8:00am They’re Leaving Massachusetts: Competitiveness and Workforce Challenges hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

1:00pm Emergency Housing Assistance Program, John W. McCormack Building

Some Mass. county jails have millions in profits off inmates sitting in accounts » MassLive

Pols & Politics: Three Massachusetts House races that offer glimmers of competition » Boston Herald

State plans to temporarily take over St. Elizabeth's as most Steward hospitals go to new owners » WGBH

Reprieves continue for many migrant families facing ouster from overflow shelter system » Boston Globe

Hundreds of Stoughton students without bus service, as Massachusetts funds buses for migrants » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill's plan to finish its work » Axios

Immigrant advocates call for end of ICE contract with Plymouth jail » Boston Globe

New Bedford credit union removes roadblock for immigrants » New bedford Light

Three Republican Senate candidates are competing to take on Elizabeth Warren as the Mass. GOP fights for relevance » Boston Globe

The CEO Who Made a Fortune While His Hospital Chain Collapsed » The Wall Street Journal

How Democrats Reversed the Script on the GOP » Politico

Biden heads to Chicago for a hero’s goodbye » Politico

Protesters paused to reconsider opposing Harris at the DNC. They decided on full steam ahead. » Politico

The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks. » Washington Post

Israel feared legal trouble over US advocacy efforts, leaked files suggest » The Guardian

Trump Turned the Democratic Party Into a Pitiless Machine » New York Times

Does Anyone Know What Donald Trump Is Talking About Anymore? » Vanity Fair

AI ‘doomsday’ bill survives crucial Calif. test » Pluribus News

Massachusetts GOP Senate candidates differ on Trump, border and how they'll take on Elizabeth Warren » CBS News

To undecided voters, Harris is famous, but unknown. They want to learn more. » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Get ready for the ‘mostly peaceful’ riots at the Democrat National Convention » Boston Herald

Lucas: Kamala Harris’ biggest problem is being tied to Biden » Boston Herald

46-acre project off I-495 expected to add housing, retail, jobs in Littleton » MassLive

Anheuser-Busch to cut 193 jobs in Massachusetts » Boston Business Journal

Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry » Boston Globe

Hamas hostage exhibit sets up on Boston City Hall plaza: ‘I want him back’ » Boston Herald

Judge to decide whether transgender N.H. teen can play on her school’s soccer team » Boston Globe

Mixed bag on school bargaining in Marblehead » Item Live

Late bloomer: Northampton resident who found joy for teaching later in life honored by community college » Gazette Net

Letter: Grateful for state's big step forward for animal welfare » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester County Wonders: What's in a name? A lot if you're in Webster » Worcester Telegram

State Rep. Carmine Gentile co-sponsored a bill to curb glyphosate use in Massachusetts. He'll be speaking at The Triplex at a screening of 'Into the Weeds,' to discuss the issue » Berkshire Eagle

Looking for a landscaper? This flock doesn't do a baaaad job » WBUR

In Vermont, floods seem to happen faster than communities can recover. How does the state move forward? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Secret Service accountability for Trump shooting debacle incomplete » Boston Herald

Mass. Lottery looks to other states for path forward online » WGBH

Opinion: The world of calculated risk-taking was the world in which I belonged » Boston Globe

Officials, residents and NVMC staff sound off on hospital closure during DPH hearing » Lowell Sun

‘Major step forward:’ Advocates, elected officials cheer Healey’s hospital rescue plan » Boston Herald

What to know about the plan to save 5 Steward Health Care hospitals » Worcester Telegram

Pipes: How the GOP can get tough on health care » Boston Herald

Rogers: Steward Health Care board failed millions » Boston Herald

Massachusetts to "seize control" of St. Elizabeth's from Steward; deals reached on 4 other hospitals » CBS News

Opinion: The hellscape of the emergency department » Boston Globe

Editorial: Steward should pay severance to laid-off workers » Boston Globe

Deals, Buyers Outlined For Five Steward Hospitals » State House News Service

Gov. Healey announces deal to keep Steward hospitals open in Mass. » MassLive

Tentative deals reached to hand over four Steward hospitals to new owners, Healey says » Boston Herald

‘Good riddance and goodbye.’ Healey announces deal to move six Steward hospitals to new owners. » Boston Globe

Healey: State to take control of St. Elizabeth's, tentative deals reached for other Steward hospitals » WBUR

Opinion: It will take a public-community effort to tackle student homelessness » Boston Globe

‘Sleepwalking into a crisis’: Summer programs catch on as federal money runs out » Boston Globe

Through the Looking-glass: Massachusetts Adds a New Tint to Pay Transparency Laws » Kelley Drye

Beacon Hill's plan to finish its work » Axios

State House Roundup: 'Make haste slowly' motto at State House » The Gardner News

Beacon Hill Roll Call: A closer look at recent votes » Lowell Sun

The compelling case for Massachusetts legislative reform » Commonwealth Beacon

Holden Municipal Light Department, Lightshift Energy and MMWEC Unveil Battery Storage Project in Holden, MA to Strengthen Community Energy Resilience » batteriesnews

Rady Mom, Lowell delegation secure $50K for Southeast Asian Water Festival » Lowell Sun

3 seek open Middlesex North register of deeds seat on Democratic primary ticket » Lowell Sun

Housatonic water lawyer says Great Barrington health board does not have 'authority' to force order on company » Berkshire Eagle

Boston sends out early voting flyers with wrong dates, prompting complaint from candidate » Boston Herald

Few decisions on Sept. 3 primary ballot » Gazette Net

Springfield minister to head national voting initiative » MassLive

DNC delegates head to convention » Newburyport News

Panicked? Checking your pulse? Relax, you’re just a Mass. political donor | John L. Micek » MassLive

OTR: Analysts discuss Pressley's political strategy, Healey's future » WCVB

OTR: How Ayanna Pressley reacted to 'squad' member defeats » WCVB

Walz fundraiser violates separation of church and state, says incoming Archbishop of Boston » Boston Herald

Anti-war protesters call for arms embargo, cease-fire in Israel at State House ahead of DNC » Boston Globe

Central Mass. firefighters join crew battling wildfires in Idaho » Worcester Telegram

5 people shot in Boston’s Franklin Park: ‘Heinous act’ » Boston Herald

FY2025 state budget includes earmarks for local communities » Community Advocate

Nantucket Select Board no fan of federal wind farm regulator » Commonwealth Beacon

8:00am They’re Leaving Massachusetts: Competitiveness and Workforce Challenges hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

1:00pm Emergency Housing Assistance Program, John W. McCormack Building

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Legislature 101: Wrapping Up This Session hosted by Act on Mass, Via Zoom

5:00pm Dylan Fernandes for Senate Martha's Vineyard Fundraiser

Birthdays: State Senator Joan Lovely

9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Joseph McGonagle, Jr.

9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Children & Families Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

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