9:00am 18th Annual Suicide Prevention Awards, Grand Staircase

9:30am YouthBuild Day at the State House, Great Hall

11:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

3:30pm Blind New World Week, Grand Staircase

'Vote no, take the dough': Lawmakers opposed raise, but now accept it » Boston Globe

Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups » Bloomberg Politics

Another Powerful Woman. Same Sexist Attacks » New York Times

Charity Officials Are Increasingly Receiving Million-Dollar Paydays » The Wall Street Journal

Ferriabough Bolling: Kudos to Baker for breaking with the Republican pack » Boston Herald

New details in GOP Obamacare replacement leaked » Politico

Liberals to Senate Democrats: Step up the Gorsuch fight » Politico

State to hike health insurance costs for 70,000 employees » Boston Business Journal

Robichaud: GOP must target AG Maura Healey and her left-wing agenda » Boston Herald

Scant discipline follows prosecutors' impropriety in Massachusetts » New England Center for Investigative Reporting

Comey asks Justice Department to reject Trump's wiretapping claim » Boston Globe

FBI Director Asks Justice Dept. To Publicly Deny Trump's 'Wire Tapping' Allegation » WBUR

Trump Has Many Jobs Unfilled; Is He 'Deconstructing The Administrative State'? » WBUR

Congress to probe Trump wiretap claim; FBI disputes it » State House News Service

Erna Ballantine Bryant, 87; led Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination » Boston Globe

Immigrants, advocates say old fears rising to the surface » South Coast Today

'A Day Of Anguish': Workers, Agents Recall State's Biggest Immigration Raid » WBUR

For Boston charters, a record spike in applicants » Boston Globe

Attorney General Maura Healey to give Mount Wachusett Community College's commencement address » State House News Service

State, local officials bid farewell to dams » The Eagle Tribune

Warren is fundraising powerhouse » Berkshire Eagle

Lottery formula a bad bet? » The Sun Chronicle

De-Funding Planned Parenthood 'Reckless,' Mayor Walsh Says At Rally on Boston Common » New Boston Post

Planned Parenthood fund cuts draw Boston protest » Boston Herald

Mystery solved: Addiction medicine maker is secret funder of Kennedy-Gingrich group » STAT News

Price of anti-overdose injector sparks outrage » Eagle Tribune

North Shore Medical Center to cut 200 jobs at Salem, Lynn campuses » Boston Business Journal

The dissonance of zoning and immigration » Commonwealth Magazine

Report urges military to screen for gambling problems » Boston Globe

With new Northeastern post, VFW hopes to recruit new generation of vets » Boston Globe

Substance abuse beds for pregnant women planned for Pittsfield » The Republican

How One Man In N.H. Spent 575 Days In Jail For Trespassing » WBUR

A Day Without a Woman? Boston restaurant-goers wouldn't eat very well. » Boston Globe

Feds: Aides acted for Walsh over Boston Calling concert labor » Boston Herald

UMass officials lead state's top earners » Eagle Tribune

'Vote no, take the dough': Lawmakers opposed raise, but now accept it » Boston Globe

Area senators stood together on immigration » The Sun Chronicle

New Barnstable County administrator completes first year » The Barnstable Patriot

Under Trump, will the generals speak up? » Boston Globe

Jim Lyons: 'Choice' target shouldn't get tax money » Boston Herald

Kick the fossil fuel habit » Cape Cod Times

The high costs of abandoning international law » Boston Globe

Editorial: Lifting a burden on the homeless » Boston Globe

'Sanctuary cities' have the law on their side » Boston Globe

Demand for charters still going strong » Lowell Sun

No place for 'personal attack' on Bump » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Get real on Greenway » Boston Herald

As I See It: Preventing youth violence: It's working » Worcester Telegram

Charlie Baker, The Abortion Governor » New Boston Post

Fall River Democrats plan for the future of the party » The Herald News

Thornton Law case shouldn't be dropped » Boston Globe

Can Democrats Turn Activism Into Votes? Special Elections Might Be A Clue » WBUR

Governor LePage to address Mass. conservatives » Boston Globe

$25m gift to Boston Medical Center will help launch opioid center » Boston Globe

Rivera vs. Sununu bout ends in promise for opioid fight » Eagle Tribune

Data at crux of tourism funding debate » Cape Cod Times

Lawmakers to hear testimony on Baker budget plan » Turn to 10

Senators leave money on the table » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Republicans Say They'll Provide Early Voting Funds » WAMC

Veterans expanded tax credit up for vote » The Eagle Tribune

Boston's Seaport could soon get 2,100 new parking spots » Boston Globe

Healey hands Thornton Law case to independent prosecutor » Boston Globe

It's not just the shadows that are at issue » Boston Globe

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9:00am 18th Annual Suicide Prevention Awards, Grand Staircase

9:30am YouthBuild Day at the State House, Great Hall

11:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

3:30pm Blind New World Week, Grand Staircase

Birthdays: Rep. Chynah Tyler

9:00am Library Legislative Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

9:00am Adult Foster Care Awareness Day, Nurses Hall

9:00am Boston Children's Hospital Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall

1:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Health Policy Commission

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, FY 2018 Budget Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Reception for Rep. Jose Tosado with Speaker Robert DeLeo and Sheriff Nick Cocchi

5:30pm Mayor Joe Petty's St. Patrick's Day Party

5:30pm Reception for Rep. Jose Tosado with Speaker Robert DeLeo and Sheriff Nick Cocchi

5:30pm Mayor Joe Petty's St. Patrick's Day Party

6:00pm A Night on Emerald Isle with Patrick McDermott

6:00pm A Night on Emerald Isle with Patrick McDermott

7:00am Sen. Joan Lovely's Annual North Shore St. Patrick's Day Breakfast

7:00am Sen. Joan Lovely's Annual North Shore St. Patrick's Day Breakfast

9:45am Top Consumer Issues of 2016, Nurses Hall

3:00pm Bosnian and Herzegovinian Independence Day Commemoration, Great Hall

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

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

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass

MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to Run Special Event Train Service for April 27 Match Between New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF » Keolis

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

House Budget amendments need your voice! » National Association of Social Workers - Mass Chapter