11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

3:00pm Jay Gonzalez for Governor House Party

3:00pm Jay Gonzalez for Governor House Party

4:00pm National Red Cross Board Meeting, Grand Staircase & Nurses Hall

5:30pm Lowell Town Hall with Senator Elizabeth Warren, UTEC, 35 Warren Street, Lowell

7:00pm Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

7:00pm Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

Obama on the GOP health-care plan: 'This bill will do you harm.' » The Washington Post

The Senate's Unaffordable Care Act » New York Times

Mayors gather in Miami Beach. Agenda: fighting Trump, climate change, hitting the clubs. » Miami Herald

Senate sends "amend and improve" bill to pot talks with House » State House News Service

Home care group cool to Baker's MassHealth ideas » State House News Service

Snake and Stranger: Media Coverage of Muslims and Refugee Policy » Shorenstein Center

Northampton area activists protest GOP health care bill, calling for single-payer and a system that 'covers everybody' » The Republican

Geoff Diehl denies 'secretive' health care bill, blasts Elizabeth Warren » Boston Herald

Affordable housing agencies team up to teach 'smarter policy' » Cape Cod Times

Datapoint: Senate Republicans unveil "Better Care" repeal act » Politico

Shifting Dollars From Poor to Rich Is a Key Part of the Senate Health Bill » New York Times

Trump's Tape Ruse Risks Fresh Legal Jeopardy in Russia Probe » Bloomberg Politics

Being sickened by sight of Donald Trump not good enough reason for lawsuit against him, judge rules » Universal Hub

The Gerry behind gerrymandering » Boston Globe

GOP opposition imperils Senate health care bill » Boston Globe

Meet the Senate health care bill. Like Obamacare, only flimsier » Boston Globe

Capuano says It's Time for Democrats to Get Past the Small Details and Focus on Collaborating » Everett Independent

Trump: 'I Did Not Make, And Do Not Have' Recordings Of Comey » WBUR

An uphill climb: Berkshire Bank, Boston's new giant, aims to be the next Fleet » Boston Business Journal

State official gets his hands dirty during Bristol Aggie tour » Herald News

Officials break ground on Maxon Precision Motors facility in Taunton business park » Taunton Daily Gazette

Ocean Acidification Is Threatening The Massachusetts Shellfish Industry » New England Center for Investigative Reporting

Clinton called a 'jewel' to be marketed » Worcester Telegram

Mayor's Home Rule Petition to Amend Current Shadow Laws is Filed with the State » Beacon Hill Times

Officials break ground on Maxon Precision Motors facility in Taunton business park » Wicked Local Dighton

State Rep. Hunt to Host Cable Cord-Cutting Workshop » Capecod.com

After a tip from TripAdvisor, FCC proposes its largest fine ever » Boston Globe

Berkshire delegation explains both the House and Senate legislation around marijuana » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts marijuana tax more than doubles in House-approved bill » The Republican

State awaits final version of marijuana law » Worcester Telegram

Mass. Senate passes marijuana bill » Boston Globe

Senate adopts changes to marijuana law but stays closer to original » Patriot Ledger

How Brockton lawmakers voted on bill to redo marijuana legalization » The Enterprise

Senate passes marijuana bill calling for revisions to law » WCVB

Rewriting the Mass. pot law is a bad idea, but legislators are doing it anyway » Boston Globe

Senate pot law rewrite sure to spark challenge » Boston Herald

What you need to know about the potential changes to Massachusetts's legal marijuana law » Boston.com

Massachusetts Senate passes revised marijuana bill with original 12 percent tax » Boston Globe

6-Member Panel Named to Negotiate on Marijuana Bill » US News and World Report

Stand for Children Executive Director Ranjini Govender takes on low literacy rates » Boston Business Journal

Teens not eager to register to vote » Newburyport News

Weymouth gets $250K grant to conserve energy » Wicked Local Weymouth

OneCape Summit tackles wastewater planning » Cape Cod Times

The Stronach Group Considers New England Venture » Blood Horse

Cancer researcher awarded $22m in suit against Steward Health Care » Boston Globe

Keller @ Large: How Proposed Health Care Bill Would Impact Massachusetts » CBS Boston

Girl's intense medical journey intersected with Mayor Walsh's » Boston Globe

Brigham kidnapping dramatization highlights security risks » Boston Globe

Baker: Obamacare overhaul would hurt Mass. » Lowell Sun

6 Cape women named Unsung Heroines » Cape Cod Times

Influx of Immigrants Causing Housing Shortage in American Cities » Polizette

Shortage Of Visas For Seasonal Workers Hits Cape Cod Hospitality Industry Hard » WBUR

Nari Ward Exhibit At Boston's ICA Captures Tension Of Immigrant Experiences » WBUR

Retired SJC Judge Francis Spina says Gov. Charlie Baker must appoint Western Mass. resident to state's highest court » The Republican

Pregnant workers bill on the move in Senate » Newburyport News

Baystate Franklin Medical Center plans nurse lockout for Greenfield hospital » MassLive

People Hate the Massachusetts Legislature's Pay Raises, Poll Finds » New Boston Post

Boston renames street after retired Red Sox player Ortiz » The Metro West Daily News

Senate advances Cawley conservation waiver petition » Lowell Sun

Attleboro budget follies explodes as campaign issue » The Sun Chronicle

Sandwich Chamber Unveils New Visitor's Center » Capecod.com

Johanna Halbeisen: Backs statewide ban on Native American mascots » Gazette Net

Trump doesn't let reality get in the way of a good rally » Boston Globe

To no one's surprise, Senate health care bill only makes matters worse » Boston Globe

Six months in — what's Natalie been up to? » Leominster Champion

PETER LUCAS: What the state really needs: a $15-an-hour legislator » Lowell Sun

Editorial: An eye to the future - Massachusetts should join the rest of the country in expanding scope of Optometrist practice. » Worcester Telegram

Is the T ready for me to be a daily commuter? » Boston Globe

Editorial: A Greenway BID would be worth the business investment » Boston Business Journal

Community colleges are critical to Mass. business » Boston Business Journal

Medicaid Cuts In Senate Health Bill Worry Mass. Lawmakers And Doctors » WBUR

Farley-Bouvier To Speak About How To Work With Government » WAMC

On Beacon Hill, Deb Goldberg stands alone » Boston Globe

Worcester Chamber supporting sales tax holiday » Worcester Business Journal

Concerns Over Morning Freight Traffic Dominate SSA Hearing » Martha's Vineyard Gazette

Springfield's Union Station grand opening just days away » WWLP 22

Grand opening celebrations for Springfield's Union Station set for weekend » The Republican

Eversource rate case gets another hearing in Pittsfield » Berkshire Eagle

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters