9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

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

10:00am Armenian Genocide Commemoration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Armenian Genocide Commemoration, House Chamber

Birthdays: State Senator Jason Lewis

How Massachusetts spent nearly $1 billion sheltering homeless families and migrants » Boston Globe

Shelter $$ fading, but “not at the end of the line” » News 22 WWLP.com

Supporters: Juvenile Justice Bill Is About "True Second Chances" » State House News Service

Ron Iacobucci has a good idea for helping jobless workers. The state doesn’t seem to care. » Boston Globe

MassGOP Urging New Recruits to Challenge for Legislature » State House News Service

"Work Is Freedom": How Migrants Start Anew In Mass. » State House News Service

Scandal hits Gloucester waterfront ahead of busy summer season » WGBH

Six reasons why $90,000 college costs are bad news even if few pay that amount » Boston Globe

Boston missing out on marijuana tourism, study finds » Axios

Bradford pears may be pretty, but they're invasive and smell awful. Mass. moves to ban them » Worcester Telegram

Steward temporarily shuts cancer unit at Good Samaritan hospital, in latest sign of stress » Boston Globe

RI: Will tenants unions make a difference in Rhode Island’s housing crisis? » Boston Globe

CT: Connecticut's State Capitol has broken elevators, escalators. Fix could cost $10 million » CT Insider

CT: 70% of female restaurant workers are harassed. They’re training them to fight back » Hartford Courant

ME: Maine lawmakers pass sweeping gun legislation following the Lewiston mass shooting » WBUR

NY: Last-Minute Budget Change Could Weaken Workers’ Claims to Weekly Pay » New York Focus

NY: Cyberattack crashes New York state bill drafting system » State Scoop

NJ: Workers will soon pay more for temporary disability, family leave benefits » New Jersey Monitor

VA: Youngkin signs NIL law allowing Virginia schools to directly pay athletes » Axios

IL: New Chicago intelligence hub aims to ‘squeeze every last piece of evidence’ out of guns used in crimes » Chicago Sun-Times

FL: DeSantis signs school chaplains bill opposed by pastors, Satanists, ACLU » Orlando Sentinel

CO: Plan to quadruple property taxes on short-term rentals in Colorado fails in late-night Capitol committee vote » The Colorado Sun

CA: California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits » Los Angeles Times

GA: Rural counties rely on prisons to provide firefighters who work for free » Gerogia Recorder

Americans really love their governors » ABC News

What’s inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel » AP News

Biden aides ‘secretly refer to Trump as Hitler Pig’ » The Telegraph

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Daughter, Isra Hirsi, Suspended From Barnard » HUFFPOST

25 Years After Columbine: Why the Massacre Was a Turning Point for America » Vanity Fair

Biden's position in the polls is* improving against Trump — here's my theory for why » Silver Bulletin

Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years » Wired

17 States Are Considering Laws That Would Imprison Librarians » Vanity Fair

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve » Boston Globe

Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary has Massachusetts congresswomen calling for equal pay » Boston Herald

Kennedy family makes ‘crystal clear’ its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.’s candidacy » AP News

Moore: Joe Biden doesn’t feel your pain » Boston Herald

Beige Book casts bright light on Mass. tourism » News 22 WWLP.com

Winthrop Center promised a public space open seven days a week. The city is trying to hold them to it. » Boston Globe

Work resumes at South Station Tower project after pair of safety incidents » Boston Globe

Winthrop Center is readying for its debut at last » Boston Globe

Ed Markey says FCC net neutrality rules up for vote protect from ‘money gatekeepers’ » Boston Herald

She went from selling hats to running the whole store: Meet new WooSox GM Brooke Cooper » Boston Globe

AAA Northeast buys Costello's Truck Repair for $1.7 million » Worcester Telegram

Kerby: Airline’s move grounds booking competition » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Boston needs a makeover. Fast! » Boston Herald

Second property owner wins judgment in New Bedford land-taking case against MBTA » The New Bedford Light

Report finds preschool access expanded in Mass. and across country last year » WBUR

State extends key financial aid deadline » News 22 WWLP.com

More than 10,000 Massachusetts students were educated ‘out-of-district’ last year. Here’s what to know. » Boston Globe

Superior Court backs NU over Nahant » Item Live

Massachusetts pushes back FAFSA deadline to July 1 » Boston Herald

Closer look: school district to be audited » The Eagle Tribune

Judge’s order could send Braintree special education student back to public school » Boston Globe

Two Years On, Plastic Water Bottle Ban Languishes » Vineyard Gazette

Opinion: Friends of the Public Garden: ‘We are a democracy in trees and dirt’ » Boston Globe

Quabbin region studied for MWRA expansion » Gazette Net

Shrewsbury receives award to prevent flooding on Route 20 » Community Advocate

Prices up, sales down in early spring housing market » The Recorder

Younger, educated residents are leaving Mass. because of housing costs » WGBH

Homeless, migrant families being transferred to Lowell shelter as part of state’s continued ‘consolidation’ effort » Boston Globe

Want to live in the Back Bay, the heart of America’s most expensive ZIP code? Here’s what it will cost you. » Boston Globe

FL: Florida’s affordable housing agency rejects allegations from former director » POLITICO Pro

Mass. emergency shelter funding dwindling: details from Beacon Hill » NBC Boston

Developer lands $400K loan for affordable housing project in Easthampton mill district » Gazette Net

Meet the volunteer lawyers trying to protect Boston tenants from eviction » Harvard Law School

At Budget Briefing, Town’s Social Worker Lauds Cradles to Crayons » The Bedford Citizen

Editorial: Biden needs to step up for veterans’ care » Boston Herald

McGonagle Continues Support for Veterans » Everett Independent

Trump spent the day listening to strangers insult him. And he couldn’t say a single thing back. » Politico

Here comes the judge » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Karen Read trial ‘buffer zone’ essential to delivering justice, fairness » Boston Globe

12 jurors picked in Karen Read trial as selection concludes for week » Boston Globe

Jury for Karen Read trial not fully empaneled; selection to resume Monday » MassLive

Karen Read murder case still 4 jurors short of ready for trial » Boston Herald

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strong » Boston Globe

Attleboro City Council limits speakers to four minutes for committee sessions » The Sun Chronicle

Hadley planners advance battery storage bylaw » Gazette Net

NJ: Ranked-choice voting could get first test in NJ » NJ Spotlight News

Upcoming election season heats up » Bay State Banner

Worcester Police Department launches unit to crackdown on gun violence » MassLive

Town rallies around Lynnfield Fire Chief Davis » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts: Significant increase in number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries » Worcester Telegram

Fearful Belchertown residents blame stray bullets on nearby gun club, appeal to town for help » Gazette Net

Shelter $$$ Fading, But "Not At The End Of The Line" » State House News Service

Rehoboth Artist Adds Extra Dimension To State Emblems » State House News Service

Mid-April Tax Collections Up, But State Downplays Significance » State House News Service

Transportation secretary gives ‘unfiltered’ take on challenges » Commonwealth Beacon

Marathon Monday was a boon for ridership numbers on MBTA’s Green Line » Boston Herald

WRTA vote: Free bus rides in Worcester to continue into 2025 » Worcester Telegram

New federal PFAS rules to protect health will cost Mass. communities millions » WBUR

State: South Hadley’s fiber-optic revenues not public records » Gazette Net

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Podcast Spotlight

Town of Melrose Melrose MA Television: Growth Matters: The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Ballotpedia On the Ballot: The REINS Act, Explained

SB2544 - An Act relative to polling locations in the city of Gloucester

HB4195 - An Act authorizing the town of Chesterfield to continue the employment of reserve special police officer Greg Smith

HB4061 - An Act amending the act establishing a charter for the town of Wrentham

HB3997 - An Act to amend the Needham charter

HB3879 - An Act creating the appointed positions of town treasurer and tax collector in the town of Westwood

HB3875 - An Act relative to care, custody, and control and uses of Wing Island

HB3575 - An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Conway

SB2698 - An Act validating the results of the annual election held in the town of Whitman on May 20, 2023

Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association