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IL: Illinois bill wants Big Tech to pay for local news » Axios

GA: Georgia Senate passes bill to punish local governments with loose immigration policies » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida takes its biggest leap into school AI programs » POLITICO Pro

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AZ: Arizona Invasion Act border bill heads to legislature » Fox 10 Phoenix

CA: Checking in on proposed California privacy and AI legislation » International Association of Privacy Professionals

CA: New California Court for the Mentally Ill Tests a State’s Liberal Values » New York Times

Screens are poisoning kids' minds » Axios

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Russia and China Veto U.S.-Led Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. » New York Times

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No losers in Northampton lottery: After Masa Mexicano wins all-alcohol license, panel hands last one to Gombo » Gazette Net

Ames making a comeback by opening 35 new locations nationwide » MassLive

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House Ways and Means Committee Again Threatens Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Over Campus Antisemitism » The Harvard Crimson

Student loans for 78,000 public service workers forgiven » Boston Globe

Columnist Susan Wozniak: Need to keep educational horizons open » Gazette Net

Former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis auditing safety, security at Brockton High School » Boston Herald

Survey seeks input on how to protect Lynch Park from rising seas » Salem News

Opinion: Even under stricter rules, we’d still hasten horseshoe crabs’ demise » Boston Globe

Springfield leaders talk about potential sale of MGM casino » News 22 WWLP.com

In a first, Mass. General surgeons transplant a pig kidney into a man » Boston Globe

North Adams Regional Hospital aims to reopen soon after 10-year absence » Spectrum News

Boston researcher says impact of MBTA Communities zoning requirement are overstated » WBUR

Senate approves up to $840M for state-run shelters, teeing up negotiations with House » Boston Herald

How the latest Mass. House and Senate shelter funding bills differ » WBUR

Milton defies Mass. housing law. How did we get here? » Boston Globe

Veterans Inc. receives funding to help homeless veterans » Spectrum News

Taunton sues hotel operator for housing too many migrant families » Boston Herald

DeSantis floats sending asylum seekers to M.V. » Martha's Vineyard Times

Howie Carr: Don’t limit Haitian refugees to Martha’s Vineyard, Gov. DeSantis » Boston Herald

Martha’s Vineyard officials condemn DeSantis remarks on sending more migrants but say they’d be ready to respond » Boston Globe

Mass. congressional delegation seeks extended protection for Haitian immigrants » Boston Globe

Judge speaks on prevalent crimes, rehabilitative programs for former inmates » The Recorder

Massachusetts teachers union faces heat for anti-racism program with ‘antisemitic and anti-Israel falsehoods’ » Boston Herald

Boston University graduate workers vote to strike starting Monday » Boston Globe

Transportation Chair Straus Not Seeking Reelection » State House News Service

Former mayoral candidate seeks 11th Hampden District seat held by Rep. Bud Williams » MassLive

West Newbury grapples with small town compliance to MBTA zoning law » Boston Globe

Black business association contests Amherst’s final $3.8M in ARPA spending » Gazette Net

Gaskin: Banner days to celebrate Women’s History Month » Boston Herald

North Adams City Council VP Shade pulls papers to run for 1st Berkshire state House seat » WAMC

Attleboro area congressman continues to stand firmly behind Israel despite international outrage » The Sun Chronicle

Samaritans hosting community rally at State House » Gloucester Times

More than half of arrests by Mass. parole officers were not parolees, latest data show » WBUR

Editorial: It shouldn’t be easy for convicted felon to change name » Boston Herald

Senate moves Mass. closer to banning revenge porn like 48 other states in the U.S. » Boston Herald

Mid-March tax collections outpace last year » Newburyport News

New Agreement Sheds Some Light On Cape Bridge Projects » State House News Service

Healey administration reaches new agreement with federal officials on Cape Cod bridge project » Boston Globe

National outage halts all license, ID-related transactions at Massachusetts RMV » WCVB

‘It’s like an obstacle course’: Local drivers navigate the city’s gaping potholes » Boston Globe

Mass. Commits $700 Mil In New Cape Bridges Memo » State House News Service

MWRA Has Examined Service Expansions » State House News Service

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