"What we've seen in the face of the Steward crisis is uniting people in the face of the greed, which we can see here in our home state: doctors, nurses, lab techs, hospital administrators, professors, advocates and elected officials are all saying clearly that it is long past time to make sure patient health comes before shareholder wealth in Massachusetts and across our country,"
Senator Ed Markey
The financial problems looming over Steward Health Care and its eight Massachusetts hospitals were the subject of pointed criticism during a 90-minute congressional field hearing in Boston Wednesday.

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Beltway Politics

Lucas: Dems determined to stop Camelot 2.0 » Boston Herald

Business

Opinion: More straight shooting needed on Everett soccer stadium proposal » Boston Globe

North Shore firm plans rockin’ life sciences campus in former granite quarry » Boston Globe

Editorial: Governor seeks role for convention centers that goes beyond putting ‘heads on beds’ » Boston Globe

Wu gives out more storefront grants, while looking for ways to extend the popular program » Boston Globe

Editorial: Soccer stadium could give Everett needed $$ kick » Boston Herald

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Approval pending for Healey's historic marijuana possession pardons » NBC Boston

Governor's Council approves Healey's pot pardons » The Eagle Tribune

Council Approves Marijuana Possession Mega-Pardon » State House News Service

Massachusetts becomes first state to blanket pardon low-level marijuana charges » Boston Herald

Massachusetts pardons all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions » Axios

FL: What happens if Florida legalizes recreational marijuana? Where could you buy and smoke? » The Associated Press (AP)

Education

UMass Tees Up 2.5 Percent Tuition Increase » State House News Service

State exit from Holyoke puts spotlight on mixed takeover record » Commonwealth Beacon

Framingham Teachers Union protest pending budget cuts outside City Hall before key vote » The Metro West Daily News

Cost of college in Worcester: Some schools put price tag at more than $80K a year » Worcester Telegram

UMass trustees OK 2.5% tuition increase » Gazette Net

Environment

Gov. Maura Healey proclaims April 2–8 ‘Dark Sky Week’ in Massachusetts » the Berkshire edge

State regulators focus on 'environmental justice' » Salem News

EPA awards $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects nationwide » Boston Globe

Amherst set to start work on trail system at old Hickory Ridge Golf Course » Gazette Net

Gaming

Springfield mayor, MGM executives meet to talk about possible casino sale » MassLive

'Rest easy.' Mashpee tribe praises Supreme Court action preserving 321 acres in trust » Cape Cod Times

Health Care

Warren, Markey knock 'looting' of health care by private equity » WGBH

Markey Using Steward In Federal Legislative Push » State House News Service

Markey, Warren focus on Steward Health Care in push for stronger regulations » NBC Boston

Markey and Warren rip Steward’s bosses for ‘rot of their greed’ at State House hearing » Boston Globe

Amylyx withdraws ALS drug after trial fail, slashes headcount » Boston Business Journal

Markey, Warren blast Steward and its CEO at congressional hearing in Boston » WBUR

Judge grants receivership for historic Mission Hill nursing home on the brink of closure » Boston Globe

In a reversal, state’s largest private insurer will cover new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen » Boston Globe

Coward! Steward Health CEO dodges Senate hearing » Boston Herald

Housing

Housing bond bill is an ‘economic winner’ for Mass., Lt. Gov. Driscoll says » MassLive

$4B housing bill worries some local officials, is a ‘necessity’ others say » Boston Herald

Northeast Arc CEO: Healey housing bill offers opportunity to work together » Boston Business Journal

NY: Is NYC really facing a ‘squatter’ problem? Lawyers on both sides say no. » Gothamist

Why Boston homeowners looking to sell should wait for May » Axios

Human Services

State legislators, advocates urge $20M bridge funding for crime victim support groups » Worcester Telegram

Plan to turn former Cape Cod nursing home into family shelter sparks concern amid migrant crisis » Boston Herald

U.S. Rep. Neal scopes out new veterans home » Gazette Net

Judiciary

Proposed ‘buffer zone’ around Karen Read trial opposed by observers, ACLU » Boston Herald

Labor

NJ: unemployment system improved but over 700K still face barriers, report says » northjersey.com

New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government » Boston Globe

Five Blue Bottle Coffee locations in Greater Boston unionize » Boston Globe

Local Government

5 groups, including ACLU, call on Worcester to restore online checkbook after T&G report » Worcester Telegram

Politics

Battenfeld: Does Ayanna Pressley really represent her constituents’ top needs? » Boston Herald

Public Health

Nighttime gunshots may harm health and sleep of millions, Mass General study finds » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Community Justice Support Center offers alternative to incarceration » The Eagle Tribune

Opinion: Predators with badges » Boston Globe

Family of Vermont mother who died in police custody in 2018 reaches tentative settlement with City of Springfield » Boston Globe

Massachusetts searches for new Department of Correction Commissioner » WBUR

Holyoke woman files suit against city, 2 officers over forceful arrest a year ago » Gazette Net

Amherst police chief finalists stress anti-racism cred, discuss other issues in separate meetings with public » Gazette Net

State Finance

Massachusetts March revenues ‘more positive than we expected,’ Gov. Healey says » Boston Herald

Tax Collections Rebound in March, But Admin Still Wary » State House News Service

State Government

First Youth Advisory Council to the governor sworn in » Lowell Sun

Memo outlines state’s strict new hiring rules; Healey insists there’s no ‘freeze’ » Boston Herald

Critics Say Healey's Hiring Controls Are Too Late » State House News Service

House Hesitates As Galvin Knocks Document Access Redraft » State House News Service

Taxation

Boston city councilor opposes Mayor Wu’s plan to raise commercial tax rates » Boston Herald

Transportation

A Black pastor retired and started driving for a car service on the Cape. Quickly, he started getting pulled over. » Boston Globe

Facing delays, MBTA says Worcester’s Union Station’s new platform opens this spring » MassLive

Massachusetts RMV unable to process transactions due to statewide outage » CBS News

Boston pushing for 15-20 mph citywide speed limit after pedestrian deaths » Boston Herald

Utilities

AG: Mass. residents have lost more than $577M to competitive electric suppliers » MassLive

AG: Competitive Suppliers Missed "Perfect" Savings Opportunity » State House News Service

Press Releases

Weighted Lottery for Vocational HS Admissions is in effect; proposal to block this backed by vocational superintendents in the House budget was NOT included in the final House-Senate Conference Committtee » Vocational Education Justice Coalition

Brown Rudnick Advises Vor Bio in $125 million Global License Agreement with RemeGen for Ex-China Rights to Telitacicept » Brown Rudnick

Supreme Court Upholds Parental and Religious Rights in Landmark LGBTQ Storybook Ruling » Mass. Family Institute

93 Healthcare Professionals at BMC – Brighton File for Union Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Citing Need for a Stronger Voice in Patient Care and Working Conditions » Mass. Nurses Association

Fenway Health Commends Supreme Court Braidwood Decision Preserving Access to PrEP & Other Preventive Care » Fenway Health

AFSCME’s Saunders on SCOTUS decision: We remain undeterred in our commitment to defend our freedoms and democracy » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Massachusetts RMV Program Initiatives and Staff Receive AAMVA Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

AG Campbell Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Trump Administration Terminates $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Farms, Forests, Wetlands » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

MassDOT Announces $6.8 Million Shared Streets & Spaces Program Awards » Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division

Mass NOW and MTPC’s Second Annual Trans Period Pride » Mass NOW

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