10:30am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

10:30am Mass. Clubhouse Coalition Employment Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am State Library Open House, State Library, Room 341, State House

6:00pm Charles River Watershed Association 58th Annual Meeting, MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street, Cambridge

Joint Rule 10 deadline (Health Care Financing)

Holyoke Schools On Path Out Of Receivership » State House News Service

Steward Health Care has deal to sell doctor network to UnitedHealth » Boston Globe

Chairs of divided energy committee call a truce » CommonWealth Beacon

Academics Caution of Constitutional Issues With Legislative Audit » State House News Service

Milton Rep. Driscoll Seeking Open Senate Seat » State House News Service

Michelle Wu considering petitioning state for higher commercial tax rates » Boston Herald

Ex-super, medical director of Soldiers’ Home change pleas, upsetting some families of 76 who died during pandemic » Gazette Net

Experts spar over legalizing 'magic' mushrooms » The Eagle Tribune

Worcester police union: Equity audit presents 'incomplete and inaccurate' picture of PD » Worcester Telegram

FDA tries again to ban electric shock devices » Axios

CT: Facing pleas to continue free school meals, legislators say use COVID funds » Hartford Courant

NY: New York City mayor defends migrant debit card program as cost efficient and fraud resistant » Politico

NJ: Murphy budget spends $2B more than N.J. will take in, and that’s a big problem, analysts warn » NJ.com

NJ: New Jersey Senate shake-up leaves Rep. Andy Kim’s backers pumped » Roll Call

PA: Philadelphia Had More Exonerations Last Year Than 46 States » Philly Mag

IL: Why the Bring Chicago Home ballot measure failed » Axios

WI: Evers signs bill legalizing xylazine testing strips » Wisconsin Examiner

MN: Minnesota Senate to pay former top DFL aide $110K to settle claims over her dismissal » MPR News

GA: Transgender sports and bathroom rules targeted in waning days of Georgia 2024 legislative session » Georgia Recorder

FL: Police Oversight in Florida Is Already Weak. The State Is About to Gut It Further. » Bolts

FL: Could Trump pick Rubio as VP? There are constitutional hurdles to an all Florida ticket » USA Today

CA: MedMen’s fall shows the difficulties of the legal weed business » Los Angeles Times

WA: Another explosive year for gun bills in Washington Legislature » Dairly Record News

CA: DOJ sues Calif. prison system alleging religious discrimination » San Jose Valley Sun

Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills » Boston Globe

Who is Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist picked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate? » Boston Globe

Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial » New York Times

Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. » Washington Post

Supreme Court Seems Inclined to Reject Bid to Curtail Abortion Pill Access » New York Times

The Little-Remembered Supreme Court Precedent That Could Protect IVF — and Abortion » Politico

Inside the Historic Suit That the Gun Industry and Republicans Are on the Verge of Killing » ProPublica

What to know about the ripple effects of the Baltimore bridge collapse » Axios

Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers » The Lever

“Complacency, It Really Frightens Me”: Inside Politico’s Ambitious, Anxious Drive to Stay on Top » Vanity Fair

Robert Kennedy Jr. taps a wealthy California attorney as his running mate » WBUR

North End restaurants to shut down in protest over Boston’s outdoor dining ban » Boston Herald

A decade after sparking the Seaport’s boom, Vertex is considering leaving Fan Pier » Boston Globe

Opinion: Remembering trailblazing Boston journalist Sarah-Ann Shaw » Boston Globe

A ‘hub’ blueprint begins: City kicks off planning for new Resilience Hub downtown » Gazette Net

Patriot Front messaging, antisemitism rife in Massachusetts in 2023 » Axios

Family members assail light sentences in Holyoke Soldiers’ Home pandemic neglect case » MassLive

Clark receives $10M donation toward new climate-focused school » Worcester Business Journal

Inside Brockton High, students meditate on moving forward after months of turmoil » WBUR

Class of 2028 Results Will Offer the First Clues About Harvard’s Post-Affirmative Action Admissions » The Harvard Crimson

Holyoke public school district officially transitioning out of state receivership » MassLive

Clark University gets $10 million gift to establish new School of Climate » Worcester Telegram

Ten state legislators call on Holtec to stop evaporating Pilgrim's radioactive wastewater » WCAI

‘Wild West scenario’: Northeastern activists aim to restrict sports betting » Boston Globe

Massachusetts sports betting passes rookie test » Boston Globe

Shares in Bedford-based Stoke Therapeutics surge after encouraging results in studies of epilepsy medicine » Boston Globe

Top Dem: Mass.’ migrant shelter system will ‘sink under its own weight’ without action » MassLive

Healey on emergency shelters: 'We're at capacity' » WGBH

Protesters decry 'anti-camping' ordinance in Salem » Salem News

South Deerfield residents share views on senior housing options » Gazette Net

Guv Hears Man's Appeal For Brother's Records At Fernald » State House News Service

To much outrage, Walsh given three months probation in Holyoke Soldiers’ Home case » Boston Globe

Ex-super, medical director of Soldiers’ Home change pleas, upsetting some families of 76 who died during pandemic » Gazette Net

Howie Carr: The ghost of Charlie Baker in Holyoke » Boston Herald

McGovern, U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries talk inequality, hunger in Worcester » MassLive

Walsh, Clinton avoid trial in Holyoke Soldiers' Home COVID-19 outbreak cases » NHPR

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home ex-superintendent admits to neglect » Boston Herald

Judge denies defense motion to dismiss murder case against Karen Read » Boston Globe

Zito: Why U.S. should worry about plumber shortage » Boston Herald

WBUR offers employee buyouts to help cut 10 percent of budget » Boston Globe

WBUR offers employee buyouts to help cut $4 million from budget » WBUR

DiZoglio urges panel to approve legislative audit » The Eagle Tribune

DiZoglio, Legislators Clash Over Audit Proposal » State House News Service

‘Old-fashioned power grab’: Hearing over DiZoglio ballot to audit legislature gets heated » Boston Herald

DiZoglio continues push to audit the Legislature as academics knock ‘power grab’ » WGBH

Digital signs around Brookline are collecting data from your phone as you walk by » Brookline News

How much money do your local State Reps have on hand to spend on their campaigns this year? » Fall River Reporter

Dem House Leader Hakeem Jeffries makes visit to Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Healey: "Action" Needed To Address Social Media Harm » State House News Service

Worcester police union: Equity audit presents 'incomplete and inaccurate' picture of PD » Worcester Telegram

In remarkable start to 2024, Boston has had only 2 homicides this year » CommonWealth Beacon

Amherst selects finalists for police chief, will meet public next week » Gazette Net

Boston agrees to pay $4.7 million to settle wrongful death suit in Terrence Coleman shooting » Boston Globe

Mass. Gov. Healey vows to protect access to abortion meds as Supreme Court takes up legality » MassLive

Supreme Court seems doubtful of challenge to abortion pill » WBUR

Gov. Healey says Mass. is ‘ready to support’ Baltimore after bridge collapse » MassLive

Guest columnist Bonnie Harrison: Taxes are a wake-up call: Welcome to your ‘Golden Years’ » Gazette Net

Healey Gathers Team To Talk Bridge, Port Safety » State House News Service

Wu, Healey react to Baltimore bridge collapse: "Boston is ready for any situation" » CBS News

Are Mass. bridges safe? Gov. Healey reacts to cargo ship crash that took down Baltimore bridge » Fox 25 News

NJ: Murphy signs gas tax hike in drama-free trust fund renewal » POLITICO Pro

Healey convenes leaders to review Mass. bridge safety in wake of Baltimore tragedy » WGBH

Editorial: MA needs fed $$ to solve our own bridge problems » Boston Herald

After dramatic Baltimore bridge collapse, Healey meets with experts to discuss bridge safety in Massachusetts » Boston.com

Mass. officials feel ‘reassured’ about state’s bridge safety despite Baltimore disaster » Boston Globe

A commuter rail rider was owed a refund after a faulty bill. Getting it was another issue. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts bridges ‘up to date’ with inspections, Maura Healey says after Baltimore bridge collapse » Boston Herald

Report calls for greater equity in siting of new power infrastructure 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