12:00pm State Library Author Talk with James C. O'Connell, State Library, Room 341

1:00pm House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, House Bonding Committee Oversight Hearing: Capital Needs & Level of Capital Investment

Birthdays: State Senator Lydia Edwards

Joyce Linehan is an influencer inside Walsh's City Hall » Boston Globe

Texas Judge Cancels AG Healey Deposition In Exxon Mobil Case » CBS Boston

Report: Higher education in state budget eroding » State House News Service

Probation fees pose an undue burden » Boston Globe

Here are the best-paid business advocates and lobbyists in Massachusetts » Boston Business Journal

How the Mass. economy overtook Conn. » Boston Globe

NBC to boost new Boston station signal » Boston Globe

Mass. moves out of shadow of NYC, West Coast for Israeli cybersecurity firms » State House News Service

Cambridge-based global research firm relocating to Maryland » Boston Business Journal

Mass. College of Liberal Arts faculty plan 'no confidence' vote for new president James F. Birge » The Republican

Climate Ready Boston releases latest report » Wicked Local Allston-Brighton

Connecting climate change dots » Commonwealth Magazine

State ends controversial environmental police details » WCVB

Health Innovator: Patients Who Are Asked About Food, Heat See Medical Benefits » WBUR

Senators hosting briefing before health care trip » State House News Service

Boston Gets $30 Million To Redevelop Roxbury's Whittier Street Housing Development » WBUR

Airbnb praise, concern aired before council » Boston Herald

Mayor Walsh blasted over big-bucks JP condos » Boston Herald

Walsh announces $30m grant to revitalize Roxbury housing » Boston Globe

Howard House for homeless veterans unveiled in Brockton » The Enterprise

Activists worried about “watered down” criminal justice reforms » WWLP 22

Ex-convicts push for sentencing reform and job investments over prison » The Republican

Boston-area residents earn grand total of $326 billion per year » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus seeks input from residents at meetings scheduled in Springfield, Boston, Lawrence » The Republican

STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP: A matter of right and wrong » Wicked Local Plymouth

From Dominican Republic, Lantigua plots another run for Lawrence mayor » Newburyport News

Wrentham awarded grants for efforts to reduce waste » Wicked Local Wrentham

Lynn to receive $400K in PARC Grants » Lynn Daily News Item

Barnstable County Health Dept celebrates 90th anniversary » Cape Cod Today

State OKs grant for soccer fields in Springfield slated to be named in honor of slain police officers » The Republican

Worcester Gets Piece of $7.2 Million Grant for Renovation of City Parks » Medford Patch

Boston licensing board serving notice to bars » Boston Herald

Millbury moves methadone, marijuana measures to town meeting » Worcester Telegram

Our view: Baker's cuts painful, but necessary » Gloucester Times

Donald Trump could be good for the economy » Boston Globe

A teachable moment in the Babson-Wellesley Trump case » Boston Globe

Do Tax Cuts Bring About Economic Growth? » WBUR

Swing counties? Bill could put Mass. electoral votes more in play » Berkshire Eagle

State Sen. Thomas McGee reflects on year, talks 2017 priorities » Wicked Local Swampscott

Dem party chair bullish on Warren prez run in 2018 » State House News Service

On The Record: Chairman of the MA Democratic Party » WCVB

Ex-governor Michael Dukakis endorses campaign to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg, executed in 1953 » The Republican

Senator wants law mandating prez candidate tax return disclosure » State House News Service

Senate President Stan Rosenberg eyes raising pot smoking age to 25 » Boston Herald

Here's what you can — and cannot — do when pot becomes legal Thursday » Boston Globe

Officials eye raising tobacco age, vaping crackdown » Boston Herald

Berkshires' hepatitis C rate estimated at twice national average » Berkshire Eagle

Some guard towers closed at Massachusetts prisons » The Sun Chronicle

No Widely Accepted Way To Test Marijuana Impairment In Drivers » WBUR

Sununu: Mass., NH cops must cooperate » Newburyport News

Rosenberg sees potential for unregulated marijuana sales » State House News Service

State panel will recommend $70 million increase in capital spending » WWLP 22

Baker bites into earmarks with budget solve » Berkshire Eagle

State lawmakers start work on next year's budget » WWLP 22

State revenue growth slows, sparking fear of recession » The Hill

Gov. Charlie Baker budget cuts hit Springfield's Basketball Hall of Fame, Dr. Seuss Museum » The Republican

State considering how to spend on infrastructure projects » WWLP 22

Curtatone on $50m GLX contribution » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey won't have to appear in Texas in ExxonMobil case » Boston Globe

Sen. Joan Lovely recognized for public records reform » Wicked Local Salem

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem » The Republican

Judge cancels order for Maura Healey Texas showdown » Boston Herald

Baker, MassTech Sign Cybersecurity Agreement With Israel's Cyberspark » Go Local Worcester

Israel, Mass. agree to joint research » State House News Service

Attorney General Maura Healey questions Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson » The Republican

In Israel, Baker uses GE to woo companies to Mass » Boston Globe

T to replace all Red Line cars » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA To Replace Entire Red Line Fleet By 2025 » WBUR

MBTA's no-bid plan barrels along to replace Red, Orange Line cars » Boston Herald

134 more Red Line cars OK'd; goal is service every 3 minutes at peak times » Boston Globe

Coddling Keolis Makes Cancellations Spike Even Harder to Swallow » Boston Magazine

Get In? Uber and Lyft move forward with state mandated background checks for drivers » Valley Advocate

MBTA Approves $277M Worth of 134 New Cars, Replacing Entire Line: PM Digest » Medford Patch

MassDOT shelves refinancing plan it had eyed for big $$$ savings » State House News Service

Snubway: This may explain why you've had so much trouble renting and returning public bikes in Boston » Dig Boston

A town unites in a battle against a gas compressor station » Boston Globe

Plymouth officials angered by accidental release of Pilgrim report » Patriot Ledger

Social Media Spotlight

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Podcast Spotlight

Boston Herald Boston Herald Radio: Congressman William Keating NEPR News Now: Cross-Country Vulgarity, Hidden Power, Puzzling Birds, Chainsaw Feminism WBUR Radio Boston: Airbnb Lobbying For Local And State Regulations In Boston WBUR Radio Boston: CommonHealth: Researchers Say 'High Cost' Adults Can Be Predicted At Age 3

Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance