8:30am Gov. Charlie Baker on WGBH's Morning Edition with Joe Mathieu, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Remote Access

12:00pm Ask the Mayor with Mayor Marty Walsh on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

12:00pm Conversation with Dr. Mark Keroack, President & CEO of Baystate Health, hosted by Sen. Eric Lesser, Streamed on https://www.facebook.com/EricLesserMA/

4:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

‘Strokes and heart attacks don’t take a vacation.’ So why have emergency department visits sharply declined? » Boston Globe

Here's how five Boston execs are preparing for life after Covid-19 » Boston Business Journal

Biden’s strength with older voters could threaten Trump’s electoral path in 2020 » Washington Post

Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon » Politico

Bernie Sanders’s Most Vocal Supporter Lets Loose » The Atlantic

Harvard poll finds that a staggeringly low number of young Americans think the government is working as it should » Boston.com

In The COVID-19 Era, How Will Massachusetts Vote? » WGBH

City and town budgets hit hard » Commonwealth Magazine

Stop Looking on the Bright Side: We’ll Be Screwed By the Pandemic for Years to Come » Politico

Trump asked if disinfectants could be injected to kill the coronavirus inside the body. Doctors answered: ‘People will die.’ » Washington Post

The Relation between Media Consumption and Misinformation at the Outset of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the US » Harvard Kennedy School

'I have two leaders, God and Trump’: Massachusetts gun shop vows to remain open despite cease-and-desist order amid coronavirus closures » The Republican

Biden builds early lead in battleground states » The Hill

New HHS spokesman made racist comments about Chinese people in now-deleted tweets » CNN

Elizabeth Warren's VP Chances: She's On 'A Very, Very Short List' » WBUR

CEOs prepare for long transition back to their offices » Boston Globe

Boston’s cultural institutions hit hard times amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Treading water: Small businesses, local nonprofits fight to stay afloat » Boston Business Journal

Cambridge biotech to return its PPP loan » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts medical marijuana registrations spike 245% » Boston Globe

How are community college students different? » Commonwealth Magazine

Berkshire County Superintendents Respond To Unprecedented School Year » WAMC

HCC laying off 33 part-time employees » Gazette Net

Speakers push for legislation during virtual Earth Day celebration » The Recorder

Administration considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes » Boston Globe

Federal rescue money eases coronavirus financial woes for some families, but others slip through the cracks » Boston Globe

Neal, McGovern lead debates on new $484B aid package, oversight committee » Gazette Net

DraftKings set to go public on Friday » Boston Globe

Casinos, Regulators Look for Lessons From Macau » State House News Service

DraftKings starts trading Friday » Boston Business Journal

Lack of sports doesn’t stop DraftKings from going public » Boston.com

COVID-19 fear keeping ill people away from ERs » Commonwealth Magazine

Dr. Lee: We’re busy but in good shape » Commonwealth Magazine

Nurse frustrated with mask directives » Commonwealth Magazine

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling » New England Public Radio

COVID-19 Hits Elder Care Facilities In Mass. The Hardest » WBUR

Charlie Baker: Non-coronavirus patients avoiding hospitals ‘out of fear’ » Boston Herald

Experts Optimistic Crisis Care Standards Won’t be Activated » State House News Service

Hospitals to Patients: We’re Open for Business » State House News Service

Brigham and Women’s nurse who survived coronavirus released from hospital; vows to return to job » Boston Globe

‘They fought this and they won’: Hospital workers applaud, play songs as coronavirus patients finally go home » Boston Globe

Tech from MIT may allow caregivers to monitor coronavirus patients from a distance » Boston Globe

Massachusetts doctor who treated coronavirus patients is now on a ventilator, receiving plasma » Boston Herald

Coronavirus Diagnoses In Staff Drop By Half After Boston Hospital Requires Masks For All » WBUR

Mass. Congressional Members Fear Denials Of Medical Deferral Of Deportations Amid Crisis » WBUR

The robot will see you now » Boston Globe

This nurse’s friends were skeptical about coronavirus. Then she drove north to work at MGH » Boston Globe

Legislature passes moratorium on non-essential evictions and foreclosures amid COVID-19 » Wicked Local Saugus

