9:00am UMass Amherst Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards, Second Floor

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

10:30am Lyons-Lombardo Healthcare Plan Press Conference, Room 443

11:00am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Press Conference in Support of Wage Theft Bill, Room 222

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White House Still Pressing to Hold Obamacare Vote This Week » Bloomberg Politics

Bloomberg to world leaders: Ignore Trump on climate » AP News

Hospitals hope House adds tax on sugary drinks » State House News Service

GOP ads compare vulnerable Senate Dems to Elizabeth Warren » CNN

Robert K. Massie enters race for governor » Boston Globe

5 Ways Republicans Can Finish Health Care Overhaul » Roll Call

Moving Winthrop Square proposal out of the shadows » Boston Globe

New Jersey Residents Brace For Trump's Weekend Whirlwinds To Blow Their Way » WBUR

Trump's First 100 Days: An 'Entry-Level' Presidency » WBUR

Trump and his aides take hard line on border wall, as threat of government shutdown looms » State House News Service

Ryan promises to keep gov't open » State House News Service

As budget deadline looms, Trump pushes border wall funding » Sentinel & Enterprise

Obama re-emerges in public after avoiding political spotlight » WCVB

Small retailers add emotional punch in bid to kill border tax plan » Boston Globe

Widett Circle wholesalers formally eye industrial park » Boston Globe

Lawmakers debate pot regulators' independence » South Coast Today

State Rep. O'Connell moves to block EBT recreational pot purchases » Wicked Local Rehoboth

Marijuana taxes should total 15 percent "at a minimum" » State House News Service

Security firms eye Massachusetts marijuana market at 2017 New England Cannabis Convention » The Republican

Sheriffs seek higher pot tax to fund addiction treatment » State House News Service

From swastikas to bomb threats, anti-Jewish incidents on record-setting track » Boston Globe

Anti-Semitism on the rise in Massachusetts » Sentinel & Enterprise

Anti-Semitic attacks spike in Massachusetts » WCVB

THE COLUMN: Former councilor dips toe in Tech pond » Lowell Sun

State needs to help with college funding » Commonwealth Magazine

Harvard Puts Its Ties To Slavery On Display » WBUR

A conspicuous absence at Teacher of the Year ceremony » Boston Globe

Early educators rally for more state support » State House News Service

DCR is an agency without a vision » Commonwealth Magazine

Green groups criticize state on mercury recycling » The Salem News

Massachusetts lawmakers to lobby against Trump budget cuts » NBC 10 News

Lawmakers seek cure for Medicaid » Boston Herald

Abortions in Massachusetts down nearly 11 percent since 2010 » The Republican

Abortions in Mass. down nearly 11 percent since 2010 » The Enterprise

GOP reps seek control board, major changes at MassHealth » Lowell Sun

Why is this house listed for $6 million? Location, location, location » Boston Globe

State digs into wide-reaching sanctuary bills » The Salem News

Clinic At UVM Offers Therapies To Help Resettled Refugees Work Through Trauma » WBUR

State Sen. Richard Ross announces support for prison debt bill » Wicked Local Medway

Immigrants Face Collateral Damage of MA Crime Lab Misconduct » Public News Service

“A seat at the table”: Union United urges US2 to meet and commit to formal CBA » Wicked Local Somerville

Wage theft opponents say numbers in Legislature on their side » State House News Service

League Invites Public To Meet With Legislators » Cape News

Chatham selectman testifies before Congress » Wicked Local Cape Cod

Boston Artist's Petition To Build A Black Box In Dorchester's Strand Theatre Picks Up Steam » WBUR

No one wants to pay to fix this crumbling garage, and that's telling » Boston Globe

Robichaud: Fight back against spread of sanctuary cities in Mass. » Boston Herald

The wingnuts abandon Trump » Boston Globe

Reed: Warren stumbles out of 2020 gate » Boston Herald

GOUVEIA: Year of change in state politics » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: Winthrop Square, out of the shadows » Boston Herald

HAND: Will campaigns be derailed? » The Sun Chronicle

Your View: Earth Week — Bay State takes action on climate change » South Coast Today

Giving criminals a second chance » The Metro West Daily News

House should hold budget discussions in public » Eagle Tribune

Ex-TV reporter considering run for state Senate seat being vacated by Timilty » The Sun Chronicle

Black-Jewish Relations Intensified And Tested By Current Political Climate » WBUR

Top Tito Jackson manager bails » Boston Herald

Diehl would ask Trump to back him in U.S. Senate race » State House News Service

Opioid, sex trafficking roundtable » Boston Herald

House to consider amendments to $40B state budget » Boston Herald

Here are some of the proposed House fiscal 2018 budget earmarks for Western Massachusetts » The Republican

Payments surge over first half of biggest collection month » Lowell Sun

Appeals Court brings the Probation Department corruption case to an end — finally » Boston Globe

Massachusetts residents may get an income tax break next year » WWLP 22

House Dems kill tax holiday proposal » State House News Service

Baker, MBTA Don't Make the Grade » Somerville Patch

OpenCape Exec Talks about Residential Internet Service » Cape Cod Today

Defeating Trump's French connection » Boston Globe

Aquarium seeks financial guarantee from garage-site developer » Boston Globe

US Transportation Secretary calls governor's advocacy for Green Line extension 'persuasive' » Boston Globe

UMass Boston's biggest challenge? Its own 'Big Dig' » Boston Globe

Aaron Hernandez's guilt doesn't die with him » Boston Globe

Rep. Hogan recognized as health 'champion' » Wicked Local Maynard

Mass. lawmakers debate pot regulators' independence » State House News Service

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9:00am UMass Amherst Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards, Second Floor

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

10:30am Lyons-Lombardo Healthcare Plan Press Conference, Room 443

11:00am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Press Conference in Support of Wage Theft Bill, Room 222

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Frost

9:00am MSA Day of Service and Volunteerism, Grand Staircase

9:00am Providers' Council Caring Force Rally, Great Hall

10:00am National Guard Association of Mass. Legislative Breakfast, Nurses Hall

10:30am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Task Force on Integrity in State and Local Government, A-2

12:00pm Criminal Justice Reform Press Conference, Outside House Chamber

Birthdays: State Senator Paul Mark

10:00am Mass. Caucus of Women Legislators and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito's Denim Day Event, Third Floor

11:00am Children's Advocacy Center Awareness Day, Great Hall

12:30pm Celebration of Organ and Tissue Donation, Grand Staircase

2:30pm Brain Builders Award Presentation, Room 428

5:30pm The Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression, Room 428

Last day to report on proposals for amendments to the Constitution

9:00am Healthy Start Awards, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

9:30am The Health Benefits of Carbon Pricing in Mass. Presentation, The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Allston, Brighton & Fenway Community Fundraiser for Mayor Marty Walsh

6:00pm Allston, Brighton & Fenway Community Fundraiser for Mayor Marty Walsh

11:00am Greek Independence Day, Great Hall

12:00pm Workers' Memorial Day Commemoration, State House steps

MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to Run Special Event Train Service for April 27 Match Between New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF » Keolis

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

House Budget amendments need your voice! » National Association of Social Workers - Mass Chapter