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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Mass. Clubhouse Coalition Employment Celebration, Great Hall

11:00am Women's History Month Celebration, State Library, Room 341

11:00am Meeting of the Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports, Room 222

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

5:00pm Rep. Evandro Carvalho's Spring Fundraising Reception

5:00pm Rep. Evandro Carvalho's Spring Fundraising Reception

Birthdays: Rep. David DeCoste

“This kind of discrimination is devastating, and it’s happening. It affects every single aspect of your life, to be turned away from a place to live just because of who you are.”

William Berman, a Suffolk University law professor and director of the school’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program

On transgender renters seeing discrimination

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Loss Of DOJ Funding Could Have 'Dramatic Impact' On Mass. Sanctuary Cities » WBUR

Federal Judge Releases 2 Vermont Migrant Activists Arrested By ICE » WBUR

Head Of House Intel Committee Went To White House Grounds To Meet Source » WBUR

Government watchdog to review Trump's use of Mar-a-Lago » Sentinel & Enterprise

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren to rally in Boston on Friday » Mass Live

Atkins: Kennedy, Markey assail strikes on Obama policies » Boston Herald

Sen. Warren: Business leaders should fight Trump » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Warren: Single payer at "top of the list" if care system were restarted » State House News Service

Business

Greenway eyes beer and wine garden » Boston Herald

Fish reps to Trump: Marine monuments make it harder to manage industry, fish reps say » Gloucester Times

Too early to say if travel bans will affect tourism » The Salem News

When Will Massachusetts Embrace Its 'Cheech And Chong' Destiny? » WGBH

Civil Rights

Cape Groups to Rally for Safe Communities Act » Cape Cod Online

Massachusetts Communities Say They Will Remain Sanctuary Cities Despite Threats » NECN

Walsh: Boston will 'continue to be an open, inclusive city" » Dorchester Reporter

State attorney general decries federal 'fearmongering' on immigration » Berkshire Eagle

Education

Proposed federal cuts worry school officials » Gloucester Times

Quinsigamond Community College chooses Luis Pedraja for president » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline: Springfield reduces in-school arrests, but is it enough? » Valley Advocate

Statistics show third-grade reading levels often not where they should be » Sentinel & Enterprise

Environment

Trump Takes Aim At A Centerpiece Of Obama's Environmental Legacy » WBUR

4 Cape towns lose appeal of Eversource herbicide plan » Cape Cod Times

Gaming

Scrambling the golden egg » Commonwealth Magazine

Top 10 US states to watch for iGaming legislation in 2017 » Casino City Times

Massachusetts Online Gambling Support Widens, as Bay State Looks to Become Tech Hub » Casino.org

Health Care

Hope for devastating child disease comes at a cost: $750,000 a year » Boston Globe

Baker administration requests flexibility to change MassHealth benefits » The Republican

Gov. Charlie Baker could ask feds to rethink MassHealth eligibility for workers » The Republican

Obamacare more durable than expected » Commonwealth Magazine

Soon-Shiong's promotion of 'breakthrough' cancer therapy raises questions » STAT News

Health insurance costs in Berkshire towns and schools shifts to workers » Berkshire Eagle

GOP divided over new course after House health care debacle » Sentinel & Enterprise

Housing

Most transgender renters see discrimination » Boston Globe

Housing Families Inc. hosts legislative breakfast in Malden » Wicked Local Malden

State funding paves way for homeless veterans housing in Brockton » State House News Service

$2.5M awarded to Sisters of Providence for new elderly housing in West Springfield » Mass Live

Human Services

Women's Commission Breakfast Focuses on Civic Engagement » iBerkshires

Judiciary

Immigrant's bid to avoid deportation comes to Supreme Court » Sentinel & Enterprise

Sessions warns sanctuary cities on losing federal funds » Sentinel & Enterprise

Legislative

State marijuana committee hears testimony from mayors, citizens in West Springfield » The Republican

Sen. Richard Ross, Rep. Carmine Gentile receive Legislator of the Year Awards » Wicked Local Wayland

Local Government

Growing number of Bay State towns ban pot sales » Boston Herald

St. Hilaire seeks re-election to Beverly City Council » Wicked Local Beverly

FEMA sends blizzard bill cash from government » Gloucester Times

Conway board details expected budget expenses for next year » The Recorder

State's growth outpaces Northeast » Eagle Tribune

Councilor revives effort for 5-cent plastic bag tax » Boston Herald

Both sides brace for hearing on Salem sanctuary ordinance » The Salem News

Opinion

Staring down Putin with John McCain » Boston Globe

Pretending we have equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses is a joke » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: Avoid rush for internet gambling gold » Berkshire Eagle

PETER LUCAS: Beacon Hill silent on UMass Boston's fiscal fiasco » Lowell Sun

Sorting out the UMass Boston mess » Boston Globe

Public Health

Opioid crisis strains Mass. foster-care system » Nashoba Publishing

New non-profit aims to raise $50 mil to fight opioid addiction » State House News Service

Partners, GE help launch RIZE, an opioid addiction effort » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Boston police want to recruit more minorities, but how isn't clear » Boston Globe

Bristol Sheriff Says Arrest Warrants Should Be Issued For 'Sanctuary City' Leaders » WBUR

State Finance

State budget hearing finds its way to Fall River » Herald News

Baker to sign bill doubling the line of duty death benefit » WCVB

State Government

Franklin, Berkshire counties losing people as Massachusetts grows overall » WWLP 22 News

Transportation

MBTA oversight board seeks to avoid cuts to The Ride » Boston Globe

MWRTA bus route gaining popularity in Milford » Wicked Local Milford

2 routes still on the table » Wicked Local Stoughton

Keolis plagued by train, coach issues » Commonwealth Magazine

T running out of options on budget cuts » Commonwealth Magazine

Orange Line prototype at City Hall » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA plans to eliminate unsafe, little used bus stops » The Salem News

Massachusetts DOT to phase in South Coast Rail project » Progressive Railroading

Utilities

Rehoboth to Vote April 3 on Gas Compressor Station » eco RI

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