10:00am Healthy Start Awards, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Springfield City Council Candidate Kelli Moriarty-Finn

5:30pm Department of Agricultural Resources Public Hearing, Board of Selectmen's Meeting Room, 100 Maple Avenue, Richard D. Carney Municipal Building, Shrewsbury

Spilka to meet with UMass prez over tuition hike freeze » Boston Herald

Lawmakers advance income surtax on wealthy 156-37 » State House News Service

Frustrated mayors see education lawsuit as "last option" » State House News Service

Greater Boston Sees Major Shift In Population's Racial Makeup, Report Finds04:00 » WBUR

Here’s why Seth Moulton opposes Medicare-for-All » Boston.com

Editorial: Senate should follow the House lead on drug prices » Boston Business Journal

Bernie 2020 becomes first unionized presidential campaign in history » Roll Call

Notes on the State of the House » Sabato's Crystal Ball

'I Have a Plan for That.' Elizabeth Warren Is Betting That Americans Are Ready for Her Big Ideas » Time

Looking at the Mueller report from a mental health perspective » Boston Globe

Marie Harf Leaving Fox News to Join Seth Moulton Campaign » The Daily Beast

In New High-Power Role, Rep. Neal Uses Lavish Fundraisers To Rake In Elite Dollars » WBUR

Cambridge startup Goldfinch Bio gets $109m in deal with Gilead » Boston Globe

Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins quietly drops intimidation case against wealthy developer » Boston Globe

Mary Gallagher named state banking commissioner » State House News Service

Lobbying powerhouse AIM names longtime deputy as new CEO » Boston Business Journal

Healey among 38 attorneys general to sign letter in support of marijuana banking bill » Boston Globe

Maine is finally moving ahead with recreational marijuana — and Mainers will be the first to profit » Boston Globe

Recreational pot sales in Amherst to begin Mother’s Day » Gazette Net

Marijuana entrepreneurs protest ‘Big Cannabis’ at State House » Boston Globe

38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System » WBUR

25 Investigates: Renewed push to close legal loophole shielding doctors from the law » Fox 25 News

Sen. Kennedy hosts education funding forum » Wicked Local Westford

Mayors say they’ll sue over education aid if Beacon Hill doesn’t act » Commonwealth Magazine

City officials threaten lawsuit over education funding if Legislature fails to make progress » Boston Globe

Lawmakers hear from Cape Cod educators on funding » Cape Cod Times

Hampshire College announces incoming fall class of 15 students » Gazette Net

Belchertown schools appoint Brian Cameron next superintendent » Gazette Net

Lawmakers, university leaders concerned over Senate budget proposal » Gazette Net

New Boston Public Schools superintendent calls for ‘urgency’ on closing minority achievement gap » Boston Herald

Faculty, staff air contract disputes » The Recorder

Lawsuit Over Education Funding Still On The Table, As Gateway City Leaders Press For More State Aid » WBUR

Brockton School Committee passes budget with no layoffs » The Enterprise

Senate budget directs UMass to freeze tuition » Lowell Sun

As Legislators Once Again Mull Statewide Plastic Bag Ban, Some Retailers Carry Concerns » WBUR

Big ideas, little progress on climate change bills » State House News Service

Weymouth compressor foes question Beaton's departure » Wicked Local Kingston

Democrats pull Mashpee Wampanoag bill after Trump tweets opposition » Boston Globe

Former Red Sox pitcher settles claim with doctor, MGH for $5.1 million » Boston Globe

State: Planned fee hike at Harwich facility 'exploitive' » Cape Cod Times

Each town’s fight against new housing adds up to Greater Boston’s shortage » Boston Globe

Struggling to find doctors in network, Massachusetts advocates push for transparency in insurance provider directories » MassLive

Companies can't rely on bureaucratic delays to protect themselves from suits over shoddily placed utility covers on local roads » Universal Hub

Studying juvenile cutoff age, task force checks out DYS facility » Commonwealth Magazine

Impact of Uber, Lyft driver strike unclear » Commonwealth Magazine

Natick School Committee member Lisa Tabenkin resigns » The Metro West Daily News

On city contracts, Boston only talks the talk on diversity » Boston Globe

Someone Caught Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Taking a Trip to Vegas » Boston Magazine

Elephants, camels banned from Topsfield Fair » The Salem News

With No Incumbent, The Race For Allston-Brighton's City Council Seat Is Wide Open » WGBH

Brookline Election Results: Fernandez Wins, Override Fails » Brookline Patch

In latest policy push, Warren revives plan to tackle opioid crisis » Boston Globe

Warren urges Harvard to drop Sackler name from museum over family’s opioid ties » Boston Globe

RFK, Jr.’s anti-vaccine campaign is reckless and wrong — say three Kennedys » Commonwealth Magazine

Sen. Jason Lewis to host vaping Community Conversations » Wicked Local Wakefield

'Like A Runaway Train': Mass. Schools Invest More Resources To Curb Teen Vaping » WBUR

Quincy Dem plans push to add flavored nicotine ban to budget » State House News Service

Another school shooting hero, as adults leave children on their own » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police troopers and lieutenant coordinated in overtime abuse, prosecutors say » The Republican

'It's an injustice' family says of sentence for texting driver who killed loved one in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Treatment, not jail, for New Bedford police sergeant accused of vandalism » South Coast Today

'Fiscal discipline' in Senate budget pleases some, not all » The Herald News

Governor, mayor plan D.C. trip to make a bipartisan appeal for federal infrastructure dollars » Boston Globe

Op-Ed by Councilor Michelle Wu: How AAPI women in office inspire me » sampam

Tax Bills Stir Soda, Trucking, Aviation Industries » WBUR

As e-scooters roll into Massachusetts, serious injuries soar nationwide » Fox 25 News

Here’s what we know about the ferry between Boston’s waterfront and Encore casino » Boston Globe

A debate on hold » The Salem News

Councilor has solution to Boston parking woes: Make people with handicap placards pay for metered spaces just like everybody else » Universal Hub

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

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Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

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