11:00am COVID-19 Crisis Management: The Response So Far and the Months Ahead with Juliette Kayyem, Via Zoom

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:30pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

3:59pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

Dems overrule Republicans on eviction legislation » Commonwealth Magazine

Chelsea’s spike in coronavirus cases challenges hospitals and state » Boston Globe

False Prophet » The Atlantic

House and Senate Democrats Reach Deal On Evictions » State House News Service

North End culture, businesses just not built for takeout » Boston Business Journal

Committee Voting on Additional Month of Cash Aid » State House News Service

Lawmakers seek possible protections for landlords » Gloucester Times

More Than 150 Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported Among Prisoners, Staff Inside Mass. Jails And Prisons » WBUR

Profit over people, cost over care: America's broken healthcare exposed by virus » The Guardian

MI: Thousands converge on Lansing to protest Whitmer's stay home order » Detroit Free Press

Mass. Legislature must protect low-income and minority populations from coronavirus » Boston Globe

NJ: N.J. Governor Pitches Bonds to Offset Billions in Lost Revenue » Bloomberg Politics

NY: New York nurses union to sue state health department, hospitals over equipment shortages » Politico

‘Tremendous Victory’ For Wildlife: Federal Judge Invalidates Keystone XL Pipeline Permit » HUFFPOST

22 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the past four weeks as labor market tumbles closer to Depression levels » Washington Post

OPINION: We’ve never backed a Democrat for president. But Trump must be defeated. » Washington Post

Americans Nostalgic for Republican Who Only Wanted to Screw Over Forty-Seven Per Cent of Them » The New Yorker

Progressive movement wary of Warren for VP after bitter clash with Sanders » Politico

Elizabeth Warren says she would accept vice president position if Joe Biden offered » Boston Globe

AOC lays out progressive wish list for Biden » Politico

Elizabeth Warren is good at many things. But her Biden endorsement shows timing isn’t one of them » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren Endorses Joe Biden For President » WBUR

MassLive staff faces furloughs, wage cuts » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayor Walsh offers sobering take on the reopening of Boston businesses » Boston Globe

Holyoke computing center making its power available for free to virus researchers » Boston Globe

Municipalities create emergency funds to help businesses » Gazette Net

Forecasting an economic tsunami as foreclosures rise and mortgages sink underwater » Boston Globe

Coronavirus stimulus relief: Federal loans have been ‘a nightmare’ for small businesses offering more hurdles than funding » The Republican

Bill Weld speaks out against Charlie Baker’s shutdown of recreational marijuana shops » Boston.com

Judge sides with Gov. Baker in pot shop shutdown » Boston Business Journal

MIT report praises state ed guidance during pandemic » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. colleges to get more than $260M in federal aid » Boston Business Journal

DiDomenico, McGonagle Announce New Law to Help Vulnerable Residents and Support Schools » Everett Independent

Springfield Schools Put Laptops In Homes Of 10,000 Students » WAMC

Pandemic Upending Shift From High School to College » State House News Service

Frustrated with homeschooling, parents declare: Class dismissed » Boston Globe

Barnstable County receives $1M to address coastal resilience » Cape Cod Times

In nod to governors, Trump walks back total authority claim » Boston Globe

Mass. casinos record their worst month yet amid coronavirus closures » Boston Globe

Newton Rep. Balser calls for daily coronavirus reports from long-term care facilities » Wicked Local Newton

First responders with coronavirus can isolate in hotel per new agreement » Lowell Sun

Nursing home funding boosted, but is it enough? » Commonwealth Magazine

City councilors want health authorities to consider systemic racism when it comes to medical resources » Boston Globe

As Deaths Rise At Nursing Homes, Updates On Mass.' COVID-19 Plans For Long-Term Care Facilities » WBUR

Eye disease startup to move to Mass. after Shire alum named CEO » Boston Business Journal

ICU beds filling up; St. Vincent Hospital gets ventilator shipment » Worcester Telegram

Nurses Fly To Mass. To Care For Patients On The Pandemic's Front Line » WBUR

Mass. House And Senate Democrats Reach Deal On Evictions » WBUR

Healey Takes Aim At Unlawful Eviction Practices In Mass. » WBUR

Mass. lawmakers reach deal to block nearly all evictions during coronavirus crisis » Boston Globe

Coronavirus-era calls for eviction moratorium in Massachusetts inch closer to reality » Boston Herald

‘You are not alone. There is hope.’ As coronavirus outbreak spreads, so does volunteerism » Boston Globe

Crisis Wage Triggering Debate in Larger Care Community » State House News Service

Judge Shelley Joseph setting free illegal immigrants the ultimate political statement » Boston Herald

Despite Insurance Industry Concerns, More States Introduce COVID-19 BI Bills » Insurance Journal

For auto insurers, rate cuts should be automatic » Lowell Sun

Judge’s attorney accuses Lelling of political bias » Commonwealth Magazine

Courts accessible for harassment and restraining orders » Gazette Net

Coronavirus clouds prospects for summer internships » Boston Globe

Cabral urges unemployment portal be offered in Portuguese » South Coast Today

Brookline Union Joins Town In Calling For Halt To Construction » Brookline Patch

Coronavirus Response: Massachusetts ‘Intensely Focused’ On Fighting Outbreaks At Senior Living Facilities » CBS Boston

COVID-19 hazard pay doesn’t include non-union health care employees » Boston Business Journal

Maura Healey launches website for frontline workers » Boston Globe

Mass. residents file 573,000 new unemployment claims in a four-week span » Boston Business Journal

Another 5.25 million Americans seek unemployment pay as Trump prepares guidelines for restarting the economy » Boston Globe

Distancing Dislocates Half a Million Mass. Workers » State House News Service

Blacks account for high share of Boston COVID-19 cases » Commonwealth Magazine

Northampton orders use of face coverings at essential businesses » Gazette Net

Church bells toll for Marathon victims on anniversary; Mayor Walsh asks residents to stand as ‘one Boston unified forever’ » Boston Globe

Coronavirus: Springfield calls for spending freeze due to projected local, state, federal revenue declines » The Republican

In Randolph, Officials Cited Coronavirus As They Made State's First Cuts To School Staff » WBUR

Protect the November election » Boston Globe

Kennedy: Send all Massachusetts voters a mail ballot this year » WPRI.com

Virus Hotspots Identified As Mass. Releases Town-By-Town Data For First Time » New England Public Radio

Two thoughts on death in the COVID-19 age » Commonwealth Magazine

Virus notes: Really, Williamstown a hot spot? » Commonwealth Magazine

Charlie Baker’s old think tank takes issue with state’s standards for rationing coronavirus care » Boston.com

Poll: How do you think Charlie Baker has handled the coronavirus crisis thus far? » Boston Herald

151 new coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts, more than 1,700 new cases in state » WCVB

An emotional Charlie Baker says not to leave anything ‘unsaid’ with loved ones during pandemic » Boston.com

State, local experts push back on university’s bleaker COVID-19 forecast » Boston Globe

Coronavirus in Massachusetts: Chelsea, Brockton hammered by high infection rates » Boston Herald

Massachusetts researchers turning to passersby for coronavirus antibody test » Boston Herald

Coronavirus testing to expand at Boston community health centers » Boston Herald

Experts: Handshakes should stop, even after coronavirus » Boston Herald

These Mass. companies are developing COVID-19 treatments and tests » Boston Business Journal

Coronavirus: Massachusetts to start reporting city and town-by-town data on COVID-19 cases » The Republican

Mass. coronavirus deaths pass 1,000 » Boston Globe

AG Healey working to protect consumers and frontline workers during COVID-19 crisis » News 22 WWLP.com

State Releases Town-by-Town COVID-19 Case Data » State House News Service

Berkshire County's COVID-19 Surge Could Be Ahead Of Eastern Mass. » WBUR

Coronavirus: Westfield seeking COVID-19 death data » The Republican

Coronavirus: Two more Holyoke Soldiers’ Home veterans have died, 65% of residents test positive » The Republican

Information Gap Cited as Problem Amidst Crisis » State House News Service

Text-to-911 Saves Lives, but Data Suggests It Remains Rare » GovTech

How do you escape an abuser in a pandemic? » Boston Globe

Rollins: Lock him up » Commonwealth Magazine

Would the real Rachael Rollins please stand up? » Boston Herald

Lawmakers looking into more resources to help sexual assault victims at home during pandemic » News 22 WWLP.com

State Spending Shift Financing COVID-19 Care Investments » State House News Service

Ground Shifting Beneath Senate Revenue Group » State House News Service

Editorial: Bipartisan leadership in a time of crisis » Boston Business Journal

Court hearing to delay firing of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh postponed » The Republican

Sales Tax Hit Could Affect School Construction » State House News Service

Bus Ridership Plunges In Western Massachusetts » New England Public Radio

New State Rules Aim to Double Solar Power Capacity » State House News Service

Opponents of compressor station say workers aren't following rules » Patriot Ledger

Mass. lost thousands of clean energy jobs in March, says new report » Boston Business Journal

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MASSterList Keller At Large: Last Stop For Higher-Ed Gravy Train Bloomberg Baystate Business: Coronavirus Tracking Steve Koczela, Jennifer Smith, and Stephanie Murray The Horse Race: The 'Stay at Home' Stretch WBUR WBUR News: Children With Developmental Disabilities Adjust To New Normal In Pandemic WBUR CommonHealth: COVID-19 Hits Boston's Black Community Especially Hard WBUR CommonHealth: Berkshire County's COVID-19 Surge Could Be Ahead Of Eastern Mass.

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

SB2630 - An Act to provide liability protections for health care workers and facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

SB2631 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4631 - An Act relative to state employees performing core functions

HB4635 - An Act relative to long term care facility and elder housing COVID-19 reporting

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

SB2629 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

HB4622 - An Act to provide short-term relief for families in deep poverty

HB4611 - An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center