9:00am Kick Butts Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

9:00am Hunger Free Campus Lobby Day, Gardner Auditorium, State House

10:00am Government Affairs Forum: Speaker Ronald Mariano hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, The Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Details “In The Air” But House Committed To Gun Bill » State House News Service

As COVID emergency nears end, key state agencies continue to meet virtually » MassLive

Top MBTA executive, who often worked from Hawaii and other distant locales, is terminated » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police union pushes new bill for ‘equal pay for equal work’ for troopers » Boston Herald

Comerford, Domb weigh in against UMass move to privatize union jobs » Gazette Net

Massachusetts hospital care quality has deteriorated over past 2 years, nurses survey says » WCVB

Secretary Says Healey Signing Supplemental Budget » State House News Service

WRTA committee recommends extending free bus service another year in Worcester area » MassLive

Baby boomers overtake millennials as prime homebuying generation as first-time buyers get sidelined » Boston Business Journal

I covered Mel King as a ‘radical’ instead of a visionary ahead of his time » Boston Globe

CT: Hartford native is New England’s first Black female fire chief » Hartford Courant

NY: Can New York Fix Its Housing Crisis? It Depends on the Suburbs » New York Times

NY: Mayor Adams urges Hochul to back health insurance for more undocumented residents » Spectrum News

NY: In Rare Show of Force, House Democrats Pressure Hochul on Climate Bill » New York Times

NJ: Why women are unlikely to increase their State House representation this year » NJ Spotlight News

PA: John Fetterman will return to the Senate April 17 after treatment for depression » The Philadelphia Inquirer

IL: In Chicago Mayoral Race, Plutocrats Spend Big Against New Taxes » The Lever

WI: Dan Knodl says he would consider impeaching Janet Protasiewicz if he is elected to the Senate » Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

GA: Georgia GOP clampdown on street gangs gets Legislature OK » Georgia Recorder

FL: Matt Gaetz’s Legislative Aide Is a Convicted War Criminal » The Intercept

FL: Florida Senate passes tighter union restrictions » POLITICO Pro

CA: California bill to make it easier to place people on psychiatric holds advances » San Francisco Chronicle

Why do Americans own AR-15s? » Washington Post

Republicans Really Are the Party of the Working Class » The Liberal Patriot

Congressmen get in shouting match over gun control after Nashville shooting » Washington Post

Chinatowns nationwide resist gentrification » Axios

Tense moment unfolds as Dem clashes with Marjorie Taylor Greene over Nashville school shooting » Raw Story

Grand jury will resume hearings on Trump case in late April » Boston Globe

Moore: Honey, Joe Biden just shrunk our pension » Boston Herald

MIT scientists, tech leaders call for ‘pause’ in artificial intelligence deployments » Boston Globe

'A huge injustice': Worcester denies several small nonprofits ARPA funding » WGBH

‘We are open for business’ — City’s housing plan aims to attract developers » The New Bedford Light

Editorial: We’re not out of the woods in preventing food crisis » Boston Herald

NY agency head to become CEO of Greater Worcester Community Foundation » Worcester Telegram

Citizens Financial Unit Investigated for Sales of Savings Product Controlled by Troubled Financier Greg Lindberg » The Wall Street Journal

Battenfeld: Former Boston councilor the latest politician to join the pot industry craze » Boston Herald

Tributes pour in for civil-rights leader Mel King, dead at 94 » Boston Herald

Lawmakers call on feds to drop face recognition technologies » The Bay State Banner

Provincetown Fights Back Against Anti-Drag Laws » The Provincetown Independent

‘His legend is so strong for the working class’: Mel King’s impact on Boston housing » Boston Globe

Harris enters the fray over democracy with visit to Tanzania » Boston Globe

Newton School Committee votes down controversial advisory panel, calling it ‘a Trojan horse’ » Boston Globe

State renews charter of Malden school often found at center of controversy » Boston Globe

Report Pegs Private Higher Ed Impact At $71 Billion » State House News Service

Swampscott teachers vote 'no confidence' in administrator » Salem News

Riley drops 3 community members from Lawrence school receiver board » The Eagle Tribune

