8:30am Charles River Regional Chamber Government Affairs Forum with Gov. Maura Healey and Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton

10:00am NASW Legislative Education & Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting, Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration SearchSearch the Legislature, State House Room A-2 and Virtual

2:00pm Transgender Day of Visibility, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

2:30pm Board of Higher Education Executive Committee Meeting, Via Zoom

6:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Public Hearing, Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center, 3 Paul Clancy Way, Worcester

Democratic state legislatures nationwide have started to take on Trump. What about Massachusetts? » Boston Globe

Number of families, migrants in Massachusetts shelters down 30%, data shows » Boston Herald

Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies » Boston Herald

Mass. eyes cuts to only residential mental health program for children » MassLive

Josh Kraft slams Boston Mayor Wu for fancy campaign kickoff venue » Boston Herald

Mass. AG Campbell tells law firms to hold the line on Trump’s attacks » MassLive

‘A manufactured disaster’: Massachusetts farmers battle Trump cuts » Boston Globe

Real estate developer Thomas O’Brien plans to run for Boston mayor, campaign source says » Boston Herald

To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass. » WBUR

No kidding: A monthlong service disruption is coming to the Red Line in April » WBUR

After federal agents detained 4 restaurant workers in a N.H. town, residents want answers » WBUR

We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy » The New Yorker

‘Lives Are in Danger’ After a Trump Admin Spreadsheet Leak, Sources Say » Rolling Stone

FDR started Social Security. Ninety years later, his grandson, Boston lawyer Jim Roosevelt, wants to save it. » Boston Globe

Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance » The New Republic

Bernie Sanders’s Anti-oligarchy Tour Is Vindication. But What Is It for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? » Vanity Fair

A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans » New York Times

Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts » The Hill

Why Gutting USAID Will Hurt America » Wired

How Big Law Killed The Democrats » The Lever

Don’t Let Them Whitewash Our History » The Bulwark

World teeters on edge, awaiting Trump's tariff revenge » Axios

What the Wisconsin delegation is watching for in state’s Supreme Court race » punchbowl

How Colleges Are Cracking Down on Students Now » New York Times

California Governor Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is ‘Toxic’ » New York Times

Moulton says SecDef Pete Hegseth should take ‘honorable’ path and resign » Boston Herald

Trump is a showman, and his Cabinet is supplying plenty of made-for-TV moments » Boston Globe

Schoen: Can Trump get peace deal in Russia-Ukraine war? » Boston Herald

Editorial: Chuck Schumer wants more of your hard-earned money » Boston Herald

Editorial: Signal breach was a dangerous error – treat it like one » Boston Herald

Many remain concerned about Social Security under Trump. Here are some more questions. » Boston Globe

Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts » The Hill

Klobuchar: ‘Israel was incredibly angry’ about Signal leak » The Hill

Trump could reshape the economy. These Massachusetts business owners are betting on it. » Boston Globe

Tribe worries business park in Plymouth could disrupt cultural burial sites and objects » Cape Cod Times

Opinion: Trump’s tariff brinkmanship echoes a 1930s mistake » Boston Globe

More Black people are buying guns. That means more business for Black instructors in Boston. » Boston Globe

Pro-Israel groups credited for guiding Trump in arrests of international college students » Boston Globe

Opinion: Last Tuesday it was Rumeysa Ozturk. Who will it be next? » Boston Globe

Eleven more men named in Cambridge brothel hearings, bringing total to 34 » WGBH

Hingham School Committee Ends Community Service Graduation Requirement Pilot » South Shore News

Rockland School Committee Approves 5.36% Budget Increase for FY26 » South Shore News

'Rolling the dice on a big number': B-R passes budget that will require override votes » Taunton Gazette

UMass Chancellor Reyes outlines changes amid financial uncertainty under Trump administration » Gazette Net

Harvard, Yale remove employees amid pressure from Trump administration » Boston Globe

Editorial: The othering of a Lynn charter school » Boston Globe

Plympton School Committee Approves $4.4 Million Budget for FY26 » South Shore News

‘Taking away peoples’ dreams:’ Mass. educators reacts to Trump dismantling Department of Education » The Daily Free Press

Salisbury Beach sand nourishment project complete » The Union Leader

'I'd lose my home. I'd lose everything.' Berkshire residents shared their fears about cuts to Social Security » The Berkshire Eagle

Middleboro drops suit against state over MBTA zoning. What settlement was reached? » Taunton Gazette

In Mass. Pike realignment saga, Harvard and Boston push housing instead of train parking » Boston Globe

MetroWest, Milford food pantries affected by recent USDA cuts to food supply funds » Milford Daily News

200 protest ICE raids in New Bedford » The New Bedford Light

Tufts student's attorneys says ICE detention violates constitutional rights » WGBH

ICE giving governor the cold shoulder over Tufts student arrest, she says » Boston Herald

Lucas: Who says Massachusetts is sanctuary state? » Boston Herald

Pols & Politics: Gov. Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu’s immigration messaging is diverging » Boston Herald

Harvard scientist with valid visa detained for bringing frog embryos to Logan Airport » WGBH

In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms » WBUR

Petis: Bail reform evolving across U.S. » Boston Herald

Supporters hold standouts ahead of Karen Read murder retrial » WHDH

Unionizing student workers at Clark University expected pushback from administrators. Just not like this. » Boston Globe

Fights shut down city-run youth job fair in Roxbury, critics slam Wu’s planning » Boston.com

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Light week in the State House » Lowell Sun

Tax amendment could safeguard state’s small farms » The Recorder

Boston Mayor Wu snubs City Hall fiscal watchdog event over yearlong tax beef » Boston Herald

Plainville facing tight finances with rise in employee health insurance, payment for new regional high school » The Sun Chronicle

Amherst council likes proposed U-Drive overlay, vote set for April 7 » Gazette Net

Springfield salary database: Search what every city employee made in 2024 » MassLive

Sex workers, allies speak out as details of brothel scandal emerge » WGBH

Massachusetts Cultural Council Money Heading to Bedford » The Bedford Citizen

WI: A Political Proxy War in Wisconsin » The Liberal Patriot

Massachusetts Tesla Takedown: Truck driver strikes, injures two protesters in Watertown » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey goes 'On The Record' about immigration, housing and transportation » WCVB

Developer Thomas O’Brien is poised to enter the Boston mayoral race » WGBH

Most Berkshires children are protected by measles vaccines, but some exceptions worry pediatricians » The Berkshire Eagle

River of woes: Sewer overflows and spiking bacteria cause for concern » The Eagle Tribune

Avoidable deaths in US rose for over a decade, in contrast with peer nations, Brown and Harvard researchers say » Boston Globe

Youth jobs fair canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center » Boston Globe

Youth Summer Jobs Fair broken up due to fights, overcrowding, Boston Police say » Boston Herald

How this WMass city is fighting blight » MassLive

Ways and Means Committee questions school funding, local aid at packed hearing » MassLive

Tax amendment could safeguard state’s small farms » WWLP 22

8:30am Charles River Regional Chamber Government Affairs Forum with Gov. Maura Healey and Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton

10:00am NASW Legislative Education & Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting, Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration SearchSearch the Legislature, State House Room A-2 and Virtual

2:00pm Transgender Day of Visibility, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

2:30pm Board of Higher Education Executive Committee Meeting, Via Zoom

6:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Public Hearing, Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center, 3 Paul Clancy Way, Worcester

8:30am Children's Behavioral Health Summit hosted by the Mass. Health & Hospital Association and Boston Children's Hospital, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

9:30am Women's Bar Association Legislative Breakfast, State House, Room 428, Boston

10:00am Mass-Care Lobby Day, State House Steps, Boston

10:00am Physicians Assistants Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Informational Hearing

11:00am Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming, Informational Hearing

12:00pm Mass. Commission for the Blind Statutory Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting, Via Zoom

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Committee Hearing

3:00pm Commission on Higher Education Quality and Affordability Meeting, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Rep. Frank Moran

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

9:30am MACP Competitiveness Conversation: Strengthening Massachusetts' Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, UMass Club, 1 Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston

10:00am Senate Committee on Rules, Committee Hearing

10:00am Independent Living Education Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Transportation for Massachusetts Day of Action, Room 437, State House, Boston

10:00am Maternal Health Access and Birthing Patient Safety Task Force Meeting, Via YouTube

11:15am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

1:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Meeting, Via Zoom

1:30pm Mass. Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees Meeting, Via Zoom

10:00am ENUFF / Kick Butts Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

1:30pm Data Advisory Commission on Early Education and Care Meeting, Via Zoom

6:00pm Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Public Hearing, Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Center for Business and Workforce Development, Rooms KC301 and KC303, 2302 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke and via Zoom

6:30pm MBTA Proposed FY 2026-2030 Capital Investment Plan Public Meeting, Via Zoom

10:00am MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:30am Mass. Student Government Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

1:00pm Panel on Justice-Involved Women Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Charles River Watershed Association elects Paul Levy as new board president » Charles River Watershed Association

Pressley Slams Trump's Attack on Unions, Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers » Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

AFSCME responds to ruling restraining shutdown of the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice of America » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Trump Administration Continues to Take Away Food from Massachusetts Families and Students » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards an Additional $76 Million in Student Loan Repayment for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Providers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for February 2025 » Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off K-12 Statewide Graduation Council » Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

AG Campbell Urges Court To Protect Massachusetts Renters From Illegal Lease Terms And Security Deposit Withholdings » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Mass General Brigham Occupational Health Nurses and NPs Vote to Join the MNA in Successful Union Election » Mass. Nurses Association

Transportation Supports Economic Development, Opportunity » Associated Industries of Mass.

Governor Healey Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings to Increase Access » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll