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2:00pm Mental Health in the Workplace 2021 hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

2:00pm Women's Network: Imposter Syndrome - Silencing Self Doubt hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

House Zooms Through Amendments, Passes $47.7 Billion Budget » State House News Service

OPINION: Immigrants are key to Mass. political, economic power » Boston Business Journal

Investors Mine For Profits In Affordable Housing, Leaving Thousands Of Tenants At Risk » WBUR

A Mini Mississippi In Mass. May Help Save New Orleans From Rising Seas » WBUR

Watchdog group seeks delay on millionaires' tax vote » The Salem News

New coalition forms to fight Mass. General Brigham's $2B expansion » Boston Business Journal

DCF has long failed families with disabilities, advocates say. A pair of investigations is spurring a reckoning » Boston Globe

FL: House Republicans reignite controversial legislation on trans athletes in final days of session »

NY: Sexual assault allegations throw New York’s mayoral race into a tailspin » Politico

FL: Democratic turmoil: Long-simmering tension boils over as Florida senators oust their leader » SunSentinel

NJ: Census numbers cast doubt on claims New Jerseyans fleeing because of high taxes » Politico NJ

Jobless claims hit new pandemic low for third straight week as labor market picks up » Washington Post

Massachusetts teachers unions calling for department of education board member to resign » Boston Herald

State House Reopening Plans Still Up in The Air » State House News Service

OPINON: Baker will run. Probably. » Boston Globe

State House Reopening Plans Still Up in The Air » State House News Service

Are Spilka and Tarr PACs at risk? » Commonwealth Magazine

Biden calls for sweeping new social programs in first joint address to Congress » Boston Globe

Politicians react to President Biden’s first formal address to Congress » Boston Globe

Family Care, Education Anchor $1.8 Trillion Biden Plan » State House News Service

Opinion: The winners and losers in the 2020 Census » Boston Globe

Five takeaways from Biden’s first formal speech to Congress » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Biden draws smattering of applause in speech before Congress and nation » Boston Herald

Baker's reopening timeline 'huge step towards normalcy' for breweries » Boston Business Journal

Work to start on Prudential Center observatory » Boston Globe

Alexandria execs talk clusters, conversions and the Watertown Mall purchase » Boston Business Journal

M&T Bank’s plan? To be ‘very visible’ in Boston and New England, CEO says » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Businesses Prepare For Final Phase Of Reopening – Some With Joy, Some With Frustration » CBS Boston

Normal-ish life is making its long-awaited return to Boston. Here are a dozen things to look forward to this spring » Boston Globe

Seasonal beer garden gets final approval in Foxboro, to open Memorial Day weekend » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: Film tax credit pays for itself in the long run » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts bars will no longer have to serve food in latest state guidelines » News 22 WWLP.com

New faces, new Boston: Nonprofit leaders of color see more opportunity, but challenges remain » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts COVID reopening: Larger gathering sizes, fewer capacity restrictions in time for wedding season » The Republican

'Tough pill to swallow': Boston bracing for big tourism hit with extended capacity limits » WCVB

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development » Boston Globe

Here's when Six Flags New England plans to reopen its rides » WCVB

Mass. Attorney General taking action against pet leasing companies » Western Mass News

Chelmsford company fined over claims of causing emissions, noxious odors » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts tourism, cultural groups could see funding boost from Massachusetts House $47.7 billion budget for fiscal 2022 » The Republican

Companies accused of illegally leasing dogs waive more than $126K in settlement with Massachusetts AG Maura Healey » The Republican

Wasabi gets $112M in funding, as CEO says he'd consider a SPAC deal » Boston Business Journal

Springfield Chamber Outlook 2021 conference focuses on economy recovery » News 22 WWLP.com

Four being interviewed for Fort River principal post » Gazette Net

Calls grow for Michael Moriarty, state education board member from Holyoke, to resign » The Republican

Federal Appeals Court denies request to halt Boston exam school admission decisions » Boston Globe

Attorney General Healey secures $89K from for-profit online school » Berkshire Eagle

In Duxbury, a celebrated football team with a boorish underside » Boston Globe

Vocational schools to play key role in Gov. Charlie Baker’s economy rebuilding plan » Lowell Sun

Baker Signs Executive Order to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions » Chelse Record

The TSA wanted 6,000 new officers by summer. Most positions are unfilled as airlines expect a passenger surge. » Boston Globe

House orders DMH to furnish bed availability data » News 22 WWLP.com

Plans proceed for Appleton Mill project in Holyoke that would convert former Farr-Alpaca Mill into 88 rental units » The Republican

Investors Mine For Profits In Affordable Housing, Leaving Thousands Of Tenants At Risk » WBUR

Report Puts $5 Billion Price on Universal Early Ed, Child Care » State House News Service

Senators mull amendments ahead of debate on $600 million bond bill for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Massachusetts veterans’ services » The Republican

Editorial: Immigrants are key to Mass. political, economic power » Boston Business Journal

ACLU calls on Biden to close ICE detention facilities, including Bristol County unit » The Sun Chronicle

Rachael Rollins ‘being considered’ for U.S. Attorney: DA’s Office » Boston Herald

From bartender to widowed mother of two, Worcester Superior Assistant Clerk Magistrate Courtney Price sees broad support for lifetime post in Leominster » The Republican

US jobless claims drop to 553,000, another record low since the start of the pandemic » Boston Globe

Editorial: Home of the gerrymander, Massachusetts should move to independent redistricting » Boston Globe

Wakefield Warrior logo should stay, voters say in divisive vote over Native American school mascot » Boston Herald

Judge hears arguments in Jones Library case » Gazette Net

Methuen City Council forgoes hiring fiscal analyst » The Eagle Tribune

Salem Officials To 'Evaluate' MA Coronavirus Reopening Timetable » Salem Patch

Brockton council seeks state approval to skip special election, leave Ward 1 seat vacant » The Enterprise

Gov. Baker’s easing of outdoor face-covering does not apply in Downtown Amherst; $300 fine eliminated » The Republican

Engineer, ‘pragmatist’ Greenberg announces bid for mayor » Gazette Net

Governing Paradise: Fishel Bid Could Challenge Noho’s Self-Conceptions » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Baker will run. Probably. » Boston Globe

State won’t lose congressional seat » Martha's Vineyard Times

Maura Healey calls for mandatory coronavirus vaccines for public employees » Boston Herald

Biden’s FDA to propose banning menthol cigarettes, a move Massachusetts made last year » Boston Herald

Letter: It shouldn't be this hard for seniors to get vaccinated in the Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: Move to ban menthol well-meaning misfire » Boston Herald

People from at least 16 federal agencies, including DHS and ICE, are working at two R.I. vaccine clinics » Boston Globe

1,392 confirmed cases, 12 deaths, and 84,915 vaccinations: See yesterday’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Residents respond to lifting COVID restrictions » Lynn Daily News Item

Now that 16- and 17-year-olds are eligible for COVID vaccine, some families are divided over whether it makes sense » Boston Globe

Massachusetts menthol cigarette opponents praise FDA’s efforts to ban sales nationwide » The Republican

Baker Critics Now Sharing Some of His Optimism » State House News Service

Five charts that show how Mass. is doing in the battle against the coronavirus » Boston Globe

Baker, who said he ‘ached all over’ after 2nd COVID-19 vaccine, urges residents to get shots ASAP » Boston Globe

Boston City Council passes tear gas, rubber bullet limits on second attempt » Boston Herald

$1.2 million in Boston Police grants held up in city council committee » Boston Herald

SJC ruling on firefighter’s firing is timely on eve of Brookline election » Boston Globe

Ned Bristol: Among the many challenges for police: Hiring » The Sun Chronicle

Leominster Fire Department gets grants for public fire education and safety gear » Leominster Champion

House lawmakers unanimously pass $47.716 billion budget » The Republican

Massachusetts House unanimously passes $47.7 billion budget » Boston Herald

House OKs budget with 7 mega-amendments » Commonwealth Magazine

House proposes additional funding for jobs, mental health, veterans assistance in Western Massachusetts under budget plan » The Republican

Infrastructure bill raises preparedness questions for Mass. » Boston Business Journal

‘We had to go big’: US Rep. Richard Neal, Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano lay out path to recovery at Springfield Chamber event » The Republican

MBTA driver allegedly trapped, tried to rape passenger, prosecutors say » Boston Herald

Baker Seatbelt Reform Knocked Over Profiling Concerns » State House News Service

“Dramatic” Boost Expected as Logan Activity Creeps Up » State House News Service

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Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

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