Warren, Hale to speak at UMass Boston commencement » Boston Business Journal

After Nashville, ‘swatting’ calls send police to Mass. schools on false reports » Boston Globe

Opinion: We need to do all we can to keep teachers of color in the classroom » Boston Globe

Area schools begin to grapple with fast-growing AI app ChatGPT » Gazette Net

Here's why climate change may bring heavier snowstorms to the Berkshires like that nor'easter we just had » Berkshire Eagle

As court date nears, Lee PCB ‘dump’ opponents turn up the heat » Berkshire Eagle

Report: Travel Nurses Aiding, Disrupting Mass. Hospitals » State House News Service

Understaffing a major reason why a fifth more nurses could leave the field » Boston Globe

Waltham biotech’s vision loss drug helps slow a form of macular degeneration » Boston Globe

Home birthing options limited due to lack of midwife licensing; This bill could change that » MassLive

Viewpoint: How will we tackle barriers to rare disease care? » Boston Business Journal

Report Knocks Housing Program Marked For Expansion » State House News Service

Gov. Maura Healey’s plan for a Mass. housing secretariat up for hearing on Monday » MassLive

Five charts that show where the housing market’s heading this spring » Boston Globe

Worcester residents share stories facing crisis of affordable housing » Worcester Telegram

Maura Healey visits Billerica, Lowell to highlight efforts against food insecurity » Lowell Sun

Mariano Pledges More Progress For Mass. Immigrants » State House News Service

Boston redistricting challenge kicks off in federal court » WGBH

Mexican restaurants in N.H. and Mass. caught underpaying nearly 100 workers » Boston Globe

After three-year pause, state begins clawbacks of $719 million of jobless benefit overpayments » Boston Globe

Owner of Boston-area chain Stash’s Pizza indicted on charges of forced labor » Boston Herald

Newburyport loses legendary Mayor Byron Matthews » Newburyport News

Republicans face setbacks in push to tighten voting laws on college campuses » Boston Globe

Mother, son both running for office in North Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Nantucket, Middlesex top list of healthiest counties in Massachusetts, new survey shows » Boston Globe

Casualties reported after two Army Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky » Boston Herald

Rally for gun safety at State House Wednesday draws hundreds of survivors and advocates » Boston Globe

Editorial: Doing the right thing on gun sales » Boston Globe

Man accused of threatening shooting at Northfield school says he was misheard, officials say » MassLive

God and guns: The GOP is sure more of both will stop mass shootings » Boston Globe

Charlton police sergeant tracked acquaintance, violating ethics laws; pays $10,000 fine » Worcester Telegram

Days after latest school shooting, Mass. legislators host Moms Demand Action » Worcester Telegram

Swampscott PD gets new UTV » Lynn Daily News Item

Gov. Maura Healey signs supplemental budget that invests in reproductive health care and abortion resources » News 22 WWLP.com

Healey signs first major piece of legislation » Boston Herald

Mass. lawmakers approve money for extra SNAP benefits, family shelters and school meals » WGBH

Hello, governor? State House main line ‘reverts back’ to Baker administration » Boston Herald

Hao: Mass. Needs To Build “Muscle” To Seize Federal $$$ » State House News Service

5 takeaways from Gov. Healey's Radio Boston interview » WBUR

Keller @ Large: Healey's proposed tax cuts aim to keep people from leaving Massachusetts » CBS News

Pedestrians killed in crashes rose by 35 percent across Massachusetts last year, study finds » Boston Globe

House Chair: Carve Commuter Rail Out Of MBTA » State House News Service

Healey, lawmakers, wrangle over pothole money » The Eagle Tribune

Feds inspect Springfield factory as part of probe into MBTA’s Chinese contractor » Boston Herald

East-West Rail would give an economic boost to Worcester and Central Mass., experts say » MassLive

Local contingent advocates for rail at commission meeting in Springfield » The Reminder

Cost of Ferry Conversions Rattles Steamship Officials » Vineyard Gazette

4 lawsuits threaten Vineyard Wind » E&E News

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