9:00am NASW Massachusetts Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD) 2023, Virtual via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Joint Committee on Public Service

10:00am METCO Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

1:00pm Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission Meeting, Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz Street, Northampton

6:00pm Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission Meeting, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), Top of Our City Conference Center, One Armory Square, Springfield

Birthdays: State Senator William Brownsberger

Women’s Caucus Lays Out Objectives For New Session » State House News Service

Everyone's mad at Moderna » Axios

One Worcester teen’s struggle to find a home » MassLive

Report: more private equity invested in Mass. in 2022 than the state budget » Boston Herald

Chambers of commerce fear not being heard, band together » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey's tax plan will disproportionately benefit wealthier households, new report says » Boston Business Journal

New centers offer care for mental health and addiction, but leave out most privately insured patients » WGBH

Legislative Committees Blow Past Rules Deadlines » State House News Service

As the Adderall shortage continues, here’s how the Boston area is faring » Boston.com

NY: Higher pay for temp nurses costing NYC millions, says union: ‘It’s a slap in the face’ » New York Daily News

NY: Sticker shock awaits New Yorkers’ utility bills to fund renewables » Politico

NY: How Do People Released From Prison Find Housing? » New York Times

NJ: Are guns, tasers and shields the best response to a mental health crisis? » NJ Spotlight News

PA: The high cost of evictions » Axios

PA: Philadelphia to pay protesters $9 million » Axios

VA: Video shows Va. deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno before his death » Washington Post

FL: Florida senators support restricting pronouns in schools in expansion of Parental Rights in Education law » POLITICO Pro

FL: Florida lawmakers consider blocking tenant bill of rights laws » Orlando Sentinel

FL: How Rick Scott Became the Senator Washington Loves to Hate » The Daily Beast

Forget What Trump Said—Kevin McCarthy’s Comments Are Way Scarier » The New Republic

Nearly 1 in 3 patients don't see primary care doc » Axios

Has Marijuana Legalization Lost Momentum? Probably Not — Look to Legislatures » MultiState

A Smoking Gun In The Bank Crisis » The Lever

Fox News producer's 'explosive' new lawsuit upends its Dominion defense » Raw Story

The wrong indictment will assure Trump’s nomination » The Sun Chronicle

Trump arrest wouldn’t change support, might hurt his campaign, pollster says » Boston Herald

Robbins: Donald Trump prepares to face the music » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Trumped up charges could become rallying cry for Republicans » Boston Herald

Fate of First Republic uncertain as shares plummet again » Boston Globe

Company offering new AI body scans slated to open in Mass. Experts warn about cost, false positives. » Boston Globe

After another week of turmoil, how safe are banks? » Boston Globe

Bank failures, Fed oversight and response sends Elizabeth Warren on TV tirade » Boston Herald

Roger Berkowitz’s next act » Boston Globe

Mass. General Hospital grant enables West End Museum to hire its first salaried executive director » Boston Globe

FDIC delays deadline for SVB bidding, now plans to sell former Boston Private separately » Boston Business Journal

A Trump indictment wouldn’t test democracy, but experts warn Republican resistance just might » Boston Globe

Bay State College loses appeal, will be stripped of accreditation this summer » WBUR

Massachusetts' new education secretary on his wide-ranging role » WBUR

State Ed Secretary Patrick Tutwiler on the future of Mass. schools » WBUR

Bay State College to lose accreditation after appeal fails » Boston Globe

Opinion: Conflating diversity with civility » Boston Globe

Harvard hires former prosecutor to review Katey Stone and women’s hockey program » Boston Globe

Editorial: Community college aid’s limited scope » Sentinel & Enterprise

‘Asians are an afterthought’: Asian American students at BPS report feeling less safe, more undervalued » Boston Globe

Cases of tick-borne babesiosis increase significantly in New England » Boston.com

The first North Atlantic right whale mother/calf pair of the year spotted in Cape Cod Bay » Boston Herald

Climate Change at Home: A place for burning wood in state’s green energy future? » Gazette Net

World has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming, UN panel says » Boston Globe

Should Boston ban nips? City councilor calls for hearing on potentially outlawing mini bottles of alcohol. » Boston.com

Arroyo wants to ban sale of ‘nips’ in Boston » Commonwealth Magazine

Teens at Greenfield event speak to need for collective action to combat climate change » The Recorder

Boston exploring expanded rules to allow easier beekeeping in the city » MassLive

Hospitals plead for flexibility on spending amid soaring costs of temporary nurses » Boston Globe

'Critical care': Kennedy Health Center expansion aims to meet needs of Worcester's underserved populations » Worcester Telegram

Eviction Prevention Policy Set To Expire March 31 » State House News Service

Register of Deeds to retire before term ends » Salem News

Realtors Group Reports Sharp Decline In February Home Sales » State House News Service

Spill of the Hill: What's next for Wu's rent control plan » Axios

Why the C3 grants are so important for children » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey seeks funding for victim services » Newburyport News

Hume argues its RV park proposal is exempt from Monterey's zoning restrictions because it's a religious organization. The dispute has reached the highest court in Massachusetts » Berkshire Eagle

Uploading a resume is a barrier to employment for some job seekers, even during a labor shortage » WGBH

Amazon to lay off another 9,000 employees » Boston Business Journal

US prosecutors ask judge to hold Stash’s Pizza owner, charged with exploiting workers, pending trial » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Massachusetts House leadership gets huge payoffs with their inflated titles » Boston Herald

Holden Select Board mulls, finds fault with state MBTA zoning mandate » Worcester Telegram

Banned in Boston? Nips, guinea pigs on the chopping block » Boston Herald

Farmer raps town officials over request for entertainment license in Hadley » Gazette Net

COGLIANO UNDER FIRE FOR SOCIAL-MEDIA POSTS » Lynn Daily News Item

A Freetown mom who used a false name to test school security is running for school board » The Herald News

Bill Gouveia: Political agenda? No, just the facts » The Sun Chronicle

Battenfeld: Is Diana DiZoglio an effective auditor or loose cannon? » Boston Herald

‘Donald Trump Deserves No Sympathy': Mass. Lawmakers Slam Ex-President's Rhetoric » NBC Boston

Tick-borne disease babesiosis now considered endemic in northern New England » Boston Globe

Three years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, how cautious are the experts? » Boston Globe

Opinion: Protesters won’t let Cambridge sweep fatal police shooting ‘under the rug’ » Boston Globe

Funeral and military honors planned for Worcester Sgt. Derrick Leto » Worcester Telegram

Former AG hopeful Quentin Palfrey joins Gov. Maura Healey’s admin » MassLive

Berkshire Planning Commission, Senator Talk Rural Affairs » iBerkshires

Failed Dem Lt. Gov., AG candidate lands $160K job in Healey admin » Boston Herald

Massachusetts CIO Focusing on Privacy, Local Government Support » Government Technology

Tell lawmakers to back Healey's tax proposal » The Sun Chronicle

Mayor Wu’s MBTA ceiling panel joke knocked as ‘insensitive’ » Boston Herald

The historic train station in Bourne will undergo a change. Here's what to expect. » Cape Cod Times

Slow Zones Reduced To Some Stretches Of Green Line » State House News Service

Construction begins on Sagamore Bridge, causing delays » CBS News

Committee Bulks Up Roads Bill With $150 Mil In Grants » State House News Service

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GBH News ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Former Shattuck doctors recall seeing medical malpractice, workplace violence WCVB Channel 5 Boston Musket misfire: Minuteman reenactment weapon goes off in Mass. museum

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