10:00am Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

10:30am 104th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

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Proposed tax on high earners gets warm reception on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Buttigieg campaign getting a Massachusetts boost from Grossman » Boston Globe

Baker files $1.1B borrowing bill for cybersecurity, public safety » State House News Service

Drug companies face scrutiny from lawmakers looking to lower cost » State House News Service

‘Liz Was a Diehard Conservative’ » Politico

The Interview: State Representative Russell Holmes » Boston Magazine

Coughlin changes hats at hearing on drug pricing » Commonwealth Magazine

Dempsey spreads around campaign leftovers » The Eagle Tribune

Sen. Eric Lesser: Seder with the Obamas » Gazette Net

Inside Ivanka’s Dreamworld » The Atlantic

White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes » Washington Post

How Affordable Should Suffolk Downs 2.0 Be? » WGBH

Vape and Switch: How Martha Coakley Joined Up with Juul » The American Prospect

Steve Bannon has issues with Elizabeth Warren’s campaign strategy » Boston.com

What Happened 5 Other Times Joe Biden Was Deciding Whether to Run for President » ABC News

Warren unveils plan for new tax on big corporations » Boston Globe

Public Broadcasters Form New Partnership In Western Mass. » New England Public Radio

Herald puts up paywall, trims payroll more » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker looking for ways to connect local tech firms to Dept. of Defense » The Herald News

Beyond the glass box: Architecture in the Seaport is just starting to get interesting » Boston Business Journal

Here are the biggest construction projects in the Seaport » Boston Business Journal

What's the Situation for Airbnb in Boston? » Up to Boston

Unclear rules for East Boston pot shops » Boston Globe

Mass. marijuana industry is mostly corporate and white. Inside one Boston battle to change that » Boston Globe

Report highlights homeslessness, bullying LGBTQ youths » Boston Globe

Feature: Food insecurity a struggle for some Worcester college students » Worcester Mag

Smith, Mount Holyoke colleges suspend Police Chief Daniel Hect; president denies Twitter played role » The Republican

Here's How 7 States Are Faring in the Battle Over School Funding » Education Week

Not so happy days in the Happy Valley » Boston Globe

Parents charged in college admissions scandal lose bid for new judge » Boston Globe

Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs » WBUR

'Schools all across Massachusetts are suffering’: Teachers, workers call for lawmakers to pass ‘millionaires tax’ » The Republican

Salem State moving higher education debate to classroom » Gloucester Times

Boston City Council Votes to Support Green New Deal » Boston Magazine

Weymouth sea wall work to begin this month » Patriot Ledger

Mansfield Select Board supports adding deposit on nip bottles » Wicked Local Mansfield

Plugging into a renewable tomorrow » Sentinel & Enterprise

BAKER AND LAROCQUE: Compressor station threatens Weymouth’s health and safety » Patriot Ledger

Steve Wynn will be banned from all Wynn Resorts properties, company tells Massachusetts regulators » The Republican

Baker not rushing Legislature on sports betting » The Metro West Daily News

Editorial: Casino hearing a reminder of the downsides of legal gambling » Boston Business Journal

President Trump’s impossible health care dream » Boston Globe

Coalition Argues Drug Payment Caps Are Best Solution To Excessive Prices » WBUR

Drug Companies Face Scrutiny From Mass. Lawmakers » WBSM

Lawmakers push for mental health care reform » Milford Daily News

Stop & Shop workers walk out after negotiation impasse » Boston Globe

Will Boston set a new regional precedent and finally pay recycling workers a living wage? » Dig Boston

Rep. Joe McGonagle Joins Colleagues at ‘Saving by Shaving’ Event » Everett Independent

Administration Pushing To Extend Mayor Infurna's Term 2 Months » Brookline Patch

In Newton, sparks fly over proposed Needham Street development » Boston Globe

Aldermen No More: Board Votes To Change Name To City Council » Brookline Patch

Town Meeting wraps in two nights » Wicked Local Falmouth

Sen. DeMacedo delivers state of the state to Town Meeting » Wicked Local Plymouth

Pelosi's Courage award better suited for Markle or Rollins » Lowell Sun

Senseless overreaction on Biden » Boston Globe

Dempsey spreads around campaign leftovers » Gloucester Times

Rollins meets with Baker’s top public safety official » Boston Globe

Rachael Rollins making amends with Maura Healey, public safety czar » Boston Herald

Thirteen current and former Springfield officers arraigned in bar attack » Boston Globe

First look at case shows AG to argue Springfield officer drew gun, pointed it at victims in Nathan Bill’s police beating » The Republican

Flurry of legislation after Sean Gannon shooting slow to bring change » Cape Cod Times

Rollins, Turco have "constructive meeting" after memo spat » State House News Service

K-9 Nero’s shooting prompts move to change law » Cape Cod Times

Will Legislature make budget on time this time? (Editorial) » The Republican

National Guard to celebrate 382nd anniversary of First Muster » The Salem News

Proposed tax on high earners gets warm reception on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Diminished threat of legal challenge as "millionaire's tax" returns » State House News Service

Cape Cod Chamber Holds Leading Role in New Massachusetts Business Coalition on Transportation » Cape Cod Today

T cleaning contract déjà vu all over again » Commonwealth Magazine

Columbia Gas crews return to Merrimack Valley » Boston Globe

Eversource fights to keep Northern Pass alive » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Call On Mass. Gov. Baker To Release Approved Funding For Heating Assistance » New England Public Radio

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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

TechNet-Led Multi-Association Memorandum to Congress Expresses Concerns with the USTR’s 2024 National Trade Estimate Report » TechNet

Speaker Mariano’s Budget Bust Out » Mass Fiscal Alliance

Charles River Watershed Association Announces  New Board Members, Officers, and Staff » Charles River Watershed Association

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