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

Spilka: State Exploring “New Ways” to Pass Budget » State House News Service

State moving forward with nursing home relocation, despite problems » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker announces new coronavirus rules to prevent grocery store crowding » Boston.com

Small colleges 'could be the Lehman Brothers of this recession,' says economist » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers to Field COVID-19 Liability Legislation » State House News Service

Mass. unemployment rate could hit 25% in June, new report says » Boston Business Journal

FL: Trump condemns vote-by-mail, but the Florida GOP is counting on it to win » Politico

The 11 most logical picks for Joe Biden’s vice president, ranked » Washington Post

‘Just madness’: Governors mull consortium to end chaos over medical supplies » Politico

Mass. Has No Racial Or Ethnic Information On Two-Thirds Of Coronavirus Cases » WGBH

Ed Markey vs. Joe Kennedy in coronavirus era? No contest » Boston Herald

OPINION: The Unholy Alliance of Trump and Dr. Oz » New York Times

As pandemic deepens, Trump cycles through targets to blame » AP News

Thank You, Bernie Sanders » Jacobin

Block evictions during the crisis, or just delay them? Lawmakers must decide » Boston Globe

These are the trade-offs we make when we depend on billionaires to save us » Vox

Joe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the Berniesphere » Vox

New rules for grocers to slow virus’s spread » Gazette Net

SBA official blasts big banks over failure to quickly distribute loans » Boston Globe

Waltham biotech lands big partnership with Roche » Boston Globe

Expansion of liquor licenses in Boston faces pushback from restaurant group » Boston Globe

More job cuts hit Boston’s tech sector as coronavirus effects spread » Boston Globe

Ashland Republican Committee Wants Gov. Baker To Deem Firearm Retailers Essential » Framingham Source

Biotech Firms May Be Key To Beating The Coronavirus, But They're Not Immune To Financial Worry » WBUR

Lawmakers heading Sportsmen's Caucus want gun shops, shooting ranges declared essential » Worcester Telegram

An inside look into New Balance’s quest to produce face masks » Boston.com

Faneuil Hall landlord reverses stance on April rent » Boston Business Journal

Recreational marijuana companies sue Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker over shutdown » Boston Globe

Recreational pot shops sue Gov. Baker over closures » Boston Business Journal

Baker to pot firms: I’m focusing on surge » Commonwealth Magazine

If Liquor Stores Are “Essential,” Why Aren’t Marijuana Dispensaries? » Boston Magazine

As I See It: Gun shops essential? Exposing fallacies in Constitutional argument » Worcester Telegram

Report card from Zoom University » Boston Globe

Northeastern students have left town, but those who lived in private dorm must still pay rent » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker: Too Soon to Make Any Decisions About Canceling School Year » NBC Boston

Nature Alert: Trustees Will Reopen 76 Properties To The Public Around Massachusetts » WBUR

Everyone is learning how to work remotely. Lawmakers should, too. » Washington Post

Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears » NPR

Massachusetts nursing homes fighting coronavirus are ‘teetering on the edge of collapse’ » Boston Herald

Pop-up hospitals in Massachusetts set to open this week to handle influx of coronavirus patients » Boston Globe

Lawmakers demanding more PPE distribution throughout state » News 22 WWLP.com

Here's how many health care workers tested positive for coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

A vaccine that could cure diabetes to be tested at MGH against coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

Bill would free doctors facing life or death choices amid pandemic from liability » Boston Herald

Frontline Health Care Workers, Bracing For A Surge, Issue Another Plea For Help To Gov. Baker » WBUR

Mass. releases guidance to hospitals on how to ration ventilators, ICU beds » Boston.com

Coronavirus fallout: Lawmakers call for more transparency from Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton after 5 deaths and 65 COVID-19 cases reported » The Republican

Coronavirus: Massachusetts school nurses are a ‘ready and willing workforce,’ Sen. Eric Lesser says » The Republican

Milford legislators call for PPE donations, distribute them to medical centers » Milford Daily News

Local officials call for transparency from Life Care as COVID-19 cases mount » Lowell Sun

Federal stocks of protective equipment nearly depleted » Boston Globe

COVID-19 ravaging long-term care facilities » Commonwealth Magazine

Psychiatric Hospital In Springfield Facing COVID-19 Cases In Close Quarters » New England Public Radio

Convention Centers Fill With Beds For COVID-19, Including 500 For Boston's Homeless » WBUR

Hampshire College opening residence hall to homeless » Gazette Net

Maura Healey calls on auto insurers to cut rates during low-traffic coronavirus » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Prosecutors Should Use Their Power To Dismiss Cases Now » The Appeal

Another 6.61 million Americans seek unemployment aid as economic damage from coronavirus spreads » Boston Globe

Baker Working to Implement Stricter Guidelines for Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic » NBC Boston

What if we always loved supermarket workers as much as this? » Boston Globe

Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virus » Boston Herald

Unprecedented rush for unemployment benefits staggers state system » WCVB

Self-employed and gig workers asked to hold off applying for unemployment benefits » Western Mass News

Third Wave of Jobless Claims Crashes Nationwide » State House News Service

Gov. Baker: Over 600 people working on unemployment calls » WCVB

Massachusetts hit with another wave of unemployment claims » Boston Business Journal

State Sen. Rausch to host virtual office hours April 10 » Wicked Local Franklin

Legislature focuses on bills responding to COVID-19 » Leominster Champion

Delaying before, New Bedford council now votes to go virtual at a live meeting » South Coast Today

Mayor Charles Kokoros invites residents to participate in National Census Day » Wicked Local Braintree

Arlington residents pay tribute during funeral parade for Air Force veteran without kin » Boston Globe

Amid pandemic, Walsh unveils $3.6 billion budget proposal » Boston Globe

Framingham officials take 'wait-and-see' approach to fiscal '21 budget » The Metro West Daily News

Haverhill to fine social distancing scofflaws » Boston Globe

Coronavirus Updates For Western New England: Sarno Calls B.S. As State Refuses N95s For Police, Fire » New England Public Radio

Tyngsboro postpones Town Meeting, election » Lowell Sun

Would-be Kennedy successors could miss ballot as COVID-19 hampers signature push » WPRI.com

Army vet, AHS grad running for state rep » Athol Daily News

Mass. reports 1,588 new coronavirus cases, 77 new related deaths; Baker says state still on ‘upward slope’ of pandemic » Boston Globe

Hospitals brace for a surge of coronavirus patients, but how accurate are the projections? » Boston Globe

More time keeping our distance » The Haverhill Gazette

Vincent Supports Baker’s Decision to Close Parking on Beach » Revere Journal

Baker’s supermarket capacity order a welcome measure » Boston Herald

Mass. Still Climbing “Upward Slope” of Pandemic » State House News Service

Coronavirus death projection for Massachusetts drops, but models are ‘not perfect’ » Boston Herald

Tisbury requires masks to enter supermarkets » Martha's Vineyard Times

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could offer virus protection, MGH doc says » Boston Herald

Massachusetts sewage suggests more than 100K coronavirus cases in state: MIT lab » Boston Herald

State releases sparse coronavirus race and ethnicity data, making virus’s impact hard to assess » Boston Globe

Is someone coughing in 11F? Amid coronavirus, condo and apartment buildings have turned into towers of fear » Boston Globe

Time to plan for a phase-two battle against the coronavirus » Washington Post

New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths and Air Pollution: An Interview with Study Author Dr. Francesca Dominici » Union of Concerned Scientists

Big E fairgrounds to serve as state's next first responder coronavirus testing center » WCVB

Coronavirus response: ‘Get me those N95 and KN95 masks,’ Springfield’s mayor says to state officials as city’s supply to first responders dwindles » The Republican

Nearly 17,000 In Mass. Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus, But Gov. Baker Offers Glimmer Of Hope » WBUR

If you survive COVID-19, are you immune? » Commonwealth Magazine

Ed Markey is ‘deeply concerned’ about the White House’s reported interest in a coronavirus surveillance network » Boston.com

MIT Researchers Developing App To Notify People If They've Been Near Someone With COVID-19 » WBUR

Second US study for coronavirus vaccine uses skin-deep shots » Boston Globe

Mass. Begins Releasing Race Data On Coronavirus, But Only A Third Of Cases Have Info » WBUR

Mass. Hospitals To Launch Trial Of Japanese Drug Aimed At Fighting COVID-19 » WBUR

Maura Healey warns vaping and smoking increases coronavirus risks » Boston Herald

Netflix's 'How To Fix A Drug Scandal' Elevates Process Over Personality » WBUR

Seventh inmate tests positive for COVID-19 at Billerica jail » Boston Globe

2 staffers test positive for Covid-19, says sheriff’s office » Commonwealth Magazine

State Budget Fallout: 'A Hurricane That Hits All Over the Country' » Governing

Logistical Hurdles Compound State Budget Challenges » State House News Service

AG Maura Healey launches investigation into Holyoke Soldiers’ Home over coronavirus deaths » Boston Herald

AG Healey Will Also Investigate Holyoke Home » State House News Service

Staffing issues still plague Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke despite National Guard presence and state assurances » Boston Globe

Deadline for House seat signatures still set for April 28 » Dorchester Reporter

Our Leaders Are Being Tested By A Pandemic. What Does Good Leadership Look Like In A Crisis? » WBUR

Virus notes: Healey to probe Holyoke vets home outbreak » Commonwealth Magazine

Suspended Super Says He Flagged Holyoke Home Problems » State House News Service

Spilka Still Seeking “Consensus” To Address Ballot Access Concerns » State House News Service

JetBlue Cuts And Consolidates Flights In Boston And R.I. » WBUR

Utilities move to delay rate case proceedings during pandemic » Utility Dive

Mayor Michelle Wu Announces New Partnership with Gavin Foundation to Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment Services » Office of Mayor Michelle Wu

A View from the State House: State Representative Ken Gordon » Eye on Early Education

Senator Lewis & Mass. Legislature Finalize Rules Providing Greater Transparency and Public Access to the Legislature » Office of Senator Jason Lewis

MBTA AND KEOLIS ANNOUNCE COMMUTER RAIL SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS » Keolis Commuter Services

MassDEP Penalizes Agawam Sand and Stone Facility for Stormwater Violations » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $123.7 million in new loans and grants at its July meeting » Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg, The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts Joins Multistate Enforcement Action Against Wise US, Inc. for Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Violations » Division of Banks Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to Serve as DCR Commissioner » Department of Conservation & Recreation

Governor Healey Supports Cellphone Ban in Schools » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG Campbell Announces $2.5 Million Settlement With Student Loan Lender For Unlawful Practices Through AI Use, Other Consumer Protection Violations » Office of the Attorney General