11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Women's Network featuring Michal Preminger, Ph.D. hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

Union calls out hotels that haven’t committed to rehiring workers » Boston Globe

Proud Boys leaders in four states are charged in Capitol riot » Boston Globe

Lobbyist named in $60M Ohio bribery probe is found dead » AP News

The Alabama Workers Trying to Unionize an Amazon Fulfillment Center » The New Yorker

SENATOR RON JOHNSON INSISTS IT’S NOT RACIST TO SAY HE’S AFRAID OF BLACK PEOPLE » Vanity Fair

FL: Tom Brady and a superyacht: How a mogul pitched Florida leaders on Miami Beach casino » The Associated Press (AP)

NJ: New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission could face shake-up » Politico NJ

NY: 'Go to your friends': Black leaders rally around Cuomo » Politico NY

RI: Sen. Whitehouse: Kavanaugh probe 'perhaps fake' » Providence Journal

Panic buttons and bulletproof vests: Fearful lawmakers stock up on protection » Politico

Remote work looks like it’s here to stay » Commonwealth Magazine

Pressley seeks criminal justice reforms » The Bay State Banner

Latest bipartisan gang tries to save Senate from itself » Politico

What Ron Klain told progressives behind closed doors » Politico

Cost Concerns Echoing as Climate Bill Advances » State House News Service

Lucas: Be careful who you call Neanderthal, Mr. President » Boston Herald

Violent extremists pose ‘elevated threat’ to US, officials say » Boston Globe

John Kerry caught without a mask on Boston-to-DC flight; airline to ‘underscore’ rules » Boston Herald

Group prepares to launch New Bedford news site » Commonwealth Magazine

A new supermarket in the Fenway, at last » Boston Globe

State’s new craft beer law suddenly faces legal tests » Boston Globe

Will COVID Revolutionize Boston Architecture? » WGBH

'It’s the rare win-win-win': Local restaurants hope cocktails to-go outlast the pandemic » The Herald News

Sanders, Warren reveal bill to tax CEO pay during income inequality hearing targeting Amazon » Washington Post

AG: Stimulus money off limits to debt collectors » WHDH

Business leaders express relief, frustration with vaccine eligibility rollout » Boston Business Journal

‘It’s a terrible scourge that’s always been there’ — Asian community in Mass. shaken by Atlanta slayings, spike in attacks » Boston Globe

White supremacist propaganda hits all-time high, Massachusetts incidents rise 87%: ADL » Boston Herald

Anti-Asian discrimination continues to surge amid pandemic » Gazette Net

Feud over school reopening spills into budget » The Salem News

The simple solution to desegregating schools: Desegregate the neighborhoods feeding them » Cambridge Day

Common Start Coalition holds virtual rally for equal education opportunities » BU News

Salem State community decries furloughs of professors, librarians » Boston Globe

Learning Models Stir Debate Over State, Local Control » State House News Service

Tufts to close its China-funded Confucius Institute » Boston Globe

Bentley University names first Black president » Boston Business Journal

As virus restrictions ease, NECC plans live graduation » The Eagle Tribune

MCLA Faculty Authors Present Panel on Book Writing and Publishing » iBerkshires

No show, no vote: Testy Malone-Ponte emails show Fall River school projects may be held up » The Herald News

Tufts University Will Close Controversial Confucius Institute » Medford Patch

State to award $30-million in grants for early education, child care providers » News 22 WWLP.com

Opinion: Pass the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act » Boston Globe

Go ahead, spend your stimulus money. That’s what it’s for » Boston Globe

Saint Vincent goes on PR push, works to avoid 2nd strike » Worcester Business Journal

Boston attorney Mark Pearlstein, author of damning report on Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, set to testify before state legislators » The Republican

Holyoke Home investigator to testify publicly on Friday » News 22 WWLP.com

State Highlights Expanded Access to Housing for Vulnerable Communities » Winthrop Transcript

“Hostile Architecture” Is Everywhere in Boston, if You Know Where to Look » Boston Magazine

February Mass. Home Sales Hit 17-Year High » State House News Service

Battenfeld: Border crisis is Joe Biden’s problem, whether he admits it or not » Boston Herald

Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge » Boston Globe

Dana Doyle nominated for Franklin County probate court judgeship » The Republican

Tax Amnesty on Table as Senate UI Bill Amendment » State House News Service

Massachusetts Senate debate could tackle fraud, billions in debt plaguing unemployment fund » Boston Herald

Mayor requests first $23 million for Quincy College campus project, councilors cautious » Patriot Ledger

Boston Art Commission approves final design of King memorial » Boston Herald

Holyoke City Council OKs home rule petition to ditch special mayoral election » Gazette Net

Logistics, muting of public input factors in debate over return to in-person meetings » Worcester Telegram

Alex Gray Went Blind As A Child. Now He's Running For Boston City Council » WBUR

Our View: Low marks for Baker » The Eagle Tribune

Ben Downing kept term-limit pledge in Massachusetts Senate, now aims for Governor » Lowell Sun

In new Globe interview, Baker says state could reach vaccine goal by July » Boston Globe

All Mass. adults eligible for vaccines April 19 » Commonwealth Magazine

To my fellow Republican men: Get the COVID vaccine » Boston Globe

'It Feels Like A Gut Punch': Some Mass. Residents Are Left Hunting For Second COVID Vaccine Doses » WBUR

Massachusetts will allow general public to get COVID-19 vaccines starting April 19 under new schedule » Boston Globe

Lynn, Lynnfield, Peabody, Revere and Salem report new virus cases » Lynn Daily News Item

Average Massachusetts COVID hospitalization age is getting lower as state reports 1,640 new COVID cases, 44 deaths on Wednesday » The Republican

When Can You Get Vaccinated? Baker Outlines All Remaining Dates For Residents In State Rollout » WBUR

Baker announces vaccine timeline, $27.4 million in federal funding for ‘equity initiative’ » the Berkshire edge

Our Opinion: Vaccine boost is good; getting the vulnerable vaccinated is better » Berkshire Eagle

Baker greatly expands vaccine signup plan; Attleboro area lawmakers praise news » The Sun Chronicle

Gov. Baker says vaccine eligibility announcement one of best days in past year » WCVB

Massachusetts to receive 170,000 first doses of COVID vaccine this week: Here’s where they will be available » The Republican

Essential workers get vaccine green flag Monday » WCVB

Vaccine timeline backed by expected suppy boost » Lowell Sun

State Easing Travel Rules With Next Reopening Step Starting Monday » WBUR

‘It’s About Time’: Mass. Grocery Workers Relieved To Be Eligible For COVID Vaccine Starting Next Week » CBS Boston

Massachusetts Bail Fund pays $100,000 to free woman charged with throwing her newborn in the trash » Boston Globe

Sean Ellis after Rachael Rollins supports new trial: ‘Now I can get on with my life’ » Boston Herald

Asian American women shaken by Atlanta-area killings » Boston Globe

Editorial: Rep’s bill makes it easier to prosecute hate crimes » Boston Herald

Suffolk DA Rollins files motion to end the long-running prosecution of Sean Ellis » Boston Globe

Council can’t slow cops’ overtime roll » The Bay State Banner

EDITORIAL: Key to a free and fair election » Newburyport News

AG Healey Reflects on Career, Emphasizes the Importance of Women in Law » NBC Boston

Massachusetts rescinds coronavirus travel order, reopens stadiums Monday, says Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

Tax deadline 2021: IRS pushes April 15 U.S. tax due date to May 15 » The Republican

Baker: Orange line suspension right move » News 22 WWLP.com

A derailment and packed trains? Sounds like the same old T » Boston Globe

Massachusetts congressional delegation wants justification for MBTA service cuts, or reversal » Boston Herald

Some Orange Line riders face three weeks on shuttle buses following derailment » Boston Globe

Mass. congressional delegation calls on MBTA to justify service cuts » Boston Globe

Gas utilities seek to scale back engineering rules » Newburyport News

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Podcast Spotlight

Mass Climate Action Network The Climate Minute: The Roadmap as Prologue: The Climate Minute The MassINC Polling Group The Horse Race: Episode 173: Orange You Glad We Didn't Say Red Line? National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: Building Democracy: The Story of Legislatures | Episode 5 NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Kids Entering US Alone Present Challenge For Biden

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

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