10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts: Post-Pandemic Resiliency, Public Hearing

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

Why This Group Wants Every DA Office In Mass. To Have A 'Conviction Integrity Unit' » WBUR

MATT GAETZ DEFENDED ME WHEN MY NUDES WERE SHARED WITHOUT MY CONSENT. NOW HE’S ACCUSED OF DOING JUST THAT » Vanity Fair

RI: RI lawmaker moves to protect those who shun vaccine from discrimination » The Associated Press (AP)

Acting Mayor Kim Janey makes it official: She’s running for a full term » Boston Globe

Corporations gave more than $50 million to backers of voting restriction, report finds » Boston Globe

Massachusetts collects $3 billion in tax revenue in March, exceeding state projections again » The Republican

$5.55B Massachusetts pension could grow if fed-up teachers retire early » Boston Herald

Selective colleges see surge in applications from first-generation students » Boston Globe

Welcome to Somerville’s socialist revolution » Boston Globe

NY: State budget hits roadblocks over 'Excluded Workers Fund,' mobile sports betting » The Buffalo News

NJ: Lawmakers signal willingness to reexamine liability shields as health systems stabilize » Politico NJ

Trump and his allies abandon Gaetz » Politico

Employer Confidence Widespread Heading Into Spring » State House News Service

OPINION: Past state GOP chairs raise OCPF concerns » Commonwealth Magazine

Rachael Rollins on vindication of her decline-to-prosecute policy » Commonwealth Magazine

ME: Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence » Portland Press Herald

The era of big populism is over. The era of big corporations running the American political conversation is back » Boston Globe

Biden boosted by Senate rules as GOP bucks infrastructure » Boston Globe

Opinion: Capitol police have the best case against Trump for the insurrection » Boston Globe

Dozens of America’s biggest businesses again paid no federal income tax » Boston Globe

Employer Confidence Widespread Heading Into Spring » State House News Service

Boston launches new campaign to rebound tourism equitably across city » Boston Herald

Trahan, Markey take aim at kids-only Instagram, urge Zuckerburg to ‘abandon’ plans » Boston Herald

Supreme Court rules for Google in closely watched tech copyright case » Boston Globe

Castle Island Brewing to open a taproom in Southie, home to the company’s namesake » Boston Globe

Boston food trucks take to the streets after a difficult 2020 » The Daily Free Press

Coalition launches campaign to convince GE to reinvest in Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Signs of success: New merchandise line pays tribute to old Route 6 exit signs » Cape Cod Times

Here’s the new look for National Development’s proposed lab, residential campus in Southie » Boston Business Journal

Why a judge’s ruling on a proposed 600-foot waterfront tower in Boston casts doubt ‘across Massachusetts’ » Real Estate

N.E. Council Backs Bank Protections for Pot Industry » Banker & Tradesman

How Jasiel Correia worked as a marijuana consultant while he was still Fall River mayor » South Coast Today

Spencer state representative says hate crime bill 'horrible,' violates First Amendment » Worcester Telegram

In Malden and statewide, mixed emotions as elementary schools resume full-time in-person learning » Boston Globe

Selective colleges see surge in applications from first-generation students » Boston Globe

After years of struggle at Becker College, the pandemic was one hurdle too many » Boston Globe

Decades-old problem of segregated schools persists » Boston Globe

Cambridge senators call for MCAS postponement » Wicked Local

Federal judge to hear Boston exam school admission case Tuesday » Boston Globe

Massachusetts stretches green building codes to new heights » GreenBiz

AG reaches stormwater discharge settlement with Amesbury company » Newburyport News

Vitolo: With new climate law, the work is only just beginning » Wicked Local

Worcester ranks as 2nd snowiest city in US, falls 1.3 inches behind Buffalo for top spot » The Republican

Casinos hoping odds in SJC case tilt in their favor » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawmakers Mull Range of Services While Vetting Holyoke Home Bill » State House News Service

Lawmakers push back on Charlie Baker’s attempt to rush $400M bond bill to rebuild Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » Boston Herald

Lawmakers mull range of services while vetting Holyoke home bill » WHDH

Mass. Hospital Worker Spots Shipment of Counterfeit Face Masks » NBC Boston

Regional equity, tight timeline re-emerge as prime concerns over $400 million bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » The Republican

Gov. Charlie Baker, drug industry at odds over price control plan » Lowell Sun

North Point building accounts for most evictions among residents, coming despite a moratorium » Cambridge Day

A year into the pandemic, DCF workers visiting only about half of children in-person » Boston Globe

AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration » Boston Globe

To Diversify Staffs, Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements » WGBH

Public comments favor Jones Library expansion as Amherst Town Council prepares to vote » Gazette Net

Braintree mayor seeks budget help from state to avoid cuts » Patriot Ledger

Planning Board approves Lakeville hospital redevelopment plan » South Coast Today

Holyoke City Councilors vie for acting mayor job, Home Rule Petition awaits governor’s signature » The Republican

Janey Leaps Into Race for Boston Mayor » State House News Service

Kim Janey running for Boston mayor » Boston Herald

"Vulnerable" Baker Draws Attention of DGA » State House News Service

Maura Healey Is Coming On Strong [OPINION] » WBSM

‘We all have a lot of work to do’ to overcome Boston’s reputation as a racist city, Janey says » Boston Globe

Was the Sutton GOP Town Committee just a conduit? » Commonwealth Magazine

State’s new COVID-19 eligibility rules open the floodgates for people to seek vaccinations » Boston Globe

Mass. logs 2,912 confirmed coronavirus cases, 43 deaths, after skipping a day of reporting » Boston Globe

Lucky people 18-plus in Boston score coronavirus vaccine before Massachusetts expands eligibility » Boston Herald

Itching to Travel? What to Know About Vaccine Passports in Mass. » NBC Boston

Experts Debate Concept Of Herd Immunity As More Become Eligible For Vaccine In Massachusetts » CBS Boston

Gov. Charlie Baker To Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Hynes Mass Vaccination Site In Boston » CBS Boston

Senate committee to probe post-COVID society » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts is testing a digital COVID-19 exposure app » Boston.com

As Massachusetts Expands Eligibility, Residents Compete For Appointments » WBUR

Local Public Health Expert On BMI Based Vaccine Eligibility: 'We Want To Have An Immune Response In As Many People As Possible' » WGBH

Battenfeld: Mayor Kim Janey ducks gaping hole in Boston Police Department » Boston Herald

Racism In Worcester Policing Spotlighted At Health Board Hearing » Worcester Patch

State Tax Collections Keep Up Brisk Pace in March » State House News Service

Editorial: Biden’s tax plan shouldn’t leave Social Security behind » Boston Globe

Need an Uber or Lyft in Boston? Expect a Long Wait: ‘It Takes Forever' » NBC Boston

With road reconstruction on horizon, citizens concerned about future of Sunderland’s Buttonball Tree » Gazette Net

After passing a landmark climate law, Mass. officials now face the hard part: how to wean the state off fossil fuels » Boston Globe

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Podcast Spotlight

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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