8:30am Budget Press Conference with Speaker Mariano and HWM Chair Michlewitz, State Library, Room 341, State House, Boston

9:30am Education Justice Advocacy Day 2025, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Public Utilities Competitive Supply Stakeholder Working Group Meeting, One South Station, 3rd Floor, Boston

10:00am DPU Competitive Supply Stakeholder Working Group, One South Station, 3rd Floor, Boston

10:00am Step Up for Kids, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am AIM Manufacturing Roundtable, Via Zoom

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

11:30am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Informational Hearing

The cost of child care in Mass. is among the highest in the country. But vouchers to assist families remain frozen. » Boston Globe

Healey’s economic secretary stepping down » Boston Herald

Boston Police Department under fire as it faces contempt threat: ‘Unthinkable’ » Boston Herald

‘Cautious terror:’ Harvard hospitals dodge Trump’s $2.2B funding freeze — for now » Boston Globe

Bowen wins 6th Essex primary » Salem News

Boston City Hall employee launches bid for mayor against Michelle Wu » Boston Herald

A long 2026 campaign gives Mass. GOP hopefuls time to knock Healey » Axios

Harvard finds Trump’s funding freeze is real and immediate as extraordinary confrontation continues » Boston Globe

Mass Municipalities Are Sitting On Millions Meant To Mitigate The Opioid Scourge » Binj

Why are so many students in Mass. losing their visas? The answer lies in a little-known database. » Boston Globe

What to know about Trump's plan to rescind federal funding from NPR and PBS » WBUR

House leader looks to put brakes on vocational school admission changes » Commonwealth Magazine

Higher ed board approves new guidelines for students with disabilities » Commonwealth Magazine

A Venezuelan man was tackled in a N.H. courthouse and sent by ICE to Texas » WBUR

Economic Secretary Yvonne Hao stepping down from Healey's cabinet » WBUR

Man wearing gas mask arrested after using pepper spray on Woburn court officers, police say » WBUR

Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in 3 months, smashing her own record » Politico

Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports » Boston Globe

Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality » The Atlantic

Karoline Leavitt Crashes When Asked if Trump Is Abusing His Power » The New Republic

Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security » The Guardian

Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles – say a prayer for free speech » The Guardian

White House removes wire spot from press pool » The Hill

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers » The Wall Street Journal

America’s Shameful ‘No’ to the World » The Bulwark

The red lines begin: A dozen House Republicans say no to big Medicaid cuts » punchbowl

Trump admin goes after N.Y. AG who won civil fraud trial against president » Axios

What to Know as Trump Freezes Federal Funds for Harvard and Other Universities » New York Times

How NPR and PBS ended up in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers » Boston Globe

Editorial: Dems delight in blasting president over economy – if it’s Trump » Boston Herald

For those near retirement, worries while watching the stock market’s wild ride » Boston Globe

Here’s how Gillette plans to redevelop its Fort Point site » Boston Business Journal

Farmers seek carveout to host solar power installations » State House News Service

State setting new albie, bonito restrictions » Martha's Vineyard Times

Tesla sales dip in Massachusetts » WGBH

Colb: Many fronts in battle against antisemitism » Boston Herald

Officials talk about protecting LGBTQ+ rights: ‘It is really alarming’ » MassLive

Panel discussion on protecting LGBTQ+ rights held at Western New England University School of Law » WWLP 22

Opinion: Why US colleges should cut back on international students » Boston Globe

As financial threats mount, Harvard and other Boston-area universities are borrowing cash — and lots of it » Boston Globe

Harvard finds Trump’s funding freeze is real and immediate as extraordinary confrontation continues » Boston Globe

Harvard's response to feds draws cheers in Mass. ‘for not giving into the bullying' » NBC Boston

Editorial: Harvard steps up » Boston Globe

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status, Escalating Billion-Dollar Pressure Campaign » New York Times

Amherst officials explore town-school task force to examine educational needs over 5 to 10 years » Gazette Net

City and universities ‘in lockstep’ against threats to federal funding and Harvard’s tax exemption » Cambridge Day

Trump threatens Harvard’s tax exempt status after pausing $2.2B in grant funding » Boston Herald

Guest columnist Bryan Jersky: The facts about Northampton school meals » Gazette Net

Obama praises Harvard for resisting Trump's demands » Axios

Standing up to Trump was ‘a step on the road back for Harvard’ » Boston Globe

Stop-Work Orders Roll In for Harvard Researchers After $2.2 Billion Pause in Federal Funds » The Harvard Crimson

Bill would allow Chapter 61A exception for renewable energy at farms » Greenfield Recorder

Hingham Approves Mattress Recycling Contract, Considers Fee Adjustment » South Shore News

Trump’s order to target federal funding vexing to libraries, museums throughout region » Gazette Net

Moderate Republicans draw red line on Medicaid cuts in Trump agenda bill » The Hill

MGB says it remains 'committed to its mission' in face of Harvard funding freeze » Boston Business Journal

Healey, UMass Chan leaders warn of negative impacts of NIH funding cuts » WGBH

Healey: NIH cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Chan stands to lose $80M » Worcester Business Journal

FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure » WBUR

Spring is usually a busy time for home-buying. Not in Greater Boston. » Boston Globe

'Jamming this down our throat': Raynham proposes 2 new multi-family housing zones. Where? » Taunton Gazette

State touts compliance with multifamily housing pact » Salem News

19th-century downtown nostrum factory turned office building turned restaurant and nightclub could turn residential » Universal Hub

Opinion: Debate goes on over Cambridge housing plan » Boston Globe

Assembly weighs "housing crisis" declaration on Cape Cod » State House News Service

Seashore Commission Explores Impacts Of ADUs » The Cape Cod Chronicle

‘Betrayal of the American promise’: Trump admin. cuts citizenship assistance in Mass. » MassLive

MIT student sues federal government over termination of her international student record » WBUR

DHS mistakenly orders another Boston immigration lawyer to leave the US, attorney says » Boston Globe

Boston federal judge rules Trump admin can’t immediately revoke statuses of certain migrants » WGBH

Karen Read jury selection complete, opening statements set for next week » Boston Globe

Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell cites 88 fast food restaurants for child labor violations » WCVB

House ethics chair confirms plans for investigation into lawmaker facing federal fraud charges » NBC Boston

Sen. Finegold Launches Podcast » Andover News

Jones Library project in Amherst a go: Effort to rescind $46.1M in funding fails at emergency meeting » Gazette Net

Swansea voters decide Selectmen race, add new faces to government: Full unofficial results » The Herald News

Murphy: District 7 deserves representation now » Boston Herald

Sen. DiDomenico Updates Council on Everett Soccer Stadium Project » Everett Independent

Somerset's 2025 town election results are in: Here's who voters picked. » Cape Cod Times

Tania Fernandes Anderson Set To Resign. Will There Be A Special Election? » WBZ News Radio

Holyoke leadership to consider major overhaul of city’s financial management » MassLive

Boston City Council split on how to fill Tania Fernandes Anderson’s seat after plea leaves her district hanging » Boston Herald

250 years later, Lexington residents reenact the town's historic lead-up to revolution » WGBH

Opinion: The politics of representation and belonging in Roxbury » Boston Globe

Josh Kraft calls on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to explain Fernandes Anderson special election ‘double standard’ » Boston Herald

Yvonne Hao, Mass. economic development secretary, is stepping down from Healey administration » Boston Globe

Beverly City Councilor Hannah Bowen Wins 6th Essex Democratic Primary » Brookline Patch

AG pledges to help fight opioid crisis in visit to Greenfield » The Recorder

Massachusetts police officer arrested in child predator sting » Boston Herald

Peabody police chief secures new 3-year contract » Salem News

Ex-Mass State Police trooper pleads guilty to CDL conspiracy as another goes on trial » Boston Herald

Editorial: Firefighter funds an irreplaceable safety resource » Sentinel & Enterprise

Cheshire Works to Obtain Borrowing for Fire Truck » iBerkshires

Yvonne Hao to step down as Massachusetts economic development secretary » MassLive

Hao to step down as Healey's economic development chief » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts House plans to open ethics investigation into pol charged with fraud » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Your taxes prop up GBH, NPR, PBS agitprop » Boston Herald

Western Mass. groups send letter opposing pipeline expansion » Gazette Net

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