Eshoo, longtime Silicon Valley lawmaker, announces plans to retire » Roll Call

CO: Migrants arriving in Denver are struggling to find work » Axios

FL: States Limit Chinese Investment, Take Care To Avoid Unintended Effects » Forbes

NJ: N.J. proposal would require age verification, parental permission for social media use » Politco Pro

For Election Workers, Fentanyl-Laced Letters Signal a Challenging Year » New York Times

Mike Johnson Said Letting People Get Abortions Is Causing “an American Holocaust” » Vanity Fair

Ignore Trump? Democrats Now Want Him Plastered All Over the News. » New York Times

Despite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind » Stateline.org

‘Denying career advancement to white straight men’: Stephen Miller targets Macy's » Raw Story

How Many Abortions Did the Post-Roe Bans Prevent? » New York Times

Historic fine on Binance over alleged Hamas financing signals new era in crypto crackdown » Politico

GOP states are embracing vouchers. Wealthy parents are benefitting. » Politico

Nearly half of Americans think the US is spending too much on Ukraine aid, new poll shows » Boston Globe

Tree House Brewing sued by minority shareholder over profits » Worcester Business Journal

Moving postal facility away from South Station gains support » Boston Globe

Wilmington robotics maker crushes Wall Street estimates » Boston Globe

Boston Market's Worcester location facing eviction over nonpayment of rent » Worcester Telegram

Kerrigan: Biden’s IP waiver disaster for small businesses » Boston Herald

New Balance factory breaks ground in Londonderry, N.H., projected to add 150 jobs » Boston Globe

Family of Mass. cannabis worker who died at job from asthma attack files lawsuit » NBC Boston

A new state scholarship gives students in programs like BCC's a debt-free path to a career in nursing » Berkshire Eagle

METCO program worried a level budget effectively cuts funds » WGBH

Student walkout at Hampshire Regional comes as teachers push for new leadership » MassLive

Students Tell Ed Board About Antisemitism In Schools » State House News Service

Andover voters reject funding for new school » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Large financial aid boost for public higher education should be coupled with student support, stable prices » Boston Globe

EPA offers $2b to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor and minority communities » Boston Globe

Kate Cell: Loss of climate expert concerning » Gazette Net

For Trustees head Katie Theoharides, open space is key to solving climate change » Boston Globe

Mass. awards $27 million to help ‘decarbonize’ hundreds of affordable housing units » WBUR

Shelter waitlist grows as lawmakers wrangle over funding » Gloucester Times

In Hyde Park this Thanksgiving, a Boston housing success story » Boston Globe

State Grants Fueling Affordable Housing Energy Retrofits » State House News Service

State awards $5M in ‘deep energy retrofit’ for housing projects in Northampton, Easthampton » Gazette Net

An American ideal, reimagined » Boston Globe

Volunteers expecting more people at community fridges around Greater Boston this holiday season » WGBH

‘Something we can solve’: Annual march with Monte raises $458K for Food Bank of Western Mass. » Gazette Net

Healey Admin. addresses food insecurity with fundraising hike across western Mass. » News 22 WWLP.com

Healey: Migrants Mindful Of Weather Shift In Mass. » State House News Service

Unions demand lawmakers approve labor contracts » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts legislature ended formal sessions for the year with unfinished business » WAMC

City Council OKs apprenticeship requirement for tax increment projects » Worcester Telegram

Sunderland partners with engineering firm to reimagine village center » Gazette Net

Editorial: Primary daze » Boston Globe

‘A titan’: Mass. pols pay tribute to Democratic activist John Walsh, dead at 65 » MassLive

Howie Carr: John F. Kennedy was the last good Democrat » Boston Herald

DiZoglio’s push to audit Legislature has enough signatures to move toward 2024 ballot, supporters say » Boston Globe

Levels of COVID-19 in Boston-area waste water increase ahead of holiday season » Boston Globe

Massachusetts gun bills finally going up for public hearing » News 22 WWLP.com

Police, firefighters hold ‘cook-off’ at Florian Hall to aid literacy push » Dorchester Reporter

Sheriff Evangelidis concerned about cost of free inmate phone calls law » Spectrum News

Hopkinton Fire Department receives governor’s citation for meritorious conduct » Hopkinton Independent

'Always there to help': Firefighters' life-saving efforts celebrated in Worcester » The Metro West Daily News

Opinion: Mass. and Cass has been cleared. They haven’t heard from ‘Gina’ in weeks. » Boston Globe

Canton police chief says department review over handling of Karen Read case ‘will end wild speculation’ » Boston Globe

Pressure mounts on Beacon Hill to pass bill with migrant aid, union contract dollars » Boston Herald

Editorial: Beacon Hill spending sprees must stop » Boston Herald

Mass. business leaders want Beacon Hill lawmakers to ‘exercise control’ with spending » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Maura Healey pick to chair MCCA faced own accusations about lack of diversity » Boston Herald

Official state ice cream? Here's why Mass. takes its state symbols seriously » Worcester Telegram

MEMA Getting $37 Mil From FEMA » State House News Service

MBTA lifts speed restrictions on Red Line between JFK/UMass and Park Street in Boston » Boston Herald

Springfield factory repairs MBTA rift with deliveries of Orange and Red line cars » MassLive

Another megaproject in Everett, the same questions about traffic and transit » Boston Globe

Opinion: About that $24.5b the T needs » Boston Globe

Grants putting a dent in Mass. clean energy transition » NBC Boston

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