9:00am Step Up for Kids, Grand Staircase

9:00am NAMI Mass. Lobby Day, Great Hall

10:00am SkillsUSA RISE ABOVE Community Service Project, Nurses Hall

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, FY 2018 Budget Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Victim Rights Month Award Ceremony, Grand Staircase

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

Can the cities survive Trump? » Boston Globe

Trump Aides' Disclosures Reveal Surge in Lucrative Political Work » New York Times

In Ohio County That Backed Trump, Word of Housing Cuts Stirs Fear » New York Times

Our Dishonest President » Los Angeles Times

Whose party is it? Professional-managerial class has commandeered the Democratic Party » Commonwealth Magazine

DiMasi bid for curfew denied » State House News Service

Why Is Elizabeth Warren So Hard to Love? » Boston Magazine

Arlington State Sen. Ken Donnelly dies after battle with brain tumor » Wicked Local Lexington

Growing array of pro-Trump groups could target GOP lawmakers » Boston Globe

“What the heck are you thinking?” » Commonwealth Magazine

The Senate Could Go 'Nuclear' This Week. What Does That Mean? » WBUR

President Trump's Son-In-Law Kushner Arrives In Iraq » WBUR

Former Lawmakers Favor Independent Commission To Probe Russian Election Meddling » WBUR

Senate panel to vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee » Eagle Tribune

Overhaul of tax policy unlikely » State House News Service

Two Democratic senators split over support for Gorsuch » Lowell Sun

Bills would limit commercial pet sales » Lowell Sun

Boston Tech Experiments Are Trying To Burst Our Social Media Filter Bubbles » WBUR

Uber, Lyft Drivers In Mass. Face Monday Background Check Deadline » WBUR

Chabot: Bill would block pot purchases with EBT » Boston Herald

Commissioner says Massachusetts Agriculture Department will need more money to regulate marijuana growth » The Republican

Immigration fears lead to sped-up weddings — and prenups » Boston Globe

Retiring community college president payout sparks call for new cap rules » Boston Herald

A milestone in the war over the true state of cod » Boston Globe

Conservation commissioners to Baker: Say 'no' to pipelines » The Recorder

GE: 'No environmental benefit' to PCB disposal outside of the Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Who's in charge of simulcasting? » Commonwealth Magazine

Audit finds $193M in questionable claims at MassHealth » Boston Herald

Baker-Polito Administration allocates funding to affordable housing projects » The Daily Free Press

Homeless children get new play area in Marshfield » Patriot Ledger

Lawrence Man Among Those Arrested By ICE While Pursuing Residency » WBUR

State's top court weighs local immigration enforcement » Boston Globe

Self-Driving Cars Raise Questions About Who Carries Insurance » WBUR

Gov's Council approves judge's early retirement » Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

In Trump era, tech visas get a hard look » Boston Globe

MBTA worker from Plymouth faces fraud charge » Wicked Local

State senator dies after battling brain tumor » Boston Globe

Framingham: To be, or not to be, a city? » Boston Globe

Dorchester artist making run at city council seat » Boston Herald

HAND: From one war veteran to another: Thanks » The Sun Chronicle

Farm zoning proposed for Worcester neighborhoods » Worcester Telegram

Cambridge resolution would request President Donald J. Trump impeachment investigation President Trump meets with the National Association of Manufacturers . DC » The Republican

California vs. Trump, Round 1 » Boston Globe

US military should get out of the Middle East » Boston Globe

Don't gamble Massachusetts' future online » Boston Globe

Mass. leadership on climate more vital than ever » Boston Globe

Columnist Mary Olberding: After marching, women must run » Gazette Net

Robichaud: Driven to anger over proposal for statewide tolls » Boston Herald

Trump's opioid commission is politics at its worst » Boston Globe

A swing and a miss from Tito Jackson » Boston Globe

Jay Gonzalez, challenger to Gov. Charlie Baker, pledges to oppose President Trump, fund infrastructure and work to fix 'fundamentally broken' health system » The Republican

Mass. had highest rate of opioid-related ER visits » Boston Globe

Local leaders cautiously optimistic about Trump's order to form opioid crisis committee » The Recorder

Public Bathrooms Become Ground Zero In The Opioid Epidemic » WBUR

Massachusetts leads nation in opioid-related ER trips » The Republican

Pols & Politics: Texas showdown off as judge throws AG Maura Healey shade » Boston Herald

Jay Gonzalez, Democratic candidate for governor, to address Democrats in Wilbraham, Medway and New Bedford » The Republican

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker orders flags to fly half-staff in honor of the late state Sen. Ken Donnelly » The Republican

Some see risks rising for undocumented who pay their taxes » Boston Globe

Lawmakers close to approving millions in dollars in funding for local roads » WWLP 22

Kill the Access Northeast pipeline » Commonwealth Magazine

State worries bankrupt network provider could jeopardize public safety » Worcester Telegram

Personality goes a long way, but for Gorsuch, only so far » Boston Globe

Their incompetence won't protect us » Boston Globe

Bigly at the bat » Boston Globe

Confusion surrounds implementation of recreational pot law » Worcester Telegram

New wave of Kennedys cresting across the country » Boston Globe

SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: Misinterpretation not a drag for Hay » Sentinel & Enterprise

The Boston guy who helped avert economic disaster is leaving the Fed » Boston Globe

Big top ban? Animal acts could be forced out of Massachusetts » The Salem News

Two former Plymouth employees exceeded earnings limit by $1.85 million » Wicked Local Plymouth

State lawmakers consider lifting family cap rule on welfare » WWLP 22

Senator DiDomenico Brings Ways and Means Committee Hearing to Everett Once Again » Everett Independent

DiMasi's home confinement request denied » The Recorder

State Rep. Subject of National Immigration Controversy » Brockton Patch

Plymouth to consider ban on pot shops » Wicked Local Plymouth

SEN. VINNY DEMACEDO: Gypsy moths represent continuing threat to Massachusetts' trees » Wicked Local Plymouth

DeMacedo Sends Letter of Support to Trump to Help Move Spent Fuel » Cape Cod Online

Commonwealth Conversations tour coming to North Shore » Wicked Local Beverly

Certificate confirms town's receipt of state grant » Wicked Local Wareham

Sanders, Warren call for party unification to resist Trump » The Daily Free Press

Quincy mosque reaches out to neighbors with open house » Wicked Local Randolph

A shared reponsibility: Mattapoisett River Valley » South Coast Today

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9:00am Step Up for Kids, Grand Staircase

9:00am NAMI Mass. Lobby Day, Great Hall

10:00am SkillsUSA RISE ABOVE Community Service Project, Nurses Hall

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, FY 2018 Budget Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Victim Rights Month Award Ceremony, Grand Staircase

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

9:00am Mass. Agriculture Day at the State House, Second Floor

11:00am Solar Energy Industries Association Breakfast and Policy Briefing for Legislators & Staff, Room 350

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

1:00pm Equal Pay Day Observation, State Library, Room 341

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. F. Jay Barrows, State Senator Brendan Crighton

9:00am Annual Immigrants' Day, Hall of Flags

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Gold Star Wives Day, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall

2:00pm Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Oversight Hearing

9:30am Tourism Day, Great Hall

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Financial Literacy Announcement, Grand Staircase

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Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center