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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:30pm Legislative Briefing: Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids, House Members Lounge, State House, Boston

"Just had a very good tele-conference with Nation's Governors. Went very well. Cuomo of New York has to 'do more,'" tweeted Trump. "I have to do more?" replied Cuomo, "No — YOU have to do something! You’re supposed to be the President."

Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Sparring on Twitter over the COVID-19 response.

News By Category
Business

Virus Orders Leave Restaurants, Retailers Scrambling » State House News Service

Fed’s dramatic moves put Boston bankers in a bind » Boston Business Journal

Restaurants close, pivot after Gov. Baker halts in-person dining » Boston Business Journal

Boston construction ban instituted over coronavirus: Marty Walsh » Boston Herald

Coronavirus closes Boston restaurants, but owners say ban is needed » Boston Herald

With coronavirus, restaurants have been in financial limbo. Now the bottom will fall out » Boston Globe

As the economy starts to shut down, should the stock market close, too? » Boston Globe

Exclusive: Here's how much Mass. companies have lost this year » Boston Business Journal

GE’s CEO saw his salary climb in 2019 as its stock rose » Boston Globe

Desolate Boston: The eerie quiet downtown as social distancing takes hold » Boston Herald

Coronavirus lockdown could kill small businesses, experts say » Boston Herald

Coronavirus recession is coming: Economists » Boston Herald

MetroWest, Milford restaurant owners optimistic they will get through 3-week dine-in restrictions » The Metro West Daily News

Charlie Baker: $10M small business loan program launched over coronavirus setbacks » Boston Herald

After one final fling, New Bedford pubs feel the heat of coronavirus shutdowns » South Coast Today

Kennedy: Congress should send Americans cash to boost economy » WPRI.com

Education

What you need to know about the BPS shutdown » Boston Globe

Report pegs UMass system’s economic impact at $7.5b » Boston Globe

MIAA postpones start of spring season to April 27 » Gazette Net

College communities helping students with housing, transportation » Gazette Net

Environment

Save our friends, the trees » The Recorder

Gaming

Mass. casinos were showing signs of stability before coronavirus. Now they’re closed » Boston Globe

Health Care

Dorchester's Carney Hospital is nation's first dedicated to coronavirus patients » Boston Business Journal

Mass. General Hospital provider tests positive for coronavirus; more providers in quarantine » Boston Globe

Coronavirus testing, transparency ramp up, but still lag recommended levels » Boston Globe

Medical board loosens rules for online medicine and physician credentialing because of coronavirus » Boston Globe

Joslin Diabetes employee tests positive for coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

First patients dosed with potential coronavirus vaccine from Cambridge biotech » Boston Globe

With 160 employees in quarantine, BMC taps 54 temp nurses » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

Schools are shutting down but daycare centers remain open » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools Set Up Food Distribution Sites For Student Meals During Coronavirus School Closings » WGBH

Immigration

Ed Markey: Halt deportations and release detained immigrants » Medium

Insurance

In some neighborhoods, even the best drivers face steep insurance rates » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Courts temporarily closed, new jury trials to be postponed » Gazette Net

Local Government

Plymouth Town Meeting will likely be postponed due to coronavirus » Wicked Local Plymouth

Westboro postpones town election » Worcester Telegram

Athol town manager declares state of emergency » Athol Daily News

Walsh announces ‘Boston Resiliency Fund’ to provide services during pandemic » Boston Globe

Weymouth police, staff to monitor parks for large groups » Patriot Ledger

Politics

Three more pull papers for 17th Middlesex seat » Lowell Sun

Public Health

Ordinary life in MA is over for now: Walsh orders construction shutdown, tally of cases statewide rises to 197 » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Sprint to Fund Coronavirus Efforts » NCSL

Inside the Race to Solve America's Coronavirus Testing Crisis » GQ

Ventilator Maker: We Can Ramp Up Production Five-Fold » Forbes

Legislature sets up coronavirus working groups » Gloucester Times

Baker defends Trump comment on respirators » Commonwealth Magazine

Virus notes: Boston construction grinds to halt » Commonwealth Magazine

When the show does not go on » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus Updates For Western New England: Monday, March 16 » New England Public Radio

Western Mass. Jails Suspend Family Visits To Help Keep Virus Out » New England Public Radio

Boston Coronavirus News: School Is Closed, Testing Is Up, and Everyone’s Ordering Delivery » Boston Magazine

Biogen kicks in $10M, supplies following coronavirus outbreak » Boston Herald

Letter to the editor: Baker should have closed shopping malls » The Sun Chronicle

Charlie Sennott: Amid Federal Failures In Coronavirus Response, Local Leaders Are Stepping Up » WGBH

‘They’re taking it too lightly’: Young people, spurred by apathy or confusion, have failed to heed official warnings to self-isolate » Boston Globe

Carney Hospital In Dorchester To Be Nation's First Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital » WBUR

Kennedy fields calls about coronavirus pandemic at Attleboro district office » The Sun Chronicle

Transportation

MBTA ridership plummets, service being reduced » Commonwealth Magazine

7Investigates: MBTA’s new cleaning protocols not being followed in some stations amid coronavirus emergency » WHDH

Coronavirus cuts MBTA ridership cut in half, service reductions planned » Boston Herald

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