9:00am Deaf-Blind Awareness Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Day, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. David DeCoste

The Anti-Vaxx Movement Is More Organized and Powerful Than Ever » The Daily Beast

Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled » New York Times

Will Charlie Baker’s roadshow get his housing bill over the finish line? » Boston Globe

DeLeo passes on Senate tax group, but open to looking at issue » Boston Globe

Democrats are asking regulators to investigate MassFiscal and its nonprofit funding » Boston Globe

Group highlights civil rights abuses against Muslims » The Salem News

Lottery bumps up its midyear profit estimate » State House News Service

Exclusive: NRA Official Sought Sandy Hook Hoaxer To Question Parkland Shooting, Emails Show » HUFFPOST

Newsonomics: Inside the new L.A. Times, a 100-year vision that bets on tech and top-notch journalism » NeimanLab

7 takeaways from NorthJersey.com's investigation into NJ charter school financing » northjersey.com

Nebraska abuzz about Sen. Ben Sasse’s future » Roll Call

Progressives clash with DCCC leader in closed-door meeting » Politico

Shriver leads fight against Trump administration's Special Olympics budget cut » Politico

Scoop: Kevin McCarthy tells Trump new health care push makes no sense » Axios

IPOs are hot. Don’t get burned » Boston Globe

PTC building is a sign of the shapes of things to come » Boston Globe

WeWork event highlights successes of black, Latina entrepreneurs » The Bay State Banner

To fill empty storefronts, state offers a carrot while Boston mulls a stick » Boston Business Journal

LogMeIn is just the latest Mass. tech firm expand in Israel » Boston Business Journal

No tax payments, no lights, no stores and no plan to make it better: Berkshire Mall owner Mike Kohan has frustrated towns all over the country » The Republican

Massachusetts marijuana regulators investigating whether companies violated license limits » Boston Globe

How close can pot shops be to each other in Boston? There’s some debate » Boston Globe

How can white people 'walk the walk’ against everyday racism? » Boston Globe

The sex trafficking in our neighborhoods » Boston Globe

Media outlets oppose request by Robert Kraft, others to keep evidence sealed » Boston Globe

‘I had to flee by night’: Massachusetts child marriage survivor says many were coerced, endured years of abuse » The Republican

School of Medicine received $50k from Purdue Pharma » The Daily Free Press

Woody Giessmann to speak at NECC » Wicked Local North Andover

Teachers, parents calling for more student supports » The Bay State Banner

Peyser sees UMass services plan as "watershed moment" » State House News Service

Incoming president says Endicott in strong financial shape » The Salem News

Kids, parents protest cuts in Boston’s $1.1b school budget plan » Boston Globe

Hampshire College continues search for strategic partner amidst growing concerns » The Daily Collegian

Mass. Mining Facility Agrees To Fine, Fixes Over River Runoff » Law 360

Joe Kennedy on proposed cuts to Special Olympics: ‘This will never happen. Full stop.’ » Boston Globe

US Sen. Ed Markey named to Special Committee on Climate Crisis » The Republican

House To Vote On Kennedy Resolution Denouncing Trump's Transgender Troop Ban » WBUR

Sinatra left Wynn with $9m in cash, stock » Commonwealth Magazine

Hearing set to determine if Wynn's Encore Boston Harbor will open in June » Boston Business Journal

Bill to aid Mashpee tribe up for vote next week » Cape Cod Times

DraftKings opens HQ as state mulls sports betting » Gloucester Times

Mass. House OKs $8M for family planning » The Metro West Daily News

Massachusetts House approves $8 million for family planning clinics at risk of losing federal money » The Republican

Mass. House Approves Title X Bill With Bipartisan Support » WGBH

NJ doc disciplined for prescription scam » Commonwealth Magazine

Jim Lyons blasts bills expanding abortion access » Boston Herald

Trump intends to cut family planning funds. Massachusetts is poised to replace them. » Boston Globe

At Prominent Roxbury Health Center, Patients Ask For Their Providers Back » WBUR

Review on Laura Levis’s death cites hospital’s parent company » Boston Globe

Will Charlie Baker’s roadshow get his housing bill over the finish line? » Boston Globe

Lt. Gov. Polito to visit Easthampton to promote Baker’s housing bill » Gazette Net

Inclusionary policy spurring growth in housing, city says » Dorchester Reporter

2nd phase of renovations set to begin at Holyoke’s Lyman Terrace housing complex » The Republican

Conversion therapy bill picking up steam » Commonwealth Magazine

Poorest Expected to Lose Food Stamps First Under New Rules » Governing

District Court judge confirmed for Appeals Court » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Boston's gender wage gap in tech is wider than other U.S. cities, says survey » Boston Business Journal

Worcester City Councilor Matt Wally calls for a rental property registry » Worcester Telegram

Boston City Council gives green light to electric scooter, micro-mobility licensing ordinance » Boston.com

Probation officer seeks spot on Northampton City Council » Gazette Net

The town of Hadley has a Roseanne Barr problem » Gazette Net

Cloud cast over Greenfield library-for-zoning vote » The Recorder

Scituate won't enforce sign bylaw following letter from ACLU » Wicked Local

Ranked-choice voting can make a real difference in Massachusetts » Dorchester Reporter

Symposium focuses on 'Building Resilience' among children » The Salem News

Letter to the Editor: Verbally screen all high school students for substance abuse » The Herald News

Defiant sober home operator plans to proceed on Percival Street » Dorchester Reporter

Hail to the Harm Reduction Commission » Commonwealth Magazine

Letter to the editor: Social workers key to addressing opioid crisis » Wicked Local Billerica

Tax, marketing restrictions eyed to reduce soda consumption » Lowell Sun

12 Springfield police officers indicted in assault on black men » Boston Globe

Rollins rolls out policy changes » The Bay State Banner

State lawmakers push more screening for gun sales » Newburyport News

Search on for burial site of America's 1st published poet » The Salem News

Lawmakers will examine state’s taxes — including new revenue » Boston Globe

Lack of progress on distracted driving legislation is costing lives » Boston Globe

Credit card fees biting into state’s savings from all-electronic Mass Pike toll system » Boston Herald

Company Ending North Shore To Boston Commuter Bus Service » Brookline Patch

Boston closer to approving e-scooters and electric bikes, but there’s still ‘a ways to go’ before you’ll see fleets of them » The Republican

Legislature debates bills to curb handheld device use while driving » The Daily Free Press

Boston takes step towards allowing electric scooters on streets » Boston Business Journal

The MBTA Is Getting Cleaner and Brighter » Boston Magazine

Mass. Seatbelt Use Rate Among Lowest In US, Transportation Secretary Says » CBS Boston

NRC meets with public, reviews Pilgrim reranking » Wicked Local Carver

Nuclear power deserves a fair hearing » Boston Globe

Grid operator files plan to shore up winter energy supply » State House News Service

Opponents of Tennessee Gas Pipeline plan speak out at Longmeadow hearing » The Republican

Mass. sets specifics for second offshore wind procurement » Taunton Gazette

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HB3506 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB1 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3633 - Text of a further amendment (Mr. Michlewitz of Boston) to the Senate amendment of the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB140 - An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors

HB3152 - An Act relative to automobile technology

HB3638 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

SB2181 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

SB7 - An Act relative to improving safety on the roads of the Commonwealth

HB3654 - An Act relative to compensation for victims of opioids

HB771 - An Act reducing plastic bag pollution

MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan