9:45am Government Affairs Forum: Treasurer Deb Goldberg hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Bank of America, 100 Federal Street Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Army National Guard Caucus, Framingham Army National Guard Armory

12:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual

Current, former Massachusetts state auditors disagree about Question 1 » WCVB

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements » Boston Globe

Hanscom hangar expansion timeline up in the air » The Concord Bridge

Galvin faces new lawsuit over voter rolls » The Eagle Tribune

Lawmakers, DOC, plan meeting on prison safety » Boston Herald

‘It’s not OK’: USPS says mail-in ballots will be delivered on time. But some Boston residents still have doubts. » Boston Globe

Bombshell Brockton audit omits key fact in alleged assault by mentor — he was exonerated » The Enterprise

Warren faces her crypto critic in first Mass. debate » Axios

Young voters break away from Harris on Israel-Hamas war: ‘The lesser of two evils is still evil’ » Boston Globe

The vast divide between Republicans and Democrats over fast food » Washington Post

Guns, Sports, and Videogames: How Trump and Harris Are Luring Male Voters » Vanity Fair

Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners » Boston Globe

Dueling GOP polling memos show Rust Belt is key in Senate fight » Politico

Harris Has Raised $1 Billion. Can She Get Donors to Give More? » New York Times

In a Michigan city, Harris has failed to catch fire with Black men » Washington Post

He’s ‘Obsessed’: What Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Is All About » The Bulwark

Trump’s GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules » The Hill

Editorial: Walz runs defense for socialism shoutout » Boston Herald

MIT economists honored with Nobel Prize say their research into drivers of inequality was ‘a big risk,’ ‘a long journey’ » Boston Globe

Editorial: The states are taking aim at TikTok » Boston Herald

Seafood Day to celebrate fishing industry's contributions to the state » Gloucester Times

Mass MoCA moves to buy, redevelop, long-defunct Sullivan School property » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. should keep the MCAS graduation requirement, secretary of education says » Boston Globe

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements » Boston Globe

Diane Kolakoski: Bold climate action needed » Gazette Net

UMass geothermal power project alarms residents » Gazette Net

Could a big hurricane whack New England? ‘More of a question of when than if.’ » Boston Globe

Cooley Dickinson puts off some elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Cooley Dickinson puts off some elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage » Daily Hampshire Gazette

New primary care centers in Brockton and Dorchester offer new approach to serving seniors » WGBH

IV fluids in short supply after Helene, causing some Mass. hospitals to postpone surgeries » Cape Cod Times

State leaders demand Steward Health Care leave Massachusetts » MSN

Remember the controversial housing project at Braintree’s South Shore Plaza? It took a big step forward. » Boston Globe

Norton select board votes against MBTA zoning law now headed to town meeting voters » The Sun Chronicle

MBTA housing act sees push-back in Peabody, Ipswich » Salem News

Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity to build its largest ever affordable housing project in Housatonic » Berkshire Eagle

Starter homes out of reach for many in Boston » Axios

Candidate vows to reject judges over ICE detainers » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: An overwhelmed Parole Board means justice delayed » Boston Globe

Sigaud: Help workers move for better opportunities » Boston Herald

Omni Parker House, Omni Boston Seaport workers join hotel strike: ‘In this fight for the long haul’ » Boston Herald

Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton » Gazette Net

Broad Institute lays off 87, largely in IT, software engineering » Boston Globe

Workers at two Boston hotels join indefinite strike » Boston Business Journal

With music and dance, Lexington celebrates its first Indigenous Peoples Day » Boston Globe

Northborough has Nov. 5 ballot question seeking OK to build new fire station » The Metro West Daily News

Mayor to recommend Brown School proposal soon » Newburyport News

Registered mail: After snub, Boston City Council issues ‘rare’ subpoena to USPS official » Boston Herald

Forest Park Civic Association to host free Public Forum on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 » MassLive

Know before you vote: Candidates and issues in 3rd Barnstable District election » Cape Cod Times

Editorial: The answers to the five ballot questions before Mass. voters » Sentinel & Enterprise

Boston city councilor says harassment, intimidation has escalated as he considers 2025 mayoral bid » Boston Herald

Opinion: A rushing stream of reader comments on ballot bid to audit Legislature » Boston Globe

Briefings: Hampden DA Spox Exits, Opening One of the 413’s Few Big Govt Comms Roles » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Someone in Hanson projecting a Trump logo on a water tower. How officials are responding » Patriot Ledger

‘We do not want your kind here’: Hatfield family receives anonymous letters about yard signs, political views » Gazette Net

Know before you vote: Candidates and issues in 2nd Barnstable District election » The Barnstable Patriot

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s treatment of political rival right out of old boys’ Boston playbook » Boston Herald

Republican John Deaton brings an up-from-his-bootstraps story to U.S. Senate race vs. Warren » WBUR

MA Patch Candidate Profile: Carmine Gentile For State Representative » Brookline Patch

Mass. budget includes language expanding access to preventative HIV medications » The Metro West Daily News

Post-Bruen decision, everyone has to be a gun-law historian » Commonwealth Beacon

Sheriff Nicholas Cocchi reimbursed state for damage to his work vehicle after DUI arrest » MassLive

‘I’ve seen things I can’t believe’: As homeless population surges in Davis Square, Somerville grapples with response » Boston Globe

Salvage effort for sunken Vineyard Wind turbine blade launches » New Bedford Light

In July, Housatonic water’s manganese levels surged above the safe limit set by the state. No one reported it » Berkshire Eagle

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