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Senate Bill Signals Another Shelter Showdown » State House News Service

Milton housing lawsuit will head to state’s highest court later this year » Boston Globe

Across Massachusetts, people are rising up against the arrival of migrants. To some, the backlash seems racist. » Boston Globe

On Steward crisis, Massachusetts Nurses Association head says ‘we invited it in’ »

State gripped by solar slowdown: Worst year in decade for installations » Gazette Net

Brockton High School was once a model for the nation. So what went wrong? » Boston Globe

Will Boston ever build the North-South Rail Link? » Boston.com

Home Sales Flat, Price Up Ahead Of Spring Market » State House News Service

Drivers hail freedom in state fight with ride sharing, delivery apps » MassLive

House Dem caucus appoints Pressley to key panel » Commonwealth Beacon

Massachusetts libraries saw dozens of book ban attempts in 2023 » Axios

Work authorization for migrant arrivals stagnant since December » NBC Boston

ME: Sagadahoc Sheriff says department more careful with yellow flag laws since Lewiston shooting » Boston Globe

NH: N.H. governor’s race rocked by Healey comments over alleged migrant child rape » Boston Herald

RI: Months after a bombshell report, St. Mary's Home for Children responds to accusations » The Providence Journal

NY: New court papers detail sexual assault allegations against New York City mayor » Politico

RI: ‘Get me talking points’: DOJ docs reveal top officials’ private texts about Washington Bridge » WPRI.com

NJ: Can N.J. build its way out of the housing crisis? New bill that just passed aims to find out. » NJ.com

NJ: State lacks 'urgency': After COVID, K-12 students in NJ still lag significantly in math » NorthJersey.com

VA: Dems criticize Youngkin's appointment of Vega to Board of Health » Richmond Times Dispatch

IL: Police Pursuits Cost Chicago Taxpayers $51.4M From 2019 to 2023 as Toll is Set to Nearly Double: Analysis » WTTW

GA: Georgia lawmakers advance bills aimed to give convicts of minor crimes easier path to work, housing » Georgia Recorder

MN: Minneapolis property values fall for the first time in a decade » Axios

FL: Haitian community leaders in South Florida renew calls to aid country. ‘A frustration that is boiling inside.’ » Sun Sentinel

CO: An expert who has testified in foster care cases across Colorado admits her evaluations are unscientific » The Denver Post

UT: Gov. Cox signs bill making it easier to ban books from Utah schools statewide » The Salt Lake Tribune

AZ: Setting the record straight on the ‘Arizona Starter Homes Act’ » Arizona Capitol Times

OR: How recriminalization could impact Oregon public defenders » Axios

WA: New Washington state law criminalizes deepfake porn » Axios

Joe Biden wears ‘wide sole’ trainers after series of falls » The Telegraph

Trump says Jewish Democrats ‘hate’ their religion and Israel » Washington Post

Elon Musk's MAGA alliance » Axios

Foundation cancels RBG award ceremony that would have honored Musk, Murdoch after family’s outcry » CNN

Serbian Leader Says Kushner Deal Is Not an Effort to Influence Trump » New York Times

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Tuesday presidential and state primaries » AP News

Do phones belong in schools? » Vox

The Supreme Court Case Designed To Legalize Bribery » The Lever

Biden-Harris campaign launches push for Latino voters » Axios

Welcome to a youthquake, Senate-style — which means 60s still count » Politico

Democrats Hope to Quietly Expand Their Power at the State Level » New York Times

In historic move, EPA bans asbestos nationwide » USA Today

Biden heads West to secure his standing in Nevada and Arizona » Boston Globe

Ambrose: Biden swears allegiance to big spending » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strikes fear in heart of Biden campaign » Boston Herald

Canal District Transformation, part 1: The rising value of the neighborhood » Worcester Business Journal

Malls once dead, find new life » Boston Globe

Thanks in part to Turners Falls shelter, state spay/neuter voucher program reaches milestone » The Recorder

Science and tech bond bill also benefits tourism, rural communities » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Boston needs $$, non-profits must pay fair share » Boston Herald

Don't ban TikTok, says Worcester church organist: Here's how he says it helps him » Worcester Telegram

Hamas hostage posters vandalized at Massachusetts home, police investigating ‘hate crime’ » Boston Herald

Federal judge blocks dismissal of suit against state over secret installation of COVID ‘spyware’ on phones » MassLive

TikTok Bill Splits Mass. House Delegation » State House News Service

Former director of Boston's English learners program sues district, claiming retaliation » WBUR

Forms Ready To Unlock Aid For Undocumented Students » State House News Service

Elizabeth Warren announces inquiry into loan servicer MOHELA, hears personal stories from borrowers » Boston Globe

Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stricter speed limits could help them » WBUR

Talking up state’s farmland protection program: Area farmers on board, but effort faces housing headwinds » Gazette Net

Former Gubernatorial Aide Serpa Picked For Gaming Post » State House News Service

Mass. Senate to vote on its own version of limits on emergency shelters, setting up dispute over handling migrants » Boston Globe

Black and Latino Bostonians’ homes valued less than white-owned houses, Zillow data show » Boston Globe

City-owned lots on Harrison Ave. in Roxbury could soon be big housing complex » Boston Globe

Senate Democrats to vote on a bill that would create new time limits on stays in the emergency family shelter system » Berkshire Eagle

Rental assistance for Families in Transition adjustments leave families in limbo » Cape Cod Times

Amherst housing trust wants $1.1M in cash in lieu of 3 affordable units at downtown development » Gazette Net

Robbins: Angels among us serve Bostonians in need » Boston Herald

For many childcare providers, less state funding this spring » WBUR

New Brighton seniors’ facility adds dozens of units to let residents age ‘with dignity’ » WGBH

Senate eyes $825M fund to cover migrant costs » Boston Herald

Michael Albano: The Governor’s Council got it right on SJC » The Recorder

Opinion: People with criminal records deserve clear path to clean slate » Boston Globe

Full SJC to hear Milton rezoning case » Commonwealth Beacon

Weekend negotiations raised hopes for a resolution to the Mass MoCA labor dispute, but the strike continues » Berkshire Eagle

Guv's Workforce Plan Attempts "To Do Something Real" » State House News Service

Ride-hailing fight returns to Beacon Hill » The Eagle Tribune

Healey agenda aims to address 242,000 unfilled jobs » Commonwealth Beacon

Healey reveals workforce development plan for Massachusetts » Spectrum News

North Brookfield agrees not to block LGBTQ Pride events in lawsuit settlement » MassLive

In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it? » WBUR

Boston City Council eying charter change to avoid another New Year’s Day inauguration » Boston Herald

“A step backward” – Municipal Empowerment Act draws criticism from open government advocates » Shrewsbury Post

Our View: Public meetings must be made hybrid » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. town agrees not to interfere with future Pride events in settlement » NBC Boston

How 3 Mass. companies are using AI to design drugs » WBUR

The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry » WBUR

Racial disparities, lack of adequate data flagged in equity audit of Worcester police » Worcester Telegram

After pandemic pause, officials pledge renewed effort to stop distracted driving » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: If it can happen to Taylor Swift … » Boston Globe

Editorial: Combined efforts helping ex-inmates from reoffending » Sentinel & Enterprise

New spending bill takes aim at ‘vital’ program shortfalls » Gazette Net

‘My personal life is my personal life.’ Healey defends decision not to disclose details of four-day trip. » Boston Globe

NJ: New Jersey's mixed signals on EVs » POLITICO Pro

Commuter rail train collides with tractor-trailer at Littleton rail crossing » Sentinel & Enterprise

State gripped by solar slowdown: Worst year in decade for installations » Daily Hampshire Gazette

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan