11:00am Pink Slip: Bridging the Workplace Gender Gap with Congresswoman Katherine Clark, hosted by AIM, Via webcast

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

8:30pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. David DeCoste

Charlie Baker and the Rise of One-Party Rule » The Atlantic

MBTA ridership rebounding, particularly on commuter rail » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts AG candidates differ on issues in progressive forum » Boston Herald

‘It’s nothing new’: A Mass. politician’s battle with pandemic-fueled online hate » Boston Globe

As some states seek to limit reproductive freedoms, BU opens ‘Plan B’ vending machine » Boston Globe

Budget Writers To Mass.: Put It In Writing » State House News Service

Ed Flynn heads an increasingly diverse and progressive council » Boston Globe

RI: Lawmakers introduce long-awaited bill aimed at clarifying public's right to the shoreline » The Associated Press (AP)

NY: Democrats’ fight over bail reform might be a fight for the party’s direction » Politico

NY: New York Asian hate crime spike puts pressure on new mayor » Politico

NY: Wall Street May Reap Billions From New York Dem’s Reversal » The Lever

FL: DeSantis approves boost to parental input on school library books; critics fear bans » Florida Phoenix

Diplomats work double-time to walk back Biden’s Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ remark » Boston Herald

Ted Cruz criticized Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘Antiracist Baby.’ He may have just propelled the book to the top of the bestseller list. » Boston Globe

Curley: Mr. President, explain yourself. No, really, you need to » Boston Herald

Michelle Wu sticks by North End outdoor dining fee; restaurateurs vow lawsuit » Boston Herald

BU’s ‘Jenga Building’ is coming together above the Charles River » Boston Globe

North End restaurants, Wu trade shots over outdoor dining fee » Boston Globe

Baseball sponsorships help push Red Sox value to $3.9B » Boston Business Journal

‘We have to be proactive’: Municipal leaders attending summit to combat rising antisemitism, commemorate Holocaust in Massachusetts » MassLive

With free school lunches slated to phase out after June, advocates push state to continue funding » Boston Globe

Pulling back the curtain on Boston’s new exam school admission process » Boston Globe

RI: US attorney’s office now involved in probe of state education contract » Boston Globe

New UMass coach Frank Martin likely to be highest-paid state employee in Massachusetts » MassLive

Expansion of bottle bill to include nips has supporters, critics in Attleboro area, state » The Sun Chronicle

pinion: We can eat our way out of climate change » Boston Globe

'Specific questions': Review of Joint Base machine gun range will take longer than expected » Cape Cod Times

SHNS survey: Most senators support sports betting » Lowell Sun

Baker’s behavioral health commitment merits support (Editorial) » MassLive

Moderna should do its part, share its vaccine » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Vaccine makers raking in profits – no problem there » Boston Herald

CDC weighs removing dosing limits for opioids » The Eagle Tribune

Three County Continuum of Care receives $3M to support housing services » Gazette Net

Rising costs are weighing on New Englanders in need — and the people trying to help them » Boston Globe

Multiple breadbasket failures: Nations must address looming food emergencies » Boston Globe

Unfinished justice » Boston Globe

Mass. drug courts settle with US Attorney's Office over interfering with treatment » WGBH

Howie Carr: This week on Massachusetts ‘Judges Gone Wild’ … » Boston Herald

Making of a mayor: Settling in at city halls, new mayors navigate ‘connecting phase’ » Gazette Net

Westborough, Grafton employees to receive cybersecurity training » Community Advocate

For Wu’s critics, a powerful tool: misinformation » Boston Globe

Analysis: Michelle Wu chooses to court controversy early in term » Boston Herald

Ayanna Pressley praises Will Smith's slap, then apparently deletes tweet » Politico

McAuliffe, Lesser Staffer & Councilor, to Enter Race to Succeed Wagner » Western Mass Politics and Insight

McGovern spends weekend connecting with voters in newly revised district » The Recorder

Cuts to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination worry health care leaders » Boston Globe

Scientists object to inclusion in Globe’s Philip Morris ads » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston police department sees biggest overtime drop in a decade » Boston Globe

‘There’s no way to get back 22 years’: Black officer wrongly accused of cocaine use plans to build school in Honduras with settlement money » Boston Globe

State Senate resurrects Russian divestment plan » Gloucester Times

Lucas: Where are Maura Healey’s lawsuits against Joe Biden? » Boston Herald

Drivers of electric vehicles will soon have more stations in Attleboro, state, to charge up » The Sun Chronicle

Crighton calls MBTA plan ‘disappointing’ » Lynn Daily News Item

'Pioneering a new era': Markey, Keating experience Mass Maritime's wind energy efforts » Cape Cod Times

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Podcast Spotlight

National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: Building a Strong Workforce | OAS Episode 154 CommonWealth Magazine The Codcast: Brownsberger and Day on the challenge of making sense of correctional spending

Birthdays: Rep. David DeCoste

11:00am Pink Slip: Bridging the Workplace Gender Gap with Congresswoman Katherine Clark, hosted by AIM, Via webcast

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

8:30pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

9:00am Worcester Emerging Part II: Investing in Worcester, produced by the Worcester Business Journal & SHNS, Via Zoom

10:00am MIRA Coalition's 26th Annual Immigrants' Day at the State House, Via webcast

10:00am Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

11:00am Future of Work Commission, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Department of Energy Resources Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

9:00am STEM: The Opportunity Gap hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

11:00am "Ask the DA" with Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

4:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

Joint Rule 10 deadline - Last day for reports by Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

No Hearings Scheduled

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