9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

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

9:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Governor Charlie Baker on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

12:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

2:00pm The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Forum: Speaker Robert DeLeo, Virtual

6:45pm New England Virtual Gathering with Lara Trump hosted by the MassGOP

Healey: Pandemic Requires More Time for Claims Against Purdue Pharma » State House News Service

Corporations and consumer groups battle over COVID-19 liability » Roll Call

Mask Mandate May Lead to Conflicts on MBTA » State House News Service

Biden’s biggest decision might be about Florida, Florida, Florida » Boston Globe

Food stamp demand surges amid pandemic » The Eagle Tribune

OPINION: No surprise: Joe Kennedy is running for Senate like a Kennedy » Boston Globe

Warren pivots on Medicare for All in bid to become Biden's VP » Politico

FL: As Pence stands by, DeSantis unleashes on former health official » Politico Florida

2.4 million more Americans file for unemployment claims as pandemic’s economic toll persists » Boston Globe

Roxbury Community College Prepares For Funding Shortfalls; Possible Surge In Enrollment Amid Pandemic » WBUR

Mass. GOP takes a pounding » Commonwealth Magazine

Chabot: Nancy Pelosi has ‘doggy doo’ on her shoes, not Trump » Boston Herald

Innovation Park in Andover to be upgraded » Boston Globe

Construction is starting back up in Boston, and it’s going to be more complicated » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker, Karyn Polito stress self-enforcement of new Massachusetts coronavirus workplace safety standards » Boston Herald

Special panel meets to help reopen restaurants, hotels, tourism » Boston Business Journal

Bevilacqua: Border Communities at a Great Disadvantage with Mass. Business Reopening Plan » WHAV

Economist Ken Rogoff On Reopening The Massachusetts Economy » WBUR

Rent payments pile up for business owners » Commonwealth Magazine

Will Fans Want To Fill Stadiums When They Reopen? Boston Sports Analytics Firm Looks For Answers » WBUR

City Hall’s message to small businesses: ‘If you’re not ready, don’t re-open’ » Dorchester Reporter

Officials cautious, business owners thrilled about reopening plans » Patriot Ledger

Chamber Survey Gauges Interest in Visiting Cape Cod » State House News Service

Construction firms weigh safety, try to make up for lost time » Boston Business Journal

A lot of summer what ifs » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston-area hotels hit harder than most metro areas by shutdown, finds report » Boston Business Journal

Healey joins group of bipartisan attorneys general to tell Congress to pass marijuana banking as part of coronavirus bill » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Marijuana Shops Can Offer Curbside Pickup Starting Monday » CBS Boston

Drive-up marijuana sales start Monday » Commonwealth Magazine

231 Smith employees slated for summer furlough » Gazette Net

MIAA redistricting to combine Pioneer Valley, Berkshire County on July 1; pair could merge for 2021-22 » Gazette Net

Remote learning tips offered in Zoom conference » Lowell Sun

Colleges plan for on-campus classes, even as scientists warn of risk for COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Researchers will be among first to return to campuses » Boston Business Journal

Boston College Intends To Reopen In Fall » WBUR

Higher Ed Leaders Prepping for Uncertain Future » State House News Service

UMass President Seeks Tuition Freeze For Undergrads To Ease Students' Financial Pandemic Strain » WBUR

Worcester summer school to be virtual; Chromebooks going out to families » Worcester Telegram

Higher ed leaders say resilience and change will be key » Commonwealth Magazine

Monument Mountain Regional High School Lands $337,000 Redesign Grant » WAMC

BU outlines Covid-19 testing efforts for fall semester » Boston Business Journal

Puffers Pond in Amherst still closed to beach goers » Western Mass News

The Road Map to Carbon Neutral for Massachusetts » Wayland Patch

Mass. on Track to Lag Connecticut Casino Reopenings » State House News Service

Health Alliance nurses hold Wednesday protest, demanding more safety precautions, hazard pay » Cambridge Day

Field hospital at UML closing; was not utitlized » Lowell Sun

If Massachusetts sees a second surge in coronavirus cases, hospitals say they could be ready within hours » The Republican

Nursing home administrators sprint to meet the Monday's COVID-19 test deadline » The Metro West Daily News

Coronavirus: Cambridge nurses petition for safe working conditions, say their demands have been ignored » Boston Herald

Dana-Farber testing cancer drug to improve survival in coronavirus patients » Boston Herald

Lowell General Hospital closing alternative COVID-19 site at UMass Lowell » Lowell Sun

Spaulding Launches Rehab Program Specifically For Post-COVID-19 Outpatients » WBUR

Elective procedures return at hospital » Martha's Vineyard Times

Child care choices limited for returning workers » Gloucester Times

Rep. Livingstone and Councilor Bok Step up to Help Feed Those in Need » Beacon Hill Times

On a matter of faith, a different higher power helped guide Baker: the courts » Boston Globe

In one month, job cuts wipe out women’s gains of the past decade » Boston Globe

Concerned about returning to work as Mass. reopens? Here are 5 things an employment law attorney says you should know. » Boston.com

Opinion: Asking too much of workers » Boston Globe

Mass. gig workers, self-employed filing for unemployment in higher numbers » Boston Business Journal

Democrats flipped two state Senate districts in special elections. Republicans now only have 4 seats. » Boston.com

Democrats Grab Pair Of State Senate Seats From Republicans » WBUR

Cities, town preparing to reopen » Western Mass News

Coronavirus patients moved from state-run service at Worcester Quality Inn after ‘environmental concern,’ city manager says » The Republican

Cape towns hammer out safety guidelines to handle beachgoers » Cape Cod Times

Malden’s city council president hosted a large birthday gathering for her daughter. Now some people want her to resign » Boston Globe

Aquinnah addresses short-term rentals » Martha's Vineyard Times

How the South Shore plans to celebrate Memorial Day » Patriot Ledger

Easthampton Mayor: Reopening Plan Relies On Public Trust, Health Metrics » New England Public Radio

Mass. GOP takes a pounding » Commonwealth Magazine

No surprise: Joe Kennedy is running for Senate like a Kennedy » Boston Globe

2 on Fall River School Committee back Mermell for Congress » WPRI.com

Velis reflects on election victory » Gazette Net

GOP Rep: Trump Not an Asset to Party in Mass. » State House News Service

Town-by-town coronavirus data in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Two months after first coronavirus death, Massachusetts passes 6,000 fatalities » Boston Globe

Local LatinX community disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 » News 22 WWLP.com

Mass. coronavirus death toll surpasses 6,000 as state reports 128 new fatalities, 1,045 new cases » Boston Globe

CVS rolls out a dozen more drive-thru coronavirus test sites in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus numbers by city and town: Chelsea, Brockton have top infection rates as hard-hit cities turn the corner » Boston Herald

Opinion: Ayanna Pressley, Marty Walsh want Boston closed amid coronavirus crisis, workers lose » Boston Herald

Sen. Brownsberger Says Caution Must Be Taken as Economy Reopens » Beacon Hill Times

The Pandemic Has Changed Addiction Treatment, Some Hope For Good » WBUR

More Than A Third Of Mass. Nursing Homes Failed New State Audit » WBUR

Suffolk DA: child abuse reports have dropped amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Convoy Of First Responders Travels To Fenway Park In ‘Unprecedented’ Show Of Support » CBS Boston

Activists demand prison population reduction » The Bay State Banner

House making quick work of billion-dollar IT bond » South Coast Today

MA Budget Deficit Could Be Near $8 Billion: Spilka » Framingham Patch

Representatives request government aid for cities, towns » Wicked Local Billerica

Massachusetts vote-by-mail bill to address coronavirus concerns can’t wait until summer, advocates say » MassLive

Vote-By-Mail Forces In Mass. Grow Anxious About Timeline, Renew Push For Action On Beacon Hill » WBUR

Voting by mail: Here's how to apply » Taunton Gazette

Daddy Baker Says We Can Go to the Beach [OPINION] » WBSM

Local legislators react to governor’s four-phase reopening plan » Gazette Net

Gov. Charlie Baker visits Braintree company converted to producing protective equipment » WCVB

MA Senate President Karen Spilka On Reopening The Economy » WGBH

Not Everyone Agrees With Baker On Some Aspects Of Reopening Plan » WBUR

Initially Lauded as Heroes, Governors Come Under Attack » Governing

Rep. Pressley On Massachusetts Reopening: ‘We Only Have One Opportunity To Get This Right’ » CBS Boston

Taxpayers face long delays as backlogged IRS struggles to open mail, answer phones » Boston Globe

Audit: T warehouse contract doesn’t cut it » Commonwealth Magazine

T union official urges enforcement of face covering mandate » Commonwealth Magazine

Tree Deaths in Urban Settings Are Linked to Leaks from Natural Gas Pipelines Below Streets » Inside Climate News

Opinion: Eastie needs straight answers from Eversource » Commonwealth Magazine

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Podcast Spotlight

The New England Journal of Medicine Audio Interview: Developing Covid-19 Vaccines at Pandemic Speed Bloomberg Baystate Business: Retail and Restaurants WBUR Earthwhile: Massachusetts Loses 17,000 Clean Energy Jobs In March And April WBUR Radio Boston: The Role Of Public Transit In Massachusetts' Reopening

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

HB4672 - An Act addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment

HB4718 - An Act providing for a rent increase freeze in response to COVID-19

SB2655 - An Act concerning business interruption insurance

SB2708 - An Act addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment

HB4677 - An Act to facilitate the delay of the income tax filing deadline

HB4708 - An Act financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth

HB4739 - An Act creating a presumption of relatedness for essential workers suffering from COVID-19

HB4717 - An Act providing for a MassHealth expansion in response to COVID-19

HB4726 - An Act to provide equal stimulus checks to immigrant taxpayers

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