10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:30am Words of Wisdom featuring Lovin' Spoonfuls hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

Birthdays: Rep. Steven Owens

Cronin Mum as Colleagues Congratulate Her on Possible Appointment » State House News Service

TX: Texas will soon allow people to carry handguns without a license, background check, or training » Boston Globe

NH: The Senate: Sununu’s Vital Choice » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Late senator’s son and close aide say Donald Trump offered money to halt Patriots’ Spygate probe » Boston.com

Accepting Profile in Courage Award, Romney faults extremes of political divide » Boston.com

Biden sides with Mass. over NH in work-from-home tax clash » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Senate targets hefty quasi-state agency pay following Herald report » Boston Herald

Restaurant industry accuses Baker, pols of siding with liquor store lobby over businesses » Boston Herald

Caucus struggles without agenda » The Bay State Banner

Katherine Clark Introduces Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Act: “We Owe It to the Global Community” » Ms.

NY: Gov. Cuomo not changing a thing despite mounting sex, nursing home scandals » New York Post

GOP frets behind the scenes over potential Trump 2024 bid » Politico

New Super PAC To Go After ‘Treason Caucus’ Republicans Who Tried To Overturn Election » HUFFPOST

Big Oil’s Climate-Change Takedown Arrives With Stunning Rebukes » Bloomberg Politics

House Speaker Ron Mariano has a not-so-good day » Boston Globe

OPINION: House Speaker Ron Mariano has a not-so-good day » Boston Globe

UMass Memorial seeks to launch its own Medicare plan » Boston Business Journal

GA: Georgia senators: Expand health coverage even if states balk » AP News

Could Claire Cronin be Joe Biden’s next ambassador to Ireland? » Boston Herald

Biden asks US intelligence community to investigate COVID-19 origin » Boston Globe

GOP senators set summer deadline on Congress’ policing bill » Boston Globe

Senate Republicans set to deploy filibuster, block commission on Jan. 6 insurrection » Boston Globe

Florida’s social media law will intensify the debate over companies’ power » Boston Globe

Here’s how 13 Mass. companies are planning to go back to the office » Boston Globe

‘A little alfresco’: Strong Avenue makeover provides new outdoor dining experience in Northampton » Gazette Net

How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live » News 22 WWLP.com

Robinhood warns judge of dire industry consequences from Massachusetts case » Reuters

Extension of pandemic allowances kept out of budget » News 22 WWLP.com

Cambridge startup tracking Boston-area coronavirus sewage samples is flush with national business » Boston Herald

Elizabeth Warren spars with JPMorgan Chase head Jamie Dimon on overdraft fees » CBS News

$34 For A Lobster Roll? Today's High Prices Driven By Consumer Buying Habits During Pandemic » WBUR

Boston could again revamp its approval and oversight system for marijuana stores » Boston Globe

More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising, new poll finds » Boston Globe

Diocese of Springfield to update list of credibly accused sexual abusers » Berkshire Eagle

Inside the unlicensed counseling that led Boston students to allege emotional abuse » Boston Globe

Lawmaker: $40M student enrollment reserve may not be enough » Berkshire Eagle

Dozens of Massachusetts teachers refusing to give MCAS to students, kids opting out too » Boston Herald

Opinion: Our water is contaminated — where is the will to do something about it? » Boston Globe

Opinion: My son was killed in Iraq 14 years ago — who’s responsible? » Boston Globe

Regulators clear Mass. casinos to drop most COVID-19 restrictions » Boston Globe

Mass. casinos cleared for full reopening this weekend » Berkshire Eagle

Merrimac man pleads innocent in Plainridge case » The Sun Chronicle

UMass Memorial Health raises nearly $1 million through virtual Winter Ball » Leominster Champion

Governor Baker drug pricing plan shot down in Senate » News 22 WWLP.com

Lawmakers want answers from Baker admin on pre-COVID issues at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » News 22 WWLP.com

Caregiver abuse registry on track for July launch » Commonwealth Magazine

Audit finds Berkshire agency which serves the disabled misspent more than $777,000 in state money » MassLive

Abdella confirmed despite concerns over experience » News 22 WWLP.com

US jobless claims fell to another pandemic low last week » Boston Globe

Northampton Board of Health lifts most COVID restrictions » Gazette Net

Activists, mayor at odds over Floyd mural on Northampton City Hall » Gazette Net

Editorial: The pandemic taught us a better way to do public business » Boston Globe

Janey backs long-term outdoor dining » News 22 WWLP.com

Warwick Selectboard plans return to in-person meetings » The Recorder

Cheshire to hold Memorial Day parade Monday » Berkshire Eagle

Board extends allowances for outdoor dining » The Sun Chronicle

Mayor John Vieau discusses COVID–19 changes in city » The Reminder

Boston's MLK & Coretta Scott King Memorial Cleared By City Landmarks Commission » WGBH

Duff to run for state auditor; DiZoglio mentioned as possible candidate » Newburyport News

A hasty police commissioner appointment, followed by more mayoral missteps, now threatens to taint Walsh’s legacy » Boston Globe

Mayoral Candidates Talk “Mass and Cass” Solutions » State House News Service

Springfield to Have One Ballot Lap in 2021, Ward 1 Candidates Waltzing in » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Boston mayoral hopefuls, debating in person for the first time, clash over school police, other issues » Boston Globe

Mayoral candidates address addiction crisis » The Bay State Banner

Ed Markey’s Adoring, Online Fans Have a New Enemy: Ed Markey » The Daily Beast

Chicopee Mayor John Vieau announces reelection bid for 2nd term » MassLive

Woburn To Hold Vaccine Clinics At High School, Middle Schools This Week » CBS Boston

Coronavirus numbers falling as governor prepares to open state » The Sun Chronicle

50% Of All Mass. Residents Are Fully Vaccinated » WBUR

382 confirmed cases, 7 deaths, and 53,115 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Holyoke Acting Mayor Terence Murphy rescinds executive order that declared racism, police violence to be public health concerns » MassLive

How New England states are pulling ahead in the COVID-19 vaccination race » Boston Globe

Judge blocks Mayor Janey’s plan to fire embattled Police Commissioner White while he appeals her ruling » Boston Globe

Judge puts hold on Kim Janey’s firing of Dennis White » Boston Herald

Mass. Changes Rules On Police In Schools As Boston Weighs Options » WGBH

Pension fund hits all-time high, beating 2020 return targets » News 22 WWLP.com

Karyn Polito Acting Governor For A Day While Charlie Baker’s Out Of Town » CBS Boston

400 Massachusetts National Guard members return from D.C. after 10-week mission » News 22 WWLP.com

Senate Agrees to Spike Three Tax Breaks » State House News Service

New Hampshire versus Massachusetts: Supreme Court shouldn’t hear NH case against Mass. over taxing remote workers, Biden administration argues » MassLive

Biden administration wades into income tax battle between Massachusetts, New Hampshire » Boston Herald

Steamship Authority Releases Summer Updates » Cape Cod Online

After Investigation, Lawmaker Calls for More Transparency on MBTA Projects » NBC Boston

Local lawmakers call on DOT to speed up work along dangerous stretch of highway in Somerville » WHDH

A fare-free bus is taking shape in Boston » Boston.com

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: Mayor Janey's Attempt To Fire Police Commissioner White Put On Hold NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: The Docket: The Law Defers To Police During Traffic Stops

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass

MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to Run Special Event Train Service for April 27 Match Between New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF » Keolis

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

House Budget amendments need your voice! » National Association of Social Workers - Mass Chapter