9:00am Mass. NAHRO Annual Legislative Information Day, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:30am Department of Public Health Hearing, Public Health Council Room, 2nd Floor, Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

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

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Restaurant Promotion Commission, State House, Room 428

Feds: Company paid doctors to use spinal device in surgeries » Boston Globe

Scores of sex offenders worked as personal care aides — yet Mass. did not require background checks » Boston Globe

Ad Campaign to Highlight T Job Cuts, Demand Safety » State House News Service

OPINION: Newton and other communities must reform housing approval process » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers to consider bill that would ban body size discrimination » Boston.com

Robert DeLeo Is King of the Hill » Boston Magazine

Is it time for a percent-for-art reboot? » Commonwealth Magazine

Angus McQuilken kicks off campaign to win Seth Moulton’s congressional seat » Boston Globe

Political Scene: Legislature spent $39.3M last year. Where did it go? » The Associated Press (AP)

CT: Coronavirus: The case for expanding family and medical leave protections » Hartford Courant

FL: Florida Senate approves Clean Waterways Act; environmental groups say it's 'ineffective' » tcpalm

Orlando Rep. Val Demings may be on the list of potential Biden running mates » Orlando Sentinel

NJ: Brain Drain: Out-migration of NJ college grads examined at Rutgers University » NJBIZ

Joe Biden's secret governing plan » Axios

OPINION: Why Trump fears Biden most » Washington Post

Major gun safety group endorses Joe Biden’s presidential bid » Boston Globe

Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. — inside the final days of Warren’s campaign » Boston Globe

A Sanders voter, weary of debt at 29: I have nothing to lose » Boston Globe

Biden’s record on policy, and behavior, cause for concern » Boston Herald

Media cries misogyny as voters snub Elizabeth Warren » Boston Herald

Joe Kennedy Woos Democratic Votes in New Bedford » WBSM

Pelosi Talks Primary, Health Care, Women in Office » State House News Service

Takeda, drug maker with biggest head count in Mass., tells most employees to work from home » Boston Globe

Trading pause on Wall Street is over, Dow is down more than 6 percent » Boston Globe

Chamber Senate Breakfast Looks at Local Opportunities in Era of Amazon.com » WHAV

From police stops to marijuana executives: The long journey for owners of Boston’s first pot shop » Boston Globe

Boston’s first recreational pot shop opens three years after legalization vote » Boston Herald

Boston's 1st Pot Shop Opens Monday, More Than 3 Years After Legalization Vote » WBUR

Massachusetts Bill Would Outlaw Body Size Discrimination » CBS Boston

Nearly 5,700 stolen credit and debit card numbers discovered in card skimming investigation after devices found on gas pumps in Massachusetts » The Republican

Bridgewater State professor suspended, charged with raping student » The Enterprise

Recalibrating “the talk:” The decade-long debate on sex education in the Massachusetts classroom » Worcester Telegram

No Kid Hungry Names Rep. Vargas, Others as School Breakfast Heroes » WHAV

Universities should listen to their students on climate change » Boston Globe

Jane Winn fought a local PCB dump. Then she said yes. She explains. » Berkshire Eagle

As sports betting moves forward, bar owners in Western Massachusetts say they’re being left out » The Republican

With a new president, Shields Health Care pushes deeper into outpatient surgery » Boston Globe

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine trial set to begin this month » Boston Globe

Biogen's coronavirus cases rise, implicating another Boston health care event » Boston Business Journal

Boston EMS union blasts out letter over coronavirus concerns as MA cases spike to 13 » Boston Herald

South Shore Health officials: We're ready for possible coronavirus 'epidemic' » Patriot Ledger

Cooley Dickinson Childbirth Center cleared for $4M renovation » Gazette Net

Mental Health Budget Would Continue Current Services » State House News Service

Some of Boston’s Priciest Real Estate Is Sinking Into the Earth » The Wall Street Journal

Mass. insurers commit to zero-cost coronavirus tests, treatment » Boston Business Journal

Panel balks at raising age of juvenile delinquency » CHNI

Bill would outlaw body size discrimination in Massachusetts » Gloucester Times

Gas tax for thee, per diem* for me » Boston Herald

Will Nangle seek re-election despite 28-count federal indictment? » Lowell Sun

DiDomenico Receives Women’s Bar Association Public Official of the Year Award » Charlestown Bridge

Hadley fires up climate change, affordable housing committees » Gazette Net

State House Roundup: Warren out but far from down » Worcester Telegram

Keller @ Large: Would Gov. Charlie Baker Be Welcomed Into The Massachusetts Democratic Party? » CBS Boston

Boston politics — with its diverse slate of women leaders — offers glimmer of hope » Boston Globe

Lyons has votes to remain Mass. GOP chair » Commonwealth Magazine

Incumbents fielding few challengers so far » Gloucester Times

‘A low point for Republicans in Mass.’ » Commonwealth Magazine

MetroWest GOP Race Pits Trump Backer Vs. Baker Ally » Brookline Patch

Mass. reports 15 new cases of coronavirus tied to Feb. Biogen company meeting » Boston Globe

15 new coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, doubling overnight » Boston Herald

Boston Marathon runners taking coronavirus threat in stride » Boston Herald

Lawmakers reviewing bill for recovery coach certification » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. Reports 15 New Coronavirus Cases, Increasing The State Count To 28 » WBUR

The pot, comics and restaurant shows must go on » Universal Hub

Doctors urge lawmakers not to pass assisted dying bills » Worcester Business Journal

Mass. coronavirus cases rise to 41, up from 28, officials say Monday » Boston Globe

Public records on Boston’s version of stop-and-frisk, sought in Nov., still not released » Boston Globe

Andrew Lelling tackles Chinese espionage, safe injection sites » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Loophole allows shady staties to grab pensions » Boston Herald

‘It’s a new way to ride’: Springfield’s 413 BikeLife ‘urban cyclists’ and city officials in vicious cycle over stunts vs. safety » The Republican

Albert Dupere resigns as Fall River police chief » The Herald News

Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds should vote in local elections » Boston Globe

Drivers flouting hands-free law get warnings during grace period » Worcester Telegram

Boston tops INRIX study of nation’s most congested cities for second year in row » Boston Herald

Framingham Council To Consider Resolution on Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Individuals » Framingham Source

Hands-free law rolls out slowly on Cape » Cape Cod Times

Worcester Making Push for Fare-Free Pilot » State House News Service

Mystic power plant workers strike, raise safety concerns » Boston Globe

Workers At Massachusetts' Largest Power Plant Go On Strike » WBUR

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9:00am Mass. NAHRO Annual Legislative Information Day, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:30am Department of Public Health Hearing, Public Health Council Room, 2nd Floor, Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

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

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Restaurant Promotion Commission, State House, Room 428

9:00am Project ABLE Annual Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

9:30am YouthBuild Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Vocational Schools Advocacy Day, Room 428, State House, Boston

11:00am LGBT Aging Commission, State House, Room 167

11:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

12:00pm A Celebration of Women and 100 Years of Suffrage, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

5:30pm Women for Rep. Maria Robinson

9:00am CHAPA's Housing Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm State Library Author Talk: Mobtown Massacre: Alexander Hanson and the Baltimore Newspaper War of 1812 by Josh Cutler, State Library, State House, Boston

12:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Oversight Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

9:30am Deaf-Blind Awareness Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:30pm St. Patrick's Day Party & Campaign Kickoff for Rep. Shawn Dooley

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital, 309 Belmont Street, Worcester

11:00am House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight, Oversight Hearing

5:00pm 5th Annual St. Patrick's Day Party with Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance