11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm The State of Race: Are Women of Color on the Rise? hosted by GBH, Boston Public Library & Virtual

Legislation could permanently ban exercise equipment in state prisons » Cape Cod Times

Cities, towns violating MBTA housing law may face legal action, AG says » Boston Business Journal

Two months in, Healey faces a familiar challenge for past governors: an MBTA in disarray » Boston Globe

Mass. sportsbooks report $25.7M in February » Newburyport News

AG's office posts record number of housing related complaints in 2022 » WGBH

Healey retaining Craven as education board chair » Commonwealth Magazine

Maura Healey’s DPU appointments indicate MBTA watchdog change, observers say » Boston Herald

‘A chaotic mess at any turn’: Why Worcester City Council meetings can be a spectacle » WGBH

Wynn Resorts buys Everett power plant site. Is a Revs stadium on the Mystic next? » Boston Globe

Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse all donated to Massachusetts Democrats » Boston Herald

RI: Should RI legislation be looked at through an 'equity lens'? These bills would make it law. » The Providence Journal

NY: Democratic state lawmakers say crime can be addressed without bail changes » NY State of Politics

NY/NJ: Four congressmembers from NY and NJ form 'caucus' to kill congestion pricing » Gothamist

NJ: New Jersey bill to allow cannabis patients to grow at home has momentum, but one man is blocking it » POLITICO Pro

PA: What's up with legal weed in Pennsylvania? » Axios

OH: Nazi salutes, pepper spray and pistols: Ohio drag event devolves into an extremist melee » USA Today

FL: Six-week abortion bill up for hearing Thursday; advocates face toughest protest rules in decades » Florida Phoenix

FL: As US education secretary, I want us to enrich public schools, not ban books » Tampa Bay Times

CO: Colorado moves to make abortions and contraception free » Axios

Barney Frank, coauthor of landmark banking reform, defends his positions after SVB collapse, Signature Bank seizure » Boston Globe

Protesters Rally in France Against Raising Legal Retirement Age » New York Times

Trump biographer says Donald Trump likely wanted to pay off Stormy Daniels because he was 'more afraid' of Melania Trump than of the electorate » MSN

How Democrats Should Handle the Culture Wars » The Liberal Patriot

With collapse of SVB, the most politically charged word of the era is back » Boston Globe

Trump allies file ethics complaint against Governor DeSantis » Boston Globe

For some biotechs moving on from SVB, not all traditional banks are an option » Boston Business Journal

Bank collapse fallout: What Central Mass. residents should know » Worcester Telegram

Nantucket billionaires, including Charles Schwab, battle proposed clam shack » Boston Globe

Peter Pelland: CRRC operation in Springfield a story of national interest » Gazette Net

Editorial: Lift the FDIC’s insurance cap — permanently » Boston Globe

Worcester Railers will call DCU Center home for five more years with new lease agreement » Worcester Telegram

‘No plan’ to change Wellesley College admissions after students support referendum to admit transgender men » Boston Globe

'No homework' days to be discussed by Worcester School Committee » Worcester Telegram

Greenfield Community College develops paraeducator training program » Gazette Net

Amherst school board passes a budget that cuts teachers and paraeducators » MassLive

Wellesley College in uncomfortable national spotlight over exclusionary gender policy » Boston Herald

On MCAS, Union Invites Teachers To Play “Conscientious Objector” Role » State House News Service

New College transfer students invited by like-minded campus » AP News

EPA tells dozens of states to clean up their smokestacks » Boston Globe

Impacts On Poor Cited As Gambling Expansion Continues » State House News Service

Impacts On Poor Cited As Gambling Expansion Continues » State House News Service

Mass. facing shortages of home health aides and doctors for people with Alzheimer's » WGBH

Cost Control Focus Questioned At Health Care Hearing » State House News Service

Prisoners, their advocates and even some health providers say complaints point to bigger problems in state care » WGBH

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs » Boston Globe

Cost Control Focus Questioned At Health Care Hearing » State House News Service

Campbell warns municipalities MBTA zoning law not optional » Commonwealth Magazine

Nantucket Airport Forging Ahead With Staff Housing Dormitories » Nantucket Current

A developer proposed housing in Peabody. To stop it, the city bought the land. » Boston Globe

AG Andrea Campbell plans to sue towns that don’t comply with MBTA zoning law » Boston Herald

State steps in to extend Mass and Cass Roundhouse program through July » Boston Herald

Support on the way for grandparents raising grandkids » Worcester Telegram

Mass. may run low on Superior Court judges this year with Gov. Healey yet to name nominating commission » MassLive

Island-wide nip ban goes to vote next month » Martha's Vineyard Times

Attleboro City Council committee sets date for special election for at-large seat » The Sun Chronicle

Opinion: As rudeness rises, SJC ruling on public meetings makes one wary » Boston Globe

Massachusetts will end its COVID-19 emergency status on May 11 » WGBH

As public health emergency ends, COVID vigilance should remain, public health experts say » Boston Globe

After 22,365 deaths, Healey to end COVID-19 public health emergency » Worcester Business Journal

Boston University warns against drinking BORGs ahead of St. Patrick’s Day » Boston Herald

North Adams Police Chief Jason Wood on paid leave pending an internal investigation » Berkshire Eagle

Governor Healey proposed new statewide unit to help police improve missing people cases » Fox 25 News

Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit » Boston Herald

Our View: Hats off to Diana DiZoglio » The Sun Chronicle

Healey will end the COVID vaccination mandate for state workers » WBUR

Gov. Maura Healey’s creation of a rural affairs director is a welcome development for western Massachusetts, officials say » Berkshire Eagle

Driving Record Oversight Board Agrees On Permanent Director » State House News Service

License Access Law Carries $28 Mil In Launch Costs » State House News Service

State investing $85 million in I-90 viaduct repairs, despite plans to eventually replace it » WGBH

State Investing $85 Mil In Viaduct It Plans To Replace » State House News Service

Why don't we put all of our power lines underground? » CBS News

New DPU chair hails from West Virginia » Commonwealth Magazine

Barrett Tells Williamstown to Form Broadband Committee » iBerkshires

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Podcast Spotlight

GBH News Boston Public Radio: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back WBUR Radio Boston: How the failure of Silicon Valley Bank impacts the Commonwealth NPR Morning Edition: The truth is there's little the government can do about lies on cable Wall St. Journal Tech News Briefing: For Chinese AI Chatbots, Politics Is Off-Limits

Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association