9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Remote access

10:00am Government Affairs Forum with Senate President Karen Spilka, hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Online - registration required

2:00pm Alliance for Business Leadership COVID-19 Policy Briefing with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Via Zoom - registration required

7:30pm Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH Studios

Boston banks face another PPP slog: ‘Round 1 was awful. Round 2 was atrocious.’ » Boston Business Journal

NY: New York officials canceled the state’s Democratic presidential primary » Boston Globe

Coronavirus pandemic prompts Massachusetts lawmakers to file vote-by-mail bills » The Republican

Coalition Demands Greater Response to “Crisis of Inequity” » State House News Service

Baker gives nursing homes $130 million – with strings » Commonwealth Magazine

House plans votes by phone » Commonwealth Magazine

Chambers of commerce retool to support business communities during crisis » Boston Globe

The Biden Trap As the candidate faces credible assault allegations, his progressive female colleagues are being offered a poisoned chalice. » The CUT

The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing a Manhattan Project for Covid-19 » The Wall Street Journal

Don’t look to the Supreme Court to protect the election » Boston Globe

Sen. Elizabeth Warren keeps 2020 hopes on the table » South Coast Today

Woman Says Tara Reade Told Her In Mid-1990s That Joe Biden Sexually Assaulted Her » HUFFPOST

Biden already working with team on transition planning » Boston Globe

Boston Will Not Reopen Non-Essential Businesses On May 4, But No Official Answer From State » WBUR

SBA program reopens with new glitches, new scrutiny; NBA team returns loan money » Boston Globe

Startups pursue ‘free money’ with relief funds, prompting backlash » Boston Globe

Layoffs, senior leadership shifts at Gannett’s Mass. newspapers » Boston Business Journal

DCU Center crippled by cancellations, postponements » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts golf courses remain out of bounds as neighboring states play through coronavirus » Boston Herald

Ailing convenience stores ask for delay of ban on flavored tobacco » Boston Business Journal

Boston cemeteries see large increase in burials due to coronavirus » Boston Globe

New coronavirus law allows notary publics in Massachusetts to witness signatures over video conferencing » The Republican

Groups ask for small biz help » Worcester Business Journal

Businesses See Benefits in Employees Working from Home » Governing

Western Mass. Small Businesses Try Again For Federal Aid » New England Public Radio

Why The Massachusetts Ban On Non-Essential Business Activity May Be Extended » New England Public Radio

The Local Economy Needs to Re-Open [OPINION] » WBSM

Tripadvisor lays off 900 people, shuts down Boston office » Boston Business Journal

Baker Extends Non-Essential Business Closure By 2 Weeks To May 18 » WBUR

Supreme Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights » Boston Globe

With campus closures, LGBTQ students face uncertainty and disconnect » Boston Globe

Boston Latin and the biggest test of their young lives » Boston Globe

Harvard will reopen in the fall, but whether it’s remote or on campus is uncertain » Boston Globe

Kids home, but some day care centers still request tuition » Worcester Telegram

Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer » Boston Herald

Harvard University Agrees To Pay $1.3 Million To Settle Government Grant Allegations » WBUR

Class Of 2020 Has Caps And Gowns — But Not Usual Pomp And Circumstance » New England Public Radio

Baker-Polito Administration announces former cranberry-bog restoration program » Wicked Local Wareham

New panel to oversee relief spending already facing controversy » Boston Globe

How Governors, Not Congress, Emerged as Trump's Main Opposition » Governing

Shawsheen Tech nursing students now front line coronavirus workers » The Enterprise

Western Massachusetts Ramps Up COVID-19 Testing, But It's Still Not Widely Available » New England Public Radio

Mixed medical messages try our patience » Lowell Sun

State Attorney General Joins Coalition to Protect SNAP Program » Cape Cod Online

Court rules insurance companies can collect Obamacare losses from US » Boston Globe

State courts to remain closed to the public amid COVID-19 pandemic until at least June 1 » The Republican

Grocers, union unite in calling for ‘first responder’ designation for priority protections » Boston Herald

Maura Healey: Frontline workers have resource during coronavirus battle » Worcester Telegram

Housekeepers Can't Work During The Pandemic. Some People Are Paying Them Anyway » WGBH

Pandemic Opens Policy Opportunities, Spilka Says » State House News Service

Fall River Vietnam wall on course for Memorial Day completion » The Herald News

East Bridgewater group to explore steps to safely, gradually reopen public areas » The Enterprise

Boston Won't Reopen May 4, Mayor Walsh Says » Brookline Patch

Quincy mayor: We aren't slowing down on city projects » Patriot Ledger

Natick: New dates set for Town Election and Town Meeting due to coronavirus » The Metro West Daily News

Summertime blues as Salisbury Beach, Plum Island homes go dry » Boston Herald

Somerville Is Upping the Ante on Mask Enforcement » Boston Magazine

Mass. AG's Office revises guidance, says municipalities can order face coverings » Milford Daily News

A survey of essential workers shows a political divide » Boston Globe

Ballot Campaigns Seek E-Signature Relief from SJC » State House News Service

LaRose officially on the ballot » Athol Daily News

Americans’ support for mail voting rising amid pandemic, poll finds » Boston Globe

Political Notes: Brazilian community leader to challenge Crocker » Cape Cod Times

Ballot question campaigns are next to face signature hurdle » Lowell Sun

Jay McMahon Announces Plan to Aid Senior Citizens » Cape Cod Online

‘We Flattened The Curve’: Gov. Baker Promises New Timeline Guidance This Week » CBS Boston

Cambridge, Somerville, Peabody threaten hefty fines to enforce mask orders amid coronavirus crisis » Boston Herald

Coronavirus antibody testing in Boston, Massachusetts has Baker, Walsh in opposite corners » Boston Herald

Boston won’t open May 4 as city still in peak of coronavirus cases: Mayor Walsh » Boston Herald

Coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home: 1 veteran dies, number infected stabilizing » The Republican

Almost every day has brought a new death from coronavirus at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke; 67 have died so far » Boston Globe

23 more coronavirus deaths over weekend in Brockton, bringing total to 138 » The Enterprise

Coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on those seeking help for opioid addiction » South Coast Today

Pastor defends Worcester church service that drew 56 worshippers » Worcester Telegram

Before its first coronavirus case, Holyoke Soldiers’ Home superintendent told Board of Trustees precautions were in place » The Republican

States have a long way to go on testing, review shows » Boston Globe

Federal health officials ready new guidelines as restrictions ease in some states » Boston Globe

Trump announces ramped-up coronavirus testing; takes aim at China » Boston Herald

Governor Says Coronavirus Curve Flattening in Mass. As Shutdown Deadline Approaches » WBUR

Boston Initiates Coronavirus Testing Program In Three Communities » WGBH

Health officials seeing decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations » Western Mass News

Coronavirus also hitting South Shore assisted-living facilities » Patriot Ledger

Mass House, Senate pass legislation authorizing virtual notarization during COVID-19 State of emergency » The Metro West Daily News

MGH coronavirus simulator suggests Mass. fatalities would spike if restrictions lift suddenly » Boston Globe

COVID-19 Disinformation Is a Growing, Dangerous Problem » GovTech

Baker sees a plateau in hospitalizations » Commonwealth Magazine

Virus notes: Baker questions antibody testing accuracy, utility » Commonwealth Magazine

A New Map Shows Coronavirus Cases in Boston, by Zip Code » Boston Magazine

Boston Had One Confirmed COVID Case on March 1. There May Have Been 2,300 More » Boston Magazine

Testing Could Unlock A Return To Normal Life, But Obstacles Persist » WBUR

Wider Testing For Coronavirus Sought In Western Massachsetts » WAMC

Baker Extends COVID-19 Emergency Through May 18 » Banker & Tradesman

Northeastern model shows Boston’s coronavirus outbreak began much earlier than previously thought » Boston Globe

Governor Baker extends business closure order, stay-at-home advisory until May 18 » Boston Globe

Baker extends closures to May 18, forms reopening commission » Boston Business Journal

Prisoners testify about COVID-19 dangers » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus Infections Double Among Prisoners At MCI-Shirley » WBUR

Decision on Mass. Lockdown Coming Soon » NECN

As Mass. surges past 3,000 coronavirus deaths, Governor Baker weighing when, and how, to reopen the state » Boston Globe

Governor Expects Details on 'Reopening' State Later This Week » iBerkshires

Baker: State lacks jurisdiction to fund Steamship Authority » Cape Cod Times

MBTA’s new fare system will cost $930 million, a big increase from previous estimates » Boston Globe

Poftak: Federal funds may not be enough » Commonwealth Magazine

T approves $212m hike in fare collection contract » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA's new fare collection cost is now 29% higher: to $935M » Boston Business Journal

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

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