9:00am Coalition for an Equitable Economy's Legislative Breakfast and Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Mass. Cultural Council Meeting, Via YouTube

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

Mass. college presidents lead pushback as over 100 leaders call out Trump’s ‘overreach’ » MassLive

Report: Police decertifications, complaints, on the rise » The Eagle Tribune

What the Trump administration means for the T » WBUR

Some MBTA escalators have been down for years, testing patience of riders » Boston Globe

Herald blasts DiZoglio over attempt to ‘chill’ reporting of legislative audit » Boston Herald

Harvard Law professor on the university's suit against the Trump administration » WBUR

Meet a 19-year-old who's trying to run for governor in Mass. » NBC Boston

Will a bill to protect students from sex abuse by school staff finally pass this year? » The New Bedford Light

Gubernatorial hopeful Mike Kennealy softens his tone on the housing policy he helped craft » WBUR

They helped pass the Massachusetts ‘millionaires tax.’ Now they want to take their strategy national. » Boston Globe

Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block » The Bulwark

Exclusive: Anthropic warns fully AI employees are a year away » Axios

President Brushes Off Hegseth’s Sharing of Sensitive Military Data » New York Times

'I can hear James Carville’s head exploding': Gen Z DNC official claps back at Dem critic » The Raw Story

As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another » The Associated Press (AP)

Trump’s Road to Constitutional Perdition » The Bulwark

Angst Builds Inside Federal Agency Over Trump’s Moves Against Law Firms » New York Times

Mike Pompeo: We Don’t Need a Fake Deal With Iran » The Free Press

Can the U.S. economy survive Trump vs. Powell? » punchbowl

Battenfeld: Bumbling Hegseth a huge liability for Trump » Boston Herald

Trump’s attacks on Fed’s Powell ramp up GOP’s economic fears » The Hill

Opinion: To avert manufacturing crisis, Trump may have to ditch his tariff plan » Boston Globe

New HBR editor in chief Amy Bernstein looks to grow the publication in AI age » Boston Globe

Trump covets control of the Federal Reserve. The market wants him to back off. » Boston Globe

Pociask: Credit unions should remain tax exempt » Boston Herald

High-end Mass. brothel booker sentenced to prison, faces deportation » MassLive

Survivors of clergy sex abuse say Pope Francis' response to crisis was insufficient » WGBH

Pembroke School Committee Debates Policy on Athletes of Opposite Sex in Sports » South Shore News

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze » The Harvard Crimson

Harvard University sues Trump administration over ‘unlawful’ $2 billion funding freeze » Boston Herald

Second Miss Hall's School alumna files civil lawsuit alleging negligence in allowing sexual abuse by teacher » The Berkshire Eagle

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants » WGBH

As New England waters warm, invasive sea squirts move in » WBUR

Gaskin: Earth Day in a ‘drill, baby, drill’ world » Boston Herald

ServiceNet launches wellness center in downtown Northampton » Gazette Net

Editorial: A beacon of humanity and kindness » Boston Globe

Alito says court rushed to block Trump deportations » Boston Herald

Retrial of Karen Read begins in killing of Boston police officer boyfriend » WBUR

Primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham score victory on path to unionization » Boston Globe

GE union workers begin rallies for contract » Lynn Daily News Item

‘Lorna’s Law’ gets an airing: Mother whose daughter died in Holyoke marijuana facility backs bill for better worker safety » Gazette Net

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Reviewing recent Rep. votes » Lowell Sun

Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island's longest-serving legislator, dies at 76 » WBUR

Trump-connected lobbying firm Ballard Partners rakes in $14M in first quarter » POLITICO

Acushnet debt exclusion will fund school HVAC project, if voters approve on April 22 » South Coast Today

Editorial: Boston City Council needs an ethics committee, stat » Boston Herald

NH: N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte’s first 100 days » Boston Globe

RI: What happens next: R.I. senators must choose a new leader. Key bills hinge on their choice. » Boston Globe

RI: Dominick J. Ruggerio, R.I. Senate president, has died » Boston Globe

Don’t diss Tania, Dianne Wilkerson warns candidates vying to replace disgraced Boston city councilor » Boston Herald

Opinion: Pope Francis kept the faith for the poorest among us » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Voters Demand Transparency: The Battle Over the Stalled Legislative Audit » newbedfordguide

Massachusetts leaders, Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis » WBUR

Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley to head to the Vatican, but could he be the next pope? » Boston Herald

Dominick J. Ruggerio, R.I. Senate president, has died » Boston Globe

Opinion: With abortion stance, Pope Francis disrupted easy narratives of both left and right » Boston Globe

Mass. House lawmakers push big spending hike despite federal funding fears » Connecticut Post

Mass. Gov. Maura Healey on 'incredibly poignant' Boston Marathon, death of Pope Francis » WCVB

Need help figuring out the bus? WRTA travel trainer will teach you everything to know » Worcester Telegram

New Bedford commuter train ensnared in delays, cancellations » The New Bedford Light

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