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

SHNS Coronavirus Tracker - The Latest on COVID-19 (PM Update) » State House News Service

Public Housing Forces Turn Out to Push for Larger Subsidy » State House News Service

RI: Raimondo declares state of emergency in R.I. over coronavirus » The Associated Press (AP)

HBR: What are companies’ legal obligations around coronavirus? » Boston Business Journal

Advocates push for boost in welfare payments » Commonwealth Magazine

Rodrigues: Market Slump Could Weigh on State Revenues » State House News Service

Columbia Gas pleads guilty to violating safety rules » The Eagle Tribune

FL: Coronavirus prompts new emergency declaration in Florida » Politico Pro FL

NJ: Murphy declares state of emergency » Politico

OPINION: Elizabeth Warren’s Disconnect With Black Voters Started In Cambridge, Mass. » WGBH

As other states declare emergencies over coronavirus, Baker was on vacation » Boston Globe

Country can’t withstand another Trump term, Pelosi tells Northeastern women’s summit » Boston Globe

Ted Cruz is taking coronavirus seriously — why can’t his fellow Republicans? » Boston Globe

Where did Bernie’s revolution go wrong? » Boston Herald

Black women voters have helped fuel Joe Biden’s resurgence » Boston Globe

Six questions about the stock market meltdown » Boston Globe

JD Byrider agrees to pay $1.5 million to resolve lawsuit » South Coast Today

Remote-work companies in Mass. see sales spike amid coronavirus concerns » Boston Business Journal

Target to limit purchases of hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes » Boston Globe

State reps concerned about Parallel Products plans to build 19 exhaust stacks in expansion » South Coast Today

Dunkin’ joins Starbucks in refusing to refill reusable cups, citing coronavirus concerns » Boston Globe

Stock plunge hits Mass. finance companies, banks, retailers and media » Boston Business Journal

Cancel or Carry On? Coronavirus Concerns Are Cutting Into Boston's Convention Crowds » WBUR

Coronavirus anxiety means a business boost for some in MetroWest » The Metro West Daily News

Coronavirus, oil markets push gas under $2 a gallon in Massachusetts; here’s where to fill up cheap » The Republican

Slow Going For Efforts To Diversify The Massachusetts Marijuana Industry » New England Public Radio

The coronavirus has upended life on campus » Boston Globe

Two Franklin school staff members in self-quarantine amidst COVID-19 concerns » Patriot Ledger

Harvard moves classes online in wake of coronavirus outbreak » Boston Globe

Stories Add Punch to Impact of Vocational Education » State House News Service

Official statement released on Carver's status among Green Communities » Wicked Local Carver

Moore sends letter to AG on PFAS' public health risks » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Massachusetts General Hospital honors Sen. Friedman with Endowment Award » Wicked Local Burlington

Bill proposes rent control options for Massachusetts communities » Turn to 10

Markey unveils ‘New Deal’ for immigrants » Commonwealth Magazine

MA lawmakers look to insurance companies to cover coronavirus cost testing, treatment » News 22 WWLP.com

Corrections data raise big questions » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA workers protest maintenance staffing levels » Boston Globe

Unions Protest Job Cuts Outside MBTA Board Meeting » WGBH

Progressives sweep Wards 1, 18 » The Bay State Banner

Walsh Discusses Parade Cancellation, Sports Events » State House News Service

Fitchburg Councilor Beauchemin joins Fossa, Kushmerek in race for Hay’s House seat » Sentinel & Enterprise

Libertarian ranks swell amid voter dissatisfaction » The Eagle Tribune

Super Tuesday turnout set new Mass. record for Democratic primary » Boston Globe

Rep. Carolyn Dykema and Hopkinton Dem. Chair, Darlene Hayes endorse Jesse Mermell for Congress » HCAM

Political Notes: Senate race shifts to general election » Cape Cod Times

What about riding the T? » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus gets real for an aging Senate » Politico

With $115 million, more than 80 Boston researchers will collaborate to tackle COVID-19 » Science Magazine

A look inside coronavirus preparations at a major U.S. hospital » Washington Post

Biogen’s Boston conference continues to be leading source of coronavirus cases » Boston Herald

Boston cancels St. Patrick’s Day parade, breakfast as coronavirus fears mount » Boston Herald

Call your mom: The generational politics of Covid-19 » Boston Globe

City cancels St. Patrick’s Day Parade; 41 cases of coronaviruses statewide » Boston Globe

SARAH WRIGHT: International Emergency Day » the Berkshire edge

State confirms five cases of coronavirus in Berkshire County » Berkshire Eagle

Will warmer spring and summer weather slow the spread of coronavirus? » Boston Herald

Catch-22 on coronavirus tests » Commonwealth Magazine

Norfolk DA rules police justified in fatal shooting of man with replica gun in Brookline » Boston Globe

Campbell subpoenas Police Department for stop-and-frisk data » Boston Globe

Senate budget chief sees concern in stock market fall » Worcester Business Journal

Trump wants payroll tax relief to calm financial markets amid coronavirus fears » Boston Globe

T budget raises sustainability questions » Commonwealth Magazine

T notes: Boston congestion ranked worst in US again » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate bill to provide cost-free identification to homeless people will also support addiction recovery » The Metro West Daily News

MassDOT to Study Commuter Rail Extension to Buzzards Bay » Cape Cod Online

Peake Secures Funding For Bridge Approaches in State Bond Bill » Cape Cod Online

MBTA cancels public meetings as coronavirus threat looms » Boston Herald

Healey calls for expanded carbon pricing » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Weak engineering management’ led to Columbia Gas disaster, federal prosecutors say » Boston Globe

New England grid operator sees ‘dramatic shift’ to clean energy » Energy News Network

Social Media Spotlight

repayannapressley 1199mass barry.finegold

---

WCVB Channel 5 Boston Mass. health officials waiting for more federal guidance on Coronavirus WGBH News The Politics Of The Coronavirus Response

---

---

Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: First Pot Shop Opens In Boston Mass Climate Action Network The Climate Minute: Environmental Justice at risk in East Boston WAMC Northeast Report: Berkshire Medical Center: COVID-19 Diagnoses Growing Massachusetts Bar Association MassBar Beat: Coronavirus and the Workplace Senator Jamie Eldridge The Eldridge Files: Senator Jamie Eldridge is joined by Anthony Cutaia

MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance