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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

6:00pm How is the Massachusetts Health Care System Holding Up? A Conversation with Sen. Cindy Friedman and Sen. Will Brownsberger, https://bit.ly/BMC-GovTV

"I am asking EVERYONE to wear a face covering whenever you leave your home." "This can be a scarf, bandanna, or other type of cloth. Up to 25% of people do not show symptoms & do not know they have the virus. By wearing face coverings in public we will slow the spread of COVID19."

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Announcing new COVID-19 measures for Boston residents including encouraging residents to stay home from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Put the presidential conventions out of their misery » Boston Globe

How would Joe Biden handle COVID-19 crisis? » Boston Herald

Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention » Boston Herald

Coronavirus consumes Trump’s presidency — and Biden’s plan to take him on this spring » Boston Globe

Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic » Boston Globe

Business

Match Point Firearms owner says gun sales surged in early days of coronavirus pandemic » Worcester Telegram

Federal aid program for small businesses gets off to a rocky start » Boston Globe

Sen. Adam Hinds: Protect construction workers, accelerate economic recovery (Guest viewpoint) » The Republican

Can we ever eat out again? A look at the future of Boston restaurants » Boston Globe

There’s no real precedent for the coronavirus effect on the economy — and that could be a good thing » Boston Globe

Acton skate-sharpening company back to work — making medical masks » Boston Globe

Online services provide spiritual succor, but religious institutions face fiscal fallout » Cape Cod Times

Here's which Boston-area banks are and aren't accepting stimulus-loan applications » Boston Business Journal

Uncertainty is dominating VC activity, but experts see signs for hope » Boston Business Journal

With restaurants closed, New England fishing industry grinds to a halt » Boston Globe

Coronavirus impacts New England seafood industry as wholesale demand fades » Boston Herald

Boston hotels ‘may face stigma’ due to coronavirus-linked Biogen meeting » Boston Business Journal

Local hotel business crashes in wake of coronavirus pandemic » South Coast Today

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Marijuana consumers flock to medical market » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus: Cannabis Control Commission to study medical marijuana supply chain after spike in patient applications during COVID-19 pandemic » The Republican

Cannabis Dispensaries Producing Hand Sanitizer for Hospitals » Cape Cod Online

Med Marijuana Registrations Spike as Adult-Use Stores Close » State House News Service

Education

Here’s how to steer a school through uncertain times » Commonwealth Magazine

Pioneer Valley colleges putting protective equipment in hospitals’ hands » Gazette Net

Other states are doing it. Should Massachusetts schools close for the rest of the year? » Boston Globe

Online, but off-kilter: A day in the life of a Boston sixth-grader » Boston Globe

UMass President: Online Learning Will be Critically Important » State House News Service

Environment

Recycling options still available during coronavirus order » Milford Daily News

Federal

Marco Rubio finds his next act » Politico

Feds To Aid Vets In Mass. Nursing Homes Hit Hard By Coronavirus » WBUR

Health Care

Reps. Minicucci, Devers Sign Letter Urging Gov. Baker to Fast Track Temporary Medical Licenses » 97.9 WHAV

Coronavirus Test Center Opens At Gillette For First Responders » Brookline Patch

DCU Center field hospital will be ready to open by Thursday, Worcester says » Worcester Telegram

Former football player Myron Rolle is on the front line — as a doctor at Mass. General » Boston Globe

Hospitals on Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket worry about possible need to evacuate patients » Boston Globe

Massachusetts hospitals prep for coronavirus surge, convert facilities, reassign docs » Boston Herald

Dispatch from MGH: Emotional limbo on the front lines of caring for the very sick with COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Coronavirus: Competing against Feds for medical supplies is like ‘The Hunger Games,' Rep. Jim McGovern says » The Republican

A look inside the new field hospital at the Boston Convention Center » Boston Business Journal

How one Mass. hospital is solving a national shortage of coronavirus testing swabs » Boston Business Journal

UMass Memorial Health Care CEO to donate salary to employee assistance » Worcester Business Journal

Delegation: Fed Ventilator Shipment “Grossly Insufficient” » State House News Service

Human Services

Food drive-thru donations in Attleboro a safe way to help community, neighbors, donors say » The Sun Chronicle

Judiciary

Columnist Bill Newman: Supreme Judicial Court missed chance to save lives » Gazette Net

Mass. Top Court Rules Some Prisoners Should Be Released To Limit Coronavirus Spread » WGBH

Labor

State unemployment agency adds staff, still nearly overwhelmed » Boston Globe

COVID-19: an employee’s rights, an employer’s obligations » Mass Lawyers Weekly

13,000 MA Carpenters Strike Over Coronavirus Concerns » Brookline Patch

Painters union to join walk off over coronavirus concerns » Boston Herald

Lobbying

Normally a Contact Sport, Lobbying Goes Virtual » Governing

Local Government

Walsh urges face coverings, curfew » Commonwealth Magazine

Tyer rallies Pittsfield to ‘crush the curve’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Attleboro mayor seeks cash for coronavirus expenses » The Sun Chronicle

Politics

STATE SENATE ELECTION: Republican Jay McMahon of Bourne presents case for state Senate » Wicked Local Plymouth

Politicians get creative to draw online audience amid coronavirus » Boston Herald

Public Health

Virus notes: Unusually high amount of deaths in Franklin Cty » Commonwealth Magazine

Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response leaves too many behind » Commonwealth Magazine

Virus notes: Baker calls new face mask guidance appropriate » Commonwealth Magazine

Rate of growth in COVID-19 cases slows » Commonwealth Magazine

By Sen. Brownsberger: We should all be wearing masks » Commonwealth Magazine

Why Charlie Baker Thinks 'Contact Tracing' Cases May Help Mass. Slow — Or Stop — COVID-19 » New England Public Radio

How well is state DPH tracking COVID-19? DPH not saying » Worcester Telegram

The role of architecture in fighting a pandemic » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker announces ‘robust’ coronavirus contact tracing program in Massachusetts » Lowell Sun

Coronavirus in Massachusetts: Daily death total decreases in Massachusetts to 15 cases; first time in days health officials announce total in the teens » The Republican

Marty Walsh directs all to wear masks, announces citywide curfew to fight coronavirus » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus deaths increase by 15, more than 750 new cases » Boston Herald

Donald Trump: Help is on the way to Massachusetts in coronavirus battle » Boston Herald

Walsh recommends curfew for Boston, asks all to wear masks outside home » Boston Globe

Who gets sick with coronavirus, who doesn’t, and why? » Boston Globe

Three more dead at Williamstown nursing home after testing positive for coronavirus » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lab launches coronavirus antibody test » Boston Herald

WATCH: Walsh Announces 9PM Curfew To Help Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus » WGBH

Howie Carr: Sometimes the hackerama produces deadly consequences » Boston Herald

Testing center for first responders opens at Patriot Place » The Sun Chronicle

Walsh Says Boston Is At 'Beginning Of The Surge' And Recommends Curfew In Boston » WBUR

Migration of snowbirds from Florida disrupted by coronavirus pandemic » Worcester Telegram

18 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Cape and Islands » Cape Cod Times

Walsh: Everyone Wear a Mask When Leaving Home » State House News Service

Mass. reports 1,337 new coronavirus cases, 29 new related deaths » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Global Lockdowns Resulting In 'Horrifying Surge' In Domestic Violence, U.N. Warns » New England Public Radio

Facebook donates protective masks to Mass. police, fire departments » Boston Globe

State Government

Netflix series to spotlight state’s drug lab scandals » The Recorder

Family Of Veteran With COVID-19 In Holyoke Soldiers' Home Says State Response Is 'A Nightmare' » WBUR

Baker touts important role of public workers » Lowell Sun

Taxation

Tax collections held steady in March. That likely won’t last » Boston Globe

Coronavirus worries prompt Chicopee to give residents 1-month grace period on tax bills » The Republican

Transportation

Airport traffic, rental car rates plummet » Martha's Vineyard Times

MBTA employees are also on the front lines, often unnoticed » Boston Globe

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 4/6

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

6:00pm How is the Massachusetts Health Care System Holding Up? A Conversation with Sen. Cindy Friedman and Sen. Will Brownsberger, https://bit.ly/BMC-GovTV

Tuesday - 4/7

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Consensus Revenue Hearing

Wednesday - 4/8

No Hearings Scheduled

Thursday - 4/9

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:30pm Congressman Richard Neal on WGBH Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

Friday - 4/10

1:00pm Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell on WGBH Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

5:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

7:30pm Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on WGBH's Basic Black, WGBH 2 and Facebook Live


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