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A Boston Hospital Nears Its Limits » The New Yorker

Restaurant Beer-and-Wine Takeout Bill on Guv’s Desk » State House News Service

Museums, culture sector absorbing 'staggering' blow » Boston Business Journal

Kushner puts himself in the middle of the White House’s chaotic coronavirus response » Boston Globe

Why On Earth Is Wisconsin Holding An Election On April 7? » HUFFPOST

Physician assistants provide workforce flexibility » Commonwealth Magazine

Advocates raise alarm on nursing home transfers » The Salem News

NJ: For years NJ closed hospitals. Now facing coronavirus surge, it needs them » northjersey.com

The economic shocks from the pandemic are reaching deep into the Massachusetts work world » Boston Globe

Biden says he’ll put a black woman on Supreme Court. This California justice is a leading candidate » Los Angeles Times

Developing Countries Are Hurtling Toward Coronavirus Catastrophe » Foreign Affairs

Sleepy Joe Biden and the Deep State cheerleaders » Boston Herald

Community newspapers were already in a tough spot. Coronavirus might destroy them » Boston Globe

How local makers are making do during the pandemic » Gazette Net

Boston Scientific cuts pay for many of its 36,000 workers as revenue drops » Boston Globe

‘We Have Every Right’: Middleboro Gun Shop Stays Open Despite Coronavirus Non-Essential Order » CBS Boston

Ready or not, local banks will be hit by loan onslaught today » Boston Business Journal

Walsh announces relief fund for small Boston businesses impacted by coronavirus outbreak » WHDH

North Attleborough company says it’s offering coronavirus testing with fast results » Boston Globe

Fore! Allow social distance golfing, Charlie » Boston Herald

To build or not to build: That is the question facing contractors » Lynn Daily News Item

Museum of Fine Arts losses at $1.4m and growing » Commonwealth Magazine

What Boston’s Billionaires Are Doing About All of This » Boston Magazine

'They're All Just Waiting To Get Sick': Construction Sites Raise Concerns In Coronavirus Pandemic » WBUR

Northampton NETA employee tests positive for COVID-19 » Gazette Net

How Endicott’s president is leading an ‘eerily silent’ campus » Boston Business Journal

State audit finds deficiencies at Mount Wachusett Community College » The Gardner News

South Shore towns eyeing end of June for last day of school » Patriot Ledger

Parents advocate for furloughed teachers; Bright Horizons executives take pay cuts » Boston Globe

Boston officials to residents: Please stop throwing masks and gloves on the ground » Boston Globe

Boston’s pollution is way down, likely due to coronavirus lockdown » Boston Herald

Some in US may not get stimulus checks until August » Boston Globe

Supporters rally around Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe » South Coast Today

Boston hospitals getting ‘game changer’ machine that sterilizes 80,000 protective masks a day » Boston Globe

How accurate are coronavirus tests? Doctors raise concern about ‘false-negative’ results » Boston Globe

Boston hospitals getting ‘game changer’ machine that sterilizes 80,000 protective masks a day » Boston Globe

Boston enlists school cafeteria in fight against coronavirus » Boston Globe

States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply » Boston Globe

As COVID-19 Killed Veterans, Holyoke Soldiers' Home Staffers Say Leadership Botched Response » WBUR

System that sanitizes 80,000 coronavirus masks a day coming to Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Governor Baker considering MassMutual Center for field medical hospital » News 22 WWLP.com

Dr. Lee: ICU units won’t beat this disease » Commonwealth Magazine

Virus notes: Concerns rise at long-term care facilities » Commonwealth Magazine

As Told To: What It’s like to Be a Boston ER Nurse Right Now » Boston Magazine

Anxiety, Furloughs And Treatment In The Halls: Community Hospitals Respond To The Coronavirus » WBUR

Bringing Home Something Deadly: How Health Workers Are Isolating From Their Families » WBUR

House Puts Moratorium On Evictions And Foreclosures During Coronavirus Pandemic » WBUR

Drive-through food drive to bolster local pantries scheduled this weekend in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Reps. Stanley, Lawn request emergency funding for Healthy Waltham’s food pantry » Wicked Local Waltham

Non-profit sets up relief fund for undocumented immigrants » Gazette Net

Judge indicates he plans to release ICE detainees » Commonwealth Magazine

As Nurse Tests Positive, Judge Looks For Ways To Release Some ICE Detainees At Bristol County Jail » WBUR

Health insurers press Congress for premium relief » Boston Globe

Gig workers’ path to unemployment insurance unclear » Boston Globe

6.65 million file jobless claims as job market collapses under weight of coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Layoffs, furloughs, or pay cuts? Businesses and workers grapple with unappealing options » Boston Globe

American economy sheds 701,000 jobs in March, ending 10-year record hiring streak » Boston Globe

National, state unemployment numbers continue to rise » Boston Herald

Legislators Continue to Plug Away at Budget, Virus-Related Issues » iBerkshires

City braces for the long haul » The Haverhill Gazette

New dates set for some town meetings, elections » Martha's Vineyard Times

Boston announces coronavirus assistance programs: $3M rent, $2M business » Boston Herald

Will State Preemption Leave Cities More Vulnerable? » Governing

Online petition launched to restrict Cape Cod to year-round residents » The Hill

Select Board delays municipal elections until June 2 » Daily Times Chronicle

Walsh Warns of Distancing Enforcement in Boston » State House News Service

Boston enlists school cafeteria in fight against coronavirus » Boston Globe

15 reported dead in Norwood facility as nearly 80 nursing, assisted living centers battle coronavirus clusters » Boston Globe

Coronavirus death confirmed at Littleton care facility; National Guard alerted as officials seek probe » Wicked Local Westford

US eases blood donation limits for gay men due to shortage » Boston Globe

We’re not ‘Contagion’ — disasters like the coronavirus bring out the best in people » Boston Globe

Mass. projected to see 172,000 coronavirus cases » South Coast Today

Police reports, social media shamings: Coronavirus has turned some citizens into social distance vigilantes » Boston Globe

Trump administration moves toward recommending broader use of face masks » Boston Globe

Mayor announces 10th Boston death, new help for tenants, small businesses » WCVB

Grim Mass. Infection, Death Data Ahead of COVID-19 Surge » State House News Service

Governor Baker is launching a major effort to trace infected people’s contacts. Some say it might be too late » Boston Globe

Democrats, Republicans divided over coronavirus threat » Commonwealth Magazine

Walsh announces plans for convention center to become field hospital; Baker warns of upcoming coronavirus peak » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus numbers: 154 deaths and 8,966 cases » Boston Herald

Massachusetts models project confirmed COVID-19 cases to range from 47k to 172k » Turn to 10

This Pandemic Is Not Your Vacation » BuzzFeedNews

Holyoke Mayor calls for state action on additional shelter, quarantine facilities » News 22 WWLP.com

Some Mass. legislators persist in calling for shelter-in-place » BU News

Charlie Baker paints picture of peak coronavirus outbreak coming » Boston Herald

Thomas Jefferson, Epidemics and His Vision for American Cities » Governing

705 to 2,580 COVID-19 deaths projected in Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

The Opioid Epidemic Hasn't Gone Away With COVID-19. It's Just Harder To Address » New England Public Radio

Coronavirus Updates For Western New England: Mass. Officials Estimate Up To 172,000 Cases » New England Public Radio

Boston Coronavirus News: The Peak Is Coming » Boston Magazine

Ventilator Shortages Loom As States Ponder Rules For Rationing » WBUR

Police see uptick in domestic violence reports as people stay home » Worcester Telegram

Donald Trump: ‘I don’t like’ states releasing prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak » Boston Herald

Gaps In Tracking Jail Deaths A ‘National Scandal’ » WBUR

Charlie Baker praises China, not Trump, as Patriots plane arrives » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker closing DCR beach lots, opening state parks early amid coronavirus » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker: ‘Hardworking’ MBTA worker dies of coronavirus » Lowell Sun

Healey asks DPU to delay natural gas rate increases for pipeline replacements » Boston Globe

National Grid workers sequestered during coronavirus state of emergency » WCVB

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Podcast Spotlight

Senator Ed Markey Markey on the Mic: Nurses on the COVID-19 Frontline with Donna Kelly-Williams MASSterList Keller At Large: Countdown to November Bloomberg Baystate Business: Pandemic Impacts NCSL Our American States: COVID-19: Communicating in a Crisis Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: Why Forecasting COVID-19 Is Harder Than Forecasting Elections Steve Koczela, Jennifer Smith, and Stephanie Murray The Horse Race: Suffolk Clowns WBUR CommonHealth: A Lawrence Doctor On Battling The Pandemic In The Merrimack Valley Update WBUR CommonHealth: State Ramps Up Response As Coronavirus Cases And Deaths Continue To Multiply In Mass.

HB4598 - An Act to address challenges faced by municipalities and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

HB4612 - Text of a further amendment to HB4598

HB4586 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

SB2619 - Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Rodrigues) to the House Bill to address challenges faced by municipalities and state authorities resulting from COVID-19 (House, No. 4598)

HB4611 - An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

HB4624 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4580 - An Act addressing challenges in municipal governance resulting from COVID-19

SB2621 - An Act providing temporary protections for renters and homeowners during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4631 - An Act relative to state employees performing core functions

SB2622 - Text of the Senate further amendment (Senator Rodrigues) to the House Bill to address challenges faced by municipalities and state authorities resulting from COVID-19 (House, No. 4598)

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

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