Mass Legislature Approves Measures to Protect Residents from Evictions & Foreclosures During COVID-19 Crisis » Framingham Source

For One Homelessness Nonprofit, It's Been A Coronavirus Tale Of Two Shelters » WBUR

Boston city councilors call for more equity in coronavirus relief funds » Boston Herald

Low-income and laid-off veterans struggle to access state benefits created for them » Boston Globe

In Lawrence, a soup kitchen takes its food on the road » Boston Globe

Extended Closures Could Mean Some Mass. Day Cares Never Reopen » WBUR

Can we hold on to the lesson of communal responsibility that the coronavirus pandemic is teaching? » Boston Globe

A scientific experiment in going back to work amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Self-employed workers file for unemployment benefits » Gloucester Times

While in coronavirus lockdown, state Sen. Eric Lesser’s daughter steals show with nose boop during interview with WGBY » The Republican

Milton looks at virtual town meeting » Patriot Ledger

Haverhill Board of Health allows vehicle parades, with restrictions » The Eagle Tribune

Greenfield providing masks to retailers, residents » The Recorder

Springfield city councilors say Western Massachusetts shortchanged on coronavirus testing, materials from state » The Republican

Warren endorses a slew of women in down-ballot 2020 races » Axios

Holyoke City Councilor David Bartley joins state rep race » The Republican

'Liberate Massachusetts' rally draws few liberators » The Salem News

Massachusetts COVID-19 Confirmed Cases See Largest One-Day Increase Yet » New England Public Radio

Tests Find Nearly 14% Of NYers Already Had COVID-19 » WAMC

Now Recovered, Dr. Monica Bharel Weighs In After Her Own Bout With COVID-19 » WBUR

Should those with antibodies get a digital pass to go back to work? » Boston Globe

Face Off: Pro-, anti-coronavirus shutdown protests staged in front of Charlie Baker’s house » Boston Herald

Mass. reports new daily high in coronavirus cases amid thousands of additional tests » Boston Globe

Health Commissioner Describes “Frightening” COVID-19 Battle » State House News Service

Reopening the Economy Under COVID-19: States Plot a Way Back » Governing

We need more than a COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Airflow a concern as restaurants, businesses plan to reopen post-pandemic » Boston Herald

Killing coronavirus: Summer sun and heat may have ‘powerful’ effect, says DHS official » Boston Herald

Coronavirus shutdowns could last several more weeks, Marty Walsh says » Boston Herald

Worcester is at peak, head of UMass says » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts House bill seeks to root out racial, geographic disparities from coronavirus pandemic » The Republican

State COVID-19 data show Holyoke, Northampton hardest-hit area communities » Gazette Net

New MA Coronavirus Laws On Evictions, Nursing Homes » Brookline Patch

No, warm weather will not kill the coronavirus » Boston Globe

Hampden Sheriff Nick Cocchi, DA Anthony Gulluni argue coronavirus not sufficient reason to release inmates early » The Republican

State Lawmakers Urge Governor To Reduce Prison Population Faster As COVID-19 Spreads » WGBH

When it comes to its COVID-19 response, the MBTA could do more, study says » Boston.com

ConEd COVID-19 cases grow past 350 as utilities forced to adjust pre-pandemic emergency plans » Utility Dive

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: What's Behind The Protests Of Stay-At-Home Orders And Advisories WGBH Boston Public Radio: Paul Reville Calls Move To Online Learning A 'Sputnik Kind Of Moment' For Educators WBUR WBUR News: Rep. Joe Kennedy On The Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill The New England Journal of Medicine Audio Interview: Approaches to Covid-19 Vaccines and Antivirals Bloomberg Baystate Business: Chamber CEOs WBUR CommonHealth: Doctors Urge Patients Not To Avoid Treatment At Hospitals For Fear Of Coronavirus

HB4647 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4615 - An act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the covid-19 emergency

SB2645 - An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19

HB4598 - An Act to address challenges faced by municipalities and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

HB4586 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

SB2631 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4616 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

HB4580 - An Act addressing challenges in municipal governance resulting from COVID-19

SB2598 - An Act authorizing waiver of the one week waiting period for unemployment benefits

SB2632 - An Act relative to nomination signatures

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters