10:00am Office of Medicaid Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Report: Relief Funds Minimized Hospital Losses in 2020 » State House News Service

AG Maura Healey leads in latest poll on gubernatorial race, though most voters are undecided » MassLive

Why the MBTA is key — to easing the housing crunch » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. health care spending actually dropped in 2020 » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston Wi-Fi wastelands leaving students, parents in the dark » Boston Herald

Massachusetts pushes for end of blood donation ban for gay and bisexual men amid nationwide blood shortage » Boston Herald

NY: Booster shot data from New York City shows major disparities by race and neighborhood » New York Times

GA: State House passes bill ending license requirement to carry a handgun » Georgia Recorder

WV: West Virginia Senate blows deadline to pass bill that puts restrictions on teaching race » Boston Globe

FL: Why Florida is ground zero for America’s ‘culture war’ » Politico

SD: How Noem’s struggles at home may enhance White House chances » AP News

WY: Liz Cheney turns to Democrats to save her hide » Politico

CA: Prosecutor races test California's patience for crime policies » Politico

This Year’s Most Vulnerable Incumbent Governors Are Democrats » Governing

Trump blasted for telling followers they 'must lay down their very lives' to defend against CRT » Raw Story

Opinion: The GOP is the gallows party » Florida Phoenix

Talking chaos, or plotting a conspiracy? The debate in the Whitmer kidnapping trial. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Confederate Amnesty Act must not insulate the Jan. 6 insurrectionists » Boston Globe

'An embarrassment to our party': North Carolina Republicans blast Madison Cawthorn's 'antics' » Raw Story

Editorial: Biden shouldn’t split Afghan money » Boston Herald

Reboot at the Irish Cultural Centre pub just in time for St. Patrick’s Day » Boston Herald

Editorial: It shouldn’t have taken a war to clean up the US financial system » Boston Globe

Lucas: Biden should boost US production, not dictators, for oil » Boston Herald

“We’re Screwed”: UPS Misses The Boat On Summer Steamship Reservations » N Magazine

Massachusetts AG Healey advises residents due to Ukraine donation scams » Fall River Reporter

Opinion: A year after the Atlanta killings, a path forward for Asian Americans » Boston Globe

Editorial: Russians want freedom, too » Boston Herald

Proposed school budget keeps existing services intact in Amherst » Gazette Net

Harvard Kennedy School professor claims Holberg Prize for examining intersection of science and democracy » Boston Globe

Boston Latin School head will step down » Boston Globe

UMass Lowell launches new online platform to support students’ mental health » Lowell Sun

‘My heart radiates for queer youth.’ Mass. students walk out of class to protest anti-queer legislation in Florida and Texas. » Boston Globe

Visa renewal backlogs leave some Mass. workers torn between work and family » WBUR

BPDA OKs Northeastern dorm plan, but it comes with a warning » Boston Business Journal

Climate change could make pothole season worse » Boston Globe

State Staffing Up In Emissions Fight » State House News Service

EPA designates Lower Neponset River a Superfund site » Boston Globe

Assistant Speaker Clark & Senators Warren & Markey Secure $220,000 For Chris Walsh Memorial Aqueduct Trail » Framingham Source

Nancy Pelosi visits Cambridge Health Alliance for roundtable » Boston Globe

Bill tackles insulin affordability » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts medics deploy themselves to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees » WGBH

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes stop in Massachusetts to highlight health care challenges » WCVB

Two years into the pandemic, rental assistance continues to climb » WGBH

Rent-Control Measures Are Back as Home Rents Reach New Highs » The Wall Street Journal

Report put Boston Long Island recovery campus at $540 million » Boston Herald

In Mass. and Cass effort, the theme word is ‘decentralize’ » Boston Globe

Escape from Ukraine: Local refugee shares tale of journey from war-torn country » Boston Herald

Springfield courthouse future must be addressed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Trial Court and Western Massachusetts legislators (Editorial) » MassLive

Chair Says Baker Admin Ignoring Justice Law Requirements » State House News Service

Should gig economy workers be employees or independent contractors? » Boston.com

Keller @ Large: Mass. AFL/CIO President Calls Ride-Hailing Ballot Initiative ‘Wolf In A Sheepskin’ » CBS Boston

House OKs supplemental budget » Lowell Sun

$12M upgrade to sewer plant in Hatfield to come before Town Meeting in May » Gazette Net

Boston readying Long Island building stabilization package, eyeing bridge movement » Boston Herald

Muni Matters: Cities, Towns Differ on 'Reasonable' Solar Regulation » State House News Service

Quincy councilor pushes gender-neutral language in all city codes, council rules » Patriot Ledger

Republican candidate Julie Hall of Attleboro withdraws from congressional race » The Sun Chronicle

With governor’s race still underway, experts weigh in on Baker’s reasons for not running for re-election » The Huntington News

OTR: Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating on achieving peace in Ukraine » WCVB

Two years of COVID: A new analysis reveals a heavy toll on young families of color in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Nantucket Health Director Optimistic About COVID Numbers » Cape Cod Online

Cambridge Dropping Indoor Mask Mandate, Making Face Coverings Optional In Schools » CBS Boston

Welcome to the Boston Fire Department, where change never happens » Boston Globe

Federal investigation into potential fraud in Methuen police contract intensifies » Boston Globe

Baker pushes tax cuts as gas prices rise » WHDH

Political notebook: Doughty backs gas tax holiday; state legislature doesn't » The Sun Chronicle

Senate Eyes Deadlines For Green Transportation at T » State House News Service

Uber adds fuel fee for customers as ride-hail drivers get off the road because of high gas prices » Boston Herald

Uber adding gas surcharge on rides amid climbing gas prices » MassLive

Poftak says show me the money » Commonwealth Magazine

Regional transit authorities contend with staffing shortages » Lowell Sun

Van Welie is wrong about natural gas » Commonwealth Magazine

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NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Once Derided As Graft, Earmarks Just Helped Congress Pass A Bipartisan Budget Deal CommonWealth Magazine The Codcast: A ‘nightmare experience’ yields a few positive takeaways

10:00am Office of Medicaid Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

10:35am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Executive Session

1:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

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

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

6:30pm A Medicare for All Conversation with Rep. Steven Ultrino, hosted by Mass-Care, https://www.facebook.com/ultrinoforrep/live

10:00am Division of Banks Public Hearing, Via webcast

12:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

6:00pm Drug Price & Health Care Issues - A Discussion with Sens. Will Brownsberger and Cindy Friedman, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87407304372

7:00pm St. Patrick's Day Campaign Kickoff for Rep. Shawn Dooley for State Senate

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Sen. Elizabeth Warren on GBH News’ Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

4:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

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