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

11:00am NASW Legislative Education and Advocacy Day, Second Floor

11:00am Task Force on Integrity in State and Local Government, Hearing Room A1

11:00am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator William Brownsberger

Marijuana taxes could bring in more than $100 million annually » Boston Globe

New fed spending priorities leave Beacon Hill on edge » State House News Service

Springfield refuses to release reports on alleged police beating; First Amendment attorney slams city's 'stonewalling' » The Republican

Charlie Baker rejects rail cuts » Boston Herald

US Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she's 'focused on what Donald Trump is doing to this country today' » The Republican

Baker: Health bill could cost state $2b by 2022 » The Commonwealth

GOP health plan would cost Mass. at least $1b, Baker says » Boston Globe

Republicans change health bill in a bid to sway members » Boston Globe

McGovern, Petty Send Letter to Trump Criticizing Executive Orders on Immigration » Go Local Worcester

ACLU looks to state Legislature to 'protect' Massachusetts from 'excesses' of Trump administration » MassLive

Trump's Travel Ban Has Serious Financial Consequences For Refugee Resettlement Agencies » WBUR

White House to Announce Amy Swonger as Head of Senate Legislative Affairs » The Wall Street Journal

The poor fare better in Mass., even though inequality abounds » Boston Globe

Massachusetts official: Exxon should preserve email accounts » The Associated Press (AP)

Pot proponents want lawmakers to keep hands off newly minted law » Gloucester Times

Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria » Worcester Business Journal

Restaurateurs Try To Close Employee Wage Gap By 'Revenue Sharing' » WBUR

Marijuana taxes could bring in more than $100 million annually » Boston Globe

State revenue chief lays out marijuana tax projections » State House News Service

ACLU dismisses Boston lawsuit on Trump's travel ban » Boston Globe

Professors, University Decry 'Devastating' Trump Budget Proposal » The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Law is now accepting the GRE. Could other schools follow? » Boston Globe

City Year says Trump's proposed cuts would devastate popular school programs » Boston Globe

A candid look at life on the streets » Lynn Daily News Item

Welfare benefit cap among legislative targets for social workers » State House News Service

Ex-offenders are still having trouble getting jobs » Boston Globe

Senate President Stan Rosenberg heads to Washington to advocate for the arts » The Republican

Senate leaders to visit Western Mass. on statewide listening tour » The Republican

Treasurer, pols find pot power a sticky situation » Boston Herald

Rep. Arciero named to special Trump committee » Lowell Sun

Quincy council approves $147,000 for sea wall repairs » Patriot Ledger

Former Councilor Jason Ferreira pulls papers to run for mayor in Holyoke » The Republican

James Comey and the 'Hillary standard' » Boston Globe

Trump's damaging border tax » Boston Globe

Cashman: Transparency vow welcome for Corner Office » Boston Herald

Marshall and Cordy: Monan guided Mass. court reforms » Boston Herald

A pediatrician's plea to lawmakers: Don't cut Medicaid » STAT News

For $50, you can hang out with Charlie Baker » Boston Globe

Gubernatorial hopeful Jay Gonzalez promises to make governor's office subject to public records law » The Republican

Bill Weld: Media taking bait on Donald Trump's tweets, every time » Boston Herald

Political Notes: State GOP mourns loss of former director » Cape Cod Times

State attorney general, potential gubernatorial candidates to attend Attleboro breakfast » The Sun Chronicle

Company, owner pay $150,000 for hiding campaign donations » Boston Herald

Test reveals contaminants in some Greenfield school water » The Recorder

Read the documents: MassLive's legal challenge to secrecy of Springfield police beating investigations » The Republican

Budget cuts could have major impact on Massachusetts » Sentinel & Enterprise

Communities want new, clear path to outlaw pot shops » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts treasurer Deb Goldberg wants $10 million to help her start enforcing new marijuana law » The Republican

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey keeps heat on Exxon Mobil, targets alias emails by Rex Tillerson, other execs » The Republican

State to raise fees this summer at DCR facilities » State House News Service

Software vendor says it's not to blame in false jobless fraud findings » Detroit Free Press

Worried Speaker names appointees to Trump group » State House News Service

T offers new options on potential service cuts » Worcester Business Journal

MBTA's Green Line trolleys could be totally replaced » Wicked Local Brookline

Baker cancels plan to eliminate all weekend commuter service » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker ditches plan to end weekend Commuter Rail service » WCVB

Gov. Baker Wants Alternatives To Weekend Commuter Rail Cut » WBUR

U.S. Restricts Electronic Devices On Flights From 8 Muslim Countries » WBUR

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker gets up close look at MBTA train cars set to be built in Springfield » The Republican

Road fix bill still in committee as potholes appear » Lowell Sun

1-gig Internet coming to Boston area » Boston Globe

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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