8:00am Principal Partners co-hosted by Bank of America, Boston Public Schools, Boston Plan for Excellence, City of Boston, & the Greater Boston Chamber Foundation, Boston Public Schools & Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology, State House, Room A-1 and Virtual

11:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

11:30am Moving Forward - Growing an Inclusive and Thriving Workforce hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston

6:00pm The Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts Repro Party, House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Bruce Ayers, Rep. Danielle Gregoire

House Speaker Mariano says calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan to resign are ‘premature’ » Boston Herald

Editorial: Why have a House Committee on Ethics at all? » Boston Globe

‘Never had an auditor do something like this.’ Diana DiZoglio fights, polarizes her fellow Democrats. » Boston Globe

In rare move, House holds line on unrestricted local aid » State House News Service

The Globe investigated a Zionist group that claims credit for Trump’s efforts to deport students. Here are 5 takeaways. » Boston Globe

Trump admin cancels $90 million in disaster prevention aid for 18 Mass. communities » MassLive

‘We can’t be paralyzed by ... Washington’: Mass. House proposes $61 billion budget that gives millions to fight Trump » Boston Globe

Federal cuts are about to cripple Central Mass. food pantries » MassLive

White House moves to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, news reports say » Boston Globe

Judge denies Tufts student's release from detention in Louisiana » WBUR

Who will be Massachusetts' next K-12 school commissioner? Here are the 3 finalists » WBUR

Trump reportedly asks IRS to stripping Harvard of tax-exempt status » WBUR

Federal judge in Boston blocks Trump administration's effort to revoke status of Haitians, others » WBUR

‘Trying to do more with less’: Massachusetts prepares for inflation with proposed road funding bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Federal judge moves to hold Trump officials in contempt over deportation flights. Here’s what to know. » Boston Globe

Republicans consider increasing taxes on the rich in break from party orthodoxy » The Hill

Trump rails against Fed chair: His ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ » The Hill

How a “No-Scalps Policy” Is Shaping Trump’s Consequence-Free Second Term » Vanity Fair

A Televangelist Finds Herself at Home in Trump’s White House » The Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk’s Breeding Spree Is So Much Wilder Than You Thought » Vanity Fair

Trump says Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough" » Axios

The Senate – A look at how Thune and Schumer are doing » punchbowl

Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program » New York Times

Harvard Is Fighting Back. So Can We. » The Bulwa

Local public companies have quietly removed language promoting their diversity goals from annual filings this year » Boston Business Journal

WilmerHale gets new allies in lawsuit against Trump administration » Boston Business Journal

Uncertainty over tariffs is causing chaos for some Massachusetts manufacturers » Boston Globe

Opinion: Can Trump’s tariffs really bring back US manufacturing? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Go back on your corporate values at your peril » Boston Business Journal

Battenfeld: Could legal fight over transgender athletes be headed to Massachusetts? » Boston Herald

Springfield man, convicted of murder in 1985, granted new trial after 6 attempts » WGBH

State Rep. Flanagan Arrested For Using Stolen Funds » The Cape Cod Chronicle

250 years after the Battle of Lexington, residents sound the alarm over Trump » Axios

Editorial: Musk budget chainsaw dulls science days for third-graders in Springfield » MassLive

House budget doubles Healey's per pupil aid increase » State House News Service

Are Mass. schools not funded enough? Students say 'your system is not working' » The Herald News

Lucas: Tepid antisemitism fight haunts Harvard » Boston Herald

Boston school buses to stop serving kids who rarely ride » WBUR

Cambridge leaders worry about ‘ripple effect’ of Trump’s funding cuts to Harvard » WGBH

Berkshire County Head Start faces uncertain future amid reports that the Trump administration will defund the program » Berkshire Eagle

DHS Threatens To Revoke Harvard’s Eligibility To Host International Students Unless It Turns Over Disciplinary Records » The Harvard Crimson

BPS reaches 94% on-time morning buses, lays out plan for more efficient transportation » Boston Herald

‘It’s people like me’: Protesters rally against electric shock devices at Mass. school » MassLive

Boston Public Schools announces new policy to discontinue school transportation for inconsistent bus riders » Boston Globe

Granby School Committee selects Rickson as permanent superintendent » Gazette Net

Even to Harvard, the world’s richest university, $2.2 billion makes a big difference » Boston Globe

Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s big question on climate » Commonwealth Magazine

'Boom! It’s gone': Trump's FEMA cuts hit North Adams, Hinsdale projects » Berkshire Eagle

$90M in disaster prevention aid canceled by Trump Administration » Western Mass News

Gov. Healey, local mayors rip Trump after $90M in disaster aid for 18 Mass. communities is revoked » Boston 25 News

Trump administration’s $90 million cut to disaster prevention aid to Mass. towns makes ‘communities less safe,’ Healey says » Boston Globe

Why Massachusetts is still in a drought » WGBH

Trump administration’s pro-logging ‘emergency’ draws ire of environmentalists in N.H. and Vermont » Boston Globe

Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of » The Associated Press (AP)

Assault allegations against former Brigham doctor prompt new legislation to protect patients » Boston Globe

East Boston community health center cancels anti-racism training due to staff concerns » Boston Herald

'We haven't seen a pause': Community, lawmakers working to save Pappas Rehab from permanent closure » WCVB

Hundreds of Massachusetts health care workers urge hospitals to protect immigrant patients » Boston Globe

State touts compliance with multifamily housing pact » The Eagle Tribune

Caseload decline fuels optimism about smaller shelter budget » State House News Service

New rent control legislation takes aim at drastic increases » Bay State Banner

Healey touts reforms amid drop in shelter stays » The Eagle Tribune

Mental health case manager jobs still in danger » State House News Service

‘I am trying my hardest to stay out of a nursing home.’ Mass. curtails lifeline helping elders remain independent. » Boston Globe

Reported cuts to Head Start program have Community Action worried about consequences » Gazette Net

ICE keeps mayor, police in dark about violent arrest of Guatemalan immigrant » The New Bedford Light

New Bedford arrest video raises questions about constitutional violations » WGBH

Judge denies bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in Somerville » Boston Globe

Karen Read case: Fight over federal probe experts centerpiece of pretrial hearing » Boston Herald

Dunkin’ operator with Greater Lowell locations cited for child labor violations » Lowell Sun

Cohasset Select Board Reviews Town Meeting Warrant » South Shore News

Ryan Assumes Gavel of Joint Committee on Public Service » Charlestown Bridge

Councillors push to avoid special election in District 7 » Dorchester Reporter

Boston City Council push to bypass Tania Fernandes Anderson special election blocked … for now » Boston Herald

FY26 Budget Season: Preview of Week 1 Hearings, Part 2 » Boston Policy Institute

Editorial: Too little, too late for District 7 voters » Dorchester Reporter

Editorial: Poll shock – even Calif. voters are tired of anti-Trump moves » Boston Herald

In swing through WMass, AG Campbell warns country heading toward authoritarianism » Gazette Net

Trump and Healey Could Collide Over Massachusetts Injection Sites » WBSM

RFK Jr.’s pledge to untangle autism’s roots by September defies reality, scientists say » Boston Globe

25 Investigates: Renewed push to ban shock therapy at controversial Canton center » Boston 25 News

Boston police had 70 Tasers. The department is spending millions on 1,500 more. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police trooper sued for alleged speed ticket ‘selective enforcement’ tries to get lawsuit tossed » Boston Herald

Mass. House Democrats roll out $61B state budget that ditches Gov. Healey’s tax policies » Boston Herald

Mass. House pitches spending increase as backstop against federal ‘chaos’ » WGBH

Massachusetts state pension funds should be safe from market volatility, managers say » Boston Herald

Mariano: Calls for Flanagan to resign are "a bit premature" » State House News Service

Accountants renew tax reform calls as clients continue to leave Mass. » State House News Service

Local officials advocate for more state highway money » Gazette Net

SSA reassesses electrification amid Trump era » Martha's Vineyard Times

Fall River's I-195 tunnel gets a cleanup, with more planned. Here's what may be coming. » Fall River Herald News

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