10:00am MassDevelopment Public Hearing, Via Zoom

12:00pm Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee,

1:00pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

2:30pm House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight, Oversight Hearing

Special election for former Speaker Robert DeLeo's seat

FL: DeSantis signs bill expanding coronavirus liability protections for businesses » Tampa Bay Times

NY: New accounts detail how New York health officials were told to prioritize coronavirus testing of people connected to Andrew Cuomo » Washington Post

Lynch Sees Opening for Mass. In Infrastructure Bill » State House News Service

Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century » The New Yorker

To stay in their homes, tenants are unionizing » Boston Globe

Massachusetts legislative rules negotiators to hash out transparency decisions privately » The Republican

Sonia Chang-Díaz, a Jamaica Plain senator, says she’s considering a run for governor » Boston Globe

Top Republicans form new group to fight Biden tax hikes » Axios

Critics Aren’t Buying Dr. Deborah Birx’s Excuses About How Trump Administration Handled COVID-19 » HUFFPOST

A Very Early Look At The 2022 Governor Races » FiveThirtyEight

CA: California’s election rules could make a Newsom recall a wild ride » Los Angeles Times

How Larry Summers went from Obama’s top economic adviser to one of Biden’s loudest critics » Boston Globe

Trump launches website along with wife to ‘put America first’ » Boston Herald

Full text of Trump’s statement on Fauci, Birx » Boston Herald

Pence reemerges, lays groundwork for 2024 run » Boston Globe

Biden wants $4 trillion infrastructure package approved over summer » Boston Globe

Josh Hawley became a pariah in Washington after the insurrection. Does it matter? » Boston Globe

Suburbs Offer Room for Life Sciences Sector to Grow » State House News Service

Cloud backup startup plans hiring spree with $87.5M in first VC financing » Boston Business Journal

Most Brimfield promoters opt out of May antique show, citing COVID-19 and restrictions » The Republican

More entrepreneurs of color needed; number of startups down 'sharply,' report says » Boston Business Journal

‘It’s like a long marriage ending for me’: A storied chapter in Boston publishing history is coming to an end » Boston Globe

Report Flags Needs of Entrepreneurs of Color » State House News Service

WEEI parent Entercom changes its name » Boston Business Journal

Local leaders reflect on women role models » Athol Daily News

Pandemic Contributes to Closure of Becker College » State House News Service

Opinion: Boston Public Schools are getting more than $400 million in stimulus dollars — how should the money be spent? » Boston Globe

Becker College to close this spring as pandemic deals final blow, officials say » Boston Globe

CDC extends eviction moratorium through June » Boston Globe

Amherst union: District’s safety protocols lack transparency » Gazette Net

Guest Columnist Henry Thomas III: MCAS is the right tool to measure learning loss » Gazette Net

Massachusetts senator wants to let student-athletes earn money from third-party endorsements as NCAA pushes off decision » Boston Herald

Duxbury school administration cancels this week’s game against Whitman-Hanson » Boston Herald

Duxbury football anti-Semitism shows need for mandatory Holocaust education, antihate groups say » Boston Globe

Low Positivity Rate Found in Mass. Schools After Pool Testing, Baker Says » NBC Boston

Testing Shows COVID Positivity Below 1% In Schools » WGBH

As Worcester Public Schools transition to hybrid learning, far fewer nonwhite students are returning to the classroom » The Republican

Attleboro shortchanged by $2M on school aid, local officials say » The Sun Chronicle

How Rhode Island’s takeover of Providence schools unraveled before it really got started » Boston Globe

MIT, Harvard tied on 2022 U.S. News best business schools list » Boston Business Journal

Consider This Boston: New Massachusetts Climate Legislation To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions » WBUR

Massachusetts new environmental plan aims to cut carbon emissions, provide jobs » News 22 WWLP.com

Lawmakers Will Likely Miss Baker's Holyoke Home Deadline » State House News Service

State considering major expansion of child abuse reporting laws » Commonwealth Magazine

Business Advocates Push for Insurance Companies to Cover COVID Claims » Cape Cod Online

Contentious union vote at Amazon heads to a count » Boston Globe

Employment lawsuit against Uber, Lyft will proceed » News 22 WWLP.com

Northampton City Council wants to decriminalize psychedelic plants » Gazette Net

Easthampton secures $35K in Community Compact grants » Gazette Net

In latest City Hall departures, head of finance, chief operating officer are leaving » Boston Globe

Lucas: AG Maura Healey will miss Donald Trump » Lowell Sun

Baker Could See Lots of Traffic on the Campaign Trail [OPINION] » WBSM

Sonia Chang-Díaz ‘seriously considering’ 2022 run for Massachusetts governor » Boston Herald

Four extremely important political developments that have nothing to do with Washington » Boston Globe

Holyoke City Councilor Michael J. Sullivan launches mayoral bid » The Republican

Editorial: No more drama in communicating about vaccine effectiveness » Boston Globe

Hilltowns’ rural nature contributes to lower COVID cases » Gazette Net

1,464 new confirmed cases, 15 deaths, and 40,114 vaccinations. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

CDC real-world study calls Moderna coronavirus vaccine ‘tremendously encouraging’ » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Charlie Baker combating coronavirus with spin » Boston Herald

Officials warn of regression in coronavirus fight as cases rise in Mass. and across the nation » Boston Globe

Candlelight vigil set outside Holyoke Soldiers’ Home to mark 1-year milestone of COVID outbreak » The Republican

North Attleboro schools lead state in virus cases; Attleboro numbers up » The Sun Chronicle

Boston implements Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative » The Daily Free Press

Mitchell Chapman: We cannot declare premature victory over COVID-19 » Berkshire Eagle

Biden, CDC director plead ‘don’t let up now’ on coronavirus safety measures » Boston Herald

CDC Director Feels ‘Impending Doom’ As COVID Cases Tick Up; ‘Right Now I’m Scared’ » CBS Boston

Public Health Officials Monitoring Pittsfield’s Latest COVID Spike » WAMC

Active COVID cases rise again as Massachusetts reports 1,464 new positive tests, 15 deaths Monday » The Republican

Officials laud approval of Big E as regional COVID vaccine site: Unknown when doses will arrive » The Republican

‘There is reason for hope,’ CDC director Walensky says after touring Hynes Convention Center » Boston Globe

1,683 confirmed cases, 18 deaths, and 73,642 vaccinations. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Ex-Boston police captain charged in alleged overtime fraud scheme » Boston Herald

Study shows no-prosecution policies may work » Boston Globe

Alleged Adams shooter is a juvenile. Why he was charged as an adult? » Berkshire Eagle

Ethics Commission drops complaint against Rachael Rollins » Boston Herald

Baker administration awarded $1.6 million contract to contoversial consulting firm » Lowell Sun

Sen. Hinds announces funds for businesses, rural schools » The Recorder

Attorney For Rollins Says Ethics Case Against Suffolk DA Dropped » WBUR

Thaddeus Buczko, former state auditor and judge, dies at 95 » Boston Globe

Rescue Act Steers Nearly $400 Mil to Mass. Counties » State House News Service

Panel targets tax breaks to cancel » Gloucester Times

MBTA Scrambling to Restore Service » State House News Service

Acting Mayor Janey criticizes service cuts to T, launches program to provide free Charlie cards to hard-hit neighborhoods » Boston Globe

East-west passenger rail through Springfield likely boosted by Biden infrastructure plan, Rep. Neal influence » The Republican

MBTA officials are moving to restore pandemic-induced service cuts. But no one knows how long it will take. » Boston.com

Lynn mayor discusses post-COVID transportation changes during virtual forum » Lynn Daily News Item

Riders complain of overcrowded Orange Line shuttle buses during Monday commute » Boston.com

Biden Blueprint Seeks to Unleash Offshore Wind Energy » State House News Service

Biden advances wind farms off New York coast » Times Union

Local group to protest in Pittsfield against gas pipelines » Berkshire Eagle

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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