10:00am Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management, Oversight Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

2:00pm Government Affairs Forum: Senate President Karen Spilka, Via webcast

White House gives Massachusetts a C- grade on infrastructure report card » Boston.com

Dem pollsters acknowledge ‘major errors’ in 2020 polling » Politico

FL: After YouTube pulls DeSantis video for mask fallacies, governor holds another COVID-19 talk with same docs » SunSentinel

NY: ‘Bond Girl’ Talk and Groping: Albany’s Toxic Culture for Women » New York Times

As Beacon Hill begins budget debate, tax breaks come under scrutiny » Boston Globe

Democrats, led by Biden, are aiming big on health care » Axios

SUPPORTING A VIOLENT INSURRECTION HAS WORKED OUT WELL FOR JOSH HAWLEY » Vanity Fair

Surging Virus Has Michigan’s Democratic Governor at Loggerheads With Biden » New York Times

NJ: Every N.J. cop must wear body cams by June. Here’s the plan to cover the costs. » NJ.com

NY: Non-profits say de Blasio broke a litany of pandemic promises » Politico

Biz Groups Feel Blindsided by New UI System Costs » State House News Service

Now Unenrolled, Campbell Starts Work as State OCPF Director » State House News Service

Zipperer: Reforms will turn Supreme Court into 3rd political branch » Boston Herald

Robbins: Country catching up to Bernie Sanders’ way of thinking » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker expects inspections vendor to compensate Massachusetts service stations for losses » Lowell Sun

Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips » Boston Globe

Raytheon names a new chief financial officer » Boston Globe

‘It kills the business’: Mass. auto inspectors say downed RMV system hurting bottom line » WHDH

In $19.7 billion deal for Nuance, Microsoft sees big opportunity in health care and artificial intelligence » Boston Globe

Baker Expects Inspections Vendor to Compensate Stations » State House News Service

Gov. Charlie Baker expects vendor to ‘compensate’ dealers, service stations after malware attack suspended inspections stickers in Massachusetts » The Republican

Baystate Business: Pot Impact Fees » Bloomberg Politics

Cannabis commission's public health appointee to step down » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: A big win for UMass » Boston Globe

UMass student group denounces proposed out-of-state tuition, fee increases » Gazette Net

Shark deterrent sales climb on Cape Cod, as shark bite researcher says tech can save lives » Boston Herald

Illegal storm water discharge in Southampton » News 22 WWLP.com

Trails to connect Route 5 to Springdale Park in Holyoke » News 22 WWLP.com

Letter: Protect our state forests so they can protect us » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts is a model for bipartisan action on climate laws (Guest viewpoint) » The Republican

Baystate Health trying to work through current Johnson & Johnson vaccine supply » Western Mass News

R.I. attorney general launches investigation into Eleanor Slater Hospital » Boston Globe

Boston Medical Center cancels vaccine appointments for those who signed up through leaked link » Boston.com

Flagship-founded immunology startup bags $189M from Softbank, others » Boston Business Journal

Hope on Wheels project aims to help homeless » Gazette Net

Editorial: Fixing the chasm that claimed the life of David Almond » Boston Globe

Local legislators announces grant award for Polus Center » Athol Daily News

Spilka Eyes New Goal: Intergenerational Care for All » State House News Service

State child welfare agency also investigated Patrick Rose decades ago. It, too, believed the union chief had abused a child » Boston Globe

SJC rules juvenile judge went too far after being called a ‘dumb, white bitch’ » Boston Herald

The Grassroots Battle To Change America’s Labor Laws » The Daily Poster

Holyoke City Councilor Terence Murphy appointed acting mayor » The Republican

Murphy named Holyoke’s acting mayor » Gazette Net

Articles pass unanimously at Whately Town Meeting with no discussion » Gazette Net

Briefings: Terry ye Here for Holyoke, until the Voters Come Again » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Out in Boston Harbor, one voter is an island » Boston Globe

Falmouth Election: Just 1 Contested Race After Nominee Withdraws » Brookline Patch

Editorial: Be wary of giving N.H.’s economy a shot in the arm » Boston Herald

Bill Everhart: Baker Gives Democrats An Opening » WAMC

Kids and herd immunity » News 22 WWLP.com

More than 2 million to be fully vaxxed in Massachusetts by week’s end despite drop in J&J vaccine supply » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker hoping for more consistency in future Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipments » Boston.com

Baker: 2M in state should be fully vaccinated by end of week » Western Mass News

COVID deaths in Massachusetts drop even as active cases continue to climb; state looks to surpass 2 million fully-vaccinated residents this week » The Republican

Opinion: The lessons of a Chelsea family’s COVID-19 ordeal » Boston Globe

Biden, public health officials face crossroads on COVID-19 » Boston Globe

US recommends pausing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate clotting reports » Boston Globe

Half of Mass. adults have received first vaccine dose » Commonwealth Magazine

Mobile Clinics Help Deliver Coronavirus Vaccine To Hard-To-Reach People » WBUR

Half of Mass. Adults Have Received at Least First Vaccine Dose » State House News Service

Governor Baker provides COVID-19 vaccination update in Worcester » News 22 WWLP.com

2 million people in Mass. to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by end of week, Baker says » WCVB

US Rep. Richard Neal confident COVID vaccinations will stay on course despite Johnson & Johnson shortage » The Republican

Mass. health department notifies local providers to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine » Boston Globe

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be paused in Rhode Island » Boston Globe

Springfield reports rise in new COVID cases; officials cite increases in people under 30 » The Republican

As COVID Variants Surge, Tracking Where They're Spreading In Mass. Remains A Challenge » WGBH

J&J vaccine halt may strain state's supply of other vaccines » Boston Business Journal

FDA Chief Expects J&J Pause to Run “A Matter of Days” » State House News Service

Boston Acting Mayor Janey to release police files from 1995 child rape investigation of former union president » Boston Globe

Wanted: A Boston mayor who stands up to police and for the public’s right to know » Boston Globe

Kim Janey agrees to release Boston Police files from 1995 molestation investigation into Patrick Rose » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Shooting of Dorchester grandmother calls for more police, not defunding » Boston Herald

Plagued By Turmoil, Boston Police Department On 'Standby' As Investigations Play Out » WBUR

What we know about the probe into sex abuse allegations against former Boston police union boss Patrick Rose » Boston Globe

Some Boston Business Leaders Call For Action On 'Mass And Cass' » WBUR

Janey: Cops Who Abuse Power 'Will Not Be Protected' » State House News Service

Labor Challenges Slow MBTA Effort to Restore Service » State House News Service

Cape traffic ahead of the summer influx: Sagamore Bridge lane closures for weeks » Boston Herald

T board gives boost to means-tested fares » Commonwealth Magazine

White House pitches Mass. benefits of infrastructure bill » News 22 WWLP.com

Orange Line returns to normal service after March 16 derailment » Boston Globe

MBTA plans to spend $2 billion on upgrades, repairs next year » Boston Globe

New Bedford mayor calls offshore wind ‘generational opportunity’ » Commonwealth Magazine

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Podcast Spotlight

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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