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1:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey at UMass Boston, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida

Healey administration announces housing plan to lower costs, add supply » WGBH

Vowing more transparency, Mass. Senate moves to make more votes public, require summaries of all bills » Boston Globe

Senate Democrats want to let Beacon Hill work past summer deadline created to hold pols accountable » Boston Herald

Opinion: Cannabis Control Commission is dysfunctional and needs an overhaul » Boston Globe

Rattled by Trump chaos, nonprofits worry that Gov. Healey's tax deduction cap will further chill giving » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. Sen. Markey, school advocates, line up against Trump’s moves on Education Department » MassLive

MIAA facing Department of Education investigation after viral Massachusetts girls basketball game » Boston Herald

Federal money for 6 Cape Cod water quality projects still frozen after Trump order » Cape Cod Times

State representative spent $10,000 from campaign coffers on crisis PR amid Globe reporting on relationship with lobbyist » Boston Globe

Political Notebook: The tensions and tangles over federal funding » Commonwealth Beacon

When will salary ranges be required on job postings? Here's what's next for the Mass. wage transparency law » WBUR

The "cognitively irresponsible" presidency » Public Notice

Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office » AP News

Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Theory Over Payments to Politico » New York Times

Trump nominee being scrutinized over 'illegal gambling, money laundering' charges: report » Raw Story

The Breaking of the Constitutional Order » New York Times

The Democrats’ Voter Registration Blues » The Liberal Patriot

Trump Signs Order to Fight ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ » New York Times

Warning: Fiscal scams and flimflams probably lie ahead » Boston Globe

ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work » Boston Globe

Somerville waste management company hits $1B valuation » Boston Business Journal

Downtown dustup: City plan to allow towers in Downtown Crossing hits the brakes after pushback » Boston Globe

Want to make business leaders squirm? Ask them about the Boston mayor’s race. » Boston Globe

Majority stake in environmental services firm Triumvirate sold in $1.8 billion deal » Boston Globe

Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies » Boston Globe

Mass. economy slows amid ‘stagnant employment growth,’ report says » Boston Globe

Layoffs hit contractors and small businesses as Trump cuts take effect » Boston Globe

Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association faces Title IX investigation by DOE » WBUR

Amherst College giving $2.5M to the town over next three years » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Vote on LGBTQ+ resolution prompts heated exchange in Worcester School Committee » Worcester Telegram

Department of Education takes aim at MIAA over transgender athlete policy with investigation into Title IX violations » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: As Trump abuses his power to target campus DEI, Berkshire colleges are right to stand on their values » Berkshire Eagle

Dept. of Education launches investigation into MIAA following Trump's order on trans athletes » WGBH

Pittsfield school administrators agree to work longer days in return for pay raises in a contract with the School Committee » Berkshire Eagle

‘Never in our wildest dreams’: Mass. environmental projects stall amid federal funding confusion » WBUR

$9 Million Revitalization Plan Kicks Off for Boston's Mattapan and Hyde Park Green Spaces » Hoodline

A key Atlantic Ocean current might be more stable than we thought, new study finds » WBUR

Federal judge in Boston temporarily blocks Trump's federal employee buyout plan » WCVB

Boston arts organizations uneasy over possible loss of federal funding » WBUR

Mass. Gaming Commission allows Super Bowl coin toss prop bets » Boston Globe

Push continues for brain injury treatment coverage » commonwealthbeacon

Fight builds over Massachusetts Gov. Healey’s proposal to close state-owned hospitals » Boston Herald

Sheriff Rips Healey's Mental Health Plans » State House News Service

Vineyard Medical Care’s looming closure prompts growing waitlist concerns » Martha's Vineyard Times

New Bedford health center grapples with confusing Trump DEI orders » The New Bedford Light

Principi: Stop paying twice for veterans’ health care » Boston Herald

Task force on Carney Hospital plans broader focus on social determinants of health » WGBH

'We Can Prevent This:' The Fight To Keep Pocasset Inpatient Unit Open » The Bourne News

Nantucket Behavioral Health Agencies Decry Proposed Closure Of Cape Cod Mental Health Center » Nantucket Current

222,000 new homes must be built over the next decade to fix housing shortage, state says » Boston Globe

Healey eyes ‘housing abundance’ in statewide plan » Gazette Net

Healey unveils plan to ease housing crunch » Newburyport News

'A Home for Everyone:' Gov. Healey unveils first-ever state housing plan to address shortages » Spectrum News

Healey releases Massachusetts’s ‘first ever comprehensive housing plan,’ calls for 220,000 new units by 2035 » Boston Herald

Mass. House passes $425 million bill for emergency shelter system while placing new limits on families » Boston Globe

ICE detained a Mass. man with no criminal record — and sent him to Texas » WBUR

Trump immigration policies spark fear among migrants » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu, other ‘sanctuary city’ leaders get date for Capitol Hill testimony » MassLive

Visas for human trafficking victims under scrutiny » The Eagle Tribune

US employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate slips to 4% » Boston Globe

Dell issues five-day return-to-office mandate for employees, affecting thousands of Massachusetts-based workers, report says » Boston Globe

US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low » Boston Globe

Judge in Mass. temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign » Boston Globe

Healey is promising businesses relief from costly unemployment insurance. Don’t count on it. » Boston Globe

GOP leader proposes slashing Mass. shelter system budget as lawmakers debate reform » NBC Boston

Massachusetts House approves reforms, $425 mil more for shelters, other efforts shot down » fallriverreporter

Mass. House approves emergency shelter reforms with $425M more in funding » NBC Boston

Reps Eager To Change Sweeping Shelter Bill » State House News Service

Vowing more transparency, Mass. Senate moves to make more votes public, require summaries of all bills » Boston Globe

Michael Flaherty demands months of severance after firing from Water and Sewer Commission job he held for barely a year » Boston Globe

Easthampton council picks Derby for president » Gazette Net

City Council bans councilors from requiring that staff sign NDAs » Boston.com

A first-ever 'caninedacy' for Mayor of Dorchester » Dorchester Reporter

After Tania Fernandes Anderson probe, Boston City Council votes to ban non-disclosure agreements » Boston Herald

Michael Flaherty lasted barely a year at the Water and Sewer Commission. But now he wants to get paid. » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Dean Tran’s clown car crashes today » Boston Herald

Plenty of interest in North Attleboro Town Council for April election » The Sun Chronicle

'Generational Consequences' Could Follow Cape Mental Health Closure » MSN

Opinion: If parents feel heard, they’ll listen to reason on vaccines » Boston Globe

Freibott: Expand access to anti-opioid drugs on campus » Boston Herald

Dismissed former Hoosac Valley school resource officer says he was never officially fired, is seeking thousands in unpaid wages » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. Democrats beat back Republican-led attempt to reduce state-run shelter funding » Boston Herald

Editorial: Taxpayer funded nondisclosure agreements should be a thing of the past » Boston Globe

How not to be a jerk on the MBTA » Axios

Merrimack Valley public transit system will keep bus fares free » WBUR

Editorial: Duffy off track by tying transportation $$ to birth rates » Boston Herald

HB57 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB56 - An Act empowering municipalities and local governments

HB51 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB1 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2026

HB55 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HD4372 - An Act regarding post-disability retirement earnings

HB4410 - An Act relative to funding housing and mitigating investor real estate in seasonal communities

HB104 - An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act

HB2450 - An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS

SB301 - An Act advancing the economic development of the commonwealth through comprehensive data privacy

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission