10:00am Urban Youth Collaborative Program, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm New England Gun Violence Summit, Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury

5:30pm Nantucket Town Hall with Sen. Ed Markey, Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street, Nantucket

Birthdays: Rep. Tackey Chan, Rep. Steven Ultrino

Democratic Fight in California Is a Warning for the National Party » New York Times

Climate change will hit New England hard, report says » Boston Globe

Tsongas retirement sparks flurry of interest » Politico

Blowback from staffer scandal burns Wasserman Schultz » Politico

Could Restlessness On The Right Put Charlie Baker At Risk? » WGBH News

Dems could be left feeling blue if they underestimate GOP hopefuls » Boston Herald

Former N.H. senator wants commission to determine Trump's mental health » Boston Globe

Some New England Counties Are Turning A Profit As Immigrant Detentions Fill Up Their Jails » WGBH News

Utah's Chaffetz to join Harvard's Kennedy School as fellow this fall » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers laud Niki Tsongas' record, work in Congress following news she will not seek re-election » Mass Live

Tierney: Trump's threats fuel North Korea nuclear tensions » The Salem News

Despite delay, GE committed to new Boston headquarters » Boston Globe

Hudson 'Brewfest' to host more than 60 New England breweries » Mass Live

Complaints, questions mount over Foxboro consignment store » The Sun Chronicle

Beneath markets' calm are signs of growing investor caution » Boston Globe

Opening up at Faneuil Hall Marketplace » Boston Herald

Advocates say pot board underfunded » Gloucester Times

Methuen moves closer to recreational marijuana moratorium » Eagle Tribune

Conflict Of Interest? State DPH Employee Applies To Open Marijuana Dispensary » CBS Boston

With pot legal, Mass. vows crackdown on impaired drivers » Worcester Telegram

WNEU law professor involved in lawsuit over President Donald Trump's transgender military service ban » Mass Live

INHUMAN TRADE: Sex trafficking victims manipulated, controlled for profit » Wicked Local Norwell

INHUMAN TRADE: How the opioid epidemic has helped fuel human trafficking » Wicked Local Scituate

Schools may make students use at-home assignments for snow days » The Metro West Daily News

Charter school proposals would add nearly 5,400 seats » State House News Service

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey and 14 state attorneys fight EPA delay in cutting methane pollution from oil and gas rigs » Mass Live

Ten Tennessee Gas Pipeline protesters face trespassing charges for blocking access roads » The Berkshire Eagle

Health care company will pay more than $750,000 for improper billing, AG says » Boston Globe

Home health device provider to pay $750K following improper billing allegations » WWLP 22

North Adams Regional Hospital: Attorney General's investigation yields 90-day notice violation, no penalty imposed » Berkshire Eagle

Health wearables raise new privacy concerns » Boston Globe

City Reports Show Downtown Housing Is Booming, While Outer Neighborhoods See Gradual Growth » WBUR

Airbnb rentals in Cambridge face new restrictions » Mass Live

Safety, profiling concerns swirl over immigrant detainer bill » State House News Service

Defunct company fined $100K for wage violations on Worcester job » Worcester Telegram

Brighton woman pushes bill to require training for government workers » Wicked Local Allston-Brighton

Gray matters: An aging workforce has Mass. companies scrambling to deal with 'silver tsunamI' » Boston Business Journal

Some local politicans considering running for Tsongas' seat » Wicked Local

Boston pulls Snapchat filters after outcry from Eastie residents » Boston Globe

Dynamic Waterways, Finances, Monomoy Topics Of Summer Town Meeting » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Only one race shaping up so far in Braintree election » Patriot Ledger

Groveland appoints assistant fire chief » Newburyport News

Cohasset selectmen push back against MBTA Wi-Fi monopole project » Wicked Local Cohasset

A plan for North Korea, before this spirals out of control » Boston Globe

Patrick run would be a return to normality » Lowell Sun

What do Fox News and Google have in common? Sexism. » Boston Globe

Calm down - we're not getting nuked » Boston Globe

Meet the Narragansett leader who is still going strong at 99 » Boston Globe

Tsongas' announcement opens door for potential candidates » Eagle Tribune

Senate hopeful: I'll be an advocate on Beacon Hill » The Sun Chronicle

Ellen Murphy Meehan, former wife of Marty Meehan, is thinking of running for Tsongas seat » Boston Globe

Contenders line up to take shot at Niki Tsongas' seat » Boston Herald

With Tsongas departing in 2018, list of potential candidates grows quickly » Lowell Sun

Scramble for open House seat starts as Tsongas plans exit » State House News Service

Here's the Diehl: State Rep. Geoff Diehl launches 2018 Senate bid » Wicked Local

Niki Tsongas Leaving Congress at End of Term » New Boston Post

Here's the Diehl: State Rep. Geoff Diehl launches 2018 Senate bid » Wicked Local Georgetown

AG files suit against Purdue Pharma » Eagle Tribune

Lowell-area opioid-addiction efforts lauded, as fatal ODs decline » Lowell Sun

State Budget to include prison mitigation for Walpole » Wicked Local

Council raises Inspector General's salary to $170,000 » State House News Service

State rep. candidates support variations of tax holiday » Eagle Tribune

Service at the T's Ride improving, but still lagging » Boston Globe

'Rail-to-trail' biking connector faces long odds » Cape Cod Times

MBTA nixes controversial commuter rail Wi-Fi towers » Boston Globe

Pilgrim owner avoids citation for violation » Cape Cod Times

Pricing hints on Hydro-Quebec power » Commonwealth Magazine

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Podcast Spotlight

WGBH News On Campus: Why Massachusetts Leads Nation In College Attainment Wbur Wbur: Rep. Tsongas' Seat Is Already Generating Interest

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

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance