10:00am The Campaign to End Life Without Parole Lobby Day, Room 437, State House, Boston

10:30am MCC Employment Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Brian Ashe

150 Most Influential Bostonians 2025 » Boston Magazine

Harvard's lawsuit against the Trump administration paints stark picture of funding freeze » WBUR

Outgoing Chicago schools head tapped for top Mass. job » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts loves its small farms. Will that be enough to save them? » Christian Science Monitor

National Park Service scrubs Boston LGBTQ+ history in quiet purge of website » Boston Globe

Report: Mass. antisemitism reached "historic" level in 2024 » The Eagle Tribune

Budget amendments show needs outpace state's ability to provide » State House News Service

State extends unemployment benefits to 30 weeks as Springfield jobless rate hits trigger » Boston Globe

Editorial: $19,961 a year for child care? No wonder parents are struggling. » Boston Globe

Union leader slams Trump administration for firing three more immigration judges in New England » Boston Globe

Harvard attracts new donors as funding fight with Trump administration intensifies » Boston Globe

The Trump Administration Is Preparing to Send American Allies to Their Deaths » The Bulwark

Why MAGA World is so protective of Hegseth » The Hill

Abortion-rights group targets 3 Republicans on Medicaid cuts » punchbowl

3 ways Trump's immigration crackdown could hit U.S. citizens » Axios

China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War » New York Times

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere » Wired

The Gulf of Ocasio-Cortez » Puck

Which Past Fascist Does Trump Most Resemble? The Incompetent One. » The New Republic

Trump in Retreat » The Bulwark

Moore: We won’t get fooled again, Fannie Mae » Boston Herald

Opinion: Why Trump hasn’t fired Hegseth » Boston Globe

State’s congressional delegation demand answers to cuts made to the arts by National Endowment for the Humanities » Gazette Net

‘We couldn’t live in that uncertainty’: A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI » Boston Globe

Former Mass. AG calls on law firms to stand up to Trump » WBUR

Lee: Is AI to blame for rising food, housing costs? » Boston Herald

Mother whose daughter died in Holyoke marijuana facility backs bill for worker safety » The Recorder

Antisemitic incidents remain elevated in Massachusetts, ADL says » Boston 25 News

Mass. lawmakers visit ICE detention facility in Louisiana, demand release of students detained by Trump administration » WBUR

The Trump administration asked Boston for a meeting about antisemitism. Then it went quiet. » Boston Globe

Satanists run another Boston lawsuit up the flagpole » Universal Hub

ADL: Antisemitic incidents remained elevated in Mass. » State House News Service

Marshfield School Committee Approves $60.3 Million Budget for FY26 » South Shore News

Knowledge seekers: Students in popular We the People program at Easthampton High tout its benefits » Gazette Net

‘He’s the right person at the right time’: State board backs Chicago Public Schools leader as next Mass. education commissioner » Boston Globe

Mass. governor supports Harvard amid Trump lawsuit as White House responds » NBC Boston

Trump’s demands of Harvard have only grown. This is where they stand » MassLive

Mayor Petty: Worcester moving forward on plan to rebuild Burncoat High School » Worcester Telegram

More than 170 higher education leaders condemn ‘undue government intrusion’ into campus affairs » Boston Globe

Worcester college presidents sign letter denouncing Trump cuts to higher education » Worcester Telegram

Trump administration’s visit to Boston to probe college antisemitism is off » Boston Herald

Editorial: Outrage over student loans should be aimed at colleges » Boston Herald

Pedro Martinez, fired CEO leader of Chicago Public Schools, will be Mass. K-12 school commissioner » Boston.com

Chicago superintendent Pedro Martinez tapped for next Massachusetts Education Commissioner » Boston Herald

Harvard owns hundreds of buildings. Its tax-exempt status is key to why. » Boston Globe

Harvard, MIT, BU sign call against federal overreach and interference » Boston Business Journal

College presidents sign letter of ‘moral courage’ and condemn Trump’s actions » WGBH

Mass. House committee approves provision to pause plan for lottery admission system for voke schools » The Sun Chronicle

Easthampton, Holyoke join push against siting lithium energy storage system over Barnes Aquifer in Westfield » Gazette Net

Mass. Sen. Warren, 175 Congressional Dems call on Trump not to shutter free tax-filing service » MassLive

US urges appeals court to allow military transgender ban » Roll Call

Carney Hospital task forces recommends continuing health care services at that site » WGBH

These Massachusetts maps show where median home prices have risen (and fallen) the most » Boston Globe

Lowell ‘sweeps’ homeless camp by Merrimack River » Lowell Sun

Housing is so expensive on Martha’s Vineyard, the hospital is building apartments for its workers » Boston Globe

Kennealy, Healey see different reasons for Bay State affordability pains » State House News Service

MBTA zoning law targeted by GOP budget amendments » State House News Service

WMass veterans complain of disappearing doctors, threatened services » MassLive

One of the brothers arrested by ICE in Monterey last month was in the US legally. He’s been released » The Berkshire Eagle

‘I’m afraid that something will happen to me.’ Detained Tufts student visited in Louisiana by Mass. lawmakers. » Boston Globe

The Democrats' focus on deportations helps Trump » The Sun Chronicle

Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont » WGBH

Howie Carr: Prosecution stumbles early in Karen Read, Season 2 » Boston Herald

Swissport settles Logan Airport wage claims for $3.1M, Massachusetts AG says » Boston Herald

In letter to Trump, DOGE, Jones Library opponent seeks cancellation of grant for humanities center in building » Gazette Net

Local radio stations nervous over proposed cuts » Martha's Vineyard Times

City loses court ruling in fight over developing Hyde Park property » Boston Globe

US health officials seek to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply » Boston Globe

Longtime homeless encampment in Lowell is razed » WBUR

How the anti-abortion movement embraced fringe ‘abolitionists’ and became more punitive » The Guardian

Two Bills Seek Refundable Tax Credit For Septic Upgrades » The Bourne News

Signal problems can often disrupt commutes. The T is hoping to cut back on delays with a new system. » Boston Globe

Easthampton, Holyoke join push against siting lithium energy storage system over Barnes Aquifer in Westfield » Daily Hampshire Gazette

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