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12:30pm Congressman Richard Neal on WGBH Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

Spilka: State Exploring “New Ways” to Pass Budget » State House News Service

State moving forward with nursing home relocation, despite problems » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker announces new coronavirus rules to prevent grocery store crowding » Boston.com

Small colleges 'could be the Lehman Brothers of this recession,' says economist » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers to Field COVID-19 Liability Legislation » State House News Service

Mass. unemployment rate could hit 25% in June, new report says » Boston Business Journal

FL: Trump condemns vote-by-mail, but the Florida GOP is counting on it to win » Politico

The 11 most logical picks for Joe Biden’s vice president, ranked » Washington Post

‘Just madness’: Governors mull consortium to end chaos over medical supplies » Politico

Mass. Has No Racial Or Ethnic Information On Two-Thirds Of Coronavirus Cases » WGBH

Ed Markey vs. Joe Kennedy in coronavirus era? No contest » Boston Herald

OPINION: The Unholy Alliance of Trump and Dr. Oz » New York Times

As pandemic deepens, Trump cycles through targets to blame » AP News

Thank You, Bernie Sanders » Jacobin

Block evictions during the crisis, or just delay them? Lawmakers must decide » Boston Globe

These are the trade-offs we make when we depend on billionaires to save us » Vox

Joe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the Berniesphere » Vox

New rules for grocers to slow virus’s spread » Gazette Net

SBA official blasts big banks over failure to quickly distribute loans » Boston Globe

Waltham biotech lands big partnership with Roche » Boston Globe

Expansion of liquor licenses in Boston faces pushback from restaurant group » Boston Globe

More job cuts hit Boston’s tech sector as coronavirus effects spread » Boston Globe

Ashland Republican Committee Wants Gov. Baker To Deem Firearm Retailers Essential » Framingham Source

Biotech Firms May Be Key To Beating The Coronavirus, But They're Not Immune To Financial Worry » WBUR

Lawmakers heading Sportsmen's Caucus want gun shops, shooting ranges declared essential » Worcester Telegram

An inside look into New Balance’s quest to produce face masks » Boston.com

Faneuil Hall landlord reverses stance on April rent » Boston Business Journal

Recreational marijuana companies sue Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker over shutdown » Boston Globe

Recreational pot shops sue Gov. Baker over closures » Boston Business Journal

Baker to pot firms: I’m focusing on surge » Commonwealth Magazine

If Liquor Stores Are “Essential,” Why Aren’t Marijuana Dispensaries? » Boston Magazine

As I See It: Gun shops essential? Exposing fallacies in Constitutional argument » Worcester Telegram

Report card from Zoom University » Boston Globe

Northeastern students have left town, but those who lived in private dorm must still pay rent » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker: Too Soon to Make Any Decisions About Canceling School Year » NBC Boston

Nature Alert: Trustees Will Reopen 76 Properties To The Public Around Massachusetts » WBUR

Everyone is learning how to work remotely. Lawmakers should, too. » Washington Post

Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears » NPR

Massachusetts nursing homes fighting coronavirus are ‘teetering on the edge of collapse’ » Boston Herald

Pop-up hospitals in Massachusetts set to open this week to handle influx of coronavirus patients » Boston Globe

Lawmakers demanding more PPE distribution throughout state » News 22 WWLP.com

Here's how many health care workers tested positive for coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

A vaccine that could cure diabetes to be tested at MGH against coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

Bill would free doctors facing life or death choices amid pandemic from liability » Boston Herald

Frontline Health Care Workers, Bracing For A Surge, Issue Another Plea For Help To Gov. Baker » WBUR

Mass. releases guidance to hospitals on how to ration ventilators, ICU beds » Boston.com

Coronavirus fallout: Lawmakers call for more transparency from Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton after 5 deaths and 65 COVID-19 cases reported » The Republican

Coronavirus: Massachusetts school nurses are a ‘ready and willing workforce,’ Sen. Eric Lesser says » The Republican

Milford legislators call for PPE donations, distribute them to medical centers » Milford Daily News

Local officials call for transparency from Life Care as COVID-19 cases mount » Lowell Sun

Federal stocks of protective equipment nearly depleted » Boston Globe

COVID-19 ravaging long-term care facilities » Commonwealth Magazine

Psychiatric Hospital In Springfield Facing COVID-19 Cases In Close Quarters » New England Public Radio

Convention Centers Fill With Beds For COVID-19, Including 500 For Boston's Homeless » WBUR

Hampshire College opening residence hall to homeless » Gazette Net

Maura Healey calls on auto insurers to cut rates during low-traffic coronavirus » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Prosecutors Should Use Their Power To Dismiss Cases Now » The Appeal

Another 6.61 million Americans seek unemployment aid as economic damage from coronavirus spreads » Boston Globe

Baker Working to Implement Stricter Guidelines for Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic » NBC Boston

What if we always loved supermarket workers as much as this? » Boston Globe

Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virus » Boston Herald

Unprecedented rush for unemployment benefits staggers state system » WCVB

Self-employed and gig workers asked to hold off applying for unemployment benefits » Western Mass News

Third Wave of Jobless Claims Crashes Nationwide » State House News Service

Gov. Baker: Over 600 people working on unemployment calls » WCVB

Massachusetts hit with another wave of unemployment claims » Boston Business Journal

State Sen. Rausch to host virtual office hours April 10 » Wicked Local Franklin

Legislature focuses on bills responding to COVID-19 » Leominster Champion

Delaying before, New Bedford council now votes to go virtual at a live meeting » South Coast Today

Mayor Charles Kokoros invites residents to participate in National Census Day » Wicked Local Braintree

Arlington residents pay tribute during funeral parade for Air Force veteran without kin » Boston Globe

Amid pandemic, Walsh unveils $3.6 billion budget proposal » Boston Globe

Framingham officials take 'wait-and-see' approach to fiscal '21 budget » The Metro West Daily News

Haverhill to fine social distancing scofflaws » Boston Globe

Coronavirus Updates For Western New England: Sarno Calls B.S. As State Refuses N95s For Police, Fire » New England Public Radio

Tyngsboro postpones Town Meeting, election » Lowell Sun

Would-be Kennedy successors could miss ballot as COVID-19 hampers signature push » WPRI.com

Army vet, AHS grad running for state rep » Athol Daily News

Mass. reports 1,588 new coronavirus cases, 77 new related deaths; Baker says state still on ‘upward slope’ of pandemic » Boston Globe

Hospitals brace for a surge of coronavirus patients, but how accurate are the projections? » Boston Globe

More time keeping our distance » The Haverhill Gazette

Vincent Supports Baker’s Decision to Close Parking on Beach » Revere Journal

Baker’s supermarket capacity order a welcome measure » Boston Herald

Mass. Still Climbing “Upward Slope” of Pandemic » State House News Service

Coronavirus death projection for Massachusetts drops, but models are ‘not perfect’ » Boston Herald

Tisbury requires masks to enter supermarkets » Martha's Vineyard Times

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could offer virus protection, MGH doc says » Boston Herald

Massachusetts sewage suggests more than 100K coronavirus cases in state: MIT lab » Boston Herald

State releases sparse coronavirus race and ethnicity data, making virus’s impact hard to assess » Boston Globe

Is someone coughing in 11F? Amid coronavirus, condo and apartment buildings have turned into towers of fear » Boston Globe

Time to plan for a phase-two battle against the coronavirus » Washington Post

New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths and Air Pollution: An Interview with Study Author Dr. Francesca Dominici » Union of Concerned Scientists

Big E fairgrounds to serve as state's next first responder coronavirus testing center » WCVB

Coronavirus response: ‘Get me those N95 and KN95 masks,’ Springfield’s mayor says to state officials as city’s supply to first responders dwindles » The Republican

Nearly 17,000 In Mass. Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus, But Gov. Baker Offers Glimmer Of Hope » WBUR

If you survive COVID-19, are you immune? » Commonwealth Magazine

Ed Markey is ‘deeply concerned’ about the White House’s reported interest in a coronavirus surveillance network » Boston.com

MIT Researchers Developing App To Notify People If They've Been Near Someone With COVID-19 » WBUR

Second US study for coronavirus vaccine uses skin-deep shots » Boston Globe

Mass. Begins Releasing Race Data On Coronavirus, But Only A Third Of Cases Have Info » WBUR

Mass. Hospitals To Launch Trial Of Japanese Drug Aimed At Fighting COVID-19 » WBUR

Maura Healey warns vaping and smoking increases coronavirus risks » Boston Herald

Netflix's 'How To Fix A Drug Scandal' Elevates Process Over Personality » WBUR

Seventh inmate tests positive for COVID-19 at Billerica jail » Boston Globe

2 staffers test positive for Covid-19, says sheriff’s office » Commonwealth Magazine

State Budget Fallout: 'A Hurricane That Hits All Over the Country' » Governing

Logistical Hurdles Compound State Budget Challenges » State House News Service

AG Maura Healey launches investigation into Holyoke Soldiers’ Home over coronavirus deaths » Boston Herald

AG Healey Will Also Investigate Holyoke Home » State House News Service

Staffing issues still plague Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke despite National Guard presence and state assurances » Boston Globe

Deadline for House seat signatures still set for April 28 » Dorchester Reporter

Our Leaders Are Being Tested By A Pandemic. What Does Good Leadership Look Like In A Crisis? » WBUR

Virus notes: Healey to probe Holyoke vets home outbreak » Commonwealth Magazine

Suspended Super Says He Flagged Holyoke Home Problems » State House News Service

Spilka Still Seeking “Consensus” To Address Ballot Access Concerns » State House News Service

JetBlue Cuts And Consolidates Flights In Boston And R.I. » WBUR

Utilities move to delay rate case proceedings during pandemic » Utility Dive

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Podcast Spotlight

MASSterList Keller At Large: Beacon Hill's Technical Difficulties Bloomberg Baystate Business: Virtual Racing Steve Koczela, Jennifer Smith, and Stephanie Murray The Horse Race: Flour Power WPKZ 105.3FM/AM1280 The K-Zone: Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale WBUR CommonHealth: Gov. Baker Says Social Distancing Measures May Be Helping 'Flatten The Curve' As State Reports 77 Additional COVID-19 Deaths WBUR CommonHealth: On Hubris, Isolationism And Distrust During The Pandemic WBUR CommonHealth: Nearly 17,000 In Mass. Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus, But Gov. Baker Offers Glimmer Of Hope

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

HB4611 - An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

HB4616 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

HB4615 - An act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the covid-19 emergency

HB4617 - Text of a still still further amendment

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

SB2602 - An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

HB4634 - An Act providing emergency access to equity and justice for all in response to COVID-19

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

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