Published April 21, 2011

Gov. Deval Patrick may be called to testify in the corruption trial of former Mass. House Speaker Sal DiMasi. DiMasi resigned his seat in January 2009 before he was indicted on conspiracy, extortion and fraud charges.

The state’s most senior judge is backing House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s proposal to overhaul the state Probation Department, over Gov. Patrick’s plan. Roderick Ireland, the chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, will appear at a joint press conference with DeLeo today to endorse his plan.

The usually bustling spring home sales is market has started slowly in Massachusetts and many sellers are growing frustrated.

In a bizarre story, Lawrence police say they’ve found no evidence to support a criminal claim by the city’s mayor. Mayor William Lantigua says he was nearly run down by a car with unregistered plates outside city hall last month. The mayor has clashed with police during his tenure.

What we’re following: We’ll continue to report on Boston’s new bike sharing program, the water main break in the town of Nahant and developments in the DiMasi trial. Radio Boston will dive into the controversy over the legalization of marijuana.