9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Board of Fire Prevention Regulations Public Hearing, Remote Access

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 Boston Public Radio

7:00pm Medicare for All Presentation with Dr. Alan Meyers, https://zoom.us/j/743366311

Even in a pandemic, the gears of the Mass. Legislature grind as slowly as ever » Boston Globe

Baker Signs Housing Security Bill » State House News Service

Supreme Court Bans Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts for Serious Crimes » New York Times

The ‘Profoundly Radical’ Message of Earth Day’s First Organizer » New York Times

Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts opens unemployment applications to gig workers, self-employed » Boston Herald

Recession vs. Depression: What's The Difference And Which One Are We Headed Toward? » HUFFPOST

Employers bear the brunt of the coronavirus reopening » Axios

Biden’s VP prospects break along Dem fault lines » Politico

The truth about Trump from one Republican governor » Boston Globe

The president fails his own test » Boston Globe

‘Political game’? Governors push back on Trump coronavirus charge » Boston Globe

Joe Biden only really has one choice for veep – Michelle Obama » Boston Herald

Progressive Leasing will pay $175 million to settle FTC charges that it misled consumers » Boston Globe

America’s ‘Big Three’ airlines prepare for a difficult fall season » Boston Globe

Small-business owners across region await lifeline from Congress » Boston Globe

The Great American Rescue is leaving minority businesses behind » Boston Globe

Op-ed: Minority businesses hit hardest by COVID-19 » Boston Business Journal

The coronavirus has devastated restaurants. So what will happen when they reopen? » Boston.com

Getting Back To Business May Not Mean Business As Usual In Mass. » WBUR

Gov. Baker to tap business community to examine reopening economy » Boston Business Journal

Congress readies more PPP funding for small businesses. Here's what you need to know. » Boston Business Journal

Area 4/20 'stoner holiday' recreational marijuana sales go bust amid COVID-19 state shutdowns » Worcester Telegram

Amid financial distress, Vermont may shutter three state colleges » Boston Globe

Teachers call on governor to keep schools closed as coronavirus surges in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Hull superintendent placed on leave because of communications with former student » Patriot Ledger

Harvard under fire for accepting more than $8M in coronavirus relief package » Boston Herald

Assumption establishing $3M fund to help students during pandemic » Worcester Business Journal

Mayor Walsh ‘Not Too Confident’ Boston Schools Will Reopen This Year » NBC Boston

Sorry, Parents: Boston Schools Will Not Reopen on May 4 » Boston Magazine

Can Colleges Reopen in the Fall? If Not, Some Won't Survive » Governing

Coronavirus: UMass Amherst faces $40M budget deficit » The Republican

College presidents say higher ed could change for good » Boston Business Journal

Baker orders Mass. schools to stay closed through end of school year, daycares closed until June 29 » Boston Globe

Schools, Child Care Centers to Remain Closed » State House News Service

Virus Upends School Year as Districts Try to Regroup » State House News Service

Federal agency orders nursing homes to alert residents, families to coronavirus cases » Boston Globe

State revises guidelines for who gets ventilators in crisis, following complaints about equity » Boston Globe

Baker: Massachusetts hospitals in 'pretty good shape' » South Coast Today

From the front lines: An eerie emptiness in the hospital hallways » Boston Business Journal

Army Medical Corps helps staff state-run hospital » Boston Business Journal

Hospitals redeploy thousands of health care workers to respond to COVID-19 crisis » Boston Globe

Hospitals In Western Massachusetts See COVID-19 Cases Plateau » WAMC

Exclusive: Inova laying off hundreds amid coronavirus-induced financial challenges » Boston Business Journal

Baker signs bill blocking evictions during coronavirus crisis » Boston Globe

Some Parliamentary Drama, But Mass. Legislature Passes Evictions Moratorium » New England Public Radio

City program has paid nearly $300,000 to Quincy landlords » Patriot Ledger

Mass. Lawmakers Send Bill Temporarily Banning Evictions, Foreclosures To Gov. Baker » CBS Boston

Boston Celebs Pop Up to Support the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund » Boston Magazine

Volunteers rally around hospital workers, restaurants » Gazette Net

Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration,’ offers no details » Boston Herald

The coronavirus outbreak has helped Trump get the immigration crackdown he’s long pursued — and provided him with a new foil » Boston Globe

Virus notes: Gig workers can now apply for unemployment » Commonwealth Magazine

Construction workers want back after walking off job sites over coronavirus safety » Boston Herald

Coronavirus: Hair stylists ask Gov. Charlie Baker for ‘soft opening’ in Massachusetts ahead of May 4 » The Republican

Haverhill temporarily halts car parades because viewers not staying socially distant » The Eagle Tribune

City solicitor says Framingham is within its rights to order face coverings » The Metro West Daily News

In hard-hit Chelsea, COVID-19 fight a collaborative effort » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus surge in Massachusetts will last a while due to flattened curve, MGH doc says » Boston Herald

Mass General models show flattening curve; COVID-19 patients not expected to overwhelm the system during this week’s surge » Boston Globe

Watch: Gov. Charlie Baker touts role of contact tracing in coronavirus battle on ‘Face the Nation’ » Boston.com

Gov. Baker: White House ‘Has to Lead’ to Expand Nation’s Testing Capacity » NBC Boston

Mass. reports 1,566 new coronavirus cases, 103 new deaths; Walsh warns police will keep dispersing crowds » Boston Globe

Surge status: Mixed reviews » Commonwealth Magazine

'Spreading like wildfire': 76 Brockton residents die from coronavirus, 1,617 test positive » The Enterprise

Massachusetts Communities Issue Face Mask Orders To Limit COVID-19's Spread » New England Public Radio

Construction first, schools last: What reopening Worcester may look like following the surge of COVID-19 cases » The Republican

Coronavirus cases in Massachusetts predicted to peak today » The Herald News

Government's Role in Addressing the Pandemic’s Grim Racial Reality » Governing

Female world leaders hailed as voices of reason amid the coronavirus chaos » Washington Post

Tracking the virus may require 300,000 workers. We're nowhere close. » Politico

Interest in Thermal Imaging Is Growing as COVID-19 Rages On » GovTech

'You've got to do what you've got to do': Biotech workers assist with COVID-19 response » Boston Business Journal

Vocational schools across Mass. donate 13,000 masks, 140,000 gloves to organizations across state » Boston Globe

Brewster nursing home virus outbreak infects 60 residents » Cape Cod Times

Academic Labs Pivot To Fill Coronavirus Testing Gap » WBUR

As Mass. Officials Point To Virus Surge, New York Offers Help » WBUR

After Uproar, Mass. Revises Guidelines On Who Gets An ICU Bed Or Ventilator Amid COVID-19 Surge » WBUR

As economy crumbles, Warren, other Mass. lawmakers push Trump to waive state’s share of disaster costs » Boston Globe

Galvin backs early voting by mail for fall elections » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker Is The Right Governor At The Right Time » WGBH

Amid The Pandemic, Lawmakers Push Vote-By-Mail Law In Massachusetts » WBUR

Baker seeing how COVID-19 surge plays out before making decision on possible stay-at-home advisory extension » WHDH

Holyoke Soldiers Home is another example of Baker administration’s failures » Lowell Sun

Business traffic at a standstill » Lowell Sun

Traffic Volumes Fall Sharply Across Mass. Checkpoints » WBUR

Gov. Newsom Asked to Delay 5G Until Safety Is Tested » Governing

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WBUR Radio Boston: A Patriots' Day Unlike Any Other WGBH Boston Public Radio: Dr. Vanessa Kerry On COVID-19 In Massachusetts Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: What Is Motivating The COVID-19 Protests? Senator Ed Markey Markey on the Mic: At the Line with Bob Ryan Bloomberg Baystate Business: Cannabis, Restaurants, the Weather

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass