9:00am Mass. Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Day on the Hill 2019, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Career & Technical Education Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:30pm Criminal Justice Task Force on Juvenile Age, Room 428, State House, Boston

Legislators seek to bar judges from sending drug users who relapse to jail » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren takes a road less traveled: to the South » Boston Globe

Karen Spilka seeks business help on ambitious agenda » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Cultural Council wants more taxpayer money amid lavish spending » Boston Herald

Despite crowds, Beto campaign gets a rocky rollout » Politico

How a Strange Massachusetts Election Helps Explain Britain’s Brexit Chaos » New York Times

Elizabeth Warren takes a road less traveled: to the South » Boston Globe

The Democratic primary is so big, N.H. voters might only get to meet each candidate once » Boston Globe

The failed weight-loss company behind Seth Moulton’s time as a ‘successful’ entrepreneur » Boston Globe

Senator Warren is onto something: The best way to protect the tech industry is to break it up. » Boston Globe

Lessons in business leadership » Boston Globe

Eastern Bank's deposits, net income surge for second year in a row » Boston Business Journal

After massive East Boston fire, a company plots its recovery » Boston Globe

Scooter startup Bird lays off up to 5 percent of employees » Boston Business Journal

Our view: 'Implied consent' should extend to testing for marijuana » Gloucester Times

Editorial: Drugged driving as serious as drunk driving » Boston Herald

Marijuana treatment could act as ‘sexual enhancement’ » Boston Globe

New coalition seeks to give veterans easier access to medical marijuana » Boston Business Journal

Greater Boston's first retail pot shop to open next week » Boston Business Journal

St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Still green but more inclusive » Boston Globe

Lawmakers seek to ban 'conversion therapy' for teens » Newburyport News

NAACP Comes To Boston Not As A Stamp Of Approval, But With Hope For Progress » WGBH

Dear johns — an open letter to sex buyers » Boston Globe

Panel to Hear Bills Seeking Revamp of Education Formula » Cape Cod Online

America’s real affirmative action program » Boston Globe

Can you ever hope to find success and happiness if you don’t go to an elite college? » Boston Globe

Hampshire College enrollment estimated to decrease as much as 46% » The Republican

Colleges Use More Than SAT Scores When Deciding Which Students To Admit » WBUR

Karyn Polito pitches new bill to help struggling schools » South Coast Today

Sierra Club’s Massachusetts climate leadership summit focuses on push for change » The Metro West Daily News

US sues Quincy for dumping sewage in harbor » Commonwealth Magazine

A  third run for lobster processing law » Gloucester Times

Feds: Quincy discharged e. coli, ammonia onto city beaches » State House News Service

Hundreds of students strike for climate change reform at State House » Berkeley Beacon

Lower the voting age? Let’s raise it instead » Boston Globe

Members of Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council face ouster » Cape Cod Times

6 Months After Springfield Casino Opens, Gambling Addiction Services Roll Out ... Slowly » WBUR

Harvard Pilgrim’s new CEO seeks to improve insurer’s health » Boston Globe

A pitch for socializing corporate health insurance premiums » Commonwealth Magazine

EDITORIAL: End the scandal of surprise medical bills » Lowell Sun

Affordable housing report tells "nuanced story" in Mass. » State House News Service

Lawmakers move to ban 'conversion therapy' for teens » The Eagle Tribune

Boston-area cities to launch immigrant legal defense fund » Boston Herald

AG's Healey's Medicaid Fraud Division Recovered Over $45M Last Year » Cape Cod Today

SJC rules that workers at Whately farm entitled to overtime pay » Gazette Net

Cable access stations are facing a financial reckoning » Boston Globe

Tribe, 3 countries plan 400th Pilgrim anniversary in 2020 » South Coast Today

Crowded Worcester School Committee field could trigger first preliminary in 38 years » Worcester Telegram

Worcester launches Robert Goddard festivities » Worcester Telegram

Joe Biden connection puts Marty Walsh in a tight spot with Elizabeth Warren » Boston Herald

Jokes about Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test, President Donald J. Trump were thrown around at Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast » The Republican

New host, new venue, familiar jokes at annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast » Boston Globe

In South Boston, A St. Patrick's Breakfast With A Heaping Helping Of Campaign 2020 » WGBH

Moulton gets earful from NH voters » The Salem News

Lyons hits 'refresh' button for MassGOP » Milford Daily News

Lyons hits ‘refresh’ button for MassGOP » The Metro West Daily News

Lombardo defends conversion ban vote » Lowell Sun

Quincy on cutting edge of battling firefighter cancers » Patriot Ledger

‘I’m a shell of who I used to be.’ A female prison guard’s tale of torment » Boston Globe

Board of Inquiry on drug case hits five cops » Lowell Sun

Officials say Berkshires not immune to domestic violence, domestic homicide » Berkshire Eagle

Lawrence police plan drone purchase » The Eagle Tribune

Dominick J. Arena, police chief who arrested Ted Kennedy after Chappaquiddick, dies at 89 » Boston Globe

Mass. should embrace 21st century gun control measures » Commonwealth Magazine

How college-admissions scheme exploited tax code to hide bribes » Boston Globe

The Circular Conversation Around The MBTA's Future » WGBH

Will MBTA fare hike prod Beacon Hill to take action? » Boston Globe

Local legislator calls for action on MBTA fare hike process » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Is consensus emerging on what MBTA needs? » Commonwealth Magazine

Bay State legislators question Columbia Gas claims process » Boston Herald

SE Mass. officials seek “tweak’ in wind policy » Commonwealth Magazine

South Shore Viridian Energy customers receive restitution payments » Patriot Ledger

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9:00am Mass. Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Day on the Hill 2019, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Career & Technical Education Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:30pm Criminal Justice Task Force on Juvenile Age, Room 428, State House, Boston

9:00am Mass. Women's Political Caucus Commonwealth Commentary Breakfast Series featuring Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, Prudential Center, 101 Huntington Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston

9:00am METCO Advocacy Day 2019, Grand Staircase & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:30am 2019 Annual BLIND Day Event, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am State 911 Department Public Hearing, 151 Campanelli Drive, Suite A, Middleborough

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

4:00pm Boards & Commissions Swearing-In, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

6:00pm Rep. John Mahoney's Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration

7:00pm A Conversation with Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County District Attorney with ACLU Racial Justice Program Director Rahsaan Hall, Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston

7:00pm Women in Leadership: Massachusetts Trailblazers, Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate, 210 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston

9:00am School Based Health Alliance Advocacy Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:30am Department of Devlopmental Services Statewide Advisory Council State House Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Conservative Lobby Day on Beacon Hill, Park Street Church, 1 Park Street, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development Public Hearing, Second Floor Conference Room, Department of Labor Standards, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:00pm Women for Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards

6:00pm Sen. Joe Boncore's 3rd Annual St. Joseph's Day Celebration

Birthdays: State Senator William Brownsberger

9:00am First Annual Women's Legislative Breakfast, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am Mass. Women's Political Caucus Legislative Breakfast honoring Sen. President Karen Spilka, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am Public Higher Education Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Healthy Incentive Program Lobby Day, State House, Room 437, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Gov. Charlie Baker on WGBH 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Worcester School Committee Candidate Laura Clancey

7:30am State House News Forum: STEM & the Massachusetts Workforce Challenge, State Street Corporation, 1 Lincoln Street, Boston

9:00am Fund Our Future Gathering, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

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