1:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Springfield City Council Candidate Johnnie Ray McKnight

Birthdays: Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven

In a city hungry for housing, sparks fly over plan for more » Boston Globe

STATE BUDGET CHIEF UNAVAILABLE ON "MOST NOTABLE" PART OF BUDGET » State House News Service

DRUG COST CONTROL PROPONENTS ENCOURAGED BY POLL » State House News Service

90,000 in Mass. could be affected by Trump’s callous food-stamp cuts » Boston Globe

BBJ names 2019 top corporate-nonprofit partnerships » Boston Business Journal

Viewpoint: How to raise revenue for transportation » Boston Business Journal

A budget item that keeps ballooning » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston Calling promoter describes encountering a knotty permit process until agreeing to hire union workers » Boston Globe

The next Joe Crowley? Not us, these high-profile Democrats say » Roll Call

Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism » New York Times

Black, Latino Dems torch DCCC for lack of diversity » Politico

4 more House Democrats — 2 from Mass. — now back impeachment » Boston Globe

Making sense of Robert Mueller’s big day » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren Has a Radical Plan to Beat Trump at His Own Game » Bloomberg Politics

Kennedy Warns Democrats Not To Lose Focus After Mueller Hearing » WGBH

Ambition Served Moulton Well In Combat, But Not Always In Politics » WBUR

Battenfeld: Ed Markey jumps on the impeachment bandwagon to secure his left flank » Boston Herald

Rep. Clark Backs Impeachment Probe, Putting Pressure On Pelosi » WBUR

Rep. Seth Moulton cut from second Democratic presidential primary debate » Wicked Local

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes tax break for companies that allow telecommuting » The Republican

Michael J. Kittredge II, founder of Yankee Candle, dies at 67 » The Republican

For biotech industry, a milestone: Vertex names woman as president, CEO » Boston Globe

Contractor in North End incident has history of serious safety violations » Boston Herald

Boston Beer puts hope in Key's appeal, ramps up spiked seltzer marketing » Boston Business Journal

Mohamad Ali to step down as Carbonite CEO, assume same role at IDG » Boston Business Journal

Grants awarded to promote dairy farming » The Recorder

Massachusetts backers push again to expand lobster processing » National Fisherman

You call that extortion? » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate votes to ban child marriage in all circumstances » State House News Service

Massachusetts Senate passes bill to ban child marriage » The Republican

Late budget means late financial aid at UMass » Commonwealth Magazine

More than 50 percent of Providence high school students were chronically absent last year » Boston Globe

Moore, Day File Bill To Curb Bias Incidents In Public Schools » Brookline Patch

Mass. Legislators want to demystify college costs » Wicked Local Norwell

Fall River schools could get boost in state budget » The Herald News

Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way » WBUR

W-H looks ahead to FY 2021 » Whitman-Hanson Express

State House clears $1.3B for towns to address climate change » Gazette Net

National Guard Sent To Cape Cod To Help With Storm Cleanup » WBUR

Braintree awarded grant to remove Armstrong and Ames Pond Dams » Wicked Local Braintree

Beware: A Public Health Advisory Has Been Issued for the Charles River » Boston Magazine

In Tsarnaev case, death sentence policy change will have little short-term effect, attorneys say » Boston Globe

The night we hung up on hospice » Boston Globe

Mass. AG Healey Is Investigating Andover-Based Pharmacy's Opioid Prescriptions » WBUR

Accuracy of health provider directories targeted in Senate-backed bill » State House News Service

Walsh wants more protections against low-income evictions » Dorchester Reporter

Mass. Senate Votes To Ban Child Marriage » New England Public Radio

Summer wages at work » The Salem News

Christie Getto Young to Receive Top National Staff Award » Charlestown Bridge

FSU to use funds to assist in downtown redevelopment » Sentinel & Enterprise

OUR VIEW: Providing support for those affected by fire and tornado » The Metro West Daily News

Money in state budget earmarked for Swampscott Fish House » Wicked Local Marblehead

Northampton detective sues city, police chief over denied benefits » Gazette Net

Gloucester lifeguards stage sick-out » The Salem News

Hundreds of Local Leaders to Gather for OneCape Summit » Cape Cod Today

Editorial: Morse vs. Neal to offer a lively campaign for Congress » Gazette Net

Supervised drug use proponents trudge onward » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. commission makes urgent plea for supervised injection sites » Berkshire Eagle

State officials discover dangerous algae bloom along Charles River, warn swimmers to stay out » Boston Herald

UMass researchers land $10M grant to run jail treatment pilot » Gazette Net

Here’s the story of the Great Western Mass. Yak Escape of 2019 » Boston Globe

State budget: What is your city or town expected to get? » Wicked Local Hopedale

Governor Baker Pops in at Yarmouth PD Thursday Night » Cape Cod Today

To fix transit, Baker aims to get business world on board » Boston Globe

Baker seeks "arsenal of tools" in $18 billion transpo bill » State House News Service

Gov. Charlie Baker still not ordering RMV staff to testify in probe » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes $18 billion transportation bill; here’s what it would do » The Republican

Governor Baker calls for $18b boost in transit, road funding » Boston Globe

After conversations, Baker encourages officials to testify on RMV » State House News Service

One More Time: Budget Fuels Blue Line Talk Again » Lynn Journal

Plans for South Coast Rail Fall River station under review » The Herald News

$825 million for South Coast Rail included in bond bill » South Coast Today

Marketing money for Knowledge Corridor caps drive for extra train runs » The Recorder

Baker Transportation Plan Calls For $18B For MBTA, Road, Bridge Repair » WGBH

Governor Baker's Innovative Fix For The Transit Crisis? Telecommuting » WBUR

Eversource Continues Restoring Power After Cape Cod Tornado » WBSM

Baker should tip hand on offshore wind price gap, group says » Taunton Gazette

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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