9:30am Tourism Day, Great Hall

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Financial Literacy Announcement, Grand Staircase

Polling in the 2016 Election and What It Means Going Forward » Sabato's Crystal Ball

UMass-Boston Chancellor Motley to step down June 30 » State House News Service

Mass jobless benefit at U.S. high of $722 per week, Baker deputy says » State House News Service

March revenues widen FY17 budget gap » State House News Service

Ivanka's secret Planned Parenthood outreach » Politico

Healey: Brockton rep had right to warn of immigration raid » The Enterprise

The 'Dumbledore's Army' of Harvard? Project takes aim at Trump's agenda » Boston Globe

Big ballot battle may bite Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

Retail group warns of lawsuits against Baker online sales tax » Boston Business Journal

More than 150 Mass. millionaires collected unemployment benefits in 2014 » Boston Business Journal

Schwarzenegger: Trump cuts fall "on the backs" of poor kids » Politico

Trump's style of diplomacy puts his Mar-a-Lago in spotlight » Boston Globe

Trump Picks Strategy To Counter Russia Storyline: Blame Susan Rice » WBUR

Is Bob Kraft's hoped-for soccer stadium in Dorchester dead? » Boston Globe

Medical marijuana fees fill state coffers » Eagle Tribune

Sen. L'Italien attends LGBTQ awards banquet » The Andover Townsman

UMass Boston chancellor Motley stepping down » Boston Business Journal

After 10 Years As Chancellor, UMass Boston's Motley To Step Down At End Of June » WBUR

100 years ago, the US entered WWI—and a senator from Massachusetts punched a protester in the face over it » Boston.com

Repeal challenge: Republicans love Obamacare » Commonwealth Magazine

Mystic Valley Elder Services Hosts Annual Legislative Breakfast » Stoneham Patch

On Immigrants' Day, advocates urge legislators to pass 'sanctuary state' bill » Boston Globe

Heated rhetoric against President Donald Trump characterizes Statehouse immigrant lobby day » The Republican

Massachusetts residents lobby state officials to support Safe Communities Act » The Daily Free Press

Holyoke Community College sends staff and students to Immigrants' Day at the State House » MassLive

Felix Arroyo, backers vow to fight suspension » Bay State Banner

Gardner lawyer appointed to District Court judgeship » Worcester Telegram

Mashpee lawyer nominated to be Superior Court judge » Cape Cod Times

Finneran loses pension appeal » Commonwealth Magazine

5 Insights On The Senate's 'Nuclear' Battle Over Neil Gorsuch » WBUR

Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions' Stance » WBUR

Paid internships could help eliminate workforce skills gap, Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito say » The Republican

Study Finds New Wood Products Technology Could Create Jobs In Rural Massachusetts » WAMC

Rep. Haddad 'broke heads' to get pay equity bill passed » Boston Herald

Report unveiled at UMass finds state ripe for new timber product » Gazette Net

Princeton receives $500K MassDOT grant » The Landmark

Trump's shadow looms over city » Boston Globe

April Fool's storm adds to local budget woes » Eagle Tribune

Rockport asking Legislature to keep election date » Gloucester Times

The city of Framingham » Commonwealth Magazine

Provincetown voters back affordable-housing bylaw » Cape Cod Times

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson Apologizes For Encounter With WGBH News Reporter » WGBH

Stoughton won't go to pot -- voters ban marijuana shops » The Enterprise

Budget Proposal Would Boost Boston Spending By 5 Percent » WBUR

Somerville, Union Square Developer Enter $112M Deal » Stoneham Patch

Trump promised to drain the swamp. How's that going? » Boston Globe

The potential for progress at the US-China meeting » Boston Globe

'Fearless Girl' and the hurdles women face in the workplace » Boston Globe

Sending anti-abortion ads by phone is creepy, but not illegal » Boston Globe

Users are losers as Trump erodes Internet privacy » Boston Globe

Andover election determined by "low political tactics" » The Andover Townsman

Mass. Medical Society Publicly Supports Foreign Muslims But Not Mass. Doctors » The Valley Patriot

My Turn/Susan Worgaftik: Health insurance for all? It is possible » The Recorder

Trump's Proposed Border Wall: A Bigger Waste Of Money Than You Thought » WBUR

Ossoff pulls in record donations for Georgia special election (he of the "Make Trump Furious" campaign) » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Brockton Native Announces Intent to Run Against DuBois » Stoneham Patch

GOP's Geoff Diehl sets state to challenge Elizabeth Warren » Boston Globe

Anti-Trump right and left warily seek ways to unite » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker, Polito create formidable war chest » Boston Globe

AG Healey praises Taunton's opioid response, overdoses way down, no deaths so far this year » Taunton Gazette

Unhealthy air days common despite progress on emission, report says » State House News Service

Report reveals missing video, contradictory testimony in case of alleged Springfield police beating » The Republican

Criminal justice reform groups gear up for change in 2017 » Bay State Banner

Governor proposes bill to stiffen penalties for assaulting police » Worcester Telegram

Drones to play a bigger role in Boston Marathon security » Lowell Sun

Gov. Charlie Baker says Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr. may not have been 'assassinated' if assault on an officer was a felony » The Republican

For The Common Good: Why Funding The Humanities Matters » WBUR

Straus: Baker to name MassDevelopment State Pier manager » South Coast Today

Board to determine amount Tom Finneran must repay state » Boston Herald

SJC strips disgraced Speaker Thomas Finneran of state pension » The Republican

MBTA Retirement Fund Careening Off The Tracks? » New Boston Post

State's bid to extend online sales tax may backfire » Boston Globe

Sen. Stan Rosenberg opposes initiative to lower Massachusetts sales tax » The Republican

Rosenberg: Tax overhaul could factor in service tax » Newburyport News

Senate President Rosenberg makes business case for the millionaire's tax » Boston Business Journal

Commuter rail delays blamed on defect in new locomotives » Boston Globe

Senate bill could bring $4.2M to city for road, bridge repairs » South Coast Today

Before Green Line approval, Charlie Baker had transportation secretary's ear » Boston Herald

8,200 Uber, Lyft drivers fail background check » Commonwealth Magazine

State Sen. James Welch optimistic differences will be resolved over funding bill for bridge and road repairs » The Republican

Local road $$$ bill detoured into conference committee » WWLP 22

Road funding bill strengthened, $30 million added for regional transit » WWLP 22

Thousands Of Ride-Hailing Drivers Fail New Mass. Background Checks » WBUR

Charlie Baker's pitch to Elaine Chao possibly sealed Green Line extension » Boston Herald

Massachusetts AG urges DPU to reject Eversource rate increase request » Legal Newsline

Clean Energy Center identifies Bay State ports for wind industry » South Coast Today

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Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance