9:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

9:00am Health Connector Authority Board Meeting, Via YouTube

10:00am Mass Association of Community Development (MACDC) Lobby Day), Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Boston Municipal Research Bureau's 93rd Annual Meeting Luncheon, Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston

1:00pm Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology, State House Room A-2 and Virtual

1:00pm DCR Stewardship Council Meeting, Borderland State Park Visitor Center, 259 Massapoag Avenue, North Easton and via Zoom

Legislators consider 8 bills to increase cap on cannabis dispensary ownership » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Ideal partner’ swoops in to buy struggling Mass. health insurer » MassLive

Location data protections should be ‘number one’ issue for Beacon Hill, key senator says » WGBH

Can a Baker Republican still win? Three writers on the Mass. governor’s race. » Boston Globe

Massport chief says proposed federal port fees on Chinese ships would hurt Boston » WBUR

Hospital chief: Health care workers assaulted every 36 minutes » State House News Service

Gov. Healey says 'chaos' remains despite Trump tariff reversal » WBUR

Anxiety grows in Mass. over Social Security staff cuts, errors, long wait times » WBUR

Republican mega donor Michael Minogue spoke with MassGOP about running for governor » Boston Herald

How many visas could get canceled? Nearly 1 in 5 Mass. college students need them » MassLive

Dems Fumble the Tariff Gift Trump Gives Them » The Bulwark

The House: Democrats Favored on What Starts as a Small Battlefield » The Center for Politics

Trump offers ‘buy’ tip on social media hours before tariff pause that made stocks soar » The Associated Press (AP)

Lawmakers sweat Trump’s impact on ‘safe haven’ Treasuries » punchbowl

Inflation Eased in March but Tariffs Raise Risk of Higher Prices » New York Times

MAGA gears up for proxy war in Texas » Axios

Navarro approach rubs GOP the wrong way amid trade war » The Hill

Trump Says He'd "Love" to Deport US Citizens to El Salvador Gulags if It's Legal » Vanity Fair

Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump has tapped for top roles » The Associated Press (AP)

Budget vote postponed in House as GOP works to quell revolt » Roll Call

Trump’s ‘Peace’ Effort Is Dead. Putin Killed It. » The Bu

Editorial: Trump’s tariffs turnaround takes wind out of Dems » Boston Herald

Lucas: Whatever Trump is for, protestors are against » Boston Herald

Herb Chambers to pay $11.8M to settle PPP loan fraud allegations » Boston Business Journal

Mass 100 stocks surge, but still down 10% for the year, after tariff pause » Boston Business Journal

How the CEO of CarGurus is playing the car market right now » MassLive

As Trump doubles down on Chinese tariffs, this Framingham shoe company has nowhere to run » Boston Globe

Berkshire farmers are worried about the fate of the USDA's Pittsfield Service Center amid apparent staff cuts » Berkshire Eagle

Tariff chaos sends Massachusetts business scrambling » WGBH

‘Causing considerable harm’: Gov. Maura Healey speaks about impact trade war has had on Mass. » WHDH

Boston braces for economic hit as Canadian visitors reconsider travel plans » Boston Business Journal

‘Don’t want to overreact’: On-again, off-again tariffs put small businesses in a bind » Boston Globe

How much will car prices go up with tariffs? New England buyers aren’t waiting to find out. » Boston Globe

"Stop the chaos": Massachusetts reels from on-and-off-again tariffs » Axios

Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis » Boston Globe

Child sexual abuse prevention bills 'way overdue' to pass, advocates say » Greenfield Recorder

Mass. schools boss defies Trump DEI edict: State will ‘continue to promote diversity’ » MassLive

Nahant School’s greenhouse vision hits the road » Item Live

A handful of college presidents emerge as leaders of burgeoning resistance movement against Trump » Boston Globe

Trump administration revokes 3 student visas at Berklee College of Music » MassLive

School Committee passes competency determination for 2025 graduates » The Reminder

Students from WMass tell lawmakers education not measuring up » Gazette Net

Mass. schools reject Trump DEI orders » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Mass. has 66,000 foreign students. Colleges must be ready to help them navigate the Trump era. » Boston Globe

Salem Schools To Cut Jobs To Close $4.9 Million Budget Gap » Salem Patch

In face of Trump’s order to ban DEI in public schools, divides form in New England » Boston Globe

Hopkinton Public Schools has selected its next superintendent. Here's who it is » The Metro West Daily News

Norwell Select Board Debates $18 Million Water Treatment Facility for PFAS Removal » South Shore News

Lowell receives millions in state loans for sewer project » Lowell Sun

'Matter of social justice.' Framingham decries plans for reduced hospital services » The Metro West Daily News

Healey team defends mental health chief after union’s no-confidence vote » WWLP 22

Commonwealth Care Alliance finds a new owner as CEO steps down » Boston Globe

UMass Memorial Health to open emergency department in wake of Nashoba closing. Here's where » Worcester Telegram

$30 million in medical debt owed by Eastern Mass. residents to be eliminated » WGBH

FRCOG hosts discussion on advocacy efforts to support children, caregivers » Athol Daily News

‘Folks in the streets’: Worcester council sees homelessness emergency » MassLive

Navigating neurodivergence: Mothers open The Neuro Bridge to support children and their families » Gazette Net

Massachusetts SNAP recipients face a crisis as benefits are stolen » WHDH

Court transcribers urge lawmakers to update 1980s pay rate » WWLP 22

Supreme Court denies Karen Read’s request to halt her trial » Boston Herald

Massachusetts DA ‘outraged’ that Parole Board is releasing man who killed 15-year-old girl » Boston Herald

Women's Bar Association Names Senator Michael Moore Public Official of the Year » Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Law making cat declawing illegal in MA goes into effect. What to know » The Enterprise

Mass. lawmakers focus on tariffs and transportation Wednesday » NBC Boston

20-Year Remembrance of Senator Charles ‘Charlie’ Shannon » The Somerville Times

The Rise and Fall of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson » Boston Magazine

Remote Meetings Reauthorized Through June 2027 » natlawreview

A Majority of Cambridge City Council Now Calling For Toner’s Resignation » The Harvard Crimson

Around the Hamptons: Southampton election to feature 30 people, no contested races; Easthampton taking feedback on park designs; Westhampton accessibility survey » Gazette Net

Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson hand-picks media interviews after plea deal » Boston Herald

Boston Mayor Wu says federal funding ‘chaos’ could lead to city layoffs, hiring freeze » Boston Herald

Worcester city councilors seek game plan on homelessness in city » Worcester Telegram

Wu unveils new budget, with property-tax fight still lingering » Boston Business Journal

South Shore town administrator out of a job after 7 years » Patriot Ledger

‘The flood gates are open’: In the wake of Fernandes Anderson’s bombshell plea agreement, what happens now? » Boston Globe

Wu unveils $4.8 billion Boston budget proposal amid federal uncertainty » WGBH

City awards $110,000 grant despite risk assessment’s warning » The New Bedford Light

Battenfeld: Fernandes Anderson needs to go, now » Boston Herald

Fernandes Anderson’s demise could be a fresh start for her City Council district » Boston Globe

‘We need to be prepared for the worst’: Wu unveils $4.8 billion budget plan, bracing for potential economic turmoil » Boston Globe

Republican mega donor Michael Minogue spoke with MassGOP about running for governor » Boston Herald

House election draws Taunton councilor, nurses union official » State House News Service

‘You shouldn't avoid conflict,' Tania Fernandes Anderson says as she returns to Boston City Hall » NBC Boston

Fernandes Anderson's historic political rise ends with guilty plea and resignation » WGBH

2 candidates seek late Rep. Carol Doherty’s Taunton seat in June 10 election » WPRI.com

Federal cuts are eating away at families’ healthy options, farmers’ sales » Boston Globe

A flash point over gun control: Can Massachusetts’ strict firearms law survive the 2026 ballot? » BU News

State templates may influence Mass. data privacy policy » State House News Service

Online attacks, harassment claims against ex-Brimfield police officer end in settlement » MassLive

City Council won't confirm Kelly Furtado as police chief; calls for fair interview process » The Herald News

Mass. fire departments share more than $3 million in state grants » Boston Globe

Sheriff's seek money, reforms, for free prison calls » Salem News

House shuttles transgender athlete amendment to study » State House News Service

Public weighs in, just before budget is rolled out » State House News Service

Mindful of "thin ice," House presses ahead on spending » State House News Service

Arrigo will Leave as DCR Commissioner and Take a Position at UMass Lowell » Revere Journal

Resisting Trump: The revival of tax protest » Boston Globe

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