9:00am Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting, 135 Santilli Highway, Everett and livestreamed

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Criminal Record Review Board Meeting, 200 Arlington Street, Chelsea and via Microsoft Teams

10:00am State Plan for the FY 2025 U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons Public Hearing, Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities, 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room 2A, Boston and via Zoom

10:30am State Lottery Commission Meeting, Via conference call

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

11:00am Commonwealth Conversation with MBTA GM Phillip Eng hosted by AIM, Warrior Ice Arena, 90 Guest Street, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

6:00pm Annual Women's Event in Support of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov Kim Driscoll

6:00pm Transparency Campaign Update & Action Hour hosted by Progressive Massachusetts, Via Zoom

Shortfalls fuel growing call for Mass. education funding overhaul » NBC Boston

‘Why do those groups care about our local elections?’ In Andover, MTA and MassGOP enter electoral fray. » Boston Globe

Somerville v. Trump? School district joins lawsuit over dismantling of Education Department. » Boston Globe

Cape Cod bridges, Tobin Bridge should be checked for collapse risk from vessel strike: NTSB » Boston Herald

Accused of paying for sex, Cambridge Councilor Paul Toner says he won’t resign » Boston Globe

Editorial: South Coast Rail is great. It is also 30 years late. » Boston Globe

Group behind ‘millionaire’s tax’ calls for tax on ‘billionaire’ corporations » Boston Herald

‘Cut Hay, Not USDA’: Mass farmers rally in Hadley against agriculture program cuts » Commonwealth Magazine

Plummeting pot prices have Mass. cannabis businesses on edge » WBUR

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on her strategy for dealing with Trump » WBUR

Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance » Boston Herald

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans » The Atlantic

As Democrats Call for Resignations, Republicans React More Tepidly to Leaked Trump Officials’ War Plans Group Chat » TIME

Inside the Kamala Harris Campaign’s First Week—and Final Hours » Vanity Fair

America's biggest cyber threat is inside the government » Axios

Are Republicans blowing a Florida special election? » punchbowl

Youngkin AI veto signals growing anti-regulation push » Pluribus News

Animal Farm: Eggflation’s Monopoly Problem » The Lever

Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down » Washington Post

As Crises Grip Colleges, More Students Than Ever Are Set to Enroll » New York Times

Mass. Sen. Markey to Trump: Work with Congress to keep TikTok online » MassLive

Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers » Boston Herald

Editorial: Another fee won’t solve Boston’s delivery driver problems » Boston Herald

Irate Valley farmers sound off over ag cuts at ‘Attack on Small Farms’ rally » Gazette Net

Fernández Alcalde takes the reins at EMD Serono, one of Boston’s newest biotechs » Boston Globe

Biogen to move its Cambridge headquarters in 2028 » Boston Globe

Health care, sex ed among women's commission legislative priorities » State House News Service

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change » Boston Globe

Mass. Commission on the Status of Women gathers for State House Advocacy Day » WWLP 22

Tutwiler: Legislature can take lead on K-12 funding revamp » State House News Service

Budget hearings resume as Mass. lawmakers hear from education reps » NEPM

Legislators: State’s school funding formula has ‘left us out,’ call for changes at hearing held at UMass » Gazette Net

North Andover students walk out in opposition to announced teacher cuts » The Eagle Tribune

Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses » WGBH

Cybersecurity education piloted in New Bedford, 10 other Massachusetts High Schools » New Bedford Guide

Lawsuit filed in Boston aims to block Trump from dismantling U.S. Department of Education » WBUR

Easthampton joins lawsuit to block dismantling of U.S. Department of Education » WWLP 22

Clark students end strike, vow to continue unionization efforts » Worcester Telegram

Sponsors insist sports fairness and safety bill doesn’t target transgender athletes » The Sun Chronicle

'Blatantly illegal' Warren slams Trump administration discussing war plans in group chat » The Metro West Daily News

Fresh allegations of mismanagement swirl around Benjamin Health Center, court documents show » Commonwealth Magazine

Anuzis: Costly Obamacare program harms seniors » Boston Herald

Prostate Cancer Advocacy Organization Teams Up With Governor Healey and Lawmakers to Recognize Prostate Cancer as a Public Health Priority and to Work to Reduce Healthcare Disparity » centredaily

Beth Israel performs its first robot-assisted live liver transplant » Boston Globe

Opinion: Trump cuts would cripple solutions to health care’s ‘last mile’ problem » Boston Globe

‘Gen Silent’ and the bumpy road to improve LGBTQ elder care in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Sec. Augustus on housing policy base hits » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts releases long-awaited model bylaw for accessory dwelling units » The Berkshire Ea

Emergency shelter inspections in January turned up cleanliness, pest concerns » Boston Herald

Facing loss of federal money, agency that helps children to end programs across Cape Cod » Cape Cod Times

370 arrested in Massachusetts during 6-day ICE operation » MassLive

Trump’s border czar says he traveled to Boston last week to oversee ICE sweep that resulted in hundreds of arrests » Boston Globe

Editorial: Keeping Boston streets safe isn’t a bully move » Boston Herald

Marlborough father recalls ‘nightmare’ of ICE detention as he adjusts to life back in Mass. » WGBH

Border czar Homan says ICE arrested hundreds of immigrants in Massachusetts » WGBH

Flurry of ICE raids follow border czar's threats of 'bringing hell' to Boston » WBUR

Trump’s border czar says he traveled to Boston last week to oversee ICE sweep that resulted in hundreds of arrests » Boston Globe

Trump border czar Tom Homan says ICE arrested 370 in Boston and surrounding areas » NBC Boston

ICE arrests 370 ‘alien offenders’ in Massachusetts gang sweep that Tom Homan says makes Boston ‘safer’ » Boston Herald

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Coverage Under Medicaid and Other Health Plans » MultiState

Johanns: Keep foreign interference out of our courts » Boston Herald

What to know before Karen Read's retrial kicks off » Axios

Clark students end strike, vow to continue unionization efforts » Worcester Telegram

The Mass. job market is stalling even before MAGAnomics kicks in » Boston Globe

Disconnect leaves wheels spinning on legislative audit law » State House News Service

State Rep. Mike Connolly Calls on City Councilor Paul Toner To Resign After Brothel Hearing » The Harvard Crimson

Everett City Council votes to end ordinance that pays mayor a bonus; will audit payments made to Mayor Carlo DeMaria over last 9 years » Boston Globe

Brothel ‘johns’ case: Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner says he has ‘right to due process,’ ignoring calls to resign » Boston Herald

Toner attends council meeting almost as normal, though ‘brothel’ case makes it anything but that » Cambridge Day

Cambridge city councilor named as alleged client in Boston-area brothel case defends himself » WHDH

Conservative School Committee candidates backed by state GOP come up short in Ludlow » MassLive

Can Michelle Wu outraise the billionaire’s son challenging her? Does she need to? » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu climbs over other liberals as new face of Trump resistance » Boston Herald

Pressure mounts on Cambridge councilor to resign amid brothel allegations » WGBH

IL: ‘We Are in an Emergency’: Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem » Rolling Stone

Opinion: Why you should ignore Trump’s attacks on Michelle Wu » Boston Globe

LA: Supreme Court questions race’s role in redistricting in Louisiana map fight » The Hill

Editorial: Care providers keeping watch on measles threat » Sentinel & Enterprise

Worcester Council schedules special meeting on explosive DOJ police report » MassLive

Beacon Hill urged to hike taxes, tap reserves to offset fed cuts » The Eagle Tribune

Group behind ‘millionaire’s tax’ calls for tax on ‘billionaire’ corporations » Boston Herald

The Northern Avenue bridge is finally being demolished. What could replace it? » Boston Globe

Service begins on long-awaited South Coast Rail commuter line » WCVB

South Coast Rail to create 'pathways to the future': Healey welcomes train to Fall River » The Herald News

'A win for the region:' South Coast Rail finally arrives. What it means for Taunton. » Taunton Gazette

Gov. Healey, mayor, VIPs celebrate opening of South Coast Rail » The New Bedford Light

Riders celebrate the return of South Coast rail » WGBH

For first time in 65 years, South Coast residents can get to Boston on a commuter rail train » Boston Globe

First MBTA commuter rail trains leave New Bedford and Fall River » The Herald News

State and local officials celebrate commuter rail’s return to New Bedford 70 years later » Yahoo! News

Decades in making, South Coast rail service begins Monday » State House News Service

MBTA’s new South Coast Rail opens to applause from riders » MassLive

Dozens board 4:38 train from Boston to New Bedford » The New Bedford Light

3 things to know about the new rail line connecting southeastern Mass. to Boston » Boston.com

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