10:00am Armenian Genocide Commemoration, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution,

Massachusetts Legislature, hostile to rent control, includes more landlords than renters » Boston Globe

New commissions will tackle energy siting, offshore wind pressure points » Boston Business Journal

Healey Replaces Three MBTA Board Members, Including Chair » State House News Service

Environmental vandals deflate tires of 43 SUVs on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Legislature mulls nondisclosure agreements — again » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Beacon Hill‘s online lottery push meets resistance from package, convenience stores » MassLive

MBTA Preparing To Tap Reserve $$ Amid Plateaued Subway Ridership » State House News Service

Vestiges Of Massachusetts’ Maritime Past Have Become Flashpoint In Debate Over Its Future » BisNow

ME: Central Maine Power could resume work on transmission line after winning 9-0 verdict in jury trial » Maine Public

NH: Who will run for New Hampshire governor if Chris Sununu runs for president? » Boston Globe

CT: ‘Breaking point’ for nonprofit programs » Hartford Courant

CT: On 4/20, CT cannabis activists seek 'justice' for those in prison » CT Insider

NY: Will the Police Commissioner Punish a Top Officer Defended by Adams? » New York Times

NY: Senate celebrates 4/20 with panel to hash out legal weed issues » New York Post

NJ: New Jersey has had legal weed for a year. It’s among the most expensive in the nation. » The Philadelphia Inquirer

NJ: ‘Pissed off’: Rutgers unions mull resuming strike amid mounting frustration over finalizing contract » Politico

NJ: One year after legalization, marijuana’s social-justice promise falls short » NJ Spotlight News

MI: Nassar-inspired sexual assault bills get renewed interest from Michigan lawmakers » MLive.com

FL: DeSantis signs bill giving Florida lowest death penalty threshold in US » Tampa Bay Times

FL: Florida poised to make DeSantis’ travel records secret » Politico

Opinion: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax 2024 presidential campaign » Boston Globe

'Terrified of Gen-Z': Ex-Trump attorney blasted after encouraging GOP to make voting harder for college students » Raw Story

Heritage Foundation Makes Plans to Staff Next G.O.P. Administration » New York Times

Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in US school board elections » The Guardian

When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library » The New Yorker

McCarthy assembles a new kitchen cabinet ahead of debt showdown — without his No. 2 Scalise » Politico

Conservative radio host Larry Elder joins GOP presidential race with 2024 bid » The Hill

The Leonard Leo Presidential Primary » The Lever

Republicans don’t complain much about polling places at senior centers » Washington Post

Trump killed the ‘values voter’ wing of the GOP. It isn’t coming back in 2024. » Politico

Manchin grills Granholm over ‘budget busting’ electric vehicle rules » Politico

Anti-Abortion Group Attacks Trump From The Right, Insists On 15-Week Ban » HUFFPOST

Democracy Under Threat: A Spotlight on 204 Officials Who Could Undermine Our Elections » Informing Democracy

Biden 2024 splits Dems but most would back him in November, new poll shows » Boston Globe

Editorial: Feinstein resignation holds key to Biden’s judicial nominees » Boston Globe

Eye catching or eye sore? A look at the unique design of Boston University’s Data Science Building. » Boston Globe

Barbara Lynch, a Leading Boston Restaurateur, Is Accused of Workplace Abuse » New York Times

GE’s stock tops $100 for first time in five years as optimism grows » Boston Globe

Corean Reynolds is on a mission: Make Boston vibrant after hours » Boston Globe

Nth Cycle raising $50M for battery metals refining » Axios

North Brookfield Select Board rescinds permit for drag show, with chair calling it inappropriate » MassLive

After ‘ladies’ controversy in Easthampton, second superintendent finalist withdraws amid students reporting ‘conservative transphobic’ Facebook posts » Boston Herald

Learning their wings: Teacher and pilot organizes aviation intro, maiden flights for Holyoke charter school educators » Gazette Net

State Lawmakers Join Call for Investigation of Worcester Charter School » This Week in Worcester

Here's how nationwide youth mental health crisis is affecting B-R — What can be done? » Taunton Gazette

Easthampton mayor says new superintendent search is a possibility » MassLive

Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: Vote ‘yes’ for the new school in Amherst » Gazette Net

HCC lands $10M gift, largest ever to a state community college » Gazette Net

MWCC uses SUCCESS funding to support underrepresented students » Leominster Champion

Biden to sign order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’ » Boston Globe

Easthampton volunteers tackling Nashawannuck Pond health on two fronts » Gazette Net

Towns Ready Themselves for Looming Wastewater Changes » Vineyard Gazette

Online Lotto Backers Set Sights on Convincing Senate Skeptics » State House News Service

Online sports betting starts with a bang » WGBH

Nursing homes struggle amid staff shortages » The Eagle Tribune

Mortgage rates up for the first time in weeks » Boston Globe

Troubled River’s Edge housing project gets Lowell Housing Authority board support » Lowell Sun

Driscoll addresses housing crisis in realtor talk » Salem News

Study: 95% Of Nantucket’s Short-Term Rentals Would Be Outlawed By Article 60 » Nantucket Current

MCLA could receive $2.6 million per year from the state for turning a dorm into a homeless shelter for families » Berkshire Eagle

Barrett Calls for MCLA Trustees to Make Decision on Housing Proposal » iBerkshires

Boston pitches libraries, affordable housing as perfect match » Commonwealth Magazine

State Legislative Efforts To Improve Early Childhood Education And Care » The Bourne News

Opinion: US needs to protect Ukrainian refugees in the United States » Boston Globe

US unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low » Boston Globe

National Grid addresses workforce development » Worcester Telegram

New look on horizon for Northampton City Council as 3 members won’t seek reelection » Gazette Net

Hard feelings persist over Worcester's COVID money awards » Worcester Telegram

Chicopee puts Uniroyal property out to bid after a 10-year, $40 million cleanup » MassLive

Stockbridge residents will see only a modest increase in their tax bills, pending approval of the budget at the annual town meeting » Berkshire Eagle

March of the Springfield Mayoral Campaign Finance Reports » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Longtime Boston City Councilor Frank Baker will not seek re-election » Boston Herald

Longtime Boston City Councilor Frank Baker will not seek re-election » Boston Herald

After more than a decade on Boston City Council, Frank Baker won’t seek reelection » Boston Globe

Baker says he won’t run for reelection, opening up District 3 seat » Dorchester Reporter

Three candidates seek two seats on Wilmington Select Board » Lowell Sun

Opinion: We shouldn’t be limited in pooling our money in political speech » Boston Globe

Boston COVID wastewater, cases and hospitalizations drop, Massachusetts virus cases down 21% » Boston Herald

Many seniors now eligible to get another COVID booster, CDC says » CBS News

Boston-based health and wellness vending machines deliver personal care in a new way » Boston Globe

DA Tucker drops by Peabody Police Citizens Academy » Lynn Daily News Item

Police chiefs complete Holocaust symposium » Gloucester Times

Access to Mifepristone Is in Danger. In Massachusetts, Maura Healey Stockpiled a Year’s Supply. » Elle

Fare-free service on WRTA extended to June 2024 » Worcester Telegram

‘You people are evil’: Voicemails aired at MBTA board meeting show riders’ rage against slow subway service » Boston Globe

“State Of Good Repair.” MBTA Solicits More Contractors To Help Fix The Mess » Dig Boston

Worcester area buses to remain free for at least another year » WGBH

Maura Healey shakes up MBTA board, adds three new members » Boston Herald

Healey shaking up MBTA oversight board » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey cleans house at MBTA board, replacing chair and 2 members » Boston Business Journal

Worcester Banker Appointed To MBTA Board Of Directors » Worcester Patch

Maine jury rules clean energy transmission line from Canada to New England can proceed » Boston Globe

Maine jury delivers hydro relief for Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

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