9:00am Human Services Rally, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing, Minahan Hall, 6th Floor, Charles F. Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

10:00am Rare Disease Advocacy Event, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

11:00am Election Day Registration Briefing with Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, hosted by Sen. Cynthia Creem and Reps. Jennifer Benson & Liz Malia, State House, Room 437, Boston

12:00pm State Library Author Talk: Boston’s Twentieth-Century Bicycling Renaissance: Cultural Change on Two Wheels, by Lorenz J. Finison, State Library, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

5:30pm Happy Hour with Catholics for Choice in support of the ROE Act, Scholars, 25 School Street, Boston

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Fort River advocates organize to champion Conn. River tributary » Gazette Net

$645 million clean energy plant planned in Somerset » Patriot Ledger

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Price fixing by pharma should come at a cost » Boston Herald

'Medicare for All'? How About 'Medicaid for More'? » Governing

Don’t sell your house cheap » The Bay State Banner

HQ-who? Top state officials see housing as major economic need » Boston Business Journal

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Recognizing MetroWest employers who hire workers with disabilities » The Metro West Daily News

State announces new reforms for beleaguered Department of Children and Families » WCVB

In ICE lawsuit, federal authorities respond to request that would stop courthouse arrests » Boston Globe

ICE claims right to detain immigrants in Mass. courthouses » Commonwealth Magazine

ICE agents using drunken driving records bust 141 illegal immigrants » Boston Herald

Baker pressed on driver's licenses for refugees » The Eagle Tribune

Tempers fraying, justices continue debate on executions » Boston Globe

Some hope the juvenile court system will serve people up to 21 years old to reduce recidivism » The Metro West Daily News

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Judicial Court Associate Justice Kimberly Budd to Speak at GCC on May 14 » Business West

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City cuts ribbon to celebrate new parking garage » Newburyport News

ARA gets loan to clean downtown Attleboro parcel for future development » The Sun Chronicle

Granby voters approve moratorium on solar farms » Gazette Net

Rivera, Flanagan, Maylor to appear at North Andover Town Meeting » The Eagle Tribune

Lynn’s $368M fiscal year 2020 budget is balanced » Lynn Daily News Item

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Plan maps future of historic Provincetown Harbor » Cape Cod Times

A preview of the 2019 Swampscott Town Meeting financial articles » Wicked Local Swampscott

Marion delves into water and wastewater at Town Meeting » Sippican Week

Political Notes: Cape chamber urges social media lobbying for infrastructure » Cape Cod Times

Valley activists report back on standoff at Venezuelan Embassy » Gazette Net

Another suspected drug overdose death at Worcester Recovery Center » WCVB

Report From Weymouth Gas Foes Warns Of Pollution And Explosion Danger » WGBH

Social media campaign will target teen relationships » State House News Service

A call to solve social media terrorism » Boston Globe

Frequent storefront crashes spark proposal to make parking lots safer » Fox 25 News

Mayor Sarno, Commissioner Clapprood to support Gov. Baker's dangerousness bill » News 22 WWLP.com

Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh head to Washington to lobby for infrastructure investments » The Republican

PawSox executive named to Massachusetts economic strategy panel » The Associated Press (AP)

Outdoor recreation office eyed to boost economy, health » Lowell Sun

Slowing down the ‘stroads’ of Boston » Commonwealth Magazine

New analysis puts $10.1B price tag on MBTA capital needs » State House News Service

Hinds seeks to get funding on track for Berkshire Flyer rail pilot » Berkshire Eagle

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Somerville’s getting a brand new bike path with the Green Line extension. Is it wide enough? » Boston Globe

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Lawmakers pitch northern rail route to Western Mass. » State House News Service

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