10:00am Assisted Living Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Pioneer Institute's 2025 Hewitt Healthcare Lecture, WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Daniel Donahue

Mass. House approves $61.5 billion budget despite D.C. unknowns » WBUR

From a ‘gold rush’ to red ink: Why investment in the Massachusetts cannabis industry has cratered » Boston Globe

Gun advocates bring wave of challenges to state laws, capitalizing on Supreme Court ruling » Boston Globe

Indicted Dennis Port Democrat a no-show during multi-day Mass. House budget debate » Boston Herald

How these Massachusetts communities are pushing forward to meet state climate goals » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. to reassess emissions mandates amid Trump's climate policy changes » WBUR

Harvard’s reports on antisemitism and Islamophobia top 500 pages all together. Here are 5 takeaways. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Unveils New AI Strategy for K-12 Schools » Govtech.com

Editorial: Mass. can do better than $18.20 an hour for early educators » Boston Globe

$533 million and counting: Tracking canceled research grants across New England » Boston Globe

Healey walks fine line on working with Trump » State House News Service

Gina Raimondo is mulling a 2028 presidential run. Don’t count her out, David Axelrod says. » Boston Globe

The Truth Underlying Pete Hegseth’s Job Security » Vanity Fair

Your 2028 Democratic Presidential Contenders! » The Liberal Patriot

As a Shipping Loophole Closes, Small Online Sellers Scramble » New York Times

China's not backing down in Trump's game of chicken » Axios

State Treasurers call on Congress to take power back from Trump » Boston Herald

Whitehouse saves Trump from rebuke on tariffs by missing vote for South Korea trip » WPRI.com

Report cites "untapped potential" of growing Hispanic/Latino population » State House News Service

'A perfect storm' » Boston Business Journal

Trump’s trade war hits home: Economy shrinks for first time since 2022 » Boston Globe

Moore: FTC putting American companies last » Boston Herald

AI startup Merlin Labs approaching the runway at Hanscom Field » Boston Globe

Massachusetts House Democrats reject GOP-led civil immigration detainer reform » Lowell Sun

May Day Protests Planned in Berkshires » iBerkshires

‘More than a building’: Ancestral Bridges to open 1st location to share history of Black, Afro-Indigenous families » Gazette Net

Opinion: Trump is coming for the press » Boston Globe

Plymouth School Committee Approves New Equity Policy for Field Trips » South Shore News

An alum bought a closing Eastern Mass. college. Here’s what he plans to do with it » MassLive

Holyoke schools’ return to local control imperiled by same old receivership with new name, teachers’ unions say » MassLive

Mass. Gov. Healey: Trump’s fight with Harvard isn’t about protecting student safety » MassLive

Massachusetts football coach pays $16,000 fine for promoting private football camps » Boston Herald

Massachusetts college sued for $5 million after ex-coach allegedly hacks students’ accounts » Boston Herald

Some colleges cost more than $100,000 a year to attend. But do they, really? » Boston Globe

Tenured professors at Harvard pledge 10 percent of pay to fight for ‘academic freedom’ » Boston Globe

They wanted Harvard to pay more in taxes. But not like this. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts parents, students fight for answers after highly graphic survey on sex, gender » Boston Herald

Northampton superintendent: No layoffs for schools next year, but service reductions coming » Gazette Net

Gov. Healey awards $1.5M in grants to 500 Mass. community college students » MassLive

These Massachusetts community colleges awarded TRAIN grants » WWLP 22

Suffolk borrows $158M for office-to-dorm conversion » Boston Business Journal

How Trump is forcing Mass. to reassess its emissions mandates » MassLive

Massachusetts Invests $950K to Improve Water Quality and Combat PFAS Contamination » eponline

FEMA cuts impact hazard mitigation efforts in Whately, Colrain » The Recorder

Lowell’s Bridge Club navigates federal funding cuts » Lowell Sun

Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include? » The Associated Press (AP)

Wheelchair users say repair bill is about "restoring dignity" » State House News Service

Experts warn of long-term harm as Trump kneecaps health research » Boston Globe

What’s next for former Carney Hospital site? » Bay State Banner

DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services faces nearly 40% funding cut » Gazette Net

70-year-old Worcester woman released after being detained at Logan Airport, immigration advocate says » WBUR

Lucas: We’ve had enough of judges letting criminals get away » Boston Herald

Editorial: Marathon bomber’s victims still waiting for justice » Boston Herald

Healey pardons would forgive four for crimes » State Affairs

Corporations Exploiting Migrant Labor Left Unscathed by Trump Crackdown » Lee Fang

Are you a laid off federal worker? Massachusetts wants to help you find a new job here » WBUR

AGs sue to block dismantling of AmeriCorps » The Eagle Tribune

Still split over joint committee rules » Politico

Chelmsford Town Meeting approves FY26 budget, rejects fast-casual zoning article » Lowell Sun

Planning Board looking to table cottage communities concept » The Inquirer and Mirror

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson mum on resignation date as plea hearing looms » Boston Herald

Mayor Mitchell to seek full inflation-adjusted salary » The New Bedford Light

Facing criticism, Worcester police chief says many aspects of DOJ report are accurate » WGBH

Appointments Committee 04-29-2025 » capecoddaily

A traveling film festival brings 'Resistance of Vision' to the Brattle » WBUR

Durant discusses factors influencing Massachusetts governor run decision » WWLP 22

Bettencourt seeking 8th term as Peabody mayor » Salem News

Three candidates — an incumbent and two challengers — are running for two seats on the Adams Select Board » The Berkshire Eagle

Pelham poised to become 2nd in Hampshire County to adopt nicotine-free generation policy » Gazette Net

Congress seeks limits on sale of chemical used in suicides » The Eagle Tribune

Overdoses in city drop sharply, police numbers show » The New Bedford Light

Senate working "around the clock" on spending plans » State House News Service

Mass. House passes state budget with 6% spending boost » WGBH

Spilka: Spending revisions may follow usual budget cycle » State House News Service

Healey: No tolls on Cape Cod bridges » Cape Cod Times

Tolls for Cape Cod bridges? Proposal resurfaces during town meeting » WCVB

MassDOT won’t add tolls to Cape Cod bridges: ‘Lifeline to the mainland’ » Boston Herald

Healey: No tolls on Cape bridges » State House News Service

'No tolls on the bridges': Gov. Healey shoots down Cape Cod bridge tolls as she pushes forward on replacement work » WBUR

Keller: Proposal for tolls on Cape Cod bridges shows bind Massachusetts towns are in for revenue » CBS News

Gov. Healey Refuses to Answer on Net Zero Costs—Watch the Video » Mass. Fiscal Alliance

API Ohio Applauds Bipartisan Adoption of House Bill 15 to Address Surging Power Demand and Strengthen the Grid » American Petroleum Institute

Dr. Sarah Kleinschmidt honored by Massachusetts Medical Society with Early Career Physician Leadership Award » Massachusetts Medical Society

MBTA and Keolis Pilot Renewable Diesel Fuel for Commuter Rail » MBTA

New England Aquarium Whale Watch in Partnership With Boston Harbor City Cruises Announces 2025 Season » New England Aquarium

TechNet Submits Recommendations to House AI and Energy Working Group » TechNet

Pioneer Institute Releases Toolkit to Transform Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School » Pioneer Institute

Arbella Insurance Foundation Launches Annual “Let’s Drive Out Hunger” Program to Raise Funds for Hunger Relief Programs Across New England » Arbella Insurance

Nantucket pilot program seeks to mitigate coastal erosion » Mass. Municipal Association

Governor Healey Commits $25 Million to Support Worcester Auditorium Redevelopment » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

FLASHBACK: Maura Healey Approved Cabinet Pay Hikes Before Her Hiring Freeze » MAssGOP

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office Announces Campaign to Raise Awareness about Child Safety Initiatives » Middlesex District Attorney's Office