11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm The Future of Cities: A Conversation with Richard Florida hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

7:00pm Massachusetts Apprentice Network One Year Celebration hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 265 Franklin Street, Boston

Records show Healey interviewed candidate for T general manager in February » Boston Globe

On Beacon Hill, a renewed push for having postpartum mood disorders considered in criminal cases » Boston.com

Massachusetts hospitals ‘pummeled’ by workforce shortage, driving $1.52 billion in temporary labor costs » WGBH

South Boston’s St. Patrick’s day breakfast serves up barbs for the departed » Boston Herald

The T needs dispatchers, and will continue to dangle $10,000 sign-on bonuses to hire them » WBUR

Northampton cannabis tax revenue dropping fast » Gazette Net

Editorial: Health care costs need to be contained » Boston Globe

Healey named as one of USA Today’s ‘Women of the Year’ » Boston Herald

RI: Untangling the potential changes to RI elections, from ranked-choice to moving primaries » The Providence Journal

RI: David Cicilline led the fight against Big Tech. Here’s what comes next. » The Hill

CT: CT’s aging population is growing. There aren’t enough people and facilities to take care of them. » The Hartford Courant

NY: Why Can’t Legal Cannabis Sellers Open Shops? Sometimes NY State Is Their Adversary » The City

NJ: Legislative Democrats put school aid relief bill on fast-track for Monday » POLITICO Pro

NJ: Your newly renovated N.J. Statehouse » NJ.com

OH: Ohio Senate Bill 83 targets college culture » Axios

GA: Georgia House OKs bill to limit transgender care for minors as GOP prevails in party-line vote » Georgia Recorder

FL: Covid Politics Leave a Florida Public Hospital Shaken » New York Times

FL: House OKs massive voucher program; Dems call it a ‘huge privatization’ for FL’s education system » Florida Phoenix

CA: All 3 Senate hopefuls visited this retirement community. So who won the Rossmoor primary? » San Francisco Chronicle

Biden warns Israeli leader on judicial changes » Washington Post

Warren: Powell ‘took a flamethrower’ to bank regulations » The Hill

The new Red Scare for red states: Diversity programs » Politico

Inside Trump's campaign makeover for 2024 » Axios

Who said it: Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump? » Politico

World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning » Boston Globe

Why white Christian nationalists are in such a panic » Washington Post

The decline of the trades » Axios

What states are restricting transgender health care » Axios

Lucas: ‘Dispute’ or war? DeSantis should go to Ukraine and find out » Boston Herald

Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, Seth Moulton reflects on a generation shaped by the conflict » Boston Globe

Total pay for GE chief executive Larry Culp cut for 2nd year in a row » Boston Business Journal

Before collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed spotted big problems » Boston Globe

FDIC delays deadline for SVB bidding, now plans to sell former Boston Private separately » Boston Business Journal

Banking Sector Rattled By Another “Emergency Rescue” » State House News Service

Beyond chatbots: Latest AI breakthrough is a real eye-opener » Boston Globe

Inside the weird, wonderful world of ‘Buy Nothing’ groups » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren: Fed chair has failed at both his jobs » Politico

Cannabis tranche will help fund library » Gazette Net

Hampshire College extends warm welcome to students from New College of Florida, a DeSantis target » Boston Globe

School systems sue social media companies for unprecedented toll on student mental health » Boston Globe

Wellesley teachers vote no confidence in superintendent, School Committee as contract negotiations drag on » Boston Globe

Why are there no agricultural voke tech schools in Central Mass.? Cost biggest factor » Worcester Telegram

Free community college? Here's what it would mean to these Brockton students. » The Enterprise

Opinion: Let doctors thrive so patients can too » Boston Globe

Sheffield wants to make it easy to have a "tiny house" to help ease a housing crisis » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: DCF custody should not be the path to care for medically complex children » Boston Globe

Quincy teachers union votes no confidence in mayor » Boston Globe

Medical residents at Mass General Brigham could soon unionize. Here’s why. » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Salaries, benefits awarded to local lawmakers » Lowell Sun

‘It’s a great time to be in Boston:’ Revelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in South Boston » Boston Globe

Basic Black: How will Boston’s task force on reparations confront generational trauma caused by enslavement? » WGBH

Jones trustees reiterate commitment to Amherst library expansion » Gazette Net

Westfield City Council squashes charter proposal for 4-year mayoral term » MassLive

Athol resident Louis Marino launches Senate campaign » The Recorder

Politicians trade jabs and jokes at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast in Boston » Boston Globe

Tick-borne disease babesiosis now considered endemic in northern New England » Boston Globe

Cambridge to launch external review of police department after shooting of Sayed Faisal » WGBH

Mass. struggles with cross-border vape smuggling » The Eagle Tribune

City officials plan to sit down with protesters calling for ‘justice for Faisal’ in Jan. 4 killing » Cambridge Day

Bristol County sheriff seeking $300,000 for study on closing Ash Street Jail » The Sun Chronicle

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden pushes for stricter gun buying regulations to stop illegal guns coming from other states » Boston Herald

Slow Zones To Continue On MBTA » State House News Service

The governor needs a transportation czar » Boston Globe

Driscoll Pivots To GM Search When Asked About T Fixes » State House News Service

Green Line speed restrictions adjusted » Boston Herald

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm The Future of Cities: A Conversation with Richard Florida hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

7:00pm Massachusetts Apprentice Network One Year Celebration hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 265 Franklin Street, Boston

Birthdays: State Senator William Brownsberger

9:00am NASW Massachusetts Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD) 2023, Virtual via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Joint Committee on Public Service

10:00am METCO Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

1:00pm Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission Meeting, Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz Street, Northampton

6:00pm Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission Meeting, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), Top of Our City Conference Center, One Armory Square, Springfield

9:00am Youth Mentoring Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

11:00am Common Start Lobby Day, State House, Room 511-B

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

7:00pm Medicare for All Bill 101 with Sen. Jamie Eldridge, Via webcast

Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Stanley, State Senator Paul Feeney

10:00am Independent Living Education Day, Great Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Michael Finn, State Senator Edward Kennedy

10:00am Charles River Climate Adaptation Legislative Briefing hosted by Rep. Thomas Stanley, In-person and virtual

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