9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Municipal Police Training Committee & Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

Birthdays: Rep. James Arciero

GA Opinion: Is America experiencing a different kind of ‘civil war’? » Georgia Recorder

Charlie Baker proposes $240 million workforce retraining program in Massachusetts using COVID funds » Boston Herald

Hospitals see ‘ridiculous’ shortage of psychiatric beds, long wait times during pandemic » Boston Herald

In pursuit of equity in cannabis, Cambridge officials face a big decision next month » Boston Business Journal

New poll shows Wu ahead in tight Boston mayoral race, followed by Essaibi George » Boston Globe

Republican-Held Mass. House Seat Up For Grabs In November » State House News Service

How Target Got Cozy With the Cops, Turning Black Neighbors Into Suspects » Bloomberg Politics

A Make or Break Moment for Gateway City Renewal » MassINC

Nearly 70 percent of likely voters still ‘up for grabs,’ Campbell super PAC’s memo says » Dorchester Reporter

FL: Ad campaign targets DeSantis donors for ‘funding an agenda that has killed thousands of Floridians’ » Sun Sentinel

No Labels Offered Conservative Democrats Hundreds of Thousands to Spurn Nancy Pelosi Fundraiser » The Intercept

Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu says she’s not in ‘the typical mold of a Boston politician’ » NBC News

NJ: Tangled relationship: Renters stop paying amid pandemic, forcing small landlords into bind » North Jersey

Editorial: On infrastructure, Democrats shouldn’t miss the moment » Boston Globe

Image of Biden bowing during press conference goes viral » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Seth Moulton at least called out the Biden clown car » Boston Herald

Revealing his identity, Capitol officer defends shooting rioter on Jan. 6 » Boston Globe

‘Absolute fury’ among local veterans and Afghans following attack outside Kabul airport » Boston Globe

‘I was constantly challenged’: Anne Finucane, powerful Bank of America executive, to retire » Boston Globe

He built a grass-fed beef empire. Now he wants to be your bank » Boston Globe

Editorial: Restaurant relief should top Biden spending list » Boston Herald

Former shoe store owner barred from running business in bias settlement » Boston Globe

Westfield lands $2.7 billion data center campus » MassLive

Citing ‘harsh economic reality,’ Hotel Alexandra developers pivot to housing » Boston Business Journal

Janey withdraws downtown waterfront plan, stunning Boston real estate community » Boston Business Journal

Foxboro High School teacher arrested on child porn charges » Boston Herald

Massachusetts schools can lift mask mandate if vaccination rate hits 80%: Here are the 48 cities and towns with an 80% vax rate for ages 12-15 » Boston Herald

State Sen. Susan L. Moran supports masks in schools » Wicked Local

Gaming Commission Adopts Vax Requirement, Work Model » State House News Service

Editorial: Band-Aids on a behavioral health crisis » Lowell Sun

Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic » Boston Globe

The latest GOP schism: how to handle Afghan evacuees » Boston Globe

State legislators push for Roderick Ireland Courthouse to be razed, replaced after building evacuated » MassLive

Poll: Half of US workers favor shot mandate in the workplace » Boston Herald

AG Maura Healey: Theory Wellness agrees to pay $300,000 in wages and penalties » the Berkshire edge

Job fair heavily attended as thousands brace for loss of benefits » News 22 WWLP.com

Cambridge asks for residents for feedback on reparations, restitution proposals » Boston Globe

Citing equity, climate concerns, Janey scraps harbor zoning plan » Boston Globe

Kim Janey beefs up Boston public-records department amid criticism » Boston Herald

Kim Janey calls for withdrawal of downtown Boston harbor plan » Boston Herald

Great Barrington resident blocked from speaking against student masking at Berkshire Hills meeting » Berkshire Eagle

Lynn mayoral candidate Cyr: campaign finance violations are resolved » Lynn Daily News Item

Pelosi will headline new Auchincloss committee’s first event » WPRI.com

Texas GOP advances voting bill after Democrats’ holdout ends » Boston Globe

‘It Is Time To Leave’: Mass. Lawmakers Say Evacuations Must Continue After Kabul Attack » CBS Boston

Deadline Will Freeze Out Some Eligible Boston Voters » NBC Boston

Opinion: COVID-19 isn’t about politics, don’t conflate the two » Boston Globe

Opinion: Behind vaccine resistance, there lies a dip in science education » Boston Globe

‘Window is rapidly closing’ to gather evidence on virus’ origins, scientists say » Boston Globe

Landscape For Vaccine Mandates Becoming Clearer » State House News Service

Our View: Getting behind a vaccine program » The Eagle Tribune

‘Peer pressure has been around forever’: Worcester is turning to social ‘influencers’ to boost vaccine rates in city’s youth » MassLive

‘It’s been a bad dream’: Worcester Officer Manny Familia’s wife, Jennifer, relives moments at Green Hill Park when her husband died trying to rescue teens » MassLive

Wooing back riders: A tale of 2 transit agencies » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA to Commuters: Come Back, But Wear a Mask » WGBH

Massachusetts lawmakers tout infrastructure bill, point to Cape Cod bridge replacement funding » WCVB

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NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: More Than A Dozen Americans Dead After Attack At Kabul Airport Crooked Media Pod Save America: “Problems not solved.”

Asthma Awareness Month: American Lung Association Focuses on Addressing Challenges of Extreme Heat and Asthma » American Lung Association

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Regional Licensure Assistance Centers to Support Educator Workforce » Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education

"Living Large at Mercedes?": New UAW Video Exposes Staggering CEO Pay at Mercedes Ahead of Alabama Plant Union Vote » UAW Region 9A

Budget Update: State Legislature Upholds Right to Shelter Law – with temporary limits » MIRA Coalition

Mayor Wu cuts the ribbon at supportive, sustainable affordable housing for older adults in Nubian Square » Preservation of Affordable Housing

Four Municipal Water Services Employees Pay Civil Penalties for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » Mass. Ethics Commission

American Water Works Association and Clean Water Action applaud EPA’s final Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Guidelines » Clean Water Action

GBH News’ Boston Public Radio  Broadcasts Live from UMass Boston on May 3 » WGBH