10:00am Cannabis Control Commission Public Hearing, Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

It’s Massachusetts vs. Milton at the state’s high court on Monday » Boston Globe

New Leader Focused On Trust, Culture At State Police » State House News Service

Behind closed doors in Massachusetts’s shelters: An unseen maternal health crisis » Boston Globe

Boston Water and Sewer Commission unions press for investigation, suspension of HR director embroiled in two lawsuits » Boston Herald

Dueling protests, genitalia costumes, and Vermin Supreme: JD Vance’s Mass. fund-raising luncheon » Boston Globe

Ralph de la Torre oversaw Steward’s collapse. Meet the corporate board that OK’d many of his decisions. » Boston Globe

Boston hotel workers walk off job in new wave of strikes » WCVB

Blue states like Mass. try ‘Trump-proofing’ programs ahead of Election Day » The Washington Post

Why have MCAS scores dropped in Massachusetts? The education secretary weighs in » CBS News

How a N.H. governor candidate built her campaign on hating Mass. » MassLive

Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes. » ProPublica

Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age » New York Times

Senior Hill staffers predict Harris win in November » Punchbowl News

How One Polling Decision Is Leading to Two Distinct Stories of the Election » New York Times

How San Francisco became a launching pad for the most powerful women in politics » Los Angeles Times

How Oct. 7 changed the Democratic Party » Washington Post

Kamala Harris and the Influence of an Estranged Father Just Two Miles Away » New York Times

‘The America I’ve been writing about for 55 years’: Springsteen comes out for Kamala Harris » Boston.com

Blue MAGA: How RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard Became Rockstars in Trump World » The Bulwark

Another Hurdle in Recovery From Helene: Misinformation Is Getting in the Way » New York Times

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump » Boston Globe

Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical. » Boston Globe

For US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans » Boston Globe

Hasbro met with Mass. officials to talk HQ move, tax break » Boston Business Journal

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain » Boston Globe

Amid lab space glut, a big lease at last » Boston Globe

Editorial: Old-school scams pale compared with today’s consumer fraud » Boston Herald

Gaskin: Food technology comes to Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Where Bay Staters go when they bail on Massachusetts » Axios

Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much. » Boston Globe

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high » Boston Globe

Pro-Palestinian protestors halt traffic on Storrow Drive ahead of anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack » Fox 25 News

Boston community marks anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack, pro-Palestine groups shut down Storrow Drive » Boston Herald

On anniversary of Israel-Hamas war, local profs cast grim view of conflict’s future » Gazette Net

Editorial: Bring the hostages home from Gaza » Boston Globe

A Black icon of Worcester gets her burial place marked at Hope Cemetery » Worcester Telegram

Smith College unions form coalition: Four new units join with two older ones in Smith Labor United » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Opinion: How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel » Boston Globe

Editorial: FEMA funds are for emergencies, not bad policy » Boston Herald

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators block Storrow Drive, march on Israeli consulate » Boston Globe

Two Massachusetts professors awarded Nobel Prize in medicine » Boston Globe

Driven by lax inventory, the average price of homes in the Berkshires continues to climb » Berkshire Eagle

Minor changes coming to Williamsburg zoning to comply with new accessory dwelling state laws » Gazette Net

Oral arguments Monday in state lawsuit against Milton over MBTA housing law » NBC Boston

Boston city councilors push for more affordable homeownership in mayor’s housing development fund » Boston Globe

As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses » Boston Globe

Hurricane Helene: Massachusetts pols slammed for supporting FEMA migrant program » Boston Herald

Briefings: After Imposed Pact in ’23, Springfield & Police Supes Negotiate Deal through ’28 » Western Mass. Politics & Insight

Boston hotel workers strike outside major Hilton hotels » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Breaking down Question 1 » Lowell Sun

Council continues Kmart plan discussions » Newburyport News

Lowell City Council moves citywide camping ban » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts ballot question guide: What to know about the history, potential impact of each item » WCVB

Pols & Politics: JD Vance takes a swing through Massachusetts looking for money » Boston Herald

Firefighters' union votes not to endorse Harris or Trump » WBUR

New law governing kennels named after dog mauled in East Longmeadow » MassLive

Howie Carr: Canton cops continue to duck responsibilities » Boston Herald

Southampton family gives $1 million toward public safety complex » Gazette Net

Down a tanker, ambulance and office space, Henry Fristik, Sandisfield's new fire chief, looks to rebuild, grow department » Berkshire Eagle

New Mass. State Police leader says he will work on the agency's culture » WBUR

‘Why wait?’ GOP group asks as US Senate hopeful Deaton threatens party switch over abortion » MassLive

Mass. constitutional officers have different stances on hybrid work » Commonwealth Beacon

State House Roundup: Parting is such sweet relief » Worcester Telegram

Forget to file your tax return? Here’s how to avoid big penalties. » Boston Globe

Boston’s tax plan could slash $22K from John Kerry’s luxurious home tax bill » Boston Herald

Healey secures $350 million for Cape Cod bridges reconstruction program » Boston Globe

Cape Cod bridge replacement project reaches key agreement » Boston Herald

Work to begin on upgrades to Memorial Drive in Cambridge following cyclist’s death » Boston Globe

10:00am Cannabis Control Commission Public Hearing, Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

9:30am Leading Beyond Limits hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women's Network, ML Strategies, One Financial Center, Boston

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Massachusetts Book Awards Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am How the Commonwealth Competes: Measuring our Competitive Edge hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce & Mass. Taxpayers Foundation, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 265 Franklin Street, Boston and via Zoom

1:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:00pm MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:30pm Pioneer Institute Virtual Policy Briefing: MCAS at a Crossroads: The Debate Over Standardized Testing, Via Zoom

10:00am The End of Home Equity Theft in Massachusetts: What’s Next? hosted by the Pioneer Public Interest Law Center, Via Zoom

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Higher Education, Informational Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

3:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

6:00pm Where the Heart Is: A Celebration of Caregivers hosted by Ethos, Revere Hotel Boston Common, 200 Stuart Street, Boston

7:00pm The 14th Annual Feminist Affair hosted by Mass NOW, Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, Boston

No Hearings Scheduled

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