9:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

10:00am Executive Office of Economic Development Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Executive Office of Veterans' Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

2:00pm Executive Office of Elder Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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Mariano says shelter costs are getting 'harder to support' » WBUR

Activists push back on Gov. Healey's budget cuts to social services » NBC Boston

No life without parole for those under 21, SJC rules » Commonwealth Beacon

Nearly three dozen cities and towns lose money for fire departments after Gov. Healey’s budget cuts » Boston Herald

Mass. bill would limit book bans, shield librarians from prosecution » Worcester Telegram

MBTA Workforce Grew By 730 Over Last Year » State House News Service

Arrest warrant issued for former Holyoke city councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota » MassLive

Six Jewish students file federal lawsuit against Harvard, calling it ‘a bastion’ of ‘anti-Jewish hatred’ » Boston Globe

Grading the state’s new economic development plan » Boston Globe

Wu's proposed tax break wouldn’t ‘unfreeze’ Boston's housing backlog, Harvard report says » Boston Business Journal

RI: As RI communities consider banning public pot consumption, others say the laws go too far » The Providence Journal

RI: State chooses Providence site for village of 45 pallet shelters. Will it ease homelessness? » The Providence Journal

CT: CT advocates renew call for transparency ahead of prison oversight hearing » Hartford Courant

NJ: New Jersey is down to about 1 migrant bus arrival a day, Gov. Murphy says » Gothamist

OH: Trans woman’s Ohio house candidacy challenged under decades-old law » The Guardian

MN: "The stakes are really high": Minnesota Republicans head to Iowa ahead of caucuses » Axios

FL: Republicans pour cash into Florida House special election next week » Orlando Sentinel

FL: Progressive Prosecutor Suspended By DeSantis Scores Victory In Court » HUFFPOST

IA: In frigid Iowa, a weird campaign has been frozen for weeks » Boston Globe

CO: Gov. Jared Polis calls for major tax cuts, angering Democratic allies » Axios

CA: Schiff would abolish filibuster, end the Electoral College in his pro-democracy plan » Politico

Culture wars represent one of the biggest business risks in 2024 » Axios

Nikki Haley Helped Boeing Kill Dark Money Disclosure Initiative » The Lever

Hundreds of AI bills introduced in states » Pluribus News

“Where Is the Party Heading?”: Inside the Populist Awakening of Bernie, Warren, and AOC » Vanity Fair

Lieberman interested in Christie joining No Labels ticket » The Hill

Behind closed doors, Trump eyes second round of corporate tax cuts » Washington Post

What Is Nikki Haley Even Talking About? » The Atlantic

Editorial: For once, Chris Christie eases congestion — this time, on the GOP ballot » Boston Globe

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial » Boston Globe

Betty Ussach-Schwartz: Trump manipulating judicial system » Gazette Net

Lowry: AWOL Defense Secretary sends signal » Boston Herald

Walgreens to postpone closing of Boston location, city officials say » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Nip this wokeness before it’s too late » Boston Herald

Sublime Systems making history all over again in a Holyoke factory (Editorial) » MassLive

EBay settles criminal charges over harassing Natick couple as new details emerge » Boston Globe

Amherst Regional School Committee meeting roiled over principal pick » Gazette Net

Lawmakers Weigh Standard To Guard Access To Library Books » State House News Service

Opinion: Closing Boston school buildings: What BPS can learn from D.C. » Boston Globe

Mass. AG Campbell reaches $1.8M settlement with student loan servicer Nelnet Inc. » MassLive

Former New Mission School leader sentenced for using $38K in school cash for personal use » Boston Globe

Boston School Committee passes ‘narrow tweak’ to exam school admissions » Boston Herald

Boston exam school admissions just changed. Here’s what you need to know. » Boston Globe

Newly named Amherst principal declines role, claiming anti-Black ‘agenda’ at school » MassLive

Commentary: Three strategies to expand Mass. talent pipeline, pathways » Boston Business Journal

Middle schoolers in Westfield, Southwick to join state peers in year of service » MassLive

Lawmakers urged to favor bill requiring financial education for high school graduation » Worcester Telegram

Mass Senate pushes for free community college » Gazette Net

Harvard Jewish students sue university over antisemitism: ‘Rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment’ » Boston Herald

New Pittsfield School Committee Meets for First Time » iBerkshires

MITRE gets $9.9M to protect right whales through technology » Boston Business Journal

NJ: How Murphy says he plans to protect NJ residents from crushing medical debt » NJ Spotlight News

Sage CEO sees encouraging sales for new pill for postpartum depression » Boston Globe

Horrors in Gaza galvanize Boston’s health care workers into action » Boston Globe

Connector Volume Reflects Churn In Health Insurance » State House News Service

Top Senate Democrat expresses reservation with Maura Healey’s shelter funding plan » Boston Herald

Mass. AG sues Boston Housing Authority over mice- and mold-infested Dorchester apartment » Boston Globe

Legislature’s Black & Latino Caucus sets goals to ease housing crisis (Commentary) » MassLive

Opinion: Healey’s midyear spending cuts are a brutal tug at the safety net » Boston Globe

Massachusetts is not proposing a requirement that residents host migrants in their homes » WCNC

Republicans blame migrant crisis for budget cuts » The Eagle Tribune

Arrests made at encampment outside emergency shelter in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

‘They want your homes’: Elon Musk takes aim at Healey administration over months-old Mass. migrant crisis headline » Boston.com

Franks: Border crisis spurs economic war in U.S. » Boston Herald

Sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21, SJC rules » Boston Globe

Suffolk DA identifies 70 people newly eligible for parole after early-life murder convictions » MassLive

Jasiel Correia moved to a 6th federal prison. It might be 'cushier' than the last site. » The Herald News

Adults younger than 21 cannot be sentenced to life without parole, Mass. Supreme Judicial Court rules » WBUR

Massachusetts rules ’emerging adults’ cannot be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole » Boston Herald

DA Tucker looks back at first year in office on Carrigan’s ‘American Dream’ » Lynn Daily News Item

SJC Sentencing Ruling Quickly Stokes Legislative Debate » State House News Service

Jaws 50th bash pitched for Aquinnah » Martha's Vineyard Times

Gove receives cease-and-desist from pro-Whittier group » Newburyport News

US Congressman Auchincloss blasts Boston City Council for rejecting $13M anti-terror grant » Boston Herald

Swansea official accused of vandalizing rivals' campaign signs in 2021 won't go to trial » The Herald News

'No joke': Mass. doctors urge vaccination as COVID, flu rates rise » WBUR

Editorial: Fauci socially distances from responsibility for lockdown fallout » Boston Herald

Deceased Donor Organ Donations Hit Record High In 2023 » State House News Service

Retired Lawrence fire inspector to pay $65K ethics penalty » The Eagle Tribune

One year into new rules, parole finally ends for some » The Bay State Banner

Andrea Campbell in her own words » The Bay State Banner

Healey’s budget cuts affecting projects and nonprofits in western Massachusetts » New England Public Media

MBTA riders frustrated with Blue Line escalator in East Boston that's been broken for months » CBS News

Chamber CEO confident MBTA starting to turn a corner » Commonwealth Beacon

Airport Traffic Soars to New Record High » Vineyard Gazette

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