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

10:00am White Cane Awareness Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

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

8:00pm Out for Harris Boston Dance Party

Birthdays: Rep. William Galvin

Trump delivers profanity, below-the-belt digs at Catholic charity banquet » Washington Post

How Alarmed Should We Be If Trump Wins Again? » The New Yorker

CNN tried to find the makers of Trump’s new ‘Swiss-made’ watches. We ended up at a shopping center in Wyoming » CNN

The Senate race in the center of the political universe » Punchbowl News

An ‘exhausted’ Trump says no to another interview » Politico

The increasingly bizarre — and ominous — home stretch of Trump’s 2024 campaign » Vox

Jack Smith's appendix of evidence to be released Friday after 'devastating' opinion » Raw Story

How Tech Billionaires Became the G.O.P.’s New Donor Class » New York Times

Trump World in Talks With Haley for Eleventh-Hour Joint Campaign Event » The Bulwark

Harris went to Detroit to appeal to Black voters. They’re still skeptical. » Politico

Massachusetts may again lead on climate change. The state (finally, almost) has a sweeping climate bill. » Boston Globe

Experts warn Boston’s future financial woes are more dire than Wu says » Boston Globe

Treasurer Goldberg ordered deletion of series of texts, ex-Mass. Lottery official says » WBUR

House nixes Healey’s millionaire tax budget maneuver » Commonwealth Beacon

POST Commission expands power to audit police departments » Boston Globe

The water is going to win': Climate activists say Mass. is unprepared for future' » WGBH

WATCH: Sen. Elizabeth Warren debates Republican challenger John Deaton » WGBH

America’s 250th birthday, the World Cup, the Olympics: the vibes promise to be much different under Trump or Harris » Boston Globe

What Trump’s and Harris’s economic policy proposals portend » Boston Globe

Sphere of influence: New innovation lab poised to open in Florence for women, nonbinary entrepreneurs » Gazette Net

Rep. Ayanna Pressley celebrates Massachusetts' new liquor license bill » WGBH

Why two Boston AI startups are being lured to an even colder city: Buffalo » Boston Globe

The Weak Science Behind Psychedelics » The Atlantic

These 13 Mass. college presidents make $1M or more » Boston Business Journal

Healey to vote ‘No’ on MCAS ballot question » WHDH

'United States of Readers' offers free books to 10,000 Massachusetts students » WCVB

Senator DiDomenico Celebrates Funding for Local Early Education Facilities » Everett Independent

'Holding our educators hostage': Brockton school board votes to support Question 2 on MCAS » The Enterprise

Harvard endowment grows during turbulent academic year » Boston Globe

Former student files negligence lawsuit against Miss Hall’s School over alleged sexual assaults » Boston Globe

Ferrante urges state officials to 'step up' advocacy for fishing » Gloucester Times

Healey-Driscoll Administration Allocates $5.2 Million to Aid Massachusetts Coastal Communities Against Climate Change » hoodline

Massachusetts may again lead on climate change. The state (finally, almost) has a sweeping climate bill. » Boston Globe

Crews begin recovering sunken offshore wind blade off Nantucket » WBUR

Mass. lawmakers announce a deal on stalled clean energy bill » WBUR

Biden to visit New Hampshire to discuss prescription drug costs » WMUR

Prosecutors in Karen Read case urge SJC to retain second-degree murder, leaving scene of crash charges » Boston Globe

‘As long as necessary’: Nearly 1,300 workers at Omni, Hilton hotels in Boston remain on strike indefinitely » Boston Globe

BU graduate workers’ strike ends at long last » Boston Globe

Q&A: SHNS Talks With Outgoing Sen. Marc Pacheco » State House News Service

Almost Time: Cornelio Announces Early Voting Schedule for State, U.S. Presidential Election » Everett Independent

Quincy residents say delaying raises for the mayor and councilors is not enough » WGBH

In Melrose, an experiment in hyper-local AI podcasting » Commonwealth Beacon

Amid public outcry, Quincy delays huge raises for mayor and city councilors » Boston Globe

Wu seeks residents’ support for stalled property tax proposal at first in series of town halls » Boston Globe

Is Central Mass. prepared for extreme weather like Hurricane Helene? No, some say » Worcester Telegram

Mass. ballot question on MCAS' future splits Healey, Warren » NBC Boston

Five candidates competing to replace Paul Schmid as state rep » newbedfordlight

Candidates for 3rd Barnstable District seat talk housing, coastal resiliency, economy » Cape Cod Times

Voter guide 2024: Electing a president and so much more » NEPM

Three candidates compete to replace Marc Pacheco in state Senate » New Bedford Light

Candidate promises to reject corporate contributions drop as campaign finance reform wanes as core issue » Boston Globe

Karen Read case cost State Police more than $250K » Boston Globe

OPINION: Why the cone of silence on the death of State Police recruit? » Boston Globe

After man with special needs is attacked in a park, residents in Danvers voice concern about dangerous teenagers » Boston Globe

Legislators call for ‘immediate action’ at Souza-Baranowski in wake of attack on officers » MassLive

House Covers Budget Gap In New Spending Bill » State House News Service

As year winds down, several state bills including economic development, remain in mix » MSN

Residents facing $500 tax bill hike without action by Senate, Wu warns » Dorchester Reporter

Family of man struck and killed by MBTA bus call for safety upgrades: ‘This better wake up some people’ » Boston Globe

Kept in the dark: Some Mass. residents shut out from utility discounts will now get them » Worcester Telegram

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