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Baker Ties Virus Surge to Upcoming 10-Day Period » State House News Service

Labor unions demand GE make ventilators using laid-off workers » Boston Business Journal

In Pandemic, Veteran Rep Helps Keep House Running » State House News Service

‘Jails are petri dishes’: inmates freed as the virus spreads behind bars » Boston Globe

OCPF Plans to Interview Six Finalists for Director Post » State House News Service

Key medical equipment coming to Mass., but need — and disparities — remain » Boston Globe

Delayed Tax Day Forces Beacon Hill Into Emergency Budget Hole » WGBH

Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing » AP News

Coronavirus: ‘What is wrong with you people?’ Springfield mayor lashes out after dozens of golfers seen at closed courses » The Republican

Virtual Conventions: Health Crisis Forces Both Parties, Particularly The Democrats, to Envision the Possibility » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Associations aim to help with local business’ recovery after pandemic » The Recorder

In a time when people are relying on the news, numerous New England newspapers are resorting to layoffs. Here’s why. » Boston.com

House Passes Legislation To Support Municipalities & Restaurants » Framingham Source

Uncertainty on status of Cape Cod gun stores during shutdown » Cape Cod Times

Macy’s furloughing most of its 125,000 employees » Boston Globe

Gannett will furlough workers at more than 100 newspapers over next three months » Boston Globe

Massachusetts considers extending non-essential business ban » Boston Business Journal

Raytheon to keep same Waltham HQ after United Technologies merger » Boston Business Journal

Facebook loses bid to delay turning over records in Mass. privacy probe » Reuters

Brooks Brothers making masks at factories in Mass., elsewhere to help in coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Trump administration rules gun shops ‘essential’ amid coronavirus » Boston Globe

Will Grocery Stores Start Running Out of Food? » Boston Magazine

Boston faces pressure to make grants to struggling small businesses » Boston Globe

Laundromats have new rules during coronavirus outbreak » South Coast Today

Raytheon’s Waltham headquarters to add employees after UT merger » Boston Globe

Local liquor stores see brief business boom » Lowell Sun

Indian restaurants in Dorchester, Roslindale and Cambridge shut because they can't get ingredients » Universal Hub

Mass. bar exam’s delay hurts law firms, new graduates » Boston Business Journal

Four health care lessons as cannabis moves to virtual medicine » Boston Business Journal

Pot advocates call for Gov. Baker to end ban on adult-use sales » Boston Herald

Recreational pot shops urge Baker to let them reopen » WCVB

Ordered to close and excluded from federal aid, marijuana entrepreneurs staring down insolvency » Boston Globe

MIAA keeps hope alive with vote to move spring season » Lynn Daily News Item

'We Knew The Inevitable': Why Mass. School Leaders Had To Close Schools On Their Own » New England Public Radio

Colleges brace for fall enrollment drop as coronavirus hits wallets » Boston Business Journal

EPA gives power plants, regulated entities pollution compliance flexibility, citing COVID-19 concerns » Utility Dive

A president unfit for a pandemic » Boston Globe

Mass. Pols Riled by Interior’s Tribal Land Decision » State House News Service

Trump hasn’t shown ‘human understanding’ of suffering caused by coronavirus crisis, Warren says » Boston Globe

Trump approves disaster declaration for Massachusetts » The Salem News

Here’s how to deal with Social Security and Medicare amid the coronavirus crisis » Boston Globe

Local biotech helps Beth Israel's little lab ramp up COVID-19 testing » Boston Business Journal

Local physicians form group to advocate on COVID-19 » Boston Globe

State hunting for 1,000 nursing home beds to treat recovering coronavirus patients » Boston Globe

Hospitals preparing for coronavirus surge in Massachusetts » WCVB

Baystate Health requesting blood donations during coronavirus pandemic » Western Mass News

The surge is coming » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Baker, Wife Donate Blood At American Red Cross, Urge Others To Do The Same » CBS Boston

Number of health care workers with coronavirus soars at Boston hospitals » Boston Herald

11 die at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home amid COVID-19 outbreak » Commonwealth Magazine

11 Veterans Dead After Coronavirus Outbreak At Soldiers' Home In Holyoke » New England Public Radio

With No Proven Drug Therapies For COVID-19, Here's What Boston Hospitals Are Trying » WBUR

Fearing Shortage, Teams Scramble To Design A Simple Ventilator (But Don't Try This At Home) » WBUR

Spaulding Hospital In Cambridge Opens A Dedicated COVID-19 Recovery Unit » WBUR

Boston coronavirus rent assistance proposed » Boston Herald

Somerville’s local, state leaders support rent freeze » Wicked Local Somerville

Insurers worry virus-linked costs may reach $383 billion a month » Boston Globe

Judge asks for list of ICE detainees for potential release » Commonwealth Magazine

SJC rules against district court judge in indigent defense case » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. bar exam for law school grads postponed amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Mass. Bar Exam Postponed Due To Coronavirus » WBUR

Gov. Baker: Don't Apply For CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Yet » CBS Boston

Unemployment Claims Surge Nationwide, Testing State Systems » GovTech

Many unemployed still stymied by glitches in state benefits system » WCVB

With shared stations and sick co-workers, employees at GE’s Lynn plant fear for their health » Boston Globe

Coronavirus Forces Legislators to Keep Their Distance » Governing

Island construction ban is back on » Martha's Vineyard Times

Democrats Cancel Election-Year Convention in Lowell » State House News Service

Candidates start to line up for North Attleboro rep seat » The Sun Chronicle

How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots » Boston Globe

Mass. coronavirus peak likely in mid-April, some epidemiologists predict » Boston Globe

Those with disabilities have a right to survive the coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Stay-at-home order, social distancing guidelines may be extended » WCVB

Cape fear over coronavirus crisis tourists » Boston Herald

Boston Coronavirus News: Suffolk Dorm to Shelter the Homeless, the DPH Commissioner Tests Positive, and Basketball Is Canceled » Boston Magazine

11 die at Holyoke veterans hospital; at least 5 from coronavirus » Boston Globe

US and J&J commit $1b to coronavirus vaccine codeveloped by Beth Israel » Boston Globe

COVID-19 outbreak at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke » Gazette Net

11 veterans dead, 5 from coronavirus, at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker preps for ‘surge’ in Massachusetts coronavirus cases » Boston Herald

Coronavirus treatments: $1 billion invested in vaccine linked to Beth Israel in Boston » Boston Herald

Baker to out-of-staters: 'Do not travel to our communities' » South Coast Today

Massachusetts coronavirus numbers: 56 deaths, more than 5,000 cases » Boston Herald

Berkshire County a COVID-19 hotspot » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus Updates For Western New England: Mass. Governor Expects Surge Of Cases In Next Few Weeks » New England Public Radio

We asked the people of Mass. what word comes to mind when they think of the coronavirus outbreak » Boston Globe

State needs volunteers, donations of medical supplies » Gloucester Times

State Quarantine and Isolation Statutes » NCSL

Baker extends business closures, stay-at-home advisory to May 4 » Boston Globe

Holyoke death toll rises to 13, as mayor accuses suspended Soldiers’ Home director of concealing deaths » Boston Globe

COVID-19 Strikes Inside Holyoke Home for Veterans » State House News Service

Morse: Incarcerated workers deserve a better wage especially for lifesaving work » Gazette Net

Sheriffs, DAs join to oppose release of inmates before SJC » Boston Herald

Mass. High Court To Hear Proposal To Release Prisoners To Stop COVID-19 Spread » CBS Boston

19 Boston police officers, 3 civilian employees test positive for coronavirus » Boston Globe

Tufts Center: Tax Decline Sets up Tough Budget Math » State House News Service

State revenue shortfall could reach $3 billion » Commonwealth Magazine

Cape Codders petition: ‘Close the bridges’ » Boston Herald

T ridership keeps falling as staff infections rise » Commonwealth Magazine

18 MBTA employees, including 12 drivers, test positive for coronavirus » Boston Herald

WRTA bus drivers picket to limit doors riders can use » Worcester Telegram

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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.

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