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The extraordinary breadth of Hunter Biden’s pardon » Washington Post

A top GOP senator predicts Trump’s picks will get FBI background checks » Politico

Elon Musk’s massive, multibillion-dollar Tesla pay package was blocked by a judge again » CNN

Are progressive groups sinking Democrats' electoral chances? » Vox

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History » The New Yorker

Special counsel objects to dismissing Hunter Biden tax case after pardon » The Hill

Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the F.B.I. Into a Tool of Trump » New York Times

Director of ‘2000 Mules’ Acknowledges the Conspiratorial Film Was Flawed » New York Times

Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do » AP News

Opinion: America’s future depends on Trump’s promise to punish woke universities » Jewish News Syndicate

Persuasion over turnout » New York Times

Boston Senator Holds Up Mayor Wu's Tax Bill » State House News Service

What's happening in Mass. to protect transgender residents before Trump proposals go into effect? » NEPM

Dems Intercept Savings Deposit To Balance State Budget » State House News Service

Mass. lawmakers have scrambled for months to tie up loose ends. Some of their knottiest bills are still in limbo. » Boston Globe

Tax Trends, Federal Shift Have Budgeteers Pressing Pause » State House News Service

Boston area's median home price surpasses $750K » Boston Business Journal

Why does Boston need two soccer stadiums, anyway? » Boston Globe

Convicted Massachusetts ex-senator wants Trump to pardon him after Biden pardons son Hunter » Boston Herald

Klobuchar poised to become No. 3 Senate Democrat » Roll Call

Warren urges Biden to limit Trump’s ability to use US military against Americans » WGBH

Biden’s pardon of his son exudes ‘white privilege,’ local advocates say » Boston Globe

Trump openly wonders about pardons for Jan. 6 convicts after Hunter gets a pass » Boston Herald

The Five Minute Read » MSN

With Trump, New Bedford's fishermen hope for better times » WBUR

Chef Barbara Lynch to hold estate sale weeks after announcement of restaurant closures, $1.7 million tax lawsuit » Boston Globe

Panel files charges against Judge Shelley Joseph with SJC for ‘willfull judicial misconduct’ » Boston Globe

Brian Walshe’s trial on murder charge is set for October » Boston Globe

‘His actions have left scars on me.’ Victim of alleged serial rapist recalls impact of attack in Boston court. » Boston Globe

How the incoming Trump administration could impact Mass. schools » WBUR

With no more MCAS requirement, graduation standards vary widely among state’s largest districts » Boston Globe

OPINION: Let Lawrence experiment with a partially appointed School Committee » Boston Globe

Weeks before Trump takes office, Boston nails down a nearly $10 million climate job training contract » Boston Globe

More than 200 cold-stunned sea turtles have been rescued from Cape Cod and are being treated in Quincy » Boston Globe

US Senate confirms Brian Murphy of Worcester for federal judgeship » Boston Globe

In Lexington, the state’s housing law is on track to produce nearly 1,000 new homes » Boston Globe

Boston hosts inaugural equity, inclusion summit for city workers » WGBH

Battenfeld: Democrats fall for Biden’s non-pardon promise, and other whoppers of 2024 » Boston Herald

Prisoners' advocates urge Healey to address a backlog in parole hearings » WGBH

State Rep Stays Committed to Constituents During Pancreatic Cancer Treatment » dana-farber.org

Opinion: Question 1 delivered a harsh verdict on the Legislature » Commonwealth Beacon

OPINION: Mass. and Cass drug and homeless problems move to Boston Common » Boston Globe

In progressive Boston, glaring racial gaps persist. City councilors say more analysis can help. » Boston Globe

Governor's Council certifies electors for U.S. President » Athol Daily News

EDITORIAL: A father’s love for his son doesn’t require dissing the Justice Department » Boston Globe

Trump takes the ‘free’ out of free trade » Boston Globe

Dr. John Sheldon: Access to care matters » The Recorder

Hampden Sheriff’s Department employees file suit alleging unpaid wages » MassLive

Officials defend custom-made dining table at new Norfolk fire station costing more than $9,000 » The Sun Chronicle

‘I wish they could be here now’: Worcester remembers six firefighters killed 25 years ago in warehouse blaze » Boston Globe

Fiscal Year 2026 budget planning process begins » News 22 WWLP.com

South Boston state senator slows Wu's push for city tax plan » WBUR

Amid contentious debate, Mass. Senate punts vote on Wu’s property tax proposal to Thursday » Boston Globe

Weekend crew shortage cancels sold-out ferry trips » Martha's Vineyard Times

State overrules Shutesbury bylaw limiting grid batteries » Daily Hampshire Gazette